Iron Maiden Trivia Quiz Iron Maiden: The Ultimate Trivia Quiz Iron Maiden Trivia Challenge Up the Irons! See if you’re a true fan. 1. What was the title of the limited released EP that featured 3 songs that would appear on their debut album? Running Free The Soundhouse Tapes Up The Irons Prowler 2. Who was the band’s first lead singer (1975-1976)? Paul Di’Anno Dennis Wilcock Paul Day Blaze Bayley 3. Which classic movie inspired Steve Harris to name the band “Iron Maiden”? The Man in the Iron Mask The Pit and the Pendulum Black Sunday Horror Hotel 4. Which track is the only Iron Maiden studio song to feature a songwriting credit for Nicko McBrain? New Frontier Face in the Sand The Apparition Mission From ‘Arry 5. In the “Aces High” single artwork, Eddie is seen piloting which legendary fighter plane? Hawker Hurricane Messerschmitt Bf 109 Supermarine Spitfire P-51 Mustang 6. Before joining Iron Maiden, which band did Janick Gers play for alongside Ian Gillan? Gillan White Spirit Samson Gogmagog 7. “To Tame a Land” was originally intended to be named after which famous sci-fi novel? Foundation Dune Starship Troopers Stranger in a Strange Land 8. What was the first Iron Maiden album to feature the use of guitar synthesizers? Powerslave Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Somewhere in Time No Prayer for the Dying 9. Which person provided the spoken intro for “The Number of the Beast”? Vincent Price Barry Keeffe Christopher Lee Barry Stanton 10. What is the longest studio track in Iron Maiden’s discography? Rime of the Ancient Mariner Empire of the Clouds When the Wild Wind Blows The Red and the Black 11. Which 1960s TV series inspired the songs “The Prisoner” and “Back in the Village”? The Saint The Avengers The Prisoner Danger Man 12. Bruce Dickinson was famously ranked in the top 10 of Great Britain for which sport? Archery Fencing Cricket Football 13. Which album was the last to feature artwork by original Eddie creator Derek Riggs? No Prayer for the Dying Fear of the Dark Virtual XI Brave New World 14. What was the name of the band Steve Harris played in before forming Iron Maiden? Gypsy’s Kiss Smiler Trojan Horse The Influence 15. Which Iron Maiden song is based on a 1962 film about a track athlete? Running Free The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Run to the Hills Caught Somewhere in Time 16. Who was the drummer on the band’s debut album ‘Iron Maiden’? Clive Burr Ron Matthews Doug Sampson Thunderstick 17. In the song “Alexander the Great,” what was the name of the battle where he defeated Darius III? Battle of Issus Battle of Gaugamela Battle of Hydaspes Battle of Chaeronea 18. Which album was the first to reach #1 on the UK Albums Chart? Killers The Number of the Beast Piece of Mind Powerslave 19. What is the name of the “secret” track where Nicko rants at Steve (found on singles like ‘2 Minutes to Midnight’)? The Sheriff of Huddersfield Mission From ‘Arry Black Bart Blues Nodding Donkey Blues 20. Which member joined the band in 1977, was fired, and then rejoined the same year? Adrian Smith Dave Murray Bob Sawyer Terry Rance Check Answers