Can You Beat This Hard-Rock Trivia Challenge?
August 22, 2024
Hey, 80s Cruiser! Lori Majewski here!
In 2025, metal-heads have four big reasons to rock and roll all night (and party every day): Warrant, Dokken, FireHouse, and Faster Pussycat.
Before we set sail, let’s see how much you know about the hard-rock bands that’ll be on board Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas with us next March.
1. Warrant had a hit single with the power ballad…
- “I Saw the Sign”
- “I Saw You Do It”
- “I Saw Red”
- “I Saw You (and Him) Walking in the Rain”
2. Which band was nominated for the inaugural Best Metal Performance Grammy Award in 1989?
- Dokken
- Warrant
- FireHouse
- Faster Pussycat
3. What is FireHouse’s highest-charting U.S. hit single, peaking at number 5 on the Hot 100?
- “When I Look Into Your Eyes”
- “Love of a Lifetime”
- “I Live My Life For You”
- “Reach For the Sky”
4. The legendary Rock Never Stops Tour in 1989 featured which band(s)?
- Warrant and FireHouse
- Warrant and Dokken
- Dokken
- Faster Pussycat
5. Which band has been around the longest?
- Warrant
- Dokken
- Faster Pussycat
- FireHouse
6. Which band made its name on LA’s famed Sunset Strip?
- Faster Pussycat
- Warrant
- Dokken
- All of the above
7. Who plays the guitar solo on Warrant’s anthem, “Cherry Pie”?
- Brent Muscat (Faster Pussycat)
- C.C. Deville (Poison)
- Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)
- Josh Lewis (Warrant)
8. Which band has sold more than 10 million records?
- Dokken
- Warrant
- FireHouse
- Both A & B
Answers:
- C
- A (Grammy nod was for the live album, Beast from the East)
- B
- A
- B (Dokken formed in 1978.)
- D.
- B
- D
5 to 8 correct answers: Monster of rock!
We’re not worthy! Whether it’s hard rock, glam, or hair metal, you’re obsessed with it all.
4 to 7: You rock!
You’re no Riki Rachtman or Eddie Trunk, but you’ve watched enough Headbangers’ Balls episodes to merit the devil’s horns.
3 or less: Under a rock?
Maybe you were a new waver? Or a Phil Collins fan? Thought so. But let’s talk again after the 2025 80s Cruise…