THE KERRANG CHALLENGE
1) Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, actor Micheal
Douglas and 'The X-Files David 'Mulder' Duchovny have all been treated for what addiction?
Duff McKagan: "Sex."
Matt Sorum: "is Michael Douglas a sex addict?"
Duff "I know Steven Tyler is..."
2) Clint Eastwood was the Mayor of which town?
Duff: "
3) How
many songs are there on Guns N' Roses 'Use Your Illusion I and II'?
Duff: "Matt?"
Matt: (Grumpily) "I don’t know."
Duff "I think it’s 27."
Matt: "No, it’s 32."
Kerrang!: The answer is 30.
Duff: "That’s on the British versions.
The American albums have got 27songs on them.
Kerrang!: Sir, we have
detected the faint aroma of bullshit. Nil points.
4) Who is
the Prime Minister of Great Britian?
Duff: "It’s not Thatcher any more. The Prime Minister’s
a dude now, isn’t it? I can’t remember his name, but I know what he looks like
– grey hair, 40something."
5) What
would you get if you ordered spotted dick in a British restaurant?
Duff: "What would you get? (Sex Pistols/Neurotic Outsiders guitarist) Steve Jones zipping down his pants and whipping it out right
there."
6) What's the name of actor Keanu Reeves' rock band?
Duff:"Dogstar."
Matt: "I knew that. In LA, I ran into their drummer in the dog park every
day. Almost."
7)
Cocaine is made from the leaf of which plant?
Duff: "Coca."
Matt: "I knew that."
Dutt "Am I too quick to answer?"
Matt: "it's okay."
8) Who
were the runners up in last years superbowl?
Matt: "I don’t follow sports, except when Duff invites me along to the big
games."
Duff: "It was the Pittsburgh Steelers."
9)
Charlie was a killer and Shirley is a singer; what surname do they share?
Matt: "Manson."
Duft: "You are the man!"
Matt: Thank you!"
10) Bob Dylan's Knocking on Heaven's Door was on which film?
Matt: "It was on the ‘Days Of Thunder’
soundtrack."
Duff: "Right."
Kerrang!: No, that was your
version of the song.
Matt: "Oh, Bob Dylan’s version."
Duff: "Trick question there."
11) What
was the title of The Cult's first album?
Matt: " 'The Southern Death Cult’. Next."
12) If you're working on your glutus maximus in the gym, what are you doing?
Matt: (silence)...
Duff: "You’re working your bum."
Matt: "I thought she was going to ask me about what machine I’d be
using."
13) What
band names are on Beavis and Butt-head's T-shirts?
Duff: "it’s Metallica and AC/DC, but I don’t know which one wears which
one."
Matt: "Beavis wears Metallica, Butthead wears AC/DC."
14) Van Halen recently recorded two
new songs with which singer?
Matt: "David Lee Roth."
Kerrang!: Apparently, Gary Cherone of Extreme is joining VN now.
Duff and Matt: "Yuk!"
15) What's the name of the drummer in 'The Muppets'?
Matt: "Animal."
16) Which
Great Train Robber starred in the Sex Pistols 'The Great Rock N' Roll Swindle'
movie?
Duff: "Ronnie Biggs."
Matt: "I knew that. I knew a guy who used to work for The Cult who went to
try and capture Biggs – he was a mercenary."
17) What is Rum made from?
Matt: "Sugar cane."
Duff: "Wow, Matt. Bingo!"
18)
Courtney Love plays the wife of which controversial porn publisher in Oliver
Stone's next film?
Matt: "Larry Flynt."
Duff: "Right. l actually
met Althea Flynt with Izzy (Stradlin, original Guns
N’ Roses guitarist) once, way back." Matt: "I partied with her, too.
She was a cocaine addict."
19) Courtney Love was rumoured to have carried Kurt Cobain's
ashes areound with her on tour in what?
Matt: "Guitar case."
Kerrang!: No. Duff?
Duff: "No idea. her
teddy bear or something?"
20) Who
headlined and who opened the Castle Donnington
Festival in 1988, the year that Guns N' Roses played?
Duff: "Iron Maiden headlined."
Matt: (Screeches) "Run to the hills!"
Duff: "And Helloween opened. How good was that,
then? I just remember the ad."
21) What
do the letters DC stand for in
Duff and Matt: "
22) Spell
'Neurosis'
Duff: "N-E-U-R-O-S-I-S."
Matt: "Well done, Duff. I can't spell well at
all."
Duff: "I won my eighth grade spelling bee."
Kerrang!: Your what?
Duff: "It’s a school spelling contest."
23) What
do Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, AC/DC singer Bon Scott and Jimi Hendrix all have in common?
Matt: "They all died."
Duff: "They all played in rock and roll bands."
Kerrang!: We're looking for
something more specific.
Duff: "The letter ‘J’?"
Kerrang!: Eh?
Matt: "They all screwed the same chick?"
Duff: "I've got it! They all died after choking on their vomit."
Kerrang!: At last.
24) How
many terrestrial TV channels does
Duff: "Four."
Kerrang!: Mr McKagan, you’re
a swot of the first order.
Duff: "Thank you."
Matt: "Is this going to go in Kerrang!? I’m going to look really bad."
Duff: "We’re a team. Stick with me brother, I've got your back
covered."
25) Which
is correct: the yolk of an egg is white, or the yolk of an
egg are white?
Duff: "Neither. The yolk of an egg’s
yellow. Stupid question."
THE VERDICT -
HOW DUFF AND MATT SCORED
21 out of 25
Duff McKagen is an astute gentleman who
is well versed in all aspects of popular culture. Matt Sorum is a drummer.......
And the answers are..........
1) Sex addiction
2) Carmel
3) 30
4) John Major
5) Steamed pudding with raisins
6) Dogstar
7) Coca Leaf
8) Pittsburgh Steelers
9) Manson
10) 'Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid'
11) 'Southern Death Cult'
12) Buttocks
13) Metallica and AC/DC
14) David Lee Roth
15) Animal
16) Ronnie Biggs
17) Sugar Cane
18) Larry Flynt
19) Teddy Bear
20) Iron Maiden, Helloween
21) District of Columbia
22) Neurosis
23) Choked on their own vomit
24) Four
25) The yolk of an egg is yellow