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Mötley Crüe Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Mötley Crüe? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Nikki Sixx legally changed his name to 'Nikki Sixx' before joining the band.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

He was born Frank Feranna Jr.; he adopted 'Sixx' as a stage name later, inspired by his mother's maiden name and a biker gang.

2.

Nikki Sixx wrote 'Kickstart My Heart' after a near-fatal heroin overdose in 1987.

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✓ TRUE

Sixx was clinically dead for two minutes before being revived; the song’s lyrics directly reference the adrenaline rush of being brought back.

3.

Mötley Crüe once had a contract rider demanding a bowl of only green M&Ms backstage.

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Medium
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Inspired by Van Halen's brown-M&M clause, the Crüe demanded green M&Ms as a joke—and to test if promoters read the rider.

4.

Mötley Crüe's debut album was recorded for under $10,000.

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The debut album 'Too Fast for Love' was self-financed and recorded in 1981 at Hit City West studio on a budget of approximately $7,000.

5.

Mötley Crüe's 'Dr. Feelgood' album was produced by Bob Rock, who also worked on Metallica's 'Black Album'.

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Bob Rock produced Dr. Feelgood (1989), Mötley Crüe's commercial peak, and later produced Metallica's 1991 self-titled album, known as the Black Album.

6.

The band’s iconic 'Crüe' spelling with umlauts was borrowed from a German heavy metal magazine.

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Medium
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The umlauts came from a Löwenbräu beer bottle; the band thought it looked cool and edgy, not from any magazine.

7.

Vince Neil was briefly fired from the band in 1984 after a car crash killed Hanoi Rocks’ drummer.

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Hard
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Vince Neil was not fired after the 1984 crash. He remained in Mötley Crüe until a departure in 1992, when he was replaced by John Corabi.

8.

Tommy Lee was the first drummer to use a rotating drum kit in a live rock concert.

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Hard
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Alex Van Halen performed with a rotating drum riser on Van Halen's 1984 tour, predating Tommy Lee's version by years.

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