Who directed the 2017 concert documentary 'Black Sabbath: The End of the End'?
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Dick Carruthers
74 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Black Sabbath trivia spans the band’s landmark albums, songs, lineups, live performances and influence on heavy metal. Questions range from identifying “War Pigs” as the opening track on the band’s debut album to recognizing 1975’s Sabotage, which includes “Am I Going Insane (Radio).”
This category also explores the Ronnie James Dio era, including the Heaven & Hell project and the compilation The Dio Years. Film and concert history appear too, such as the song used over the end credits of Iron Man and the director of Black Sabbath: The End of the End. It suits metal fans, music-focused pub quizzes and game nights testing album knowledge.
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Dick Carruthers
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Black Sabbath
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Sabotage
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The Devil You Know
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The Dio Years
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Ernie C
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Island Studios
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Jim Simpson
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Jethro Tull
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70 million
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Rick Rubin
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Heavy metal
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The End Tour
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Tony Iommi
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Terence
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Laurence Cottle
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Rick Wakeman
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Bill Ward
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Vinny Appice
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The Eternal Idol
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Seventh Star
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God Is Dead?
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The Crown
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Geezer Butler
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The Mob Rules
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Black Sabbath
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The Wizard
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Brad Wilk
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Vertigo Records
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Ronnie James Dio
Good questions cover the band’s classic albums, members, song titles, lyrics, concert films and later projects. Examples include identifying the opening track on Black Sabbath, naming the album with “Symptom of the Universe,” and connecting the Dio-era lineup with Heaven & Hell.
The difficulty ranges from easy to expert. Casual listeners may know Ozzy Osbourne, “Paranoid” and “Iron Man,” while harder questions involve album sequencing, 1970s releases, Ronnie James Dio-era recordings, compilation titles and concert-documentary credits.
The classic original lineup consisted of Ozzy Osbourne on vocals, Tony Iommi on guitar, Geezer Butler on bass and Bill Ward on drums. Formed in Birmingham, England, the group developed the heavy, riff-driven sound that helped define heavy metal during the early 1970s.
“Iron Man” plays over the end credits of the 2008 film Iron Man. The song originally appeared on Black Sabbath’s 1970 album Paranoid and became one of the band’s best-known tracks, helped by its unmistakable guitar riff and repeated association with the Marvel character.
Heaven & Hell was the name used by Tony Iommi, Ronnie James Dio, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice for their Dio-era Black Sabbath reunion. Using a different name distinguished the project from the Ozzy-fronted identity. The group released The Devil You Know in 2009.