AC/DC Trivia Questions

The band's name was inspired by the electrical abbreviation 'AC/DC' (alternating current/direct current) seen on a label on their sister's sewing machine, not by a sewing machine brand.

Bon Scott was born in Forfar, Scotland in 1946, and his family emigrated to Australia when he was a child.

It is one of the best-selling albums of all time, with certified sales and industry estimates consistently exceeding 50 million copies globally.

Robert John 'Mutt' Lange produced 'Highway to Hell' (1979) and later became famous for producing Shania Twain's hits.

Scott died in February 1980; Johnson was hired in March, but the recording for 'Back in Black' started in April.

Angus Young first wore the schoolboy outfit in early 1974, not 1973. He debuted the look at the Hotel Bellevue in Sydney in February 1974, after his sister Margaret suggested it.

Despite massive album sales, their highest-charting Hot 100 single is 'You Shook Me All Night Long' at No. 35.

AC/DC formed in 1973, four years after the 1969 Woodstock festival, so the band couldn't have been invited. This is a popular internet myth.