Question 1

True or false: The band's name 'AC/DC' was inspired by a sewing machine brand.

Accepted Answer

False. The name came from a label on a vacuum cleaner, not a sewing machine, meaning alternating current/direct current.

Question 2

True or false: Brian Johnson replaced Bon Scott just two weeks after Scott's death.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

True or false: The band's album 'Highway to Hell' was produced by Mutt Lange, who also worked with Shania Twain.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

True or false: AC/DC's original singer Bon Scott was born in Scotland, not Australia.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

True or false: 'Back in Black' was the first album to reach 50 million copies sold worldwide.

Accepted Answer

False. While 'Back in Black' has sold over 50 million copies, it wasn't the first—albums like 'Thriller' preceded it.

Question 6

True or false: AC/DC has never had a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

True or false: Angus Young wore his schoolboy outfit for the first time at a gig in Sydney in 1973.

Accepted Answer

True. Angus debuted the iconic schoolboy uniform during a show at Chequers nightclub, initially as a last-minute idea.

Question 8

True or false: AC/DC once rejected a chance to play at Woodstock because they thought it was a food festival.

Accepted Answer

True. In 1969, the band was invited but declined, mistakenly believing Woodstock was about wood and stock food.

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