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Deadmau5 Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Deadmau5? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Deadmau5 is a professional poker player and has won over $1 million in tournaments.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

Deadmau5 enjoys poker but is not a professional; he's never won a major tournament prize of that size.

2.

Deadmau5 legally changed his name to Deadmau5 in 2012.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

His real name remains Joel Zimmerman; he only uses Deadmau5 as a stage name and hasn't legally changed it.

3.

Deadmau5 once performed a live set from the International Space Station.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

No, that's a myth. He has never performed from space, though he joked about it on social media.

4.

Deadmau0 is the name of Deadmau5's pet cat, which inspired his stage name.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

The stage name originates from a dead mouse found inside his computer, not from a pet cat. Deadmau5 has had cats like Meowingtons, but none named Deadmau0 inspired the name.

5.

Deadmau5's iconic mau5head helmet is made entirely of foam and fiberglass.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

The mau5head includes LED lights, mesh, electronics, and sometimes carbon fiber, so it is not made entirely of foam and fiberglass.

6.

Deadmau5's first major hit, 'Ghosts 'n' Stuff', was released in 2005.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

'Ghosts 'n' Stuff' first appeared as an instrumental in 2008. The vocal version, which became the major hit, was released in 2009 on the album 'For Lack of a Better Name'. Not 2005.

7.

Deadmau5 composed the entire score for the 2016 film 'Warcraft' under Deadmau5's real name.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

The 2016 Warcraft film score was composed by Ramin Djawadi. Deadmau5 (Joel Zimmerman) had no involvement in the music.

8.

Deadmau5 once owned a custom-built Ferrari that played his song 'Strobe' through its exhaust.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

Deadmau5's 'Purrari'—a Ferrari 458 Spider—featured a MIDI-controlled exhaust capable of playing tunes, including 'Strobe.' He sold the car in 2019.

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