Question 1

True or false: Trent Reznor destroyed a piano on stage during a 1994 Woodstock performance.

Accepted Answer

True. During their chaotic 1994 Woodstock set, Reznor famously smashed a keyboard into a camera, a defining moment of the performance.

Question 2

True or false: Trent Reznor is the only constant member; the band has never performed live as a duo.

Accepted Answer

False. False: In recent years, Reznor and Atticus Ross have performed as a core duo, but the live band often includes additional musicians.

Question 3

True or false: 'The Downward Spiral' was recorded at the house where Sharon Tate was murdered.

Accepted Answer

True. Reznor rented and recorded at 10050 Cielo Drive, the site of the Manson Family murders, for the album's eerie atmosphere.

Question 4

True or false: Nine Inch Nails was one of the first major acts to release an album as a free download.

Accepted Answer

True. In 2008, they released 'The Slip' as a free download on their website, pioneering the free album model.

Question 5

True or false: Trent Reznor won an Oscar for the score of 'The Social Network'.

Accepted Answer

True. Reznor, along with Atticus Ross, won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 2011 for 'The Social Network'.

Question 6

True or false: Nine Inch Nails' first album 'Pretty Hate Machine' was initially rejected by every major label.

Accepted Answer

True. TVT Records eventually signed them, but Reznor had to fight to release the album after it was rejected by multiple labels.

Question 7

True or false: The song 'Closer' was originally written for a David Lynch film soundtrack.

Accepted Answer

False. False: 'Closer' was written for the album 'The Downward Spiral' and was never intended for a Lynch film, though Lynch later used it.

Question 8

True or false: The band's logo was designed by graphic artist David Carson.

Accepted Answer

False. False: The iconic 'NIN' logo was designed by Gary Talpas, a friend of Reznor, not David Carson.

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