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Nine Inch Nails Trivia Questions

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

1.

Trent Reznor smashed a keyboard into a camera during Nine Inch Nails' 1994 Woodstock performance.

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

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

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

3.

Trent Reznor won an Oscar for the score of 'The Social Network'.

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

4.

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

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True: Trent Reznor is the sole founding member since 1988. Live performances always feature additional musicians; even after Atticus Ross joined in 2016, the band has never appeared on stage as only a duo.

5.

'The Downward Spiral' was recorded at the house where Sharon Tate was murdered.

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Trent Reznor rented and recorded at 10050 Cielo Drive, the infamous site of the Manson Family murders, to capture the album's dark, atmospheric tone.

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Nine Inch Nails' debut album 'Pretty Hate Machine' was released in 1989.

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Pretty Hate Machine, the debut studio album by Nine Inch Nails, was released on October 20, 1989, by TVT Records.

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Nine Inch Nails' logo was designed by graphic artist David Carson.

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False: The iconic Nine Inch Nails logo was designed by Gary Talpas, a friend of Trent Reznor, not David Carson.

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The song 'Closer' was originally written for a David Lynch film soundtrack.

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

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