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System of a Down Trivia Questions

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

1.

System of a Down's members are all of Armenian descent.

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Easy
✓ TRUE

Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian, Shavo Odadjian, and John Dolmayan are all of Armenian heritage, influencing their music and activism.

2.

The band's debut album was produced by Rick Rubin.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Rick Rubin produced their 2001 album 'Toxicity', but their 1998 self-titled debut was produced by the band with engineer Dave Sardy.

3.

The band's song 'B.Y.O.B.' stands for 'Bring Your Own Beer'.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

It actually stands for 'Bring Your Own Bombs', a protest against militarism and the Iraq War, not a party anthem.

4.

All original members attended the same high school together in Los Angeles.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Serj and Daron met at a recording studio, and Shavo joined later; John replaced original drummer Andy Khachaturian after high school.

5.

System of a Down's song 'Aerials' was originally written in Armenian.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

The song is entirely in English. The band rarely uses Armenian in lyrics, though some tracks include Armenian phrases or cultural references.

6.

System of a Down wrote a song called 'Chic 'N' Stu' about fast food.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

The track from 'Steal This Album!' humorously criticizes consumerism and fast food, with lyrics referencing pizza and soda.

7.

'Toxicity' was the band's only album to reach number one on the Billboard 200.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

'Toxicity' hit #1 in 2001, while 'Mezmerize' and 'Hypnotize' reached #1 as well, making this false—wait, correction: it's true only if counting solo #1s, but 'Mezmerize' also hit #1, so this is actually false.

8.

System of a Down once performed a secret show under the name 'Victims of a Down'.

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✓ TRUE

In 1997, before fame, they played as 'Victims of a Down' to avoid drawing attention, later changing to their iconic name.

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