Sex Pistols Trivia

Who says the Sex Pistols weren't poets? Fill in the missing words describing the punk generation. "We're the _________________, We're the poison in your human machine. We're the future, your future."

In "The Great Rock n Roll Swindle" film there is a clip of Johnny Rotten and Steve Jones being interviewed inside a venue before a gig while carol singers protest outside. Where in Wales was this venue?

In 1987, Public Image Ltd released a song in the UK that was named after which city in North America?

What was the title of the 1980 film about the Sex Pistols, directed by Julien Temple?

7. "God Save the Queen" is a good example of the drama the Sex Pistols had with their bass players. Who played bass in the song's recording for their album, "Never Mind the Bollocks"?

The song was controversial from the beginning. It was banned from TV and radio, and it was difficult to find venues in which to play it live. Where did the Sex Pistols famously perform the song during the Queen's Silver Jubilee?

7. After leaving the Sex Pistols, later the same year he formed a new band, Public Image Ltd, with former Clash member Keith Levene and school friend Jah Wobble. Which of these wasn't a single they released in the UK in the remainder of the 1970s?

Later in 1977, the Sex Pistols would release their only studio album, "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols". The album would be certified platinum in the UK, but in which year did this certification occur?

In February 2004, in an interview with the Scottish newspaper "Sunday Mirror", Lydon stated he and his wife "should be dead" because due to his wife taking too long to pack, what type of disaster did they avoid?

5. Who was bass player in the band originally (before Sid Vicious)?

Which of the following songs was NOT released on the 'Never Mind the Bollocks...' album?

During the furore surrounding the band in the summer of 1977 there were physical attacks on some band members and those working with them. Who was attacked with iron bars at Shepherds Bush underground station?

2. What year did Sid Vicious die?

Which of the following was NOT originally a Sex Pistols song?

From the start of the song, the Sex Pistols made it clear it was a rough song. Fill in the missing word in these lyrics: "God save the queen; The _________ regime; They made you a moron; Potential H-bomb."

Which song begins with the words 'There's no point in asking, you'll get no reply'?

Which song does this verse belong to: 'I'm left in misery, the girl I love's gone across the sea. I'm all alone, I ain't got no home'?

The cover art for the single version of "God Save the Queen" features a defaced portrait of Queen Elizabeth. Where on the portrait did the song's title and the band's name appear?

Lydon left the Sex Pistols in early 1978 after a turbulent tour of the US. In which venue did he perform for the last time before the band broke up?

What missing lyrics express the hopelessness of many youth at the time? "Don't be told what you want, Don't be told what you need. There's _____________, _____________,for you."

The missing lyrics here became the title of a history of the Sex Pistols and punk. What is missing? "God save the queen; She ain't no human being. There is no future in ____________________."

John Lydon was born in London on the 31st of January of which year?

What was the album that contained interviews only rather than music and was released after the band split up?

"God Save the Queen" was released on May 27, 1977. Two months previously the Sex Pistols had entered into a two year contract with A&M, who planned to release the song as a single. Which record company actually did release the song?

In the summer of 1979, which well known established punk/new wave singer did Paul Cook and Steve Jones briefly work with?

How high in the British record charts did "God Save the Queen" finish "officially"?

Lydon went on to join the Sex Pistols, forming in 1975. What was the first single the band released in the UK (and there only under the EMI label)?

During the furore around the UK release of the single "God Save the Queen", around the Silver Jubilee of the UK's monarch, where did the band perform a notorious gig?

"God Save the Queen" has been called one of the most influential rock songs of all time. How did Johnny Rotten refer to it after he'd written the lyrics?