September 20, 2010
The Nickelback Meet & Greet Contest Continues
Last week we ended the trivia portion of our Nickelback trivia and Fan Club Meet & Greet contest, but that doesn’t mean we’ve stopped taking entries! Entries will continue to be accepted for shows up until ten days before the date of the show for which you are entering. So, if you’re a member of the Fan Club, already have a ticket to an upcoming show and you know a little something about the band, enter to win a Meet & Greet upgrade today! And, with today’s post, we’ve made it easier than ever by compiling all of the trivia questions in a single place, below:
Question #1: Which band member came up with the name Nickelback? Question #2: What is the name of the company where the aforementioned band member worked when he came up with the name Nickelback? Question #3: Prior to settling on the name Nickelback, what was the name of the band we now know and love as Nickelback? Question #4: Which song was Nickelback’s first #1 single? Question #5: In 2007, Nickelback had the top selling music video on iTunes. What song took the top honors? Question #6: Chad Kroeger and Mike Kroeger are half-brothers. Who is older? Question #7: What is the name of Chad’s recording studio? Question #8: Prior to its current incarnation, what was the function of the building that now houses Chad’s recording studio? Question #9: Who has directed more Nickelback videos than any other director? Question #10: What famed bearded musician is responsible for the spoken parts on Nickelback’s ?Rockstar,” including the unforgettable line, “I’ll have the quesadilla”? Question #11: What deceased musician has lyrics dedicated to him on Nickelback’s ?Side of a Bullet?? Question #12: Which member of Nickelback, acting as a real life ?Hero,? once saved a woman from drowning? Question #13: What are the names of at least two major motion pictures that are based on comic books and which have featured Nickelback songs on their soundtracks? Question #14: For the last decade (the 2000s), only one other band that is not native to the United States has sold better than Nickelback in the US. What is the name of the band? Question #15: Who does the band credit with coming up with the concept for the “Savin’ Me” music video? Question #16: What word is printed on the front of the shirt Chad wears during his taping of MTV Cribs? Question #17: What song did Nickelback perform during the closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver? Question #18: Brandon Kroeger, who was once a fulltime member of Nickelback, is related to Chad and Mike. What?s his relation? Question #19: What was the name of Nickelback?s first ever single? Question #20: All proceeds from the digital sale of what song from All the Right Reasons went to charity? Question #21: Which band did drummer Daniel Adair play in just prior to joining Nickelback? Question #22: How long did it take Nickelback to write and record their song ?Animals?? Question #23 The video for what Nickelback song was banned from TV for being ?too violent”? Question #24: What are the names of all six of the songs featured in the band?s Rock Band pack? Question #25: What are the names of any five fellow musicians featured in the music video for Nickelback’s “Rockstar”? Question #26: What Nickelback song is sung into a mirror by a character on the popular television show Scrubs? Question #27: How many Grammy Awards has Nickelback been nominated for? Question #28: How many Juno Awards has Nickelback won? Question #29: Previously on the Dark Horse tour, Nickelback covered another band’s song famously produced by Dark Horse record producer Robert John “Mutt” Lange. Which song?
Question #30: What was the name of Nickelback?s first EP?
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Good luck!