- 1. What is the length of "Enter Sandman" on the US single?
A) 5:05
B) 5:34
C) 5:37
D) 2:19
- 2. How long is "Stone Cold Crazy" on the US single?
A) 2:19
B) 5:37
C) 2:17
D) 3:48
- 3. Which of the following tracks appears on the International CD single but not the US single?
A) Enter Sandman
B) Enter Sandman (Demo)
C) Holier Than Thou
D) Stone Cold Crazy
- 4. What is the length of "Enter Sandman" on the International 12-inch vinyl single?
A) 5:05
B) 5:37
C) 5:34
D) 2:17
- 5. Who played the bass on "Enter Sandman"?
A) Jason Newsted
B) Lars Ulrich
C) James Hetfield
D) Kirk Hammett
- 6. Who is credited with lead guitar on the track?
A) Jason Newsted
B) Bob Rock
C) Kirk Hammett
D) James Hetfield
- 7. Who provided the child talking part in the song?
A) Lars Ulrich
B) Bob Rock's son
C) James Hetfield
D) Mike Tacci
- 8. What is the duration of the "Enter Sandman (Demo)" version?
A) 3:48
B) 5:37
C) 5:05
D) 5:34
- 9. Which song is listed as "Work in Progress..." on the International 12-inch vinyl single?
A) The Demo
B) Holier Than Thou
C) Enter Sandman
D) Stone Cold Crazy
- 10. Who was the engineer for the recording?
A) James Hetfield
B) Bob Rock
C) Randy Staub
D) Mike Tacci
- 11. Who served as an assistant engineer?
A) Lars Ulrich
B) Bob Rock
C) Mike Tacci
D) Randy Staub
- 12. Which band member is credited with both guitars and vocals?
A) Kirk Hammett
B) Lars Ulrich
C) James Hetfield
D) Jason Newsted
- 13. What is the length of "Stone Cold Crazy" on the International 12-inch vinyl single?
A) 3:48
B) 2:19
C) 2:17
D) 5:34
- 14. Which production role did Lars Ulrich perform?
A) Guitars and production
B) Drums and production
C) Bass and production
D) Engineering and production
- 15. How long is "Holier Than Thou (Work in Progress...)"?
A) 5:34
B) 2:17
C) 3:48
D) 5:05
- 16. How many Metallica music videos did Wayne Isham direct?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Eight
D) Two
- 17. In what month and year was the 'Enter Sandman' music video recorded?
A) August 1991
B) July 1991
C) May 1991
D) June 1991
- 18. Which award did the 'Enter Sandman' music video win at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards?
A) Best Hard Rock Video
B) Best Cinematography
C) Best Editing
D) Video of the Year
- 19. Who led the San Francisco Symphony during the performance of 'Enter Sandman' on S&M?
A) Wayne Isham
B) Lars Ulrich
C) James Hetfield
D) Michael Kamen
- 20. At what time during the song are explosives occasionally set off in live performances?
A) 1:00
B) 0:30
C) 0:49
D) 2:15
- 21. Which band covered 'Enter Sandman' in 1998 and earned a Grammy nomination?
A) Utah Saints
B) Guns N' Roses
C) Motörhead
D) Weezer
- 22. Which mission control personnel used 'Enter Sandman' to wake up astronauts on STS-123?
A) James Hetfield
B) B. Alvin Drew
C) Robert L. Behnken
D) Lars Ulrich
- 23. For which Major League Baseball player was 'Enter Sandman' used as entrance music?
A) Mariano Rivera
B) B. Alvin Drew
C) The Sandman
D) Robert L. Behnken
- 24. Which university uses 'Enter Sandman' as the entrance theme for its football team?
A) UCLA
B) San Francisco State
C) Brentford FC
D) Virginia Tech
- 25. What entity apologized to Metallica fans after cutting the band's set before 'Enter Sandman'?
A) NASA
B) MTV
C) The BBC
D) Six Flags
- 26. In the 'Enter Sandman' video, the child dreams of being chased by what?
A) Snakes
B) A monster
C) A truck
D) An old man
- 27. Who did Lars Ulrich say the band does not advocate or condone using their music for?
A) Interrogators of prisoners
B) Academic researchers
C) Professional wrestlers
D) Baseball pitchers
- 28. Which band covered 'Enter Sandman' for The Metallica Blacklist in 2021?
A) Utah Saints
B) Motörhead
C) Weezer
D) Chuck D
- 29. Where can the song be heard when riding the X2 roller coaster?
A) At the station
B) It is not on the soundtrack
C) On the lift hill
D) During the final brake run
- 30. Which band recorded the song 'Enter Sandman'?
A) Metallica
B) Megadeth
C) Soundgarden
D) Iron Maiden
- 31. What is the primary theme of the lyrics in 'Enter Sandman'?
A) A child's nightmares
B) Religious conflict
C) Romantic love
D) War and politics
- 32. Which band's album inspired Kirk Hammett to write the main riff?
A) Megadeth
B) Soundgarden
C) Slayer
D) Anthrax
- 33. Where did Lars Ulrich live during the songwriting process for the album?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) New York City, New York
C) Berkeley, California
D) Vancouver, Canada
- 34. How many takes of the drums did Randy Staub mention being recorded?
A) Close to 50
B) Exactly 10
C) Over 100
D) Only 5
- 35. What was the highest position reached by the single on the US Billboard Hot 100?
A) 16
B) 10
C) 1
D) 40
- 36. What certification did 'Enter Sandman' achieve in the United States?
A) Double platinum
B) Nine-times platinum
C) Gold
D) Diamond
- 37. How many microphones were used to record the drums and guitars?
A) 2
B) 5 to 10
C) 40 to 50
D) 100
- 38. How long did it take to mix 'Enter Sandman'?
A) Roughly ten days
B) Six months
C) One day
D) One month
- 39. What is the tempo of 'Enter Sandman' in beats per minute?
A) 110
B) 150
C) 135
D) 123
- 40. At what time does the main riff start in 'Enter Sandman'?
A) 45 seconds
B) 1 minute 15 seconds
C) 56 seconds
D) 30 seconds
- 41. What kind of pedal is used in the guitar intro?
A) Chorus pedal
B) Distortion pedal
C) Delay pedal
D) Compressor pedal
- 42. How did P. J. Howorth characterize the main riff?
A) Happy
B) Bright
C) Complex
D) Sinister
- 43. Which Heart song provided inspiration for a lick in Hammett's solo?
A) Magic Man
B) Alone
C) Barracuda
D) Crazy on You
- 44. What musical device is used on the E minor chord during the intro?
A) Wah-wah pedal
B) Reverb
C) Tremolo
D) Flanger
- 45. What does the sandman refer to in Western folklore?
A) A bringer of bad luck
B) A mythical monster of the night
C) A character who makes children sleep
D) A desert traveler
- 46. Which of these scales is NOT mentioned as being used in the guitar solo?
A) C major
B) E dorian mode
C) E minor pentatonic
D) B minor
- 47. Which band member felt Enter Sandman should be the first single before recording began?
A) Hetfield
B) Bob Rock
C) Kirk Hammett
D) Ulrich
- 48. Which song defeated Enter Sandman for Best Rock Song at the 1992 Grammy Awards?
A) Enter Sandman
B) Nothing Else Matters
C) The Soul Cages
D) Holier Than Thou
- 49. Who described Enter Sandman as possibly the first metal lullaby?
A) Tim Grierson
B) Chris True
C) Steve Huey
D) Robert Palmer
- 50. How many copies of the album Metallica were sold worldwide?
A) Over 10 million
B) Over 5 million
C) Over 30 million
D) Over 50 million
- 51. Which band was accused of having their song riff taken for Enter Sandman?
A) Anthrax
B) Megadeth
C) Slayer
D) Excel
- 52. What is the title of the Excel song that was allegedly similar to Enter Sandman?
A) The Joke's on You
B) Sandman's Curse
C) Enter the Void
D) Tapping into the Emotional Void
- 53. According to Nielsen Music, how many times was Enter Sandman played on mainstream rock radio during the 2010s?
A) 250,000
B) 100,000
C) 500,000
D) 126,000
- 54. Which magazine ranked Enter Sandman 65th on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born?
A) Rolling Stone
B) Q magazine
C) Blender
D) Kerrang!
- 55. How many copies must a single ship in the United States to achieve gold status?
A) 100,000
B) 1,000,000
C) 250,000
D) 500,000
- 56. Who declared Enter Sandman a burst of stadium level metal?
A) Sid Smith
B) Robert Palmer
C) Chris True
D) Steve Huey
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