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