75 KISS TRIVIA QUESTIONS

KISS TRIVIA TIME!

Which one of the four solo albums contains no cover tunes? PAUL STANLEY

Which member of the band was born in 1949? GENE SIMMONS

Who is the youngest member of the band? PAUL STANLEY

What was the name of the gang that Ace belonged to as a young man in the Bronx? THE DUCKY BOYS

What was the first film Gene Simmons starred in? KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK - 1978

What was the 2nd one? RUNAWAY with Tom Selleck 1984

What is the name of the amusement park where KISS MEETS THE PHANTOM OF THE PARK filmed? MAGIC MOUNTAIN

In addition to Gene and Paul, who is credited as producer on Creatures of the Night? MICHAEL JAMES JACKSON

Before settling on The Fox, what was Eric Carr's character going to be? THE HAWK

Of the 10 different guys who have played in KISS over the years, how many actually have the name Paul on their birth certificate? TWO

How many home videos have been officially released by KISS on the VHS format? EIGHT

What is the second highest charting single in KISS's career? "FOREVER" went to #8 in 1990

Which one of the four solo albums charted the highest in the US? GENE SIMMONS

What song did KISS contribute to the 2003 Ramones tribute album? DO YOU REMEMBER ROCK AND ROLL RADIO?

What was the very first VHS home video release from KISS? ANIMALIZE LIVE UNCENSORED

Which member of KISS has been divorced the highest number of times? PETER CRISS - TWICE

Which member of KISS has never appeared on the front cover of any of their albums? MARK ST JOHN

Which member of KISS has a pair of twin daughters? VINNIE VINCENT

Before naming the band KISS, what name did Gene suggest? FUCK

How many members of KISS appear on the the 1984 Wendy O. Williams album WOW? FOUR - GENE, ACE, PAUL & ERIC

Which member of KISS was born in Ohio? ERIC SINGER

Name 2 famous guitarists who contributed to Gene's solo album. RICK NIELSEN and JOE PERRY

How many studio albums has KISS released? TWENTY

On the cover photo for their first album, what is in Ace's hair? GREY HOUSE PAINT

What was the first top ten album on the Casablanca label? KISS ALIVE!

What is the band's highest charting compilation album? SMASHES THRASHES AND HITS went to #21 (Double Platinum #22!)

What are the two new compositions on Smashes Thrashes and Hits? LET'S PUT THE X IN SEX and (YOU MAKE ME) ROCK HARD

What is the only KISS song to feature songwriting credits for all four original members? LOVE THEME FROM KISS

What was the first album the band recorded outside of New York City? HOTTER THAN HELL - in Los Angeles

What is the age difference between the singer and the girl he is singing to in the song "Going Blind"? 77 YEARS

For the Dressed To Kill album cover photo, who was the only member of KISS that actually owned a suit? PETER CRISS

TRUE or FALSE: KISS ALIVE! spent over 2 years on the charts. TRUE - 110 weeks

The band submitted a 15-song demo to Bob Ezrin before work began on Destroyer. How many songs from that demo tape made it to the finished album? TWO - God of Thunder and Detroit Rock City

Who plays the guitar solo on "Flaming Youth"? DICK WAGNER

Who plays the guitar solo on "Sure Know Something"? PAUL STANLEY

What was the first KISS album to not feature a writing credit from Ace Frehley? ROCK AND ROLL OVER

What was the first KISS album to crack the top five? LOVE GUN

Who was the artist who did the cover art for the Love Gun album? KEN KELLY - He also did the Destroyer album cover.

Name two members of Paul Stanley's 1989 touring band. ERIC SINGER & BOB KULICK

A cardboard gun was included with the Love Gun LP. What did it say when the gun was fired? BANG!

What was the first KISS album to come with a poster? It's a four-way tie: THE SOLO ALBUMS

What KISS song was sampled by Tone Loc for "Funky Cold Medina"? CHRISTINE SIXTEEN

Ace Frehley suffered an electric shock on December 12th 1976 when he touched an ungrounded metal staircase railing during the opening number of a KISS concert in what city? LAKELAND, FLORIDA

Name at least three KISS songs to feature Ace Frehley on all guitars and bass. HARD TIMES, 2000 MAN, SAVE YOUR LOVE, TALK TO ME, TWO SIDES OF THE COIN, TORPEDO GIRL, ROCKET RIDE, SHOCK ME and GETAWAY.

Vini Poncia produced three KISS albums. What are they? DYNASTY, UNMASKED and the PETER CRISS solo album

What did KISS do on September 18, 1978 that no other group had ever done before? SIMULTANEOUS RELEASE OF SOLO ALBUMS BY ALL FOUR BAND MEMBERS

What was the first KISS album to feature no pictures of the band? MUSIC FROM THE ELDER

TRUE or FALSE: ALIVE! and ALIVE II were released less than 2 years apart. FALSE - They were released 25 months apart. (2 years & 1 month! ALIVE! Sept 1975. ALIVE II Oct 1977!)

Which KISS LP came with temporary tattoos? KISS ALIVE II

Which 3 songs were erroneously listed on early pressings of KISS ALIVE II? TAKE ME, HOOLIGAN and DO YOU LOVE ME

Who did the famous YOU WANTED THE BEST, YOU GOT IT introduction on KISS ALIVE II? EDDIE BALANDAS, KISS security crew member and bodyguard

What year did Gene's 2nd solo album come out and what was it called? 2004, ASSHOLE

On his 1978 solo album, Gene Simmons covered a song from what Disney movie? PINOCCHIO

What year did Paul's second solo album come out, and what was it called? 2006, LIVE TO WIN

The last song on side 1 of Paul Stanley's 1978 solo album is "Take Me Away (Together As One)". What famous drummer plays drums on that track? CARMINE APPICE

Peter Criss did a cover of "Tossin' and Turnin'" on his 1978 solo album. Name the artist who had a number one hit with that song in 1961. BOBBY LEWIS

Name two bands that Peter Criss played in before KISS. CHELSEA and LIPS

What guitarist played on both Gene Simmons' and Peter Criss's solo albums? ELLIOT RANDALL

Who is the artist that painted the cover art for all four solo LPs? ERALDO CARUGATI

What Rush album cover art was also painted by Eraldo Carugati? FLY BY NIGHT

TRUE or FALSE. The same artist - Eraldo Carugati - was commissioned to paint cover art for an Eric Carr solo album that was never recorded. TRUE

What was the name of the band that recorded the original version of "New York Groove"? HELLO

Who wrote the song "New York Groove"? RUSS BALLARD

TRUE or FALSE: Vinnie Vincent never signed a contract making his employment in KISS official. TRUE

Who plays the guitar solo on the song "Creatures of the Night"? RICK DERRINGER

What is the only KISS album produced by Paul Stanley? ANIMALIZE

What was the first KISS album to feature Bruce Kulick as an official band member? ASYLUM

KISS recorded the entire Crazy Nights album in what state? CALIFORNIA

Who co-wrote "Forever" with Paul Stanley? MICHAEL BOLTON

What KISS album contains the most songs? HOT IN THE SHADE - 15 songs

How many artists recorded the song "Hide Your Heart" in 1989? FIVE

Which KISS album has the most music videos? REVENGE

How many KISS albums have been produced by Bob Ezrin? THREE

What is the longest KISS studio album? CARNIVAL OF SOULS

What is the only track on the Psycho Circus LP to feature all 4 original members? INTO THE VOID