right here<\/a> (UK viewers only), and you can test your Iron Maiden knowledge by answering the questions below. No cheating!<\/p>\nThe answers are also below the photo at the very bottom of the page. <\/p>\n
Iron Maiden’s six band members in 2024The 12 Iron Maiden questions on Mastermind:<\/p>\n
1 – Which singer performed on lead vocals on Iron Maiden\u2019s 1979 debut EP \u2018The Soundhouse Tapes\u2019 and remained the band\u2019s lead singer until he was replaced by Bruce Dickinson in 1981? <\/p>\n
2 – What\u2019s the name of the politician who was depicted along with the band\u2019s mascot Eddie on the cover art of Iron Maiden\u2019s early singles \u2018Sanctuary\u2019 and \u2018Women in Uniform\u2019? <\/p>\n
3 – During their 1988 tour, Iron Maiden played a number of secret warm-up gigs, including one at Queen Mary College in London, under what false name? <\/p>\n
4 – The band had a UK hit single in 1983 with \u2018The Trooper\u2019, a song partially inspired by what 19th Century poem? <\/p>\n
5 – Iron Maiden toured the UK with Judas Priest in 1980 before touring mainland Europe later that year as a support act for which American rock group? <\/p>\n
6 – What song, a B-side on the 12-inch version of the 1986 single \u2018Wasted Years\u2019, is an affectionate sendup of the band\u2019s manager Rod Smallwood with lyrics such as \u2018a custom-made wallet that stays in his pocket\u2019? <\/p>\n
7 – In 1982, the band were interviewed on what children\u2019s television programme where viewers were given the opportunity to win a leather jacket worn by Eddie? <\/p>\n
8 – The band\u2019s 2012 live album \u2018En Vivo!\u2019 is a recording of a concert in which country the previous year? <\/p>\n
9 – Bassist Steve Harris says he was inspired to write the song \u2018The Clairvoyant\u2019 when he read a newspaper article about the death of which famous spiritualist and professional medium? <\/p>\n
10 – The 1995 single \u2018Man on the Edge\u2019 features the lyrics \u2018Across the city, he leaves in his wake, a glimpse of the future a\u2026\u2019 what? <\/p>\n
11 – The cover art of which Iron Maiden album depicts Eddie fused with a tree, the first of the band\u2019s studio album covers not to be designed by Derek Riggs? <\/p>\n
12 – The writing of which song on Iron Maiden\u2019s 2003 album \u2018Dance of Death\u2019 is unusually co-credited to the band\u2019s drummer Nicko McBrain and has lyrics that reflect his concerns about human cloning? <\/p>\n
Here are the correct answers:<\/p>\n
1 – Paul Di\u2019Anno <\/p>\n
2 – Margaret Thatcher <\/p>\n
3 – Charlotte and the Harlots (Partridge passed on this question) <\/p>\n
4 – The Charge of the Light Brigade <\/p>\n
5 – KISS <\/p>\n
6 – The Sheriff of Huddersfield <\/p>\n
7 – Tiswas <\/p>\n
8 – Chile <\/p>\n
9 – Doris Stokes (Partridge incorrectly answered ‘Aleister Crowley’) <\/p>\n
10 – Cannibal State (Partridge incorrectly answered ‘Chemical State’)<\/p>\n
11 – Fear of the Dark <\/p>\n
12 – New Frontier <\/p>\n
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