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Return to the ’80s Trivia – 3/3/22

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Question: What is the name of Metallica’s third album, which was released on this day in 1986?


Last Question: In the film, This is Spinal Tap, Spinal Tap were on tour to celebrate the release of their new album. What was it called?

Answer: Smell the Glove

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Bobbi Flekman: Ian, you put a greased naked woman on all fours, with a dog collar around her neck and a leash, and a man’s arm extended out up to here holding the leash, and pushing a black glove in her face to sniff it – you don’t find that offensive? You don’t find that sexist?
Ian Faith: No, I don’t! This is 1982, for God’s sake…
Bobbi Flekman: That’s right it’s 1982. Get out of the Sixties. We don’t have this mentality any more.
Ian Faith: Well you should have seen the cover they wanted to do. It wasn’t a glove, believe me.

Daily Trivia: 3/7/13

Question: What was the tagline in the Krylon paint commercials, and who was the spokesperson?


Last Question: What is the name of Spinal Tap’s black album?

Answer: Smell the Glove

Great job Brian!!

Here’s their original idea:

You put a *greased naked woman* on all fours with a dog collar around her neck, and a leash, and a man’s arm extended out up to here, holding onto the leash, and pushing a black glove in her face to sniff it.

You don’t find that offensive? You don’t find that sexist?

And here they are seeing the actual album cover for the first time:

Daily Trivia – 8/12/11

Question: What series inspired action figures named Mekaneck and Moss Man?


Last Question: What classically trained harpist couldn’t appear in the movie Spinal Tap because being an MTV VJ took up too much time?

Answer: Nina Blackwood

Rob Reiner and Michael Mann cast Nina as the band manager in the pilot for their film “Spinal Tap,” but she was unable to appear in the final version of the film as her next commitment was the launch of MTV.