The Heavy Metal Umlaut Quiz
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Qüeensryche
Queensrÿche
Queensryche
Queensrychë
ANSWER: Said Queensrÿche's Geoff Tate, "The umlaut over the 'y' has haunted us for years. We spent eleven years trying to explain how to pronounce it." Said Queensrÿche's Geoff Tate, "The umlaut over the 'y' has haunted us for years. We spent eleven years trying to explain how to pronounce it."
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Samhain
Sämhain
Sämhäin
Samhäin
ANSWER: No umlauts here, just lots of Glenn Danzig. No umlauts here, just lots of Glenn Danzig.
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Motley Cruë
Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crue
Mötley Cruë
ANSWER: Fittingly, the Crüe got the idea for umlauts from the label of Löwenbräu beer, at least according to Vince Neil's probably suspect memory. Fittingly, the Crüe got the idea for umlauts from the label of Löwenbräu beer, at least according to Vince Neil's probably suspect memory.
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Die Ärzte
Dië Arzte
Dië Ärzte
Die Arzte
ANSWER: Not content with just two dots like everyone else, Die Ärzte put three dots over the "A" in its name for the 2003 album Geräusch. Not content with just two dots like everyone else, Die Ärzte put three dots over the "A" in its name for the 2003 album Geräusch.
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Hüsker Du
Husker Dü
Hüskër Dü
Hüsker Dü
ANSWER: "Hūsker Dū" means "Do you remember?" in Danish and Norwegian. The band took it from the name of 1970s board game, but toughened up the name by changing the macrons (those solid lines above the letters) to heavy metal umlauts. "Hūsker Dū" means "Do you remember?" in Danish and Norwegian. The band took it from the name of 1970s board game, but toughened up the name by changing the macrons (those solid lines above the letters) to heavy metal umlauts.
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Mëgadeth
Megädeth
Megadëth
Megadeth
ANSWER: Intentional misspelling? Check. Beloved by hockey fans? Check. Umlauts? I'm afraid not. Intentional misspelling? Check. Beloved by hockey fans? Check. Umlauts? I'm afraid not.
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Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Oyster Cult
Blüe Oyster Cult
Blue Oyster Cült
ANSWER: I got a fever, and the only prescription is more umlauts! Blue Öyster Cult became one of the first adopters of the gratuitous umlaut when the band took its name in 1970. I got a fever, and the only prescription is more umlauts! Blue Öyster Cult became one of the first adopters of the gratuitous umlaut when the band took its name in 1970.
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Rammstëin
Rammstein
Rämmstein
Rämmstëin
ANSWER: No, Rammstein contains no umlauts, and neither does "Du Hast." No, Rammstein contains no umlauts, and neither does "Du Hast."
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Mötorhead
Mötörhead
Motorhead
Motörhead
ANSWER: Leave it to Lemmy to encapsulate the power of the metal umlaut in a one-liner. When asked if Germans pronounce the band's name with a "u" sound, he replied, "No, they don't. I only put it in there to look mean." Leave it to Lemmy to encapsulate the power of the metal umlaut in a one-liner. When asked if Germans pronounce the band's name with a "u" sound, he replied, "No, they don't. I only put it in there to look mean."
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Which letter in Spinal Tap gets the umlaut?
The "p" in "Spinal"
The "a" in "Spinal"
The "n"
The "p" in "Tap"
ANSWER: According to David St. Hubbins, "It's like a pair of eyes. You're looking at the umlaut, and it's looking at you." According to David St. Hubbins, "It's like a pair of eyes. You're looking at the umlaut, and it's looking at you."
