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AC/DC's Brian Johnson and Angus Young. Alamy Stock Photo
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Quiz: How much do you know about AC/DC?

The band finished their Power Up tour in Croke Park tonight.

ICONIC ROCK GROUP AC/DC concluded their ‘Power Up’ European tour in Dublin’s Croke Park tonight. 

It was the first time the Australian rockers had played in Ireland since 2015, when their sold-out show in the Aviva Stadium was reportedly heard across the city

Last year marked 50 years since AC/DC first started making music. They have sold over 200 million albums worldwide, making them one of the most successful rock bands in history. 

But how much do you know about them?

Brothers Malcolm and Angus Young formed AC/DC in 1973, but in which country was the band formed?
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England
Scotland

Australia
United States
Where did they get the name of the band from?
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A hairdryer
Graffiti on a nightclub wall

A sign on a furniture shop
A sewing machine
What was AC/DC's first album called?
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High Voltage
Power Up

Rock or Bust
Alternating Current
Fill in the blanks in these lyrics from Thunderstruck: 'Rode down the highway, broke the limit, we hit the town. Went through to ____, yeah, ____, and we had some fun'
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New York
Texas

Sydney
Dublin
Bon Scott, the band's original lead vocalist, died in 1980. How many AC/DC albums did he perform on?
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Four
Five

Six
Seven
Which of these action stars appeared in the video for the band's song Big Gun in 1993?
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Sylvester Stallone

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Jean-Claude Van Damme
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Bruce Willis
How many Grammys have AC/DC won in their career?
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None
One

Two
Three
Which of the band's hits features these lyrics: 'Had to cool me down to take another round, Now I'm back in the ring to take another swing'?
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Back in Black
Highway to Hell

Whole Lotta Rosie
You Shook Me All Night Long
When vocalist Brian Johnson had to stop touring with the band in 2016 due to hearing loss, which other famous rockstar stepped in to front the band until the tour was finished?
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Axl Rose
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Ozzy Osbourne

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Steven Tyler
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Alice Cooper
Finally, in which year was AC/DC inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
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1996
2000

2003
2011
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