Before the Big Bang, was it so quiet that you could hear a pin drop?
I just wanted to comment on this question of yours. Theoretically, the big bang is the moment in the universe's history where time started to be defined. Therefore, there is no "before the big bang" moment and your question cannot be answered :)
What good is a question that can't be answered?
I know!
"A man's grasp must exceed his reach
Or what's a Heaven for?"
Okay, you got one point here. :p
Please let me try to reformulate: 'In the context of Standard Cosmology, your question cannot be answered as it goes beyond the domain of application of this theory'.
Is it better? :)
But, but, but, my question wasn't formulated from the standpoint of, wait for it, dum tada dum........"Standard Cosmology".
It's more the sort of thing that goes through what's left of my mind when I'm assisting the Heyoka at a Sundance.