10 Levels of Bob Dylan Vocab

What is Bob Dylan's Birth Name?

• Michael Zimmerman

• Stone Roberts

• Robert Allen Zimmerman

• Allen Michael Stone

Answer explanation

This is what Bob Dylan, then known as Robert Allen Zimmerman looked like as a baby

Which is a Bob Dylan Song

• Blowin in The Wind

• House of The Rising Sun

• Bad Moon Rising

• All of The Above

Answer explanation

The correct answer is Blowin In The Wind, released on his second album, The Freewheelin Bob Dylan, in 1963

What was the name of Bob Dylan's Dad

• Thomas Zimmerman

• Abe Zimmerman

• William Zimmerman

• Russell Zimmerman

Answer explanation

That is a young Abe Zimmerman, who eventually would become the father of one of the greatest musicians of all time in Bob Dylan.

Which is NOT a Bob Dylan Song

• The Times They Are A-Changin

• Lay Lady Lay

• Mr Tambourine Man

• The Weight

Answer explanation

The correct answer is: The Weight, which is actually by The Band, who originally were Bob Dylan's backing band.

What type of music did Bob Dylan mainly play?

• Hard Rock

• Folk-Rock

• Country

• Punk

Answer explanation

Folk Rock was a very popular music genre in the 1960s. Folk-Rock artists other than Bob Dylan included The Byrds, Simon and Garfunkel, The Mamas and The Papas, The Band, Joni Mitchell, and Crosby, Stills, & Nash.

The name of the politically and socially aimed songs that made Bob Dylan Famous

• Protest Songs

• Political Songs

• World Commentary Songs

• Socially Structered Songs

Answer explanation

That is the image of a protest in 1960s Washington DC against the Vietnam War, there were many protests across the country and many people opposed the war. Many famous musicians also wrote songs against the war, includng Bob Dylan. Other artists who wrote protest songs during, before, and after this time included Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Gil Scott-Heron, Bruce Springsteen, and Joan Baez

What was the name of Bob Dylan's Mom?

• Betsy Zimmerman

• Beatrice Stone

• Bessie Stone

• Wilhelmina Zimmerman

Answer explanation

Here is a picture of Bob Dylan and his mom, Beatrice Stone at some award ceremony.

What is the town where Bob Dylan lived and there was a famous festival that he did not perform at?

• Woodstock Georgia

• Woodstock New York

• Woodstock Washington

• Woodstock Massechusetts

Answer explanation

Woodstock is a small town in upstate new york where Bob Dylan lived. There was a huge concert there called woodstock in 1969 that is widely considered as the best music festival of all time. The location of the festival was actually chosen so that Bob Dylan would want to perform there, but he actually turned down the offer. Some artists who did perform at woodstock included Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Band, Santana, Jimi Hendrix, and The Who

You only have 10 second for this question so answer fast! Which is a bob dylan song pt. 2

• None of The Above

• Green River

• Hurricane

• Suite Judy Blue Eyes

Answer explanation

The song is Hurricane. Bob Dylan wrote it to protest against the racially fuled imprisonement of boxer Rubin Carter for murder. He was eventually released from prison and was deemed innocent.

Final Question: I told you to look closely at the pictures because one of them has a clue for the final question. I hope you looked extremely closely because the question is: Who produced the song Blowin in the Wind? You have 45 seconds and your definately going to need it.

• Bob Hammond

• Johnson Hammond

• John Hammond

• William Davidson

Answer explanation

This is John Hammond. He produced many of Bob Dylan's songs. Another famous artist he produced was Aretha Franklin