Music Quiz

Keith Moon, drummer for The Who, died how?

• Shark Attack

• Drug Overdose

• Car Accident

• Assassination

The original name for the hit band The Who was what?

• The Kinks

• The Detours

• Who?

What happened to Jimi Hendrix in relation to the military, which ultimately set the stage for his musical career?

• He was dishonorably discharged for espionage

• He was honorably discharged after his participation in the Vietnam War

• He was injured in a parachuting accident

Answer explanation

Jimi Hendrix was honorably discharged after his participation in the Vietnam War, which set the stage for his musical career.

What happened at an event where the Rolling Stones hired the Hells Angels for security?

• A surprise birthday party
• Violence and chaos, including a death
• A successful music performance
• Peaceful resolution and cooperation

Bob Dylan's music was especially famous during which movement(s)?

• Civil Rights and Anti-War

• jazz music movement
• Side to Side Movement

• classical music movement

Bob Dylan's early songwriting and recording continued the work of Woody Guthrie and helped propel and revive which style of music?

• British Invasion

• Rock

• Country

• Folk

After forming to be the backing musicians behind Bob Dylan, The Band went on to have their own hits and a successful career.

• True

• False

Which award did Bob Dylan win in October 2016 that had never been won by a musician ever before?

• Grammy Award for Album of the Year
• Pulitzer Prize for Music
• MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video
• Nobel Prize in Literature

Bob Dylan once famously performed Knocking On Heaven's Door for the Pope John XXIII.

• True

• False

Jim Hendrix played the guitar left-handed.

• True

• False