Bob Dylan Trivia
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What is Bob Dylan's real name?
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Robert Steven Zimmerman
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Robert Allen Zimmerman
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Allen Ginsberg
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Robert Allen Dylan
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What is Bob Dylan's home town?
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Troy, New York
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Hibbing, Minnesota
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Newark, New Jersey
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Nashville, Tennessee
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A. Hibbing, Minnesota -
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Who did Bob Dylan ask to "Play a song for him"?
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Mr. Tambourine Man
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Woman
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Mr. Sandman
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Man In The Moon
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A. Mr. Tambourine Man -
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What was the name of the group that Bob Dylan played in, alongside George Harrison, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Roy Or?
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The Roadies
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The Band
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The Traveling Wilburys
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The Holy Barbarians
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A. The Traveling Wilburys -
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Why was Bob Dylan criticized at the Newport Folk Festival?
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He Used An Electric Guitar
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He Mumbled His Words
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He Refused To Play
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He Did Not Use The Harmonica
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A. He Used An Electric Guitar -
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What band does Bob Dylan's son Jakob front?
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Our Lady Peace
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Matchbox 20
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Wallflowers
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Smashing Pumpkins
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A. Wallflowers -
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What university did Bob Dylan briefly attend?
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University Of Minnesota
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Harvard
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New York State
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University Of North Carolina
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A. University Of Minnesota -
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What was Bob Dylan's first album called?
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Nashville Skyline
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Highway 61 Revisited
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John Wesley Harding
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Bob Dylan
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A. Bob Dylan -
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Mr. Jones is the central character of what Bob Dylan song?
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Positively Fourth Street
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Rainy Day Women #S 12 & 35
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North Country Blues
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Ballad Of A Thin Man
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A. Ballad Of A Thin Man -
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Who did Bob Dylan visit on his first trip to New York City in 1961?
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Jack Kerouac
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Pete Seeger
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Woody Guthrie
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Ramblin Jack Elliott
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A. Woody Guthrie -
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What year did Bob Dylan have the hit single "Like A Rolling Stone" on Columbia?
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1965
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1981
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1979
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2008
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A. 1965 -
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What song did Bob Dylan write for Sara, as sung in the song "Sara"?
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Love In Vain
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Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands
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To Ramona
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Boots Of Spanish Leather
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A. Sad Eyed Lady Of The Lowlands -
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What is the name of the first book Bob Dylan wrote in 1971?
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Behind The Shades
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Not Fade Away
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Better Than Sex
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Tarantula
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A. Tarantula -
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Which of these bands did Bob Dylan play with?
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Grateful Dead
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Jerry Garcia Band
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RatDog
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Devo
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A. Grateful Dead -
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In a Bob Dylan song, where were "six white horses" delivered?
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New York
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Our House
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The Penitentiary
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The Cat-House
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A. The Penitentiary -
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Which Biblical characters are mentioned in Bob Dylan's song "Desolation Row"?
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Noah And Ham
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Abraham And Joseph
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David And Goliath
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Cain And Abel
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A. Cain And Abel -
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How many times had Dylan played on ABC television's Hootenanny show?
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3
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1
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Never
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2
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A. Never -
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Which of these two bands covered Bob Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door", in 1992 and 1985?
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Dio And Steeler
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Kingdom Come And Gun N' Roses
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Guns N' Roses And Heaven
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Jester And Tygers Of Pan Tang
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A. Guns N' Roses And Heaven -
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Who was Dylan's first manager?
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Pete Seeger
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John Hammond
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Albert Grossman
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Allen Ginsberg
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A. Albert Grossman -
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According to a certain Bob Dylan song what is a good car to drive after a war?
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Lincoln
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Mercedes
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Cadillac
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Mercury
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A. Cadillac -
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Who produced Dylan's first LP?
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John Hammond
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Tom Wilson
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Albert Grossman
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Bob Dylan
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A. John Hammond -
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Which of these artists sang Bob Dylan's song "To Make You Feel My Love"?
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Garth Brooks
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Frank Sinatra
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Michael Jackson
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Bruce Springsteen
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A. Garth Brooks -
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Who backed Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival when he went electric?
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
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The Band
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Members Of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
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George Harrison And Ringo Starr
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A. Members Of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band -
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What was the date of Bob Dylan's first live electric performance?
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24618
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23681
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24244
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23948
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A. 23948 -
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