The Big Quiz On Grateful Dead
It’s time to answer some cool questions about Grateful Dead
- 1.Who hosted the early acid tests where the Dead played?
- A.
Jack Kerouac
- B.
The Merry Pranksters
- C.
Brent Mydland
- D.
The Jolly Jokers
- 2.What famous saxophone player plays with the Grateful Dead on "Without a Net"?
- A.
Charlie Parker
- B.
Clarence Clemons
- C.
John Coltrane
- D.
Branford Marsalis
- 3.Name the Grateful Dead song, "When there is no pebble tossed"?
- A.
Truckin
- B.
None Of These Choices
- C.
Black Peter
- D.
Ripple
- 4.The Grateful Dead lyric "I had a hard run, running from you" finishes how?
- A.
Your Mother
- B.
Door
- C.
Window
- D.
None Of These Choices
- 5.Which song usually followed "Scarlet Begonias" during Grateful Dead concerts?
- A.
Not Fade Away
- B.
Mississippi Half Step
- C.
Fire On The Mountain
- D.
Feel Like A Stranger
- 6.According to Jerry Garcia (not Robert Hunter) who is way down by the docks of the city?
- A.
Oliah
- B.
Old Man
- C.
Bob
- D.
Owen
- 7.What is Grateful Dead member Pigpen's real name?
- A.
Robert Sullivan
- B.
Richard Johnson
- C.
Rick Lansing
- D.
Ron McKernan
- 8.In what Grateful Dead song can you find the lyrics "Rolling in the rushes down by the riverside"?
- A.
Sugar Magnolia
- B.
Cassidy
- C.
Ripple
- D.
Friend Of The Devil
- 9.Who are the Dead singing about with "Wherever he goes the people all complain"?
- A.
Saint Stephen
- B.
Jack Straw
- C.
Stagger Lee
- D.
Casey Jones
- 10."Mama, Mama many worlds I've come" is in what Grateful Dead song?
- A.
It Must Have Been The Roses
- B.
Broke Down Palace
- C.
Ripple
- D.
Hell In A Bucket
- 11."Flight of the seabirds, scattered like lost words, wheel to the storm and fly" is from what Grateful Dead tune?
- A.
Blow Away
- B.
Bird Song
- C.
Cassidy
- D.
Black-Throated Wind
- 12.What was the second band name of The Grateful Dead?
- A.
Mystic Moon
- B.
The Warlock Of Palo Alto
- C.
The Tennessee Bluegrass Band
- D.
Uncle Tom And The Gypsies
- 13.Which Grateful Dead member's father stole over a million dollars from the band?
- A.
Jerry's
- B.
Mickey's
- C.
Bob's
- D.
Brent's
- 14.What song do the lyrics "Julie catch a rabbit by it's hair" come from?
- A.
Sugar Magnolia
- B.
Black Muddy River
- C.
Eyes Of The World
- D.
Row Jimmy
- 15.What year were the Grateful Dead formed?
- A.
1974
- B.
1952
- C.
1987
- D.
1965
- 16.What is the name of the only song released on a studio album with Keith Godchaux singing lead vocals?
- A.
Roadrunner
- B.
Let Me Sing Your Blues Away
- C.
Next Time You See Me
- D.
What They Don't Tell You
- 17.By 2007, how many people had ever been members of the Grateful Dead?
- A.
12
- B.
13
- C.
10
- D.
14
- 18.What kind of guitar did Jerry Garcia play from the late seventies until his death?
- A.
Samaras Industries
- B.
Doug Irwin
- C.
Gibson Les Paul
- D.
Fender Strat
- 19.What song has the Grateful Dead played live the most times?
- A.
Me And My Uncle
- B.
Chinacat Sunflower
- C.
Dark Star
- D.
St. Stephen
- 20.Where were the Grateful Dead arrested on marijuana charges?
- A.
New Orleans
- B.
Dallas
- C.
San Francisco
- D.
New York City
- 21."I'd rather drink muddy water, sleep in a hollow log" is in which Grateful Dead song?
- A.
Dire Wolf
- B.
I Know You Rider
- C.
Blow Away
- D.
Chinatown Shuffle
- 22.Which guitar did Jerry Garcia play at his last show?
- A.
Lion
- B.
Lightning Bolt
- C.
Rosebud
- D.
Tiger
- 23.What was the Grateful Dead's first single?
- A.
The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)
- B.
Cold Rain And Snow
- C.
Truckin'
- D.
Sugar Magnolia
- 24.Which keyboardist played with the Grateful Dead on "Aoxomoxoa" and "Live Dead"?
- A.
Tom Constanten
- B.
Ron McKernan
- C.
Vince Welnick
- D.
Pigpen
- 25.Who wrote more songs on the 1989 album "Built To Last"?
- A.
Bob Weir
- B.
Brent Mydland
- C.
Robert Hunter
- D.
Jerry Garcia
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