Trivia About Marvin Gaye
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Can you answer these simple questions about Marvin Gaye?
- 1.Why did Marvin Gaye's string of duets with Tammi Terrell end?
- A.
She Had A Brain Tumor
- B.
She Got Married
- C.
His Wife Suspected An Affair
- D.
She Was Released By Motown
- 2.What professional sports team did Marvin Gaye try to join in the 1970's?
- A.
The Baltimore Orioles
- B.
The L.A. Dodgers
- C.
The New York Giants
- D.
The Detroit Lions
- 3.Who did Marvin Gaye sing with on his last album of duets?
- A.
Tammi Terrell
- B.
Diana Ross
- C.
Gladys Knight
- D.
Donna Summer
- 4.What important London performance did Marvin Gaye fail to show for in 1980?
- A.
Opening Of His First European Tour
- B.
The European Grammies
- C.
A Royal Command Performance
- D.
African Hunger Relief Benefit
- 5.What was Marvin Gaye's first Top 10 single?
- A.
Trouble Man
- B.
What's Going On
- C.
Pride And Joy
- D.
How Sweet It Is
- 6.In what song does Marvin Gaye sing, "Natural fact is, I can't pay my taxes"?
- A.
Inner City Blues
- B.
What's Going On
- C.
Here, My Dear
- D.
Mercy, Mercy Me
- 7.What decade is the hit single "Got To Give It Up, Pt. 1" by Marvin Gaye from?
- A.
Eighties
- B.
Nineties
- C.
Sixties
- D.
Seventies
- 8.What decade is the hit single "Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye from?
- A.
Nineties
- B.
Eighties
- C.
Seventies
- D.
Sixties
- 9.Erick Sermon (Featuring Marvin Gaye) had which of these hit singles in 2001?
- A.
The Wanderer
- B.
Music
- C.
I'll Be There For Your
- D.
Ice Ice Baby
- 10.Where was singer Marvin Gaye born?
- A.
Detroit, Michigan
- B.
New York City
- C.
Washington, D.C.
- D.
Mobile, Alabama
- 11.In what church was Marvin Gaye's father a minister?
- A.
Baptist
- B.
Pentecostal
- C.
The House Of God
- D.
Seventh Day Adventist
- 12.What was Marvin Gaye's first gig at Motown?
- A.
Session Drummer
- B.
Backup Singer
- C.
Songwriter
- D.
Producer
- 13.Who did Marvin Gaye sing with on his first hit album, "Together"?
- A.
Anna Gordy
- B.
Tammi Terrell
- C.
Gladys Knight
- D.
Mary Wells
- 14.What was the primary benefit of the success of "What's Going On" for Marvin Gaye?
- A.
Met His Second Wife
- B.
The Royalties Paid His Tax Bill
- C.
Won A Grammy
- D.
Creative Control Of His Music
- 15.What did Marvin Gaye sing in his final live performance?
- A.
Amazing Grace
- B.
Sexual Healing
- C.
What's Going On
- D.
The Star Spangled Banner
- 16.What Motown girl-group classic did Marvin Gaye co-write?
- A.
Be My Baby
- B.
Stop In The Name Of Love
- C.
Dancing In The Street
- D.
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
- 17.Why did Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye record vocals for their album of duets separately?
- A.
Marvin Gaye Kept Showing Up Late
- B.
Marvin Gaye Was In Europe
- C.
Diana Ross Upset Gaye Left Motown
- D.
Marvin Gaye's Marijuana Smoking
- 18.Why did Marvin Gaye leave Motown in 1981?
- A.
He Wanted A Better Contract
- B.
His Divorce From Anna Gordy
- C.
They Changed Album Without Consent
- D.
They Insisted He Return To The US
- 19.What song won Marvin Gaye his first Grammy?
- A.
Sexual Healing
- B.
What's Going On
- C.
Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
- D.
It Takes Two
- 20.What famous singer did Marvin Gaye's daughter Nona work closely with?
- A.
Natalie Cole
- B.
Diana Ross
- C.
Michael Jackson
- D.
Prince
- 21.What British group's one hit single was recorded as a tribute to Marvin Gaye?
- A.
Glass Tiger
- B.
Roxy Music
- C.
El DeBarge
- D.
Spandau Ballet
- 22.How many Top 40 singles did Marvin Gaye have?
- A.
15
- B.
41
- C.
37
- D.
18
- 23.On what album cover does Marvin Gaye appear as both an angel and a devil?
- A.
Trouble Man
- B.
What's Going On
- C.
In Our Lifetime
- D.
United
- 24.In Marvin Gaye's song "Here, My Dear" what one thing does he say he can't live without?
- A.
His Son
- B.
Marijuana
- C.
Racial Equality
- D.
His Music
- 25.What actor stars as Marvin Gaye in a movie about the last years of his life?
- A.
Blair Underwood
- B.
Taye Diggs
- C.
Jesse L. Martin
- D.
Jamie Foxx
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