Learn About Bob Dylan
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- 1.Which song did Bob Dylan write on Thanksgiving after declining a dinner invitation?
- A.
Tangled Up In Blue
- B.
Like A Rolling Stone
- C.
Just Like A Woman
- D.
All Along The Watchtower
- 2.Which hotel's window was Bob Dylan gazing out of in the song "Blind Willie McTell"?
- A.
The Palace Hotel
- B.
Royal Oak Hotel
- C.
Lhasa Holiday Inn
- D.
St James Hotel
- 3.What was the name of the house in which Dylan and The Band recorded the material for the "Basement Tapes"?
- A.
Sweet Magnolia
- B.
Hilltop House
- C.
Wilson House
- D.
Big Pink
- 4.Which town in Minnesota did Bob Dylan grow up in?
- A.
St. Paul
- B.
Hibbing
- C.
Mankato
- D.
Duluth
- 5.Where was Bob Dylan born?
- A.
Duluth
- B.
Detroit Lakes
- C.
Minneapolis
- D.
International Falls
- 6.How long is the classic Bob Dylan song that concludes the album "Highway 61"?
- A.
8 Minutes On The Dot
- B.
50 Seconds
- C.
32 Minutes 12 Seconds
- D.
11 Minutes 22 Seconds
- 7.Which films musical score did "Shelter from the Storm" feature upon?
- A.
The Big Lebowski
- B.
Jerry Maguire
- C.
One Fine Day In May
- D.
Goodfellas
- 8.Which was the only cover of the following albums to feature a photograph of Bob Dylan?
- A.
Shot Of Love
- B.
Saved
- C.
Before The Flood
- D.
Empire Burlesque
- 9.Which song was inspired from a newspaper cutting Bob was given, telling the amusing tale of events surrounding the Hudson Belle?
- A.
Ain't No More Cane
- B.
Down In The Flood
- C.
Talkin' Bear Mountain Massacre Blues
- D.
Backjack Davey
- 10.Which of these will happen when "Quinn the Eskimo" gets here in the Bob Dylan song?
- A.
All The Pigeons Gonna Run To Him
- B.
Everybody's Gonna Jump For Joy
- C.
Everybody's Gonna Want A Dose
- D.
All Of These
- 11.What decade is the hit single "Rainy Day Women #12 And 35" by Bob Dylan from?
- A.
Eighties
- B.
Seventies
- C.
Fifties
- D.
Sixties
- 12.What year did Bob Dylan have the hit single "Lay Lady Lay" on Columbia?
- A.
1980
- B.
1969
- C.
1979
- D.
1982
- 13.Which Paul Simon song did Bob Dylan include on "Self Portrait"?
- A.
America
- B.
The Boxer
- C.
Song For The Asking
- D.
Mrs. Robinson
- 14.In "Love and Theft", what does Bob Dylan drink a toast to?
- A.
Delay
- B.
Dismay
- C.
Decay
- D.
His Favorite Beret
- 15.What famous 1965 Bob Dylan song was over 6 minutes long?
- A.
Like A Rolling Stone
- B.
Leaving On A Jet Plane
- C.
It Ain't Me Babe
- D.
Blowin' in The Wind
- 16.Which of these bands released an LP of all Bob Dylan covers?
- A.
The Buckinghams
- B.
Buffalo Springfield
- C.
The Hollies
- D.
Electric Flag
- 17.Who played electric guitar on Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone"?
- A.
Robbie Robertson
- B.
George Harrison
- C.
Michael Bloomfield
- D.
Ry Cooder
- 18.Which group is seen in the trees on the cover of Dylan's "John Wesley Harding" LP?
- A.
The Band
- B.
The Byrds
- C.
The Stones
- D.
The Beatles
- 19.How old was Bob Dylan when he won the Tom Paine Award?
- A.
22
- B.
24
- C.
23
- D.
21
- 20.How many original songs are on Bob Dylan's first album?
- A.
2
- B.
10
- C.
7
- D.
12
- 21.Jimi Hendrix recorded "Electric Ladyland" at which studio?
- A.
Electric Lady
- B.
Record Plant
- C.
A & M Studios
- D.
Power Station
- 22."When the jelly faced women all sneeze" is from which Bob Dylan song?
- A.
Jokerman
- B.
Visions Of Johanna
- C.
Pledging My Time
- D.
Tangled Up In Blue
- 23.What's the title of the film of Bob Dylan's visit to England in the 60's?
- A.
Don't Look Back
- B.
Times They Are A Changin'
- C.
Like A Rolling Stone
- D.
Don't Think Twice
- 24.What folk magazine did Bob Dylan contribute to on a regular basis in the early 1960's?
- A.
Broadside
- B.
Speak Out!
- C.
Hootenanny
- D.
Sing Out!
- 25.Which Bob Dylan song was performed by Bruce Springsteen during the Amnesty International Tour?
- A.
Chimes Of Freedom
- B.
All Along The Watchtower
- C.
Masters Of War
- D.
Dignity
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