James Taylor Trivia: Test Your Knowledge of the Legend

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1.

Which single was a James Taylor hit in 1971?

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Answer: You've Got A Friend
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What year did James Taylor have the hit single "Fire And Rain" on Warner Bros.?

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Answer: 1970
3.

What year did James Taylor have the hit single "Handy Man" on Columbia?

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Answer: 1977
4.

What was the name of the singer who James Taylor married in 1972?

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Answer: Carly Simon
5.

Why was James Taylor committed to a mental hospital?

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Answer: Depression
6.

Early in his career James Taylor became addicted to which drug?

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Answer: Heroin
7.

Who wrote James Taylor's hit "You've Got a Friend"?

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Answer: Carole King
8.

James Taylor had a hit in 1975 with his cover of which Marvin Gaye song?

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Answer: How Sweet It Is
9.

What country gave James Taylor the title of a hit song?

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Answer: Mexico
10.

Where has James Taylor "Never Been but'd sure like to go"?

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Answer: Mexico
11.

Carly Simon and James Taylor recorded Mockingbird in 1972. Which duo first released the song and had a hit with it 9 years earlier?

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Answer: Inez And Charlie Foxx
12.

What decade is the hit single "You've Got A Friend" by James Taylor from?

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Answer: Seventies
13.

What decade is the hit single "How Sweet It Is" by James Taylor from?

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Answer: Seventies
14.

What is the name of James Taylor's eldest son?

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Answer: Ben
15.

In what state was James Taylor born?

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Answer: Massachusetts
16.

What was the name of James Taylor's first band?

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Answer: Flying Machine
17.

James Taylor signed his first solo record contract with which label?

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Answer: Apple Records
18.

"Sweet Baby James" contains James Taylor's version of what folk classic?

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Answer: Oh Susanna
19.

James Taylor made an appearance on which TV series in 1994?

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Answer: The Simpsons
20.

James Taylor played on the bill for which 2004 political tour?

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Answer: Vote For Change
21.

Which James Taylor song details his experience in a mental asylum?

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Answer: Fire And Rain
22.

"James Taylor at Christmas" was released by which greeting card company?

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Answer: Hallmark
23.

James Taylor's first gold single was which song?

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Answer: You've Got A Friend
24.

James Taylor's father was the dean of medicine at which ACC school?

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Answer: University of North Carolina
25.

What was the first instrument James Taylor learned to play?

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Answer: Cello
26.

What was James Taylor's first hit single?

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Answer: Fire and Rain
27.

What was the only hit single on James Taylor's debut album?

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Answer: Carolina in My Mind
28.

James Taylor contributed a song to the soundtrack of which 2006 animated film?

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Answer: Cars
29.

James Taylor worked with a member of which band on a 1971 film?

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Answer: The Beach Boys
30.

Where was "James Taylor In Concert", a film of a 1979 concert, recorded?

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Answer: Ohio
31.

James Taylor has an honorary doctorate from which college?

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Answer: Berklee College
32.

James Taylor won a Best Pop Album Grammy for which album?

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Answer: Hourglass
33.

James Taylor won his first Grammy for which song?

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Answer: You've Got a Friend
34.

James Taylor appeared at what infamous 1969 concert?

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Answer: Newport Folk Festival
35.

With whom did James Taylor share the bill at the 1985 concert "Rock in Rio"?

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Answer: Ozzy Osbourne
36.

James Taylor played at which legendary 1979 concert?

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Answer: No Nukes Show
37.

Which James Taylor song is rumored to be about a plane crash?

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Answer: Fire And Rain
38.

Which James Taylor song is about his father helping him deal with his drug addiction?

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Answer: Jump Up Behind Me
39.

Which song did James Taylor write about a memorable concert experience?

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Answer: Only a Dream in Rio
40.

Which album features James Taylor on the cover in a white suit?

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Answer: Gorilla
41.

What was the first James Taylor solo album not to feature the singer on its cover?

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Answer: Flag
42.

Which album cover features James Taylor with his back to the camera?

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Answer: In the Pocket
43.

Which James Taylor song discusses his relationship with his third wife?

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Answer: On The 4th Of July
44.

Which Beatles song did James Taylor cover on his album "Flag"?

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Answer: Day Tripper

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