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The Byrds & Roger McGuinn

Created by ltc717

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The Byrds  Roger McGuinn game quiz
"Inspired by having recently seen Roger McGuinn in concert, I decided to create a quiz on the Byrds. Test your knowledge and learn a few things about these godfathers of country-folk-rock music."

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1. Members of the Byrds participated in numerous other well-known and influential groups. Which of the following groups never contained a member of the original Byrds line up?
    The Flying Burrito Brothers
    The Yardbirds
    Crosby, Stills & Nash
    The New Christy Minstrels


2. Which was the first of many Bob Dylan songs recorded by the Byrds?
    Chimes of Freedom
    Mr. Tambourine Man
    All I Really Want To Do
    It's All Over Now, Baby Blue


3. Did any of the Byrds' albums from the 1960s and 1970s include a cover of a song by the Beatles?
    Yes
    No


4. McGuinn wrote an original song for which of the following 1960s movies?
    Easy Rider
    The Trip
    Head
    The Nasty Rabbit


5. What is the name of the song with this repeated refrain: "Ah but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now"?
    Younger Than That Now
    Through My Years
    So Much Older
    My Back Pages


6. The song "Turn! Turn! Turn!" is based on a passage from which book of the Bible?
    Ecclesiastes
    Exodus
    Genesis
    Songs


7. According to the song "So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star," what should you do if you want to be a rock and roll star?
    Learn to play the guitar, learn to play the drums
    Get an electric guitar, take some time, and learn how to play
    Get an agent, get some threads, get your picture taken for "Rolling Stone"
    Pick up a guitar, check out the scene, write a song, go for your dream


8. One of the authors of "Eight Miles High" was afraid of flying.
    True
    False


9. In the mid-seventies, McGuinn toured with Bob Dylan's "Rolling Thunder Revue." Which of the following musicians was never part of the Revue?
    Joni Mitchell
    Janis Joplin
    Joan Baez
    T Bone Burnett


10. In what year were the Byrds inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
    1989
    1990
    1991
    1992


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