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Original Lynyrd Skynyrd

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Introduction:
"This quiz is about a Southern Rock group from Florida. The questions will start out very easy and progressively get harder. Good luck."


1. Lynyrd Skynyrd hailed from what city?
    Orlando, Florida
    Gainesville, Florida
    Miami, Florida
    Jacksonville, Florida.


2. Who was lead singer for the group during the '60s and '70s?
    Gary Rossington
    Larry Junstrom
    Allen Collins
    Ronnie Van Zant


3. The group was named after Leonard Skinner; however, what relation did he have with the members of this group?
    English teacher
    uncle of Gary Rossington
    school bus driver
    gym coach


4. Ronnie Van Zant preferred to only wear boots while on stage.
    True
    False


5. What famous group did Lynyrd Skynyrd open for during the 1973 Quadrophenia tour?
    The Beatles
    Steely Dan
    The Who
    Creedence Clearwater Revival


6. What was significant about Hell House?
    it was a haunted house down the street from the group practiced
    it's where group performed their first concert
    it's where the group wrote their first and second albums
    it was nickname of Gary Rossington's garage


7. What was the name of group's first studio released album?
    Nuthin' Fancy
    Second Helping
    Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd
    Gimme Back My Bullets


8. How many albums did Lynyrd Skynyrd release prior to October 20, 1977?
    10
    1
    6
    12


9. Of the following names, which was not one of the original names for Lynyrd Skynyrd?
    Curtis Lowe
    My Backyard
    Conqueror Worm
    The Noble Five


10. What studio label did the group first sign with?
    Eat a Peach LPs
    RCA
    MCA
    Apple


11. "Free Bird" was a tribute to who?
    Pete Townshend
    Eric Clapton
    Duane Allman
    B.B. King


12. "One More from the Road" was recorded at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.
    True
    False


13. Why did Van Zant say the group had to stop doing the song, "Gimme Back My Bullets" during concerts?
    crowds would throw handfuls of .38 slugs on stage
    producer wanted group to focus on song Sweet Home Alabama
    prompted violence amongst young audience members
    began tarnishing group's image


14. What was Lynyrd Skyryrd's best selling album of all-time?
    Second Helping
    One More from the Road
    Street Survivors
    Nuthin' Fancy


15. Between March - June 1976, the group's tour was called ___________.
    Street Survivors
    Conqueror Worm
    Gimme Back My Bullets
    America 76


16. Which band member originally started out as a roadie for the group?
    Steve Gaines
    Gary Rossington
    Allen Collins
    Billy Powell


17. What was the highest "Free Bird" made it on the US charts?
    40
    19
    1
    50


18. Peter Rudge became the group's manager during what tour?
    Quadrophenia
    Street Survivors
    America '76
    Second Helping


19. In 1975, who replaced Bob Burns as the group's drummer?
    Billy Powell
    Gary Rossington
    Allen Collins
    Artimus Pyle


20. Who was the group's first producer?
    Tom Dowd
    Michael Cartellone
    Al Kooper
    Rickey Medlocke


21. In 1974, the group's second album, "Second Helping," peaked at number ______ on the US charts.
    1
    50
    12
    40


22. How high, on the US charts, did "Sweet Home Alabama" make it?
    1
    8
    24
    33


23. What day did the plane crash happen?
    October 20, 1977
    October 20, 1976
    October 17, 1980
    October 17, 1972


24. What was the group's destination when their plane crashed?
    Atlanta
    Memphis, Tennessee
    New Orleans
    Baton Rouge, Louisiana


25. Ronnie Van Zant married his girlfriend, Judy, in what southern city?
    Alma, Ga
    Atlanta, Ga
    Waycross, Ga
    Valdosta, Ga


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