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Quiz about Alices Restaurant Part One
Quiz about Alices Restaurant Part One

"Alice's Restaurant" Part One Trivia Quiz


Here is a little quiz on one of my favorite songs of all time. Hope you enjoy it.

A multiple-choice quiz by irishmanswife. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
194,430
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1990
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who sings "Alice's Restaurant"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The singer starred in a movie by the same name.


Question 3 of 10
3. Where do Alice and her husband, Ray, live? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. How much garbage was taken away from Alice and Ray's? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How did the singer get caught for dumping the trash? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What is the name of the town where this all takes place? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How many 8 x 10 color glossy photographs were taken to be used as evidence? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. How long was the singer in jail before Alice bailed him out? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Why doesn't the judge look at the 8 x 10 color glossy photographs? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The singer says, " We was fined $_____and had to pick up the garbage in the snow." How much was the fine? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who sings "Alice's Restaurant"?

Answer: Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Guthrie was born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York in 1947. He is the eldest son of Woody and Marjorie Guthrie.
2. The singer starred in a movie by the same name.

Answer: true

The song was released in 1967. The movie came out in 1969.
3. Where do Alice and her husband, Ray, live?

Answer: the church bell tower

Running nearly 30 minutes, the song was too long to be played on the radio. A local Phoenix radio station plays it every Thanksgiving at 10 a.m.
4. How much garbage was taken away from Alice and Ray's?

Answer: 1000 lbs

The song says "half a ton"; a ton is 2000 lbs, so the total amount of trash was 1000 lbs. Arlo plays many musical instruments, incuding piano, 6 & 12 string guitar and harmonica.
5. How did the singer get caught for dumping the trash?

Answer: the police found an envelope with the singer's name on it

Arlo is often joined onstage by his son Abe and daughter Sarah Lee.
6. What is the name of the town where this all takes place?

Answer: Stockbridge

In 1983, Arlo launched his own record label, Rising Sun Records.
7. How many 8 x 10 color glossy photographs were taken to be used as evidence?

Answer: 27

Arlo has acted a little since the movie, including a role on USA network's "Renegade."
8. How long was the singer in jail before Alice bailed him out?

Answer: 4 or 5 hours

Arlo has authored a children's book called "Mooses Come Walking."
9. Why doesn't the judge look at the 8 x 10 color glossy photographs?

Answer: he is blind

In 1991, Arlo purchased the old Trinity Church, where the events that inspired this song took place in 1965.
10. The singer says, " We was fined $_____and had to pick up the garbage in the snow." How much was the fine?

Answer: 50.00

Information about Arlo Guthrie, Rising Sun Records, and The Guthrie Center & Foundation can be found at "www. arlo.net".
Source: Author irishmanswife

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