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Hi there, this is my first quiz, and what better subject to start with than Bob himself! Hope you enjoy it!

A multiple-choice quiz by killingmoon. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
killingmoon

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
189,118

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1924

Last 3 plays: Guest 102 (2/10), Guest 76 (3/10), Guest 99 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was Bob Dylan's birth name? Hint

Allen Robert Zimmerman

Robert David Zimmerfeld

Robert Allen Zimmerman

David Robert Dilion

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Question 2 of 10

2. When Bob attended the University of Minnesota, what was the name of the coffee bar where he and his friends spent a great deal of their time? Hint

The Purple Onion

The Basement Bar

Cafe Wha?

The 10 o'Clock Scholar

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Question 3 of 10

3. When was Bob's first commercial release? Hint

1956

1962

1961

1964

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Question 4 of 10

4. An early album was "Another Side Of Bob Dylan". In one of the songs on this album, Bob refers to someone as a "parasite". Who is it? Hint

Carla Rotolo

Albert Grossman

Bonnie Beecher

Suzie Rotolo

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Question 5 of 10

5. From a song on "Bringing It All Back Home", who is "mixing up the medicine"? Hint

Johnny

Big Jim

Judas

Mr Jones

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which was the first album Bob recorded in Nashville, Tennessee? Hint

Nashville Skyline

Highway 61 Revisited

Bringing It All Back Home

Blonde On Blonde

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Question 7 of 10

7. Whilst recording "The Basement Tapes", who co-wrote "This Wheel's On Fire" with Bob? Hint

Ritchard Manual

Garth Hudson

Robbie Roberston

Rick Danko

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was Bob's second wife? Hint

Carolyn Dennis

Carolyn Hester

Sara Lownds

Carole Childes

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Question 9 of 10

9. When did the Never-Ending Tour begin? Hint

1988

1987

1985

1990

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Question 10 of 10

10. Complete this well known Bob quote: "Keep a good head and always carry a________". Hint

harmonica

stopwatch

lightbulb

lighter

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was Bob Dylan's birth name?

Answer: Robert Allen Zimmerman

Bob was born Robert Allen Zimmerman, but later changed his surname to Dylan, possibly after the late poet Dylan Thomas.

2. When Bob attended the University of Minnesota, what was the name of the coffee bar where he and his friends spent a great deal of their time?

Answer: The 10 o'Clock Scholar

This is also where Bob met his second serious girlfriend, Bonnie Beecher.

3. When was Bob's first commercial release?

Answer: 1962

It was of course 1962, when Bob's debut, entitled simply "Bob Dylan" was released.

4. An early album was "Another Side Of Bob Dylan". In one of the songs on this album, Bob refers to someone as a "parasite". Who is it?

Answer: Carla Rotolo

Carla Rotolo was Suzie Rotolo's older sister, and did not agree with the relationship between Bob and her sister.

5. From a song on "Bringing It All Back Home", who is "mixing up the medicine"?

Answer: Johnny

The answer is Johnny, from the song "Subterranean Homesick Blues".

6. Which was the first album Bob recorded in Nashville, Tennessee?

Answer: Blonde On Blonde

Recorded in 1966, "Blonde On Blonde" was also the first double album Bob recorded.

7. Whilst recording "The Basement Tapes", who co-wrote "This Wheel's On Fire" with Bob?

Answer: Rick Danko

"The Basement Tapes" were recorded in the mid sixties, with Bob and The Band, then known as The Hawks.

8. Who was Bob's second wife?

Answer: Carolyn Dennis

Sara Lownds was Bob's first wife, but they split in 1977. Bob married Carolyn Dennis in 1986, however they have since divorced.

9. When did the Never-Ending Tour begin?

Answer: 1988

The first concert of the Never-Ending Tour was on June the 7th, 1988, and was held in California.

10. Complete this well known Bob quote: "Keep a good head and always carry a________".

Answer: lightbulb

Bob once said this to a journalist in an early interview. Thanks for taking my Bob quiz, hope you enjoyed it!

Source: Author killingmoon

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