Jim Morrison Trivia Quiz

Answer: Melbourne, Florida

Jim's family often moved because his father was in the military. His sister was born in Albuquerque and his brother in Los Altos. Jim graduated from high school in Alexandria.

Answer: Navy

George Stephen Morrison became a Rear Admiral in the US Navy. He was commander of the U.S. Naval Forces in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident of August 1964. It was that Incident that got US forces embroiled in the Viet Nam war.

Answer: To attend school

Jim graduated with an undergraduate degree from UCLA's film school and the Theater Arts department of the College of Fine Arts in 1965.

Answer: Ray Manzerak

Ray Manzerak first met Jim Morrison while they were both film students at UCLA. In 1965, by complete chance they encountered each other on the beach. The two engaged in a friendly conversation; Jim told Ray that he had written some songs. Ray asked Jim to sing one of the songs; so, Jim sang "Moonlight Drive." Immediately, Ray knew that he could provide the organ music for those lyrics.

Ray then met Robbie and John (the Doors' guitarist and drummer) at a Transcendental Meditation lecture. Paul Rothschild became the Doors' producer long after the band was created and named.

Answer: William Blake

William Blake wrote at the end of the 18th century: "When the doors of perception are cleansed, man will see things as they truly are, infinite."

In the 1950s, a respected author named Aldous Huxley wrote an essay about his experience using the psychedelic drug Mescaline called "The Doors of Perception."

It is from these two sources that Jim Morrison named his band. The other names listed all served as inspirations to his songs and poems.

Answer: False

Actually, the first place that the Doors were hired to perform at was called the London Fog.

The London Fog was little more than a dive bar; but it allowed the Doors to have valuable time together developing so that they could move on to bigger and better things.

Answer: Venice Beach, California

It was during this time on the roof top, that Jim began to think of lyrics to songs.

Answer: New Haven, Connecticut

Jim had been accidentally sprayed with mace by a confused police officer, right before the New Haven concert, who did not realize that Jim was the Doors' lead signer. In the middle of his performance, a furious Morrison told the audience what had happened and began to taunt the police. Without hesitation the police walked on stage and arrested him.

Jim also got in trouble for his behavior during the Miami concert; but, was not formally arrested until well after the show to face much more serious charges.

Clips from both the Philadelphia and New York concerts appear on the Doors' "Absolutely Live" album; however, he was arrested at neither of these large venues.

Answer: "Light My Fire" and "Hello, I Love You"

"Light My Fire" went number one in the summer of 1967; and, "Hello, I Love You" went number one in the summer of 1968.

All of the other songs listed did very well on the charts, but none of them made number one in the US.

Answer: Alcoholism

Jim Morrison was known to be both a brilliant and sensitive man. Unfortunately, because of his constant drinking, most people only got to see his dark side. Many other great writers and artists have also suffered from the same disease that Jim had.

Please pray that a medical cure for alcoholism will be found soon.