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The King Of The Blues Trivia Quiz

This quiz is all about The King of the Blues, B.B. King. I hope you enjoy.

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

Author
AmonAmarth

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
276,596

Updated
Jul 23 22

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10

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Tough

Avg Score
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1. Where was B.B. King born? Hint

Natchez, Mississippi

Itta Bena, Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi

Columbus, Mississippi

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2. From what nickname do the initials B.B. come from? Hint

Beale Street Blues Boy

Better Blues Than You's

Blues Baby Big Boy

Bam Bam Blues Boy

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3. Many of B.B.'s early recordings were produced by Sam Phillips. Under which record label were these recordings? Hint

RPM Records

Sun Records

Capitol Racords

ABC-Paramount Records

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4. Who is B.B. King's favorite singer? Hint

Al Green

Michael Jackson

Buddy Guy

Frank Sinatra

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5. B.B. King's Blues Club is a great place to go for live blues and even heavy metal. Where did the first one of these clubs open? Hint

Beale Street in Memphis

Universal City Walk in Los Angeles

Times Square in New York

Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut

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6. B.B. King performed at New York's maximum security prison Sing Sing in 1972. Which female singer did he play this show with? Hint

Etta James

Joan Baez

Aretha Franklin

Janis Joplin

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7. B.B. King was once on the "Sesame Street" children's television program. What did B.B. do on the show? Hint

Sang a song called "B.B. King: The King"

Danced to jazz music with Bert and Ernie

Counted with The Count

played guitar with Bruce Stringbean and the S Street Band

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8. B.B. has been living with a disease since the mid-1990s. Do you know which disease he has? Hint

Diabetes

Microcystic Adenoma

Cancer

Cyclosporiasis

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9. B.B. King won his 14th Grammy Award in 2006, of which nine have been the Grammy award for Best Traditional Blues Album. When did he win his Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award? Hint

1997

1987

1988

1998

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10. What is the name B.B. gives to his guitars? Hint

Samantha

Lucille

Colleen

Mellissa

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where was B.B. King born?

Answer: Itta Bena, Mississippi

B.B. was born on September 16, 1925. His birth name is Riley B. King.

2. From what nickname do the initials B.B. come from?

Answer: Beale Street Blues Boy

B.B. got the nickname when he worked as a disk jockey at a local R&B radio station when he moved to Memphis, TN the second time. The first time he came to Memphis he went through a few months of hardships and decided to head back to Mississippi. The nickname was later shortened to Blues Boy and then eventually to B.B.

3. Many of B.B.'s early recordings were produced by Sam Phillips. Under which record label were these recordings?

Answer: Sun Records

Sam Phillips also produced albums for Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Roy Orbison, just to name a few.

4. Who is B.B. King's favorite singer?

Answer: Frank Sinatra

In his biography, B.B. Talks about how he used to go to bed every night listening to Sinatra's album "In The Wee Small Hours" and that he is a "Sinatra Nut."

5. B.B. King's Blues Club is a great place to go for live blues and even heavy metal. Where did the first one of these clubs open?

Answer: Beale Street in Memphis

The first B.B. King's Blues Club opened in 1991. Then came Universal City Walk in 1994, New York in 2000, and Foxwoods Casino in 2002. There are actually two clubs at Foxwoods Casino.

6. B.B. King performed at New York's maximum security prison Sing Sing in 1972. Which female singer did he play this show with?

Answer: Joan Baez

B.B. King called this his best performance to date and New York's Daily News called it one of the greatest concert moments in live entertainment.

7. B.B. King was once on the "Sesame Street" children's television program. What did B.B. do on the show?

Answer: Sang a song called "B.B. King: The King"

B.B. King, Elmo, Big Bird, and Baby Bear join in the song in which we find out that without the letter B there would be no B.B., no Bert, no Big Bird, and no Baby Bear!

8. B.B. has been living with a disease since the mid-1990s. Do you know which disease he has?

Answer: Diabetes

He is a visible spokesman in the fight against diabetes. He has been in many commercials advertising diabetes-management products.

9. B.B. King won his 14th Grammy Award in 2006, of which nine have been the Grammy award for Best Traditional Blues Album. When did he win his Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award?

Answer: 1987

Others to receive this award in 1987 are Billie Holiday, Ray Charles, The Rolling Stones, and Hank Williams Sr., just to name a few.

10. What is the name B.B. gives to his guitars?

Answer: Lucille

B.B. named his guitar Lucille after he escaped from a fire in a club he was playing in. Apparently two guys started the fire by knocking over a burning barrel of kerosene during a fight over a woman. Her name was Lucille. B.B. ran back in the building when he realized he had left his guitar inside. B.B. got out of the building and the next morning he named the guitar Lucille to remind himself to never do anything like that again! He has named every one of his guitars Lucille since that day.

Source: Author AmonAmarth

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