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A Tribute to Common Sense Trivia Quiz

This quiz is a tribute to the rapper Common, who was born as Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. in Chicago, Illinois.

A multiple-choice quiz by csk7. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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csk7

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
287,241

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which street corner is on the cover of his album "Be"? (He sings about this corner in the song "The Corner".) Hint

5th and Marcy

3rd and Market

Rocky and Kettle Grove

Stoney and Cottage Grove

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Question 2 of 10

2. What song did Common win a Grammy for in 2007 with Kanye West? Hint

The Question

South Side

Thelonious

Still

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Question 3 of 10

3. Common's first album to be released in the United States was "Resurrection".

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these songs were peformed live on "The Chapelle Show"? Hint

The Corner

The Food

The Light

Testify

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these movies was Common not featured in? Hint

Brown Sugar

Smokin' Aces

The Departed

American Gangster

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these songs was the promotional song for "Freedom Writers"? Hint

Book of Life

Doonit

Payback is a Grandmother

A Dream

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these Common songs featured R&B legend Mary J. Blige? Hint

I Used to Love H.E.R.

Come Close to Me

Break My Heart

Funky for You

8. Are these albums listed in correct chronological order?
"Can I Borrow A Dollar?", "Resurrection", "One Day It'll All Make Sense", "Like Water 4 Chocolate", "Electric Circus", "Be", "Finding Forever" and "This is Me Then: The Best of Common Sense".

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which rapper was featured in the song "Don't Come My Way" from the movie "White Boyz"? Hint

Mos Def

Slick Rick

J Dilla

Black Thought

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Question 10 of 10

10. Common's father performed as an artist/speaker in some songs on Common's albums.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which street corner is on the cover of his album "Be"? (He sings about this corner in the song "The Corner".)

Answer: Stoney and Cottage Grove

Stoney and Cottage Grove is this corner which is located in Chicago, Illinois. The other names are made up, but sound real.

2. What song did Common win a Grammy for in 2007 with Kanye West?

Answer: South Side

"South Side" was the winner for best rap performance. The other songs are with Talib Kweli, Slum Village and Mos Def.

3. Common's first album to be released in the United States was "Resurrection".

Answer: False

Common's first album was actually "Can I Borrow A Dollar?", which topped at 70 on the national R&B/Hip-Hop album charts in 1992. "Resurrection" came two years later.

4. Which of these songs were peformed live on "The Chapelle Show"?

Answer: The Food

"The Food" was performed at the end of "The Chapelle Show" with Kanye West, who has made other appearances on the show without Common.

5. Which of these movies was Common not featured in?

Answer: The Departed

In "Brown Sugar" he appeared as himself, in "Smokin' Aces" he was playing a gangster named Sir Ivy and in "American Gangster" he played Frank's cousin Turner Lucas.

6. Which of these songs was the promotional song for "Freedom Writers"?

Answer: A Dream

"A Dream" was inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s words and made into a song that was used in the promo for "Freedom Writers", which was based on a true story.

7. Which of these Common songs featured R&B legend Mary J. Blige?

Answer: Come Close to Me

"Come Close to Me" was off of Common's fifth album, "Electric Circus". "Electric Circus" also featured "New Wave". In my opinion this was not as good as his others. The incorrect songs listed above feature Bilal and Jill Scott.

8. Are these albums listed in correct chronological order? "Can I Borrow A Dollar?", "Resurrection", "One Day It'll All Make Sense", "Like Water 4 Chocolate", "Electric Circus", "Be", "Finding Forever" and "This is Me Then: The Best of Common Sense".

Answer: Yes

Although "One Day It'll All Make Sense" came out on iTunes around the time that his best-of album did (summer 2007), it was actually released in 1997, ten years before its iTunes release.

9. Which rapper was featured in the song "Don't Come My Way" from the movie "White Boyz"?

Answer: Slick Rick

Although all of these men were included in Common songs, only Slick Rick was in "Don't Come My Way".

10. Common's father performed as an artist/speaker in some songs on Common's albums.

Answer: True

"Papa's Reprise I and II" and "It's Your World" were songs that were Common's father's work. Common did not rap in these, but only added these songs to a few of his albums.

Source: Author csk7

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