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Quiz about Michigan Rocks
Quiz about Michigan Rocks

Michigan Rocks! Trivia Quiz


When most people think "Rock and Roll", Michigan isn't one of the first locations that come to mind. This is a quiz about rock and rollers from Michigan or rock and roll with a Michigan connection. Have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by woboogie. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
woboogie
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
281,712
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
622
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (6/10), Guest 73 (4/10), Guest 50 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. In the 1960s, as his career was starting out, Ted Nugent fronted for a band whose biggest hit was "Journey to the Center of the Mind". The group was called "Ted Nugent and the..." Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Mega-star Stevie Wonder was born in Michigan, but do you know his birth name? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Speaking of Saginaw, Simon and Garfunkel mention this Mid-Michigan city in which of their songs? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Canadian troubadour Gordon Lightfoot mentions Michigan and the Great Lakes area in several of his songs. His song about the 1967 Detroit race riots proved to be a touchy subject. What was the title of the song? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. The Beatles played one live concert in Michigan on Sept. 16, 1964. At which venue did they appear? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This highly successful Flint, Michigan-based hard rock band charted many hits in the '70s including "We're An American Band". Can you name them? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. You'll get no respect from me if you don't know the name of the Memphis-born, "Queen of Soul" who grew up in Detroit, the daughter of a Baptist minister. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Nineteen sixty-eight saw the first hit for this Detroit-born, Ann Arbor- raised, multi-hit rocker and his band. What was the name of the singer AND the band whose first hit was "Ramblin', Gamblin' Man"? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. This Detroit rhythm-and-blues singer's last hit "Higher and Higher" gained new life in the movie "Ghostbusters 2". Who was he? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The '70s Scottish pop band "The Bay City Rollers" are named after the quiet mid-Michigan town where I live (Bay City). But how did they get the name? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In the 1960s, as his career was starting out, Ted Nugent fronted for a band whose biggest hit was "Journey to the Center of the Mind". The group was called "Ted Nugent and the..."

Answer: Amboy Dukes

Garber Dukes is the name of an Essexville, Michigan, high school team, the others are made up. Born in Jackson, Michigan, Nugent still lives there and is a major supporter of the NRA and hunting.
2. Mega-star Stevie Wonder was born in Michigan, but do you know his birth name?

Answer: Steveland Hardaway Judkins

Born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1950, Stevie changed his name to Steveland Morris after his mother married. His first hit was "Fingertips (Part 2)" in 1963.
3. Speaking of Saginaw, Simon and Garfunkel mention this Mid-Michigan city in which of their songs?

Answer: America

"'Kathy,' I said as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh. 'Michigan seems like a dream to me now. It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw. I've gone to look for America.'"
Beautiful song.
4. Canadian troubadour Gordon Lightfoot mentions Michigan and the Great Lakes area in several of his songs. His song about the 1967 Detroit race riots proved to be a touchy subject. What was the title of the song?

Answer: Black Day in July

U.S. troops were called in to maintain order and 48 people died as a result of the rioting. "Black Day in July" was banned on many Top 40 radio stations.
5. The Beatles played one live concert in Michigan on Sept. 16, 1964. At which venue did they appear?

Answer: Olympia Stadium

All these venues are in Detroit. Olympia Stadium used to be the home of the Detroit Red Wings NHL team until they moved to Joe Louis Arena in 1979.
6. This highly successful Flint, Michigan-based hard rock band charted many hits in the '70s including "We're An American Band". Can you name them?

Answer: Grand Funk Railroad

Grand Funk Railroad disbanded in 1976. Their hit "We're an American Band" was produced by Todd Rundgren.
7. You'll get no respect from me if you don't know the name of the Memphis-born, "Queen of Soul" who grew up in Detroit, the daughter of a Baptist minister.

Answer: Aretha Franklin

Born March 25, 1942, Aretha has released more than 30 albums, won 20 Grammys and was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
8. Nineteen sixty-eight saw the first hit for this Detroit-born, Ann Arbor- raised, multi-hit rocker and his band. What was the name of the singer AND the band whose first hit was "Ramblin', Gamblin' Man"?

Answer: The Bob Seger System

Bob made a name for himself locally before he became a worldwide hit. As Bob Seger and the Last Heard, he scored his first local Detroit hit. Of course, the Silver Bullet Band, formed in 1974, recorded a string of hits including "Beautiful Loser" and "Fire Lake".
9. This Detroit rhythm-and-blues singer's last hit "Higher and Higher" gained new life in the movie "Ghostbusters 2". Who was he?

Answer: Jackie Wilson

Wilson died in 1984, aged 50, having been in a coma following a collapse on stage in 1975.
10. The '70s Scottish pop band "The Bay City Rollers" are named after the quiet mid-Michigan town where I live (Bay City). But how did they get the name?

Answer: By throwing a dart at a U.S. map

After the band became a hit, a Bay City Rollers mural was painted on the side of a riverfront motel here in town. The mural faded and the building was torn down in the 1980s.
Source: Author woboogie

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