The Legend Lives On Trivia Quiz

Answer: Otis Redding

Otis Redding died in an airplane crash on December 10, 1967. His single "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" was posthumously released on January 8, 1968. This song became the first posthumously released single to hit number one on the United States Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: Selena

Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, more commonly known by her stage name Selena, was murdered by the president of her fan club. Selena was a rising star in genre of tejano music. Selena's song "Dreaming of You" was posthumously released on August 14, 1995.

Answer: Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin died of an accidental heroin overdose on October 4, 1970. The song "Me and Bobby McGee" was a song from Janis Joplin's 1971 posthumously released album "Pearl". The song was the second posthumously released single to hit number one on the United States Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison died of a heart attack on December 6, 1988. Orbison's song "You Got It" was posthumously released worldwide in January of 1989. The song included backing vocals from several of Orbison's bandmates in the Traveling Wilburys.

Answer: Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson died from cardiac arrest on June 25, 2009. The duet "Love Never Felt So Good" by Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake was recorded for Jackson's 2014 posthumously released album "Xscape". The song was co-written by Jackson and Paul Anka in 1983.

The song was originally recorded as a demo track in 1983. A duet version of the song featuring Justin Timberlake was mixed in 2014.

Answer: The Notorious B.I.G.

The Notorious B.I.G. was murdered March 9, 1997 in Los Angeles, California. The 1997 single "Mo Money Mo Problems" by the Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase was posthumously released on July 11, 1997. The song was recorded for the Notorious B.I.G.'s 1997 album "Life After Death".

Answer: Jim Croce

Jim Croce died in a plane crash on September 20, 1973. Jim Croce's posthumously released single "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song" was released in March of 1974. The song was recorded for Croce's 1973 album "I Got a Name".

Answer: Bob Marley

Bob Marley died after a battle with acral lentiginous melanoma in 1981. In 1983, Bob Marley and the Wailers released the posthumous single "Buffalo Soldier". The song referenced the black United States cavalry regiments that fought in the Indian Wars.

Answer: Tupac Shakur

Tupac Shakur was murdered on September 7, 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Eight days after the murder, Tupac's song "I Ain't Mad at Cha" was posthumously released worldwide as a single. The song was the fifth single released from Tupac's 1996 album "All Eyez on Me".

Answer: John Lennon

John Lennon was murdered by a fan named Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980. The song "Nobody Told Me" was the lead single from John Lennon's posthumously released 1984 album "Milk and Honey". The song was partially recorded by John Lennon before his death. The song was later completed by John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono in 1983.