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Quiz about What a Long Strange Trip its Been

What a Long Strange Trip it's Been! Quiz

Members, lyrics, and Dead Head facts.

A multiple-choice quiz by paco4561. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
paco4561

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
333,088

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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764

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (4/10), Guest 67 (4/10), Guest 76 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Besides "Pigpen" McKernan, who was the first keyboardist to record and tour with the Dead? Hint

Vince Welnick

Keith Godchaux

Tom Constanten

Brett Mydland

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Question 2 of 10

2. One of the most beautiful songs the Dead ever recorded, "Box of Rain" was written by Phil Lesh and Robert Hunter. Who was the song written for? Hint

Joni Mitchell

Robert Hunter's wife

Phil's dying father

Jerry's newborn daughter

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the first band member to lose his life? Hint

Keith Godchaux

Vince Welnick

Brett Mydland

Pigpen McKernan

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Goddamn well I declare
Have you seen the like?
Their walls are built of cannonballs
Their motto is don't tread on me".

What song? Hint

Pride of Cucamonga

Friend of the Devil

Uncle John's Band

Crazy Fingers

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Question 5 of 10

5. Donna Jean Godchaux sang backup with some of the brightest stars in music. Out of the following, who has she not sung with? Hint

Elvis

Boz Scaggs

Cher

Rick Danko

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Question 6 of 10

6. In 1994 the Dead were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Who was the presenter? Hint

Bob Dylan

Roger McQuinn

Marty Balin

Bruce Hornsby

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Question 7 of 10

7. "The northern sky it stinks with greed, you can smell it heavy for miles around".

What song? Hint

Railroad Blues

Weather Report Suite

Pride of Cucamonga

Alabama Getaway

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Warlocks were the first incarnation of the The Grateful Dead. From what Palo Alto, CA band were The Warlocks formed? Hint

The Baker Street Badboys

Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions

The Silver Rythmn Kings

The Big Beat Acid Test

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Question 9 of 10

9. "I ran into Charley Phogg, he blacked my eye and he kicked my dog".

The song? Hint

Me and My Uncle

Brown Eyed Women

Tennessee Jed

Franklin's Tower

10. Perhaps the Dead's biggest commercial single, "Truckin'", chronicles a police raid on the hotel the band was staying at during a two night show in 1970. What city did this raid take place in? Hint

Los Angeles, CA

New Orleans, LA

Detroit, MI

New York, NY

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Besides "Pigpen" McKernan, who was the first keyboardist to record and tour with the Dead?

Answer: Tom Constanten

Called "TC", he broke in with the Dead in 1968.

2. One of the most beautiful songs the Dead ever recorded, "Box of Rain" was written by Phil Lesh and Robert Hunter. Who was the song written for?

Answer: Phil's dying father

According to Robert Hunter, as he notes in his anthology of lyrics; "Phil Lesh wanted a song to sing to his dying father. If ever a lyric wrote itself, this one did, as fast as the pen would pull".

3. Who was the first band member to lose his life?

Answer: Pigpen McKernan

All of these musicians were keyboardists.

4. "Goddamn well I declare Have you seen the like? Their walls are built of cannonballs Their motto is don't tread on me". What song?

Answer: Uncle John's Band

The song was covered by Jimmy Buffet on his 1994 album "Fruitcakes".

5. Donna Jean Godchaux sang backup with some of the brightest stars in music. Out of the following, who has she not sung with?

Answer: Rick Danko

Born in Alabama, Donna Jean worked as a session singer in Muscle Shoals.

6. In 1994 the Dead were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Who was the presenter?

Answer: Bruce Hornsby

Lyricist Robert Hunter was also inducted with the band.

7. "The northern sky it stinks with greed, you can smell it heavy for miles around". What song?

Answer: Pride of Cucamonga

"But the good old boys at the Greystone hotel
Sitting doin' that git on down".

8. The Warlocks were the first incarnation of the The Grateful Dead. From what Palo Alto, CA band were The Warlocks formed?

Answer: Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions

The Warlock's first show was at Magoo's Pizza in Menlo Park, CA on May 5, 1965.

9. "I ran into Charley Phogg, he blacked my eye and he kicked my dog". The song?

Answer: Tennessee Jed

"My dog he turned to me and he said; "Let's head back to Tennessee Jed".

10. Perhaps the Dead's biggest commercial single, "Truckin'", chronicles a police raid on the hotel the band was staying at during a two night show in 1970. What city did this raid take place in?

Answer: New Orleans, LA

The line "Busted, down on Bourbon Street" references this infamous police raid.

Source: Author paco4561

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