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Mick Ronson: Fret Master Extraordinaire! Quiz

My all time favorite guitar player is Mick Ronson. He was the guitar player who helped David Bowie get into the music scene with the "Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars" music and tour. He provided string and other arrangements for that album.

A multiple-choice quiz by pupita. Estimated time: 3 mins.

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these did Mick Ronson play? Hint

violin

guitar

all of these

piano

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Question 2 of 10

2. What city in England was Mick Ronson from? Hint

London

Kingston upon Hull

Liverpool

Worcestershire

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was Mick Ronson doing when he was approached and asked to leave his job, go to London, and start playing with/for David Bowie? Hint

bricklaying

teaching astronomy

selling clothing

gardener

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Question 4 of 10

4. David Bowie wrote a song for Mott the Hoople, with whom Mick Ronson played after the "Ziggy Stardust" tour. What was this iconic song? Hint

Under Pressure

Starman

Dancing in the Streets

All the Young Dudes

5. When David Bowie first heard Mick Ronson play guitar, he thought "Now I have found my Jeff Beck!" Both Jeff Beck and Mick Ronson are on the Rolling Stones Top 100 Guitarists of All Time (2012 results).

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. How old was Mick Ronson when he died? Hint

103

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Question 7 of 10

7. What group or groups had Mick Ronson been in before joining forces with David Bowie for "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars"? Hint

Arctic Monkeys and The Rascals

The Mariners, The Crestas and The Rats

Quarrymen

Little Flames and Mini Mansions

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Question 8 of 10

8. Mick Ronson released three solo albums. This is NOT one of them. Hint

Slaughter on 10th Avenue

Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Play Don't Worry

Heaven and Hull

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Question 9 of 10

9. According to "Classic Rock" magazine (January 2008), John Mellencamp recalled the advice he received from Mick Ronson while they were working together on the "American Fool" album regarding the song "Jack and Diane". The advice was to use: Hint

theremin

jar

sarangi

baby rattles

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1991, Mick Ronson appeared with David Bowie and the remaining members of Queen, as well as many other rock and roll dignitaries at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. What song did Bowie and Ronson sing together? Hint

Under Pressure

Starman

Five Years

Heroes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these did Mick Ronson play?

Answer: all of these

Mick (Michael) Ronson was classically trained in violin as a child, also learning piano, and later guitar.

2. What city in England was Mick Ronson from?

Answer: Kingston upon Hull

Mick was born on May 26, 1946 in Hull, aka Kingston on Hull, which is in Yorkshire in England. Mick moved to London to play guitar for David Bowie in what was to become "Ziggy Stardust".

Worcestershire (besides being a sauce) is a county in the West Midlands of England. Liverpool is where the Beatles are from.

3. What was Mick Ronson doing when he was approached and asked to leave his job, go to London, and start playing with/for David Bowie?

Answer: gardener

He was marking out lines of rugby field, one of his duties as a gardener for Hull. Many of the girls at the school where he worked as a gardener had trouble keeping their eyes on the book when a shirtless Mick was toiling in the nearby field. After his death, a sculpture of a guitar was erected in those gardens in Mick Ronson's honor.

4. David Bowie wrote a song for Mott the Hoople, with whom Mick Ronson played after the "Ziggy Stardust" tour. What was this iconic song?

Answer: All the Young Dudes

David Bowie sang this song himself at many concerts in his later years, for example, in "A Reality Tour".

Answer: True

This exclusive list has long been the benchmark upon which greatness is measured. The list does shift from year to year, and I am using the 2012 results.
Jeff and Mick did play together at least one David Bowie concert (it's on YouTube).

6. How old was Mick Ronson when he died?

Answer: 46

Mick died of liver cancer at age 46 in April of 1993.

7. What group or groups had Mick Ronson been in before joining forces with David Bowie for "Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars"?

Answer: The Mariners, The Crestas and The Rats

Although Mick Ronson achieved little commercial success with any of these bands, he did get a lot of experience both of playing at different venues and travelling abroad to play guitar.

8. Mick Ronson released three solo albums. This is NOT one of them.

Answer: Once Bitten, Twice Shy

"Once Bitten, Twice Shy" is a 1975 song written and recorded by Ian Hunter, from his debut solo album "Ian Hunter", which reached Number 14 in the UK Singles Chart. It was reprised by the American group Great White in 1987.

Answer: baby rattles

During the "let it rock, let it roll" section of "Jack and Diane", baby rattles were used for percussion.

The theremin is well known as the instrument used for the "Star Trek" theme song.
The sarangi is a wooden box instrument with three strings that are plucked or played with a bow. The jar is sometimes utilized as a musical instrument by blowing into/ across the top of the lip.

Answer: Heroes

Additionally, Ian Hunter (of Mott the Hoople), Bowie, and Ronson sang " All the Young Dudes" at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.

"Under Pressure" was a song cooked up and sung by Freddie Mercury and David Bowie together. At the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, David Bowie sang "Under Pressure" with Annie Lennox.

Source: Author pupita

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