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19 Grateful Dead quizzes and 250 Grateful Dead trivia questions.
1.
  The Best of 1967-1972   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
I shall give you a sampling from the lyrics of a song and the name of the album on which it appeared. You will tell me the name of the song. No obscure songs here. Only the best from the era (1967-1972)!
Average, 20 Qns, OofahLandian, Feb 28 15
Average
OofahLandian
425 plays
2.
  Ipod Shuffle 34: The Grateful Dead   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This iPod shuffle is all about Rock and Roll's longest, strangest trip, The Grateful Dead!
Average, 10 Qns, berenlazarus, Jun 08 10
Average
berenlazarus
822 plays
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  Grateful Dead Lyrics 1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These are some of the more commonly heard songs. Enjoy!
Easier, 10 Qns, dicentra, Sep 22 16
Easier
dicentra
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  Grateful Dead Title Characters Part II    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
There are a great many songs by the Grateful Dead that tell stories with many rich characters. This quiz is another about those characters which appear in the song titles. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, OofahLandian, Feb 20 15
Average
OofahLandian
330 plays
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  15 Grateful Dead Lyrics Questions    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Match the lyrics to the song. Multiple Choice questions.
Average, 15 Qns, indra, Feb 22 09
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indra
2391 plays
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  Grateful Dead - The 1980s   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
The third quiz covers the third decade. Good luck.
Tough, 20 Qns, ashlybug, Sep 08 09
Tough
ashlybug
2141 plays
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  Sugaree and the Do-Dah Man: Grateful Dead Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
You don't have to smash an ice cream cone against your forehead or pass around concert setlists to play this quiz about America's most unlikely rock stars: the Grateful Dead. Slip on a tie-dye or a poncho and let's crank it up!
Average, 10 Qns, CmdrK, Mar 24 22
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CmdrK gold member
Mar 24 22
196 plays
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  Multiple Choice Quiz about Grateful Dead Lyrics   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
So many amazing songs to choose from...I'll give you the lyrics and you name the song.
Average, 10 Qns, tigerdali, Oct 29 05
Average
tigerdali
1975 plays
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  Grateful Dead Title Characters Part I   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Many songs by the Dead tell stories with many rich characters. This quiz is about those characters which appear in the titles. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, OofahLandian, Feb 15 15
Average
OofahLandian
249 plays
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  Grateful Dead   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Grateful Dead created timeless music for their faithful followers for decades. To the 'faithful' these should be pretty easy questions. For those unfamiliar, what a great opportunity to learn about this historic band.
Average, 10 Qns, cledawg, Apr 27 14
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cledawg
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trivia question Quick Question
The narrator of which Grateful Dead song tells the title character to "settle down easy"?

From Quiz "Grateful Dead Title Characters Part II"




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  Grateful Dead - The 1990s   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This is the fourth in a series of quizzes about my favorite band. Hope you enjoy it.
Tough, 20 Qns, ashlybug, Apr 30 09
Tough
ashlybug
2276 plays
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  Obscure Grateful Dead For True Fans    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
This is the last of a series of Grateful Dead quizzes. Hope you enjoy this one.
Tough, 20 Qns, ashlybug, Apr 30 10
Tough
ashlybug
2699 plays
13.
  The Best of 1973-1980    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
I shall give you a sampling from the lyrics of a song and the name of the album on which it appeared. You will tell me the name of the song. No obscure songs here. Only the best from the era (1973-1980)!
Average, 15 Qns, OofahLandian, Mar 12 15
Average
OofahLandian
226 plays
14.
  A Deadhead's Delight   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you are a Deadhead, then you must try your hippie knowledge on these questions.
Tough, 10 Qns, imagroovy1, Jul 24 09
Tough
imagroovy1
1466 plays
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  Average Grateful Dead Tunes Trivia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'll give you the first line, you give me the song...
Average, 10 Qns, tjwtjv, Feb 05 08
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tjwtjv
2695 plays
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  Take this Grateful Dead Tunes Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Get out your tie-dies, deadheads. Easy for the faithful... just identify which song these lines come from.
Easier, 10 Qns, max829, Jul 24 04
Easier
max829
4019 plays
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  Grateful Dead - The 1970s   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Grateful Dead trivia from the 1970s.
Difficult, 20 Qns, ashlybug, Apr 30 09
Difficult
ashlybug
2262 plays
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  For The Deadheads Out There    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz will be easy for the true Deadhead. Give it a try and bring back memories of some great music from the Grateful Dead. Have fun!
Easier, 10 Qns, califredrose, Mar 20 11
Easier
califredrose
3501 plays
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  What a Long Strange Trip it's Been!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Members, lyrics, and Dead Head facts.
Average, 10 Qns, paco4561, Jan 02 11
Average
paco4561
780 plays

Grateful Dead Trivia Questions
1. Wherever this Grateful Dead title character goes, "the people all complain". What is his name?

From Quiz Grateful Dead Title Characters Part II

Answer: St. Stephen

From the 1969 song, "St. Stephen": "Saint Stephen with a rose In and out of the garden he goes Country garden in the wind and the rain Wherever he goes the people all complain" The song first appeared on the studio album "Aoxomoxoa" and then on the live album "Live/Dead" released in the same year. Stephen is referenced in the New Testament of the Bible and considered to be the first Christian martyr.

2. From which state does the Grateful Dead title character "Jack Straw" hail?

From Quiz Grateful Dead Title Characters Part I

Answer: Kansas

At the end of the song, we hear the following lyrics: "Jack Straw from Wichita Cut his buddy down" In this song from "Europe '72", Jack Straw becomes more and more agitated by the reckless behavior and attitude of his "buddy" Shannon. In the end, Jack Straw takes Shannon's life and buries him in a shallow grave. Wichita, with a population of over 380,000 people, is the 49th largest city in the United States.

3. Jerry Garcia was an unlikely lead guitarist due to which loss?

From Quiz Grateful Dead

Answer: middle finger

Jerry lost his right middle finger as a little boy while his brother was cutting firewood which Jerry was steadying.

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

From Quiz What a Long Strange Trip it's Been!

Answer: Tom Constanten

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

5. The 1969 single "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley featured backup vocals from what Grateful Dead band member?

From Quiz Ipod Shuffle 34: The Grateful Dead

Answer: Donna Jean Godchaux

Donna Jean Godchaux provided backup vocals for this hit single before she joined The Grateful Dead. "Suspicious Minds" was Elvis's last number one single in the United States until his death in 1977. Donna meet and married Keith Godchaux in 1970. She contributed vocals to recordings by Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Cher, and The Jerry Garcia Band.

6. Which Grateful Dead song are these lyrics from? "Stood upon a mountain top, Walked barefoot in the snow, Gave the best we had to give, How much we'll never know, We'll never know"

From Quiz Grateful Dead Lyrics

Answer: "Days Between"

This Garcia/Hunter song was first played at The Oakland Coliseum on February 22, 1993. This show was also the first time the boys played "Lazy River Road".

7. How many times was Jerry Garcia court-martialed while he was in the U.S. Army?

From Quiz Obscure Grateful Dead For True Fans

Answer: 2

Garcia was in the Army for 9 months, being discharged in 1960. He was stationed at the Presidio in San Francisco and was court-martialed twice. He was also AWOL eight times.

8. In which year did the Grateful Dead play their last New Year's Eve concert?

From Quiz Grateful Dead - The 1990s

Answer: 1991

After Bill Graham died earlier in the year, the band announced that the 1991 NYE show would be played as a tribute to him and would be the last until 1999. Unfortunately, other events occurred, and 1991 was the last one ever.

9. Where was the Grateful Dead's first show in Europe played?

From Quiz Grateful Dead - The 1970s

Answer: Newcastle-Under-Lyme, England

The Dead played the Hollywood Festival in Newcastle on May 24th, 1970. It was their first venture into Europe.

10. Lets start with an easy one. What drug is mentioned in 'Casey Jones'?

From Quiz Grateful Dead Lyrics 1

Answer: cocaine

Everyone knows this one! 'Driving that train, high on cocaine, Casey Jones you better watch your speed.'

11. On which album cover did the Grateful Dead first feature a rose?

From Quiz Sugaree and the Do-Dah Man: Grateful Dead Trivia

Answer: American Beauty

"American Beauty" was the second of the Dead's two 1970 albums. It and "Workingman's Dead" marked a turn from their early psychedelic style to a more country, or "Americana" sound. "Friend of the Devil" and "Sugar Magnolia" were two of the standout songs from the album. The rose drawn on the album cover was of the American Beauty variety.

12. From the Grateful Dead's album 'Europe 1972', What's the missing word from this song, 'Brown Eyed ________'?

From Quiz For The Deadheads Out There

Answer: Woman

13. 'I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be'

From Quiz Grateful Dead Tunes

Answer: Not Fade Away

14. The narrator of which Grateful Dead song tells the title character to "settle down easy"?

From Quiz Grateful Dead Title Characters Part II

Answer: Ramble on Rose

Althea actually told the narrator to "settle down easy, Jim". Ramblin' Rose is told by the narrator to "settle down easy" as the chorus shows: "Did you say your name was Ramblin' Rose? Ramble on, baby Settle down easy Ramble on, Rose" There are many allusions made in "Ramble on Rose", from Billy Sunday to Mary Shelly. It appeared on the Grateful Dead live album, "Europe '72".

15. Whose father warned him that he'd never get far, because "there isn't really very far to go"?

From Quiz Grateful Dead Title Characters Part I

Answer: Dupree

In "Dupree's Diamond Blues", written by Hunter and Garcia, Dupree gets sentenced to death for robbing a jewelry store (and killing the jewelry man) while trying to procure a diamond ring for his "baby". The moral of the story is that a woman can drive a man to do some terrible things.

16. Though the band played continuously for 30 years they only produced one top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.. Which song went all the way to number nine?

From Quiz Grateful Dead

Answer: Touch of Grey

In 1987 The Grateful Dead emerged into the top 40 scene with 'Touch Of Grey'. Interestingly many of the band's faithful following felt the song was a sell out and rejected the new album and new fans.

17. 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?

From Quiz What a Long Strange Trip it's Been!

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".

18. Jerry Garcia contributed the title to what Jefferson Airplane album?

From Quiz Ipod Shuffle 34: The Grateful Dead

Answer: Surrealistic Pillow

In 1967, The Grateful Dead contacted Davis Hassinger, the engineer for The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and Jefferson Airplane's "Surrealistic Pillow" to produce their debut album, "The Grateful Dead". Garcia both contributed the title to "Surrealistic Pillow" and also was a session musician for that album. Phil Lesh had this to say about their debut: "To my ear, the only track that sounds at all like we did at the time is Viola Lee Blues. ... None of us had any experience with performing for recording ... although the whole process felt a bit rushed.""

19. What was the last song ever to be played by the Grateful Dead in concert?

From Quiz A Deadhead's Delight

Answer: Box of Rain

July 9, 1995 was the last show that The Grateful Dead ever did because Jerry Garcia died shortly after. It was at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois and they performed an encore in which first Jerry sang his swan song "Black Muddy River" then the last song, "Box of Rain" wrapped up the encore.

20. Which Grateful Dead song are these lyrics from? "To lie with you, once more, to lie with you. With our bodies entwined together To wake beside you, my love still sleepin'. To tell sweet lies, one last time and say goodnight"

From Quiz Grateful Dead Lyrics

Answer: "To Lay me Down"

This Garcia/Hunter tune was first played at The Matrix in San Francisco on July 30, 1970. The lineup that night also included "New Riders of The Purple Sage".

21. What was the name of the first official Grateful Dead fan club?

From Quiz Obscure Grateful Dead For True Fans

Answer: The Golden Road to Unlimited Devotion

Founded in 1965, the cost to join was $1.00. The song 'The Golden Road to Unlimited Devotion', which appeared on the band's first album, was named for the fan club.

22. In what year was the first Further Festival held?

From Quiz Grateful Dead - The 1990s

Answer: 1996

Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bruce Hornsby all brought their own bands along for the first Further Festival in 1996.

23. In August of 1971 the band played a benefit concert at the Terminal Island Correctional Facility in San Pedro, California. Who was the benefit for?

From Quiz Grateful Dead - The 1970s

Answer: Owsley Stanley

Owsley Stanley, one-time chemist and sound engineer for the Grateful Dead was the beneficiary.

24. Who (or what) is asked 'don't murder me, I beg of you don't murder me'?

From Quiz Grateful Dead Lyrics 1

Answer: Dire Wolf

25. What was the Grateful Dead's first number one hit record?

From Quiz Sugaree and the Do-Dah Man: Grateful Dead Trivia

Answer: Touch of Grey

Written in 1982, "Touch of Grey" finally was included on an album, which was 1987's "In the Dark". The song was about getting older and making the best of it. It reached number one on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 9 on its Hot 100 list. It was also the band's first music video. As one of the band members (probably Jerry) said: "It took us 20 years to get a hit record, but we were never in a hurry".

26. Can you finish this album's title? 'Terrapin __________'.

From Quiz For The Deadheads Out There

Answer: Station

27. 'She's got everything delightful, she's got everything I need'

From Quiz Grateful Dead Tunes

Answer: Sugar Magnolia

28. The narrator repeatedly asks which title character not to "come round here anymore"?

From Quiz Grateful Dead Title Characters Part II

Answer: Bertha

The chorus of the song provides the basis of the question: "I had to move Really had to move That's why if you please I am on my bended knees Bertha, don't you come around here anymore" "Bertha" appeared as the first song on the 1971 album "Grateful Dead", often referred to as "Skull and Roses" (based on the cover art) to distinguish it from the Dead's first eponymous album. The band wanted to name the album something quite different, but the record company refused because of the obscene nature of the proposed title.

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