Lynyrd Skynyrd Trivia

1. Out on tour in 1973 after signing a contract with MCA, for what established British band did Lynyrd Skynyrd open the show?

From Quiz Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Answer: The Who

Lynyrd Skynyrd toured with The Who on their U.S leg of the "Quadrophenia" tour. At the time, The Who was also signed with MCA. This tour helped establish Skynyrd's fan base into 1974.

From Quiz Lynyrd Skynyrd: From the Beginning

Answer: Bob Burns

Yes, Burns was drummer beginning in 1964 until he quit and was replaced by Artimus Pyle in 1974. He was there when the band started up, left the group and was replaced by Rickey Medlocke for a short period of time, then re-joined just to make it for the first album.

From Quiz Original Lynyrd Skynyrd

Answer: Jacksonville, Florida.

In 1964 Ronnie Van Zant, Bob Burns, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, and Larry Junstrum, all from Jacksonville, formed a group called My Backyard. Later, after several names changes, they'd settle on Lynyrd Skynyrd. The group would continue performing together until October 20, 1977.

From Quiz Leh-nerd Skin-nerd

Answer: 1965

In 1964 Allen Collins and Gary Rossington formed a group called My Backyard. After a few months the band added Leon Wilkeson and Billy Powell and changed their name to Lynyrd Skynyrd.

From Quiz Thirty Years of Lynyrd Skynyrd

Answer: Gary Rossington

As a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, he helped usher in the Southern rock scene in the 1970s. Leading the Rossington-Collins Band, he defined the unmistakable sound in the 1980s. Back at the helm of Lynyrd Skynyrd, guitarist Gary Rossington advances the legendary music even further into the millenium.

From Quiz Anatomy of a Song: "Sweet Home Alabama"

Answer: Watergate

In the middle of the song, Lynyrd Skynyrd sing: "In Birmingham they love the governor Now we all did what we could do Now Watergate does not bother me Does your conscience bother you? Tell the truth"

From Quiz 'Gimme Three Steps'

Answer: Linda Lou

'I was cuttin' a rug, down at a place called The Jug, With a girl named Linda Lou, When in walked a man, with a gun in his hand, Lookin' for you-know-who...'

From Quiz Lynyrd Skynyrd

Answer: Larry Junstrom

Larry Junstrom was the first bassist but did not stay with the band long after they found Leon Wilkinson.

From Quiz Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Answer: One Percent

My Backyard was the original name in 1964. They soon changed the name to the Nobel Five in 1965. In 1968, after seeing a Hell's Angel's jacket, they became One Percent. Every Skynyrd fan should know that the name Lynyrd Skynyrd was from the gym teacher at their high school that hated boys with long hair; Leonard Skinner. That is what Gary Rossington named the band. That changed to Lynard Skynard and then finally to what we know today.

From Quiz Lynyrd Skynyrd: From the Beginning

Answer: (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)

As Bob Burns had just re-joined the band, Leon Wilkeson quit--right before the first album '(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)' was released. The album featured key songs, such as 'Simple Man', 'Gimme Three Steps', and the most famous song of all, 'Free Bird'.

From Quiz Original Lynyrd Skynyrd

Answer: Ronnie Van Zant

Ronald Wayne Van Zant was born on January 15, 1948. He was the founding member of this legendary group. Allen Collins and Gary Rossington played guitar, and Larry Junstrom played bass for Skynyrd.

From Quiz Leh-nerd Skin-nerd

Answer: 1977

Carrying the band between shows from Greenville, SC to LSU in Baton Rouge, LA, the chartered plane crashed near a forest in McComb, Mississippi.

From Quiz Thirty Years of Lynyrd Skynyrd

Answer: Ean Evans

Ean Evans was a long time friend of the band and joined after the death of Leon Wilkeson.

From Quiz Anatomy of a Song: "Sweet Home Alabama"

Answer: Lord, I'm coming home to you

The verse closes with "Lord, I'm coming home to you".

From Quiz Skynyrds' Ynyrds

Answer: One Percent

According to Ronnie, only one percent of musicians make a living in the music business and he planned to be one of them; hence the name! "Street Survivors" was the last album released before the plane crash that killed Ronnie, Cassie, Steve, and Dean. The King James Version was the band Leon Wilkeson quit to join Lynyrd Skynyrd, and The Whiskey Band is my old southern rock tribute band that played in NJ-NY-Ct.-Pa.!

From Quiz 'Gimme Three Steps'

Answer: man who cares

From Quiz Lynyrd Skynyrd

Answer: 3

Donnie plays for .38 Special and Johnnie now sings for Lynyrd Skynyrd.

From Quiz Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Answer: Robert E. Lee High

Robert E. Lee High school was on the west side of Jacksonville, Fl. Gary Rossington got tired about being chastised about his long hair, so he dropped out of school.

From Quiz Lynyrd Skynyrd: From the Beginning

Answer: They were born on the same exact day.

On September 14, 1949, both Steven Earl Gaines and Edward C. King were born. Both of these men helped write signature songs for Lynyrd Skynyrd, including 'Sweet Home Alabama', 'Saturday Night Special', 'Whiskey Rock-a-Roller', 'Workin' for MCA (All King's Helpings)', 'I Know a Little' (written by Steve), and 'You Got That Right' (actually featuring him singing with Ronnie Van Zant).

From Quiz Original Lynyrd Skynyrd

Answer: gym coach

Leonard Skinner was Rossington and Burns' gym coach, at Robert E. Lee High School. He was a disciplinarian who enforced the school's dress code. Burns was expelled for having his hair too long; males weren't allowed to have hair touching the collar or sideburns below the ear. Legend has it that while still going under the moniker "One Percent" Ronnie Van Zant joked, while performing on stage, that they were now called "Leonard Skinner." This name would stick, only with a different spelling.

From Quiz Leh-nerd Skin-nerd

Answer: Ronnie Van Zant, Cassie Gaines and Steve Gaines

The crash killed Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, vocalist Cassie Gaines and the pilot and copilot of the plane. Other band members were also injured. Artimus Pyle crawled out of the plane with several broken ribs, and then he ran nearly a mile to a farmhouse to try to get help. The farmer "on first seeing the wild-haired blood- and mud-encrusted drummer babbling incoherently" greeted him with a shotgun blast to his shoulder. The blast was not fatal.

From Quiz Thirty Years of Lynyrd Skynyrd

Answer: "Hell or Heaven"

These lyrics are from the band's 2003 album "Vicious Cycle".

From Quiz Anatomy of a Song: "Sweet Home Alabama"

Answer: Southern Man

The song "Southern Man" is referred to in the last line of this verse, with a little message to Neil Young thrown in for good measure: "Well, I heard mister Young sing about her Well, I heard ol' Neil put her down Well, I hope Neil Young will remember A Southern man don't need him around anyhow"

From Quiz Skynyrds' Ynyrds

Answer: Steven

Keyport, NJ's own "Little" Steven Van Zandt [note the spelling], best known as Bruce Springsteen's guitar-playing "gypsy"-garbed sideman with the E-Street band and the actor that portrays the skeevy capo Silvio on "The Sopranos", is no relation. Oldest brother Ronnie was, of course, the founder and leader of Lynyrd Skynyrd; singer/songwriter Donnie, the middle brother, is the founder and front-man of .38 Special; and youngest brother Johnny is the singer/songwriter for the Johnny Van Zant band and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

From Quiz 'Gimme Three Steps'

Answer: 'Excuse me'

From Quiz Lynyrd Skynyrd

Answer: 1977

The plane crash happened October 20, 1977.

From Quiz Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Answer: 1991

The band did reunite in 1987 as the Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute Band for the album "Southern By The Grace Of God" and a tour to support the album. They continued to tour until 1991 when Lynyrd Skynyrd could be officially used. As part of the legal settlement with the widows of Ronnie Van Zant and Steve Gaines, the name Lynyrd Skynyrd could not be used unless three of the members were part of the pre-crash band.

From Quiz Lynyrd Skynyrd: From the Beginning

Answer: Their plane crash en route to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

I could drone on for hours accounting the events of the crash, but rather I'll shorten it. The plane crashed in Gilsburg, Mississippi. Ronnie (lead singer), Steve (one of their really good guitarists), Cassie (backup), the manager, and a few more were on the airplane. The pilots both died in the crash.

From Quiz Leh-nerd Skin-nerd

Answer: 1987

1964-1977 marked the beginning for the band. Ten years later they reunited with new faces.

From Quiz Thirty Years of Lynyrd Skynyrd

Answer: Bob Burns and Ed King

The band released their second album "Second Helping", produced by Al Kooper. The album hit number twelve and the single "Sweet Home Alabama" reached number eight.

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