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Quiz about Who Died First in Rock and Roll

Who Died First in Rock and Roll? Quiz

And the quiz begins... People liked my First in Death quiz so much I decided to do a rock and roll sequel! It's easy, you have to determine which rock star met his maker first.

A multiple-choice quiz by bolan. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
bolan

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
12,792

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
5431

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these rock pioneers died first? Hint

Jimi Hendrix

Jim Morrison

Janis Joplin

Bill Haley

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which one of these 90s musicians went first? Hint

Kurt Cobain

Kristen Pfaff

Shannon Hoon

Tupac Shakur

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these Rock Tragedies occurred first? Hint

Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash

The Day the Music Died (Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper)

Randy Rhoads Plane Crash

Metallica Bus Crash

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these 'teen idol' singers took their good looks to the grave first? Hint

Ricky Nelson

Sal Mineo

Marc Bolan

Andy Gibb

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Question 5 of 10

5. Drugs ... nasty business that has been the plague of Rock and Roll for years. Which one of these stars overdosed first? Hint

Hillel Slovak

Shannon Hoon

Tim Buckley

Bradley Nowell

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Question 6 of 10

6. Suicide is also a plague among artistic types. Which of these artists resorted to it first? Hint

Michael Hutchence (Inxs)

Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)

Pete Ham (Badfinger)

Tommy Boyce (Boyce, Hart, Dolenz and Jones)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Ooo ... mysterious circumstances. All of these performers died under them. Which one went first? Hint

Mia Zapata (The Gits)

Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones)

Chet Baker

Bobby Fuller

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Question 8 of 10

8. The old Dead at 27 club. Which one of its members joined it first? Hint

Brian Jones (Rolling Stones)

Jim Morrison (The Doors)

Mia Zapata (The Gits)

Jimi Hendrix

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Question 9 of 10

9. Airplanes are dangerous to the budding musician. We all know about the day the music died, but which of these other musicians was the first to go down with an aircraft? Hint

Jim Croce

Ronnie Van Zant

John Denver

Otis Redding

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Question 10 of 10

10. Four wheeled death machines, automobiles: which one of these artists was the first to die in an automobile? Hint

Cliff Burton (Metallica)

Marc Bolan (T. Rex)

Harry Chapin

Keith Godcheaux (Grateful Dead)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these rock pioneers died first?

Answer: Jimi Hendrix

Jimi was the first to go. Joplin lasted another two months and Morrison went another year or so. Elvis didn't join the heavenly rock band until 1977 and Bill Haley went up there in 1981.

2. Which one of these 90s musicians went first?

Answer: Kurt Cobain

Kurt was, unfortunately, the first of this bunch to go. He committed suicide in April of 1994.

3. Which of these Rock Tragedies occurred first?

Answer: The Day the Music Died (Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper)

The Day the Music Died was the first major rock and roll calamity. The plane they were on hit the ground soon after takeoff, taking away three of the brightest stars of the 50s.

4. Which of these 'teen idol' singers took their good looks to the grave first?

Answer: Sal Mineo

Sal Mineo, a big time teen stage and screen star of the 50s, was murdered in 1976.

5. Drugs ... nasty business that has been the plague of Rock and Roll for years. Which one of these stars overdosed first?

Answer: Tim Buckley

Tim Buckley died of a Heroin overdose caused by sniffing an excessive amount of the drug on a dare. He passed away on 29 June 1975.

6. Suicide is also a plague among artistic types. Which of these artists resorted to it first?

Answer: Pete Ham (Badfinger)

Badfinger was a doomed band, with several members dying of various circumstances. Pete Ham was the first of this bunch to take the drastic step.

7. Ooo ... mysterious circumstances. All of these performers died under them. Which one went first?

Answer: Bobby Fuller

Bobby Fuller, from his self titled quartet, died of mysterious circumstances in 1966. His badly beaten body was found dead of asphyxia caused by forced inhalation of gasoline.

8. The old Dead at 27 club. Which one of its members joined it first?

Answer: Brian Jones (Rolling Stones)

Brian Jones fell into a swimming pool in 1969, a full year before Hendrix and Joplin entered the club.

9. Airplanes are dangerous to the budding musician. We all know about the day the music died, but which of these other musicians was the first to go down with an aircraft?

Answer: Otis Redding

Poor Otis Redding never got to see Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay reach number one on the charts. He recorded it a mere three days before his plane plunged into Lake Monona near Madison, WI. Of course he was lucky in a way too ... he never had to hear Michael Bolton decimate it over 20 years later either.

10. Four wheeled death machines, automobiles: which one of these artists was the first to die in an automobile?

Answer: Marc Bolan (T. Rex)

Marc Bolan died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident that occured in 1977. He was a passenger in a mini driven by his common law wife Gloria Jones.

Source: Author bolan

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