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"Alice's Restaurant" Part One Trivia Quiz

Here is a little quiz on one of my favorite songs of all time. Hope you enjoy it.

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

Author
irishmanswife

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
194,430

Updated
Aug 24 24

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2030

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who sings "Alice's Restaurant"? Hint

Arlo Guthrie

Roger Miller

Woody Guthrie

Peter, Paul and Mary

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Question 2 of 10

2. The singer starred in a movie by the same name.

True

False

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where do Alice and her husband, Ray, live? Hint

in the restaurant

the church bell tower

a house on the edge of town

behind the police station

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Question 4 of 10

4. How much garbage was taken away from Alice and Ray's? Hint

10,000 lbs

10 lbs

1000 lbs

100 lbs

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Question 5 of 10

5. How did the singer get caught for dumping the trash? Hint

feeling guilty, they turned themselves in

they didn't get caught

someone saw them and called the police

the police found an envelope with the singer's name on it

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Question 6 of 10

6. What is the name of the town where this all takes place? Hint

Stockbridge

Phoenix

New York City

Stockholm

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many 8 x 10 color glossy photographs were taken to be used as evidence? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. How long was the singer in jail before Alice bailed him out? Hint

4 or 5 hours

8 or 9 hours

6 or 7 hours

24 hours

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Question 9 of 10

9. Why doesn't the judge look at the 8 x 10 color glossy photographs? Hint

he is blind

the police forgot to bring them

he doesn't want to

he doesn't need to, he was the photographer

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Question 10 of 10

10. The singer says, " We was fined $_____and had to pick up the garbage in the snow." How much was the fine? Hint

50.00

75.00

25.00

100.00

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who sings "Alice's Restaurant"?

Answer: Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Guthrie was born in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York in 1947. He is the eldest son of Woody and Marjorie Guthrie.

2. The singer starred in a movie by the same name.

Answer: true

The song was released in 1967. The movie came out in 1969.

3. Where do Alice and her husband, Ray, live?

Answer: the church bell tower

Running nearly 30 minutes, the song was too long to be played on the radio. A local Phoenix radio station plays it every Thanksgiving at 10 a.m.

4. How much garbage was taken away from Alice and Ray's?

Answer: 1000 lbs

The song says "half a ton"; a ton is 2000 lbs, so the total amount of trash was 1000 lbs. Arlo plays many musical instruments, incuding piano, 6 & 12 string guitar and harmonica.

5. How did the singer get caught for dumping the trash?

Answer: the police found an envelope with the singer's name on it

Arlo is often joined onstage by his son Abe and daughter Sarah Lee.

6. What is the name of the town where this all takes place?

Answer: Stockbridge

In 1983, Arlo launched his own record label, Rising Sun Records.

7. How many 8 x 10 color glossy photographs were taken to be used as evidence?

Answer: 27

Arlo has acted a little since the movie, including a role on USA network's "Renegade."

8. How long was the singer in jail before Alice bailed him out?

Answer: 4 or 5 hours

Arlo has authored a children's book called "Mooses Come Walking."

9. Why doesn't the judge look at the 8 x 10 color glossy photographs?

Answer: he is blind

In 1991, Arlo purchased the old Trinity Church, where the events that inspired this song took place in 1965.

10. The singer says, " We was fined $_____and had to pick up the garbage in the snow." How much was the fine?

Answer: 50.00

Information about Arlo Guthrie, Rising Sun Records, and The Guthrie Center & Foundation can be found at "www. arlo.net".

Source: Author irishmanswife

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