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Dylan Covers Trivia Quiz

It is said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. This quiz is about covers of Dylan songs as well as songs Dylan has covered.

A multiple-choice quiz by skylarb. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
skylarb

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
112,955

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
2865

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 98 (9/20), Guest 189 (17/20), poohfaber (15/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. What Joan Baez album consists entirely of Dylan covers? Hint

Any Day Now

Blowin' In the Wind

Blessed Are

Ring Them Bells

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Question 2 of 20

2. It's a little-known fact that Bob Dylan wrote one of the first rap songs. Red Hot Chili Peppers performed a rap version of it. What's the song? Hint

Bob Dylan's 115th Dream

Maggie's Farm

New Orleans Rag

Subterranean Homesick Blues

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Question 3 of 20

3. Dylan has covered "Accidentally Like a Martyr" by this musician. Hint

Warren Zevon

Joan Baez

Billy Joel

Van Morrison

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Question 4 of 20

4. Bob Dylan went on tour with this Irish musician, and even covered his song "Carrying a Torch." Hint

Warren Zevon

Bono

Mark Knopfler

Van Morrison

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Question 5 of 20

5. Bob Dylan has said that Elvis Presley's version of this song is his favorite cover. Hint

Don't Think Twice, It's Alright

You Angel You

Chimes of Freedom

Tomorrow is a Long Time

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Question 6 of 20

6. Dylan covered this Simon and Garfunkel song on his album "Self Portrait." Hint

The Boxer

Days of '49

Sounds of Silence

For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her

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Question 7 of 20

7. The Neville Brothers did a cover of this song, though they took out the part about the Germans frying six million people. Hint

Hollis Brown

With God on Our Side

Neighbourhood Bully

Jokerman

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Question 8 of 20

8. The Clancy Brothers performed a cover of this song at Dylan's 30th Anniversary Special. Hint

Blowin' in the Wind

When the Ship Comes In

What Was It You Wanted?

Everything is Broken

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Question 9 of 20

9. At the turn of the century, Dylan really took to covering other rock musicians. Whose "Brown Sugar" did he perform with vigor in 2002 concerts? Hint

Neil Young

The Beatles

The Rolling Stones

Warren Zevon

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Question 10 of 20

10. Woody Guthrie was an idol of Dylan's, but has Dylan ever actually covered a Guthrie song?

Yes

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Question 11 of 20

11. What song(s) by the Grateful Dead has Dylan covered? Hint

Alabama Getaway

Neither of these

Both of these

Friend of the Devil

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Question 12 of 20

12. This band has covered Dylan's "Chimes of Freedom," "It's All Over Now Baby Blue," "It's Alright Ma," "Lay Down Your Weary Tune," and "Just Like A Woman." Hint

The Clancy Brothers

The Rolling Stones

The Beatles

The Byrds

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who has covered Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"? Hint

Guns 'N Roses and Eric Clapton

Bon Jovi and The Indigo Girls

U2 and The Grateful Dead

All of these

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Question 14 of 20

14. The band's name notwithstanding, have The Rolling Stones ever actually covered "Like a Rolling Stone"?

Yes

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Question 15 of 20

15. Jimi Hendrix immortalized this Bob Dylan song, and even Dylan himself called it Jimi's song. Hint

Like A Rolling Stone

Bob Dylan's 115th Dream

Chimes of Freedom

All Along the Watchtower

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Question 16 of 20

16. Neil Young coined this term to describe the 30th Anniversary Concert held in honor of Bob Dylan, at which numerous covers were performed.

Answer: (One Word, seven letters, starts with B)

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Question 17 of 20

17. Dylan covered Joni Mitchell's song "Big Yellow Taxi" on what album? Hint

Slow Train

Dylan

Blonde on Blonde

Bob Dylan

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Question 18 of 20

18. Dylan covered Bo Carter's "Corrina, Corrina" on what album? Hint

Bob Dylan

Another Side of Dylan

Self Portrait

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

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Question 19 of 20

19. On what album did Dylan cover "House of the Rising Sun"? Hint

Dylan

Another Side of Bob Dylan

Self Portrait

Bob Dylan

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Question 20 of 20

20. What Dylan album has the largest number of cover songs? Hint

Blonde on Blonde

Desire

Bob Dylan

Self -Portrait

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What Joan Baez album consists entirely of Dylan covers?

Answer: Any Day Now

"Ring Them Bells" has several covers on it, including the title song and "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright"; but "Any Day Now" (subtitled "Songs of Dylan") has nothing but Dylan covers.

2. It's a little-known fact that Bob Dylan wrote one of the first rap songs. Red Hot Chili Peppers performed a rap version of it. What's the song?

Answer: Subterranean Homesick Blues

This song has also been covered by the Michael Stanley Band and Wack Attack.

3. Dylan has covered "Accidentally Like a Martyr" by this musician.

Answer: Warren Zevon

He has also covered "Boom Boom Mancini" and "Lawyers, Guns, and Money", two other Zevon songs. Zevon is one of the more underrated musicians of the 20th century.

4. Bob Dylan went on tour with this Irish musician, and even covered his song "Carrying a Torch."

Answer: Van Morrison

He has also covered Van Morrison's "Real, Real Gone", and Morrison in turn has paid Dylan tribute with covers of "Just Like A Woman" and "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue."

5. Bob Dylan has said that Elvis Presley's version of this song is his favorite cover.

Answer: Tomorrow is a Long Time

Dylan has also done a cover of an Elvis song: "Can't Help Falling In Love." Elvis has also covered "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright."

6. Dylan covered this Simon and Garfunkel song on his album "Self Portrait."

Answer: The Boxer

Dylan harmonized with himself on this song. "Days of '49" is not a Simon and Garfunkel song.

7. The Neville Brothers did a cover of this song, though they took out the part about the Germans frying six million people.

Answer: With God on Our Side

Here's the omitted stanza: "When the Second World War / Came to an end / We forgave the Germans / And we were friends / Though they murdered six million / In the ovens they fried / The Germans now too /
Have God on their side."

8. The Clancy Brothers performed a cover of this song at Dylan's 30th Anniversary Special.

Answer: When the Ship Comes In

This special really makes you realize how diverse Dylan's music is. "When the Ship Comes In" meshed perfectly with that Irish sound.

9. At the turn of the century, Dylan really took to covering other rock musicians. Whose "Brown Sugar" did he perform with vigor in 2002 concerts?

Answer: The Rolling Stones

I listened to him perform this at the GMU Patriot Center in Virginia. It is an interesting (if unusual) choice for Dylan.

10. Woody Guthrie was an idol of Dylan's, but has Dylan ever actually covered a Guthrie song?

Answer: yes

He's covered "Deportees," "Grand Coulee Dam," and "Pastures of Plenty," to name but a few.

11. What song(s) by the Grateful Dead has Dylan covered?

Answer: Both of these

Dylan and the Dead put out an album together. The Dead has covered Dylan songs also, including "All Along the Watchtower" and "Ballad of a Thin Man."

12. This band has covered Dylan's "Chimes of Freedom," "It's All Over Now Baby Blue," "It's Alright Ma," "Lay Down Your Weary Tune," and "Just Like A Woman."

Answer: The Byrds

Some may gibe that The Byrds were basically a Dylan cover band. I appreciate their choosing "Chimes of Freedom" and "Lay Down Your Weary Tune," two of Dylan's most poetic--but not most popular--songs.

13. Who has covered Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"?

Answer: All of these

Pink Floyd also did a cover of this song, as have at least twenty other musicians.

14. The band's name notwithstanding, have The Rolling Stones ever actually covered "Like a Rolling Stone"?

Answer: yes

The song has also been covered by Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Jon Bon Jovi, Johnny Winter, Michael Bolton (yes, Michael Bolton), and many others.

15. Jimi Hendrix immortalized this Bob Dylan song, and even Dylan himself called it Jimi's song.

Answer: All Along the Watchtower

Hendrix did cover "Like A Rolling Stone," but it is "All Along the Watchtower" for which he is famous. The song has been covered by artists ranging from Judi Collins and Michael Bolton to Black 47 and Jane's Addiction.

16. Neil Young coined this term to describe the 30th Anniversary Concert held in honor of Bob Dylan, at which numerous covers were performed.

Answer: Bobfest

The name has stuck. Indeed, a "Bobfest Rehearsals" CD is now available.

17. Dylan covered Joni Mitchell's song "Big Yellow Taxi" on what album?

Answer: Dylan

This album was basically a series of outtakes from the "Self- Portrait" sessions.

18. Dylan covered Bo Carter's "Corrina, Corrina" on what album?

Answer: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

The album contains what is perhaps Bob Dylan's most famous song, "Blowin' in the Wind."

19. On what album did Dylan cover "House of the Rising Sun"?

Answer: Bob Dylan

The song was popularized by Woody Guthrie but originally written by Texas Alexander.

20. What Dylan album has the largest number of cover songs?

Answer: Self -Portrait

Over two thirds of the 24 songs on this album are covers of other people's songs, mostly old standards. This is generally considered by critics and fans to be one of Dylan's worst albums, but I love it.

Source: Author skylarb

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