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Grateful Dead - The 1990s Trivia Quiz

This is the fourth in a series of quizzes about my favorite band. Hope you enjoy it.

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

Author
ashlybug

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
102,597

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
10 / 20

Plays
2276

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (19/20), Guest 174 (7/20), Guest 4 (11/20).

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Question 1 of 20

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

1991

1993

1994

1992

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Question 2 of 20

2. In what year was the first Further Festival held? Hint

1995

1997

1993

1996

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Question 3 of 20

3. In 1992, at the Barcelona Olympics, which nations basketball team was partially funded by the Grateful Dead? Hint

Lithuania

Egypt

United States

Canada

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Question 4 of 20

4. Dead.Net is the official Homepage of the Grateful Dead. What year did it come online? Hint

1994

1990

1992

1996

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Question 5 of 20

5. In what year was the Grateful Dead inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Hint

1993

1988

1994

1996

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which band member was not present at the Hall of Fame induction, but was represented on stage by a life-sized cardboard cutout of himself? Hint

Ron Mckernan

Jerry Garcia

Phil Lesh

Brent Mydland

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Question 7 of 20

7. In 1991, a longtime associate of the Grateful Dead was killed in a helicopter crash. He was born Wolfgang Crajonza but was better known as ____
______.

Answer: (Two Words (first and last names))

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Question 8 of 20

8. After nearly thirty years behind the soundboard, the Dead's chief sound engineer left the group in 1994. What was his name?

Answer: (First & last name or last name only)

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Question 9 of 20

9. The Dead only ventured outside the country once during the 1990's, a European tour. What year did they play in Europe? Hint

1990

1995

1992

1993

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Question 10 of 20

10. In 1993, Jerry Garcia collaborated with which musician to record 'Not for Kids Only'? Hint

Dave Grisman

John Kahn

Merle Saunders

Robert Hunter

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Question 11 of 20

11. Which of the following albums was not released during the 1990's? Hint

Without a Net

One From the Vault

Infrared Roses

Built to Last

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Question 12 of 20

12. During the 1990's the Grateful Dead released the first 15 volumes of 'Dick's Picks'. Which volume was the first one to feature a show actually recorded during the 90's? Hint

#14

#11

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Question 13 of 20

13. Here's a free one... My daughter Ashley attended her first Dead show when she was one year old. (True True True)

True

False

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Question 14 of 20

14. What was the last studio album that Brent Mydland, who died in 1990, played on? Hint

In the Dark

Workingman's Dead

Go to Heaven

Built to Last

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Question 15 of 20

15. Vince Welnick, who replaced Brent on keyboards, came out of which band? Hint

New Riders of the Purple Sage

The Flying Burrito Brothers

The Jerry Garcia Band

The Tubes

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Question 16 of 20

16. In 1991, Robert Hunter released a collection of his song lyrics in book form. What was the book called? Hint

Playin' in the Band

Box of Rain

The Sonnets of Orpheus

Idiot's Delight

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Question 17 of 20

17. Where was the last show the Grateful Dead played? Hint

RFK Stadium, Washington DC

Deer Creek, Indiana

Red Rocks Ampitheater, Colorado

Soldier Field, Chicago

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Question 18 of 20

18. What was the last song the Dead played? Hint

Brokedown Palace

Not Fade Away

U.S. Blues

Box of Rain

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Question 19 of 20

19. How old was Jerry Garcia when he died? Hint

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Question 20 of 20

20. True or false: The day Jerry Garcia died, Bob Weir canceled the Ratdog show scheduled for that night.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

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

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.

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

Answer: 1996

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

3. In 1992, at the Barcelona Olympics, which nations basketball team was partially funded by the Grateful Dead?

Answer: Lithuania

The Lithuanians won the bronze medal and showed up on the podium wearing tie-dyed warm-up outfits complete with skeleton logo.

4. Dead.Net is the official Homepage of the Grateful Dead. What year did it come online?

Answer: 1994

1994 saw the Dead's launch into Cyberspace.

5. In what year was the Grateful Dead inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Answer: 1994

Many present and former members joined together on stage in Cleveland on January 19, 1994, when the Dead were inducted.

6. Which band member was not present at the Hall of Fame induction, but was represented on stage by a life-sized cardboard cutout of himself?

Answer: Jerry Garcia

Garcia wasn't present that night, so his bandmates carried the cardboard image of him onto the stage.

7. In 1991, a longtime associate of the Grateful Dead was killed in a helicopter crash. He was born Wolfgang Crajonza but was better known as ____ ______.

Answer: Bill Graham

The longtime Bay Area promoter was born in Berlin, Germany in 1931.

8. After nearly thirty years behind the soundboard, the Dead's chief sound engineer left the group in 1994. What was his name?

Answer: Dan Healy

Except for a sabbatical between late 1969 and early 1971, Healy was the 'master of the mix' for almost thirty years.

9. The Dead only ventured outside the country once during the 1990's, a European tour. What year did they play in Europe?

Answer: 1990

The Band played 11 dates in Europe during October and November of 1990.

10. In 1993, Jerry Garcia collaborated with which musician to record 'Not for Kids Only'?

Answer: Dave Grisman

Garcia cut the album with Dave Grisman, a mandolin player and longtime musical partner.

11. Which of the following albums was not released during the 1990's?

Answer: Built to Last

'Built to Last' was released in October of 1989.

12. During the 1990's the Grateful Dead released the first 15 volumes of 'Dick's Picks'. Which volume was the first one to feature a show actually recorded during the 90's?

Answer: #9

'Dick's Picks volume 9' was recorded September 16, 1990 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

13. Here's a free one... My daughter Ashley attended her first Dead show when she was one year old. (True True True)

Answer: True

She went to her first show at Atlanta's Omni in 1994. She fell asleep during the second set. She went to three Dead shows and has been to the Further Festival twice and has seen Ratdog a few times.

14. What was the last studio album that Brent Mydland, who died in 1990, played on?

Answer: Built to Last

Brent died about seven months after 'Built to Last' was released.

15. Vince Welnick, who replaced Brent on keyboards, came out of which band?

Answer: The Tubes

Welnick was the longtime keyboard player in the Tubes before joining the Dead.

16. In 1991, Robert Hunter released a collection of his song lyrics in book form. What was the book called?

Answer: Box of Rain

Hunter called the book 'Box of Rain' after a song he and Phil Lesh wrote together.

17. Where was the last show the Grateful Dead played?

Answer: Soldier Field, Chicago

On July 9, 1995, the band played for the last time at Chicago's Soldier Field.

18. What was the last song the Dead played?

Answer: Box of Rain

After the encore of 'Black Muddy River', Phil Lesh surprised everyone by going into 'Box of Rain'. That second encore of the night was the last song the band ever played on stage.

19. How old was Jerry Garcia when he died?

Answer: 53

Born in 1942, Garcia was 53 years old when he died on August 9th of 1995.

20. True or false: The day Jerry Garcia died, Bob Weir canceled the Ratdog show scheduled for that night.

Answer: false

Ratdog played at Club Casino in Hampton Beach, NH that night. Bobby closed the show with 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door'.

Source: Author ashlybug

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