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Joplin Trivia Trivia Quiz

A multiple-choice quiz by letsrock73. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
letsrock73

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
45,127

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2173

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. What state was Janis born in? Hint

Arkansas

New York

Texas

California

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Question 2 of 10

2. Janis was once titled the ugliest one of these on her college campus... Hint

singer

man

dancer

student

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Question 3 of 10

3. Janis Joplin once smashed a whiskey bottle over which rocker's head? Hint

Grace Slick

Country Joe

Jerry Garcia

Jim Morrison

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Question 4 of 10

4. Janis and her friends in Austin often played at this popular bar in Austin... Hint

Avalon Ballroom

Blue Elephant

Threadgill's

The Fillmore

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the lyrics to the song 'Summertime', Janis states: 'One of these mornings you're gonna rise up...' doing what? Hint

singing

dancing

laughing

smoking

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Question 6 of 10

6. What was Janis Joplin's nickname, given to her by her hippie peers throughout the Haight? Hint

Mama

Rose

Pearl

Trippy

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which famous NFL football coach went to school with Janis Joplin and often poked fun at her? Hint

Tom Landry

George Hallas

Barry Switzer

Jimmy Johnson

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was Janis's drug of choice? Hint

LSD

marijauna

mushrooms

alcohol

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Question 9 of 10

9. Janis recorded what popular 'show tune?' Hint

'Little Girl Blue'

'New York, New York'

'Meet Me in St. Louis'

'Easter Parade'

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Question 10 of 10

10. In her 1969 appearence on 'The Dick Cavett Show', Janis tells Dick: 'You're a real swinger...I can tell by your...' Hint

tie

shoes

hair

manicure

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What state was Janis born in?

Answer: Texas

Janis Joplin was born in Port Arthur, Texas.

2. Janis was once titled the ugliest one of these on her college campus...

Answer: man

Janis Joplin was voted the ugliest man on campus in a 1962 publication of the Ranger, the school magazine.

3. Janis Joplin once smashed a whiskey bottle over which rocker's head?

Answer: Jim Morrison

Janis once got tired of Jim Morrison's total drunken belligerance at a party in San Fransisco, so she smashed a bottle of Southern Comfort across Jim's head as he was sitting in his car.

4. Janis and her friends in Austin often played at this popular bar in Austin...

Answer: Threadgill's

On Thursday evenings, Janis and her Austin gang sang at Ken Thredgill's bar, a converted gas station on the outskirts of town.

5. In the lyrics to the song 'Summertime', Janis states: 'One of these mornings you're gonna rise up...' doing what?

Answer: singing

6. What was Janis Joplin's nickname, given to her by her hippie peers throughout the Haight?

Answer: Pearl

Janis was called 'Pearl' by most of the people in the Haight. She would only let a select few people refer to her as 'Tex'.

7. Which famous NFL football coach went to school with Janis Joplin and often poked fun at her?

Answer: Jimmy Johnson

Jimmy Johnson attended Thomas Jefferson High with Janis. In his own tell all biography he admits to 'picking' on her.

8. What was Janis's drug of choice?

Answer: alcohol

Unlike other hippies in the scene, Janis never cared for the hallucinogenic party drugs of her peers. She preferred Southern Comfort whiskey until she discovered heroin, which she died from in 1970.

9. Janis recorded what popular 'show tune?'

Answer: 'Little Girl Blue'

Janis fell under great criticism for recording the song written by Rodgers and Heart.

10. In her 1969 appearence on 'The Dick Cavett Show', Janis tells Dick: 'You're a real swinger...I can tell by your...'

Answer: shoes

Source: Author letsrock73

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