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Leh-nerd Skin-nerd Trivia Quiz

"The definitive Southern rock band, fusing the overdriven power of blues-rock with a rebellious, Southern image and a hard rock swagger." -Stephen Thomas Erlewine. Lynyrd Skynyrd is one of my favorite bands and this quiz is mostly band trivia. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by stlcards09. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
stlcards09

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
235,921

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
1960

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (8/10), Guest 8 (9/10), Guest 173 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. In which year was the band Lynyrd Skynyrd formed? Hint

1965

1987

1954

1973

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Question 2 of 10

2. What year did the tragic plane crash occur in? Hint

1975

1977

1955

1993

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Question 3 of 10

3. What band members died in the plane crash? Hint

Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant, Cassie Gaines

Ronnie Van Zant, Cassie Gaines and Steve Gaines

Gary Rossington, Allen Collins

Ronnie Van Zant

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Question 4 of 10

4. After the devastating plane crash, what year did the band reunite? Hint

1988

1979

1987

1965

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which ailment did Allen Collins die from? Hint

A car crash in 1986

A fatal gunshot to the head in 2001

Drug overdose in 1990

Pneumonia following complications from a car crash

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who took over at vocals when the band reunited? Hint

Donnie Van Zant

Bonnie Van Zant

Johnny Van Zant

Yonnie Van Zant

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Question 7 of 10

7. What albumn did the song "Free Bird" FIRST appear on? Hint

Prounounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd

Street Survivors

Second Helping

Edge of Forever

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which song did NOT appear on "Prounounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd"? Hint

Sweet Home Alabama

Simple Man

I Ain't The One

Poison Whiskey

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Question 9 of 10

9. On the albumn "Vicious Cycle" (which was released in 2003) Lynyrd Skynyrd performed a remake of the song "Gimme Back My Bullets" with which artist? Hint

Bo Bice

Sheryl Crow

Kid Rock

3 Doors Down

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which band members were inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006? Hint

Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Ed King

Johnny Van Zant, Artimus Pyle, Steve Gaines

Allen Collins, Ronnie Van Zant

Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Leon Wilkeson, Bob Burns, Billy Powell, Ed King, Artimus Pyle and Steve Gaines.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which year was the band Lynyrd Skynyrd formed?

Answer: 1965

In 1964 Allen Collins and Gary Rossington formed a group called My Backyard. After a few months the band added Leon Wilkeson and Billy Powell and changed their name to Lynyrd Skynyrd.

2. What year did the tragic plane crash occur in?

Answer: 1977

Carrying the band between shows from Greenville, SC to LSU in Baton Rouge, LA, the chartered plane crashed near a forest in McComb, Mississippi.

3. What band members died in the plane crash?

Answer: Ronnie Van Zant, Cassie Gaines and Steve Gaines

The crash killed Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, vocalist Cassie Gaines and the pilot and copilot of the plane. Other band members were also injured. Artimus Pyle crawled out of the plane with several broken ribs, and then he ran nearly a mile to a farmhouse to try to get help.

The farmer "on first seeing the wild-haired blood- and mud-encrusted drummer babbling incoherently" greeted him with a shotgun blast to his shoulder. The blast was not fatal.

4. After the devastating plane crash, what year did the band reunite?

Answer: 1987

1964-1977 marked the beginning for the band. Ten years later they reunited with new faces.

5. Which ailment did Allen Collins die from?

Answer: Pneumonia following complications from a car crash

Lynyrd Skynyrd reunited in 1987 with Van Zant's younger brother Johnny at the microphone, but tragedy struck yet again. Collins died in 1990 of pneumonia following complications from a 1986 car crash that had left him paralyzed.

6. Who took over at vocals when the band reunited?

Answer: Johnny Van Zant

Johnny was at the mic when the band reunited. He brought back the sound of his older brother.

7. What albumn did the song "Free Bird" FIRST appear on?

Answer: Prounounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd

"Free Bird" appeared on the original albumn released in 1973.

8. Which song did NOT appear on "Prounounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd"?

Answer: Sweet Home Alabama

"Sweet Home Alabama" first appeared on the albumn "Second Helping". This albumn was released in 1974.

9. On the albumn "Vicious Cycle" (which was released in 2003) Lynyrd Skynyrd performed a remake of the song "Gimme Back My Bullets" with which artist?

Answer: Kid Rock

Kid Rock brought his own unique taste to the song.

10. Which band members were inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006?

Answer: Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Leon Wilkeson, Bob Burns, Billy Powell, Ed King, Artimus Pyle and Steve Gaines.

Lynyrd Skynyrd was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006.

Source: Author stlcards09

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