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Michigan Rocks! Trivia Quiz

When most people think "Rock and Roll", Michigan isn't one of the first locations that come to mind. This is a quiz about rock and rollers from Michigan or rock and roll with a Michigan connection. Have fun!

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

Author
woboogie

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
281,712

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
633

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. In the 1960s, as his career was starting out, Ted Nugent fronted for a band whose biggest hit was "Journey to the Center of the Mind". The group was called "Ted Nugent and the..." Hint

Amboy Dukes

Dandy Dukes

Garber Dukes

Dukes of Earl

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Question 2 of 10

2. Mega-star Stevie Wonder was born in Michigan, but do you know his birth name? Hint

Steveland Morris

Steveland Hardaway Judkins

Steven Judkins

Stephen Morris

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Question 3 of 10

3. Speaking of Saginaw, Simon and Garfunkel mention this Mid-Michigan city in which of their songs? Hint

Kathy's Song

America

Hazy Shade of Winter

59th Street Bridge Song

4. Canadian troubadour Gordon Lightfoot mentions Michigan and the Great Lakes area in several of his songs. His song about the 1967 Detroit race riots proved to be a touchy subject. What was the title of the song? Hint

Borderstone

Bitter Green

Black Day in July

Early Morning Rain

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Beatles played one live concert in Michigan on Sept. 16, 1964. At which venue did they appear? Hint

Joe Louis Arena

Cobo Hall

Tiger Stadium

Olympia Stadium

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Question 6 of 10

6. This highly successful Flint, Michigan-based hard rock band charted many hits in the '70s including "We're An American Band". Can you name them? Hint

Grand Trunk Railroad

The Silver Bullet Band

Grand Funk Railroad

The Frost

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Question 7 of 10

7. You'll get no respect from me if you don't know the name of the Memphis-born, "Queen of Soul" who grew up in Detroit, the daughter of a Baptist minister. Hint

Diana Ross

Dionne Warwick

Phoebe Snow

Aretha Franklin

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Question 8 of 10

8. Nineteen sixty-eight saw the first hit for this Detroit-born, Ann Arbor- raised, multi-hit rocker and his band. What was the name of the singer AND the band whose first hit was "Ramblin', Gamblin' Man"? Hint

Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band

The Bob Seger System

Bob Seger Rocks

Bob Seger and the Last Heard

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Question 9 of 10

9. This Detroit rhythm-and-blues singer's last hit "Higher and Higher" gained new life in the movie "Ghostbusters 2". Who was he? Hint

Luther Vandross

Smokey Robinson

Jackie Wilson

Marvin Gaye

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Question 10 of 10

10. The '70s Scottish pop band "The Bay City Rollers" are named after the quiet mid-Michigan town where I live (Bay City). But how did they get the name? Hint

One of the band members was from Bay City

A relative attended Saginaw Valley State University, near Bay City

A wife of a band member was a Bay Cityan

By throwing a dart at a U.S. map

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the 1960s, as his career was starting out, Ted Nugent fronted for a band whose biggest hit was "Journey to the Center of the Mind". The group was called "Ted Nugent and the..."

Answer: Amboy Dukes

Garber Dukes is the name of an Essexville, Michigan, high school team, the others are made up. Born in Jackson, Michigan, Nugent still lives there and is a major supporter of the NRA and hunting.

2. Mega-star Stevie Wonder was born in Michigan, but do you know his birth name?

Answer: Steveland Hardaway Judkins

Born in Saginaw, Michigan, in 1950, Stevie changed his name to Steveland Morris after his mother married. His first hit was "Fingertips (Part 2)" in 1963.

3. Speaking of Saginaw, Simon and Garfunkel mention this Mid-Michigan city in which of their songs?

Answer: America

"'Kathy,' I said as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh. 'Michigan seems like a dream to me now. It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw. I've gone to look for America.'"
Beautiful song.

Answer: Black Day in July

U.S. troops were called in to maintain order and 48 people died as a result of the rioting. "Black Day in July" was banned on many Top 40 radio stations.

5. The Beatles played one live concert in Michigan on Sept. 16, 1964. At which venue did they appear?

Answer: Olympia Stadium

All these venues are in Detroit. Olympia Stadium used to be the home of the Detroit Red Wings NHL team until they moved to Joe Louis Arena in 1979.

6. This highly successful Flint, Michigan-based hard rock band charted many hits in the '70s including "We're An American Band". Can you name them?

Answer: Grand Funk Railroad

Grand Funk Railroad disbanded in 1976. Their hit "We're an American Band" was produced by Todd Rundgren.

7. You'll get no respect from me if you don't know the name of the Memphis-born, "Queen of Soul" who grew up in Detroit, the daughter of a Baptist minister.

Answer: Aretha Franklin

Born March 25, 1942, Aretha has released more than 30 albums, won 20 Grammys and was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Answer: The Bob Seger System

Bob made a name for himself locally before he became a worldwide hit. As Bob Seger and the Last Heard, he scored his first local Detroit hit. Of course, the Silver Bullet Band, formed in 1974, recorded a string of hits including "Beautiful Loser" and "Fire Lake".

9. This Detroit rhythm-and-blues singer's last hit "Higher and Higher" gained new life in the movie "Ghostbusters 2". Who was he?

Answer: Jackie Wilson

Wilson died in 1984, aged 50, having been in a coma following a collapse on stage in 1975.

10. The '70s Scottish pop band "The Bay City Rollers" are named after the quiet mid-Michigan town where I live (Bay City). But how did they get the name?

Answer: By throwing a dart at a U.S. map

After the band became a hit, a Bay City Rollers mural was painted on the side of a riverfront motel here in town. The mural faded and the building was torn down in the 1980s.

Source: Author woboogie

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