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Simple Southern Rock Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz that should be fairly easy for the classic rock fan. These questions are about Southern rockers and their music that made it into the mainstream. If this is too easy try my Hard Southern Rock quiz.

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

Author
PTaylor

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
141,055

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
7020

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: johnnycat777 (8/10), Guest 72 (9/10), Guest 108 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which band is NOT included in Charlie Daniels' name-dropping hit "The South's Gonna Do It Again?" Hint

Grinderswitch

Molly Hatchet

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Marshal Tucker Band

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was Gregg Allman married to for a very brief time in the 1970's?

Answer: (One word (I Got You Babe!))

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Van Zant is in .38 Special? Hint

Ronnie

Jimmy

Johnny

Donnie

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which band was named for a high school coach? Hint

Marshall Tucker Band

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Tom Petty

Molly Hatchet

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Tampa, Florida band recorded "Green Grass and High Tides", "Hurry Sundown", and "Ghost Riders in the Sky?" Hint

The Outlaws

Mother's Finest

Point Blank

Alabama

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Question 6 of 10

6. If I leave here tomorrow...(complete this song line) Hint

Would your will include me?

Will you still be in Tennessee?

Would you still remember me?

Would you be leaving here with me?

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which group, with ties to Roy Orbison and the Classics IV, had hits with "Angel", "So Into You", "Imaginary Lover", and "Champagne Jam"? Hint

38 Special

Black Oak Arkansas

Brownsville Station

Atlanta Rhythm Section

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Question 8 of 10

8. Always at the back of the record bins, this Texas trio's early hits included "LaGrange" and "Tush." Hint

Zebra

Rush

ZZ Top

Triumph

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Question 9 of 10

9. Named for an Indian tribe, this Jacksonville band hit it big with "Train Train" and "Highway Song." Hint

Nantucket

Blackfoot

Kentucky Headhunters

Tom Tom Club

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Question 10 of 10

10. This Spartanburg, SC band had a hit with "Heard It In a Love Song" from their 1977 album "Carolina Dreams." Hint

Charlie Daniels Band

Marshall Tucker Band

Dixie Dregs

Mother's Finest

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which band is NOT included in Charlie Daniels' name-dropping hit "The South's Gonna Do It Again?"

Answer: Molly Hatchet

"The train to Grinderswitch is runnin' right on time, Tucker boys are cookin' down in Caroline, People down in Florida cain't be still when old Lynyrd Skynyrd's pickin' down in Jacksonville." At the time this song was recorded Molly Hatchet had not debuted on the national scene.

2. Who was Gregg Allman married to for a very brief time in the 1970's?

Answer: Cher

Gregg and Cher Allman's time together was very brief, but in that time they managed to record an album together and produce a son, Elijah Blue Allman.

3. Which Van Zant is in .38 Special?

Answer: Donnie

The late Ronnie Van Zant was the founder and vocalist for Lynyrd Skynyrd. After years of leading his own band, Johnny ultimately replaced Ronnie in Skynyrd. Yes, there is a Jimmy Van Zant, a cousin who has been touring with his own bands for many years.

4. Which band was named for a high school coach?

Answer: Lynyrd Skynyrd

Leonard Skinner later operated Leonard Skinner Realty in Jacksonville. Had a really bad problem with people stealing his signs.

5. Which Tampa, Florida band recorded "Green Grass and High Tides", "Hurry Sundown", and "Ghost Riders in the Sky?"

Answer: The Outlaws

The Outlaws had the approval and permission to use the name from the infamous motorcycle gang of the same name, reportedly big fans of the band. The band fought successful legal battles for the name with promoters of a male stripper show, as well as with promoters of Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and Waylon Jennings, who had recorded an album entitled "Wanted: The Outlaws."

6. If I leave here tomorrow...(complete this song line)

Answer: Would you still remember me?

Famous opening lines of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Southern National Anthem, "Free Bird."

7. Which group, with ties to Roy Orbison and the Classics IV, had hits with "Angel", "So Into You", "Imaginary Lover", and "Champagne Jam"?

Answer: Atlanta Rhythm Section

Hailing from Doraville, GA, the Atlanta Rythm Section performed at the White House for Jimmy Carter and headlined the Champagne Jam in Atlanta. ARS was formed came together at a Roy Orbison recording session in 1970. Keyboard player Dean Daughtry and drummer Robert Nix were members of Orbison's band, the Candymen. Doughtry and ARS guitarist J.R.Cobb had also been members of Classics IV. Cobb co-wrote the Classics IV hits "Stormy" and "Spooky."

8. Always at the back of the record bins, this Texas trio's early hits included "LaGrange" and "Tush."

Answer: ZZ Top

Always easy to find in the Z's at the record stores.

9. Named for an Indian tribe, this Jacksonville band hit it big with "Train Train" and "Highway Song."

Answer: Blackfoot

Once known as Fresh Garbage, Blackfoot included Charlie Hargrett, Jakson Spires, Gregg Walker, and Ricky Medlocke.

10. This Spartanburg, SC band had a hit with "Heard It In a Love Song" from their 1977 album "Carolina Dreams."

Answer: Marshall Tucker Band

Source: Author PTaylor

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