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Quiz about Sinner Not A Saint The Trini Lopez Story

Sinner Not A Saint - The Trini Lopez Story Quiz

Actor, songwriter, guitarist: Trini Lopez packed a lot into his life. Let's see what you know.

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

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Question 1 of 10

1. Trini Lopz covered a lot of musical styles in his career. Where was he born? Hint

California

Maine

New York

Texas

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Question 2 of 10

2. At the age of 15, Trini Lopez formed his first band. Which rock and roll pioneer and band leader helped get the group its first break? Hint

Jerry Lee Lewis

Richie Havens

Elvis Presley

Buddy Holly

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Question 3 of 10

3. After a brief period with a band, Trini Lopez began a solo career. However, attempts were made to bring him back into a group. For which band did he audition as a vocalist? Hint

The Jordanaires

The Allisons

The Hollies

The Crickets

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1963, Trini Lopez had a singles hit when a cover of a Pete Seeger song reached Number Three in the US. Which of these was it? Hint

Waist Deep In The Big Muddy

If I had A Hammer

Where Have All The Flowers Gone?

Get Up and Go

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Question 5 of 10

5. The singer Trini Lopez had a a successful career in the early 1960s and also turned to acting. Probably his biggest movie was a 1967 Europe-set war movie. Which of these was it? Hint

Tora, Tora, Tora

PT-109

The Dirty Dozen

The Sands of Iwo Jima

6. Trini Lopez drove across country to California to audition for a band. When that failed to work out, he was heard as a solo artist by one of America's top singing stars of the time. Which 'Rat Pack' member got Lopez a recording contract? Hint

Frank Sinatra

David Blue

Harry Belafonte

Leonard Cohen

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1968, Trini Lopez had supporting roles in a Los Angeles-set cop show. Which of these was it? Hint

Dragnet

Car 54 Where Are You

Kojak

Adam-12

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Question 8 of 10

8. Trini Lopez was, as well as a singer, a noted guitarist. Which of these companies asked him to design a guitar? Hint

Gibson

Echo

Martin

Hitachi

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Question 9 of 10

9. Years before it was a hit for a group from Los Angeles, Trini Lopez covered a traditional Mexican song that he learnt from his father. Which of these was it? Hint

Guantanamera

La Cucaracha

B�same Mucho

La Bamba

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Question 10 of 10

10. Following the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City, which of these songs did Trini Lopez sing in a Las Vegas concert as a tribute to those who died? Hint

This Land Is Your Land

New York State Of Mind

New York City Here I Come

America

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Trini Lopz covered a lot of musical styles in his career. Where was he born?

Answer: Texas

Trinidad L�pez III was born in Dallas on May 15th 1937. His parents were born in Mexico, and his father was also a musician.
Lopez was later to resist efforts to persuade him to adopt a more Anglicised. surname.

2. At the age of 15, Trini Lopez formed his first band. Which rock and roll pioneer and band leader helped get the group its first break?

Answer: Buddy Holly

"The Big Beats" were formed in Wichita Falls, Texas. Holly heard them and recommended them to a producer, Norman Petty, who secured their first contract, in 1958.

3. After a brief period with a band, Trini Lopez began a solo career. However, attempts were made to bring him back into a group. For which band did he audition as a vocalist?

Answer: The Crickets

Producer Snuff Garrett asked Lopez to audition for The Crickets following Buddy Holly's death, but after several weeks it had not worked out. He resumed his solo career.

4. In 1963, Trini Lopez had a singles hit when a cover of a Pete Seeger song reached Number Three in the US. Which of these was it?

Answer: If I had A Hammer

The up-tempo Lopez recording hit Number One in 38 other countries. The single earned a gold disc and has sold more than 5m copies.
"Sinner Not a Saint", which is referenced in the title of this quiz, reached Number 123 in the USA in 1964.

5. The singer Trini Lopez had a a successful career in the early 1960s and also turned to acting. Probably his biggest movie was a 1967 Europe-set war movie. Which of these was it?

Answer: The Dirty Dozen

Lopez played Pedro Jimenez in a movie about a bunch of American soldiers who were freed from jail terms during World War Two to take part in a potentially suicidal mission in Nazi-occupied Europe. The character had been sentenced to 20 years' hard labour.

Answer: Frank Sinatra

Sinatra saw something of himself in Lopez after a producer spotted him performing in a night club "PJ's" Reprise released his first album, "Trini Lopez at P. J.'s", which became a No. 1 hit. It included the cover of "If I Had A Hammer".

7. In 1968, Trini Lopez had supporting roles in a Los Angeles-set cop show. Which of these was it?

Answer: Adam-12

Lopez played a priest and a parole officer in two episodes. 'Adam-12' ran for 174 episodes between 1968 and 1975.

8. Trini Lopez was, as well as a singer, a noted guitarist. Which of these companies asked him to design a guitar?

Answer: Gibson

In 1964 Lopez provided input into two signature guitars: The 'Trini Lopez Standard', a model based on Gibson's famous ES-335, and the 'Trini Lopez Deluxe'. Gibson produced both Lopez models from 1964 to 1971.

9. Years before it was a hit for a group from Los Angeles, Trini Lopez covered a traditional Mexican song that he learnt from his father. Which of these was it?

Answer: La Bamba

Trinidad Lopez II was a singer, dancer, actor, and musician in Mexico before moving to Texas. He bought Trini his first guitar.
"La Bamba" was recorded by Richie Valens in 1958. Los Lobos took it to Number One in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1987.
(I know, I know: "Guantanamera" is a Cuban song that became a hit when Pete Seeger rearranged Jos� Fern�ndez's lyrics.)

10. Following the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City, which of these songs did Trini Lopez sing in a Las Vegas concert as a tribute to those who died?

Answer: America

"I like to be in America
OK by me in America
Everything's free in America..."

Lopez followed this with his hit song "If I Had A Hammer" and "La Bamba".
Lopez has also covered Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land". "New York City Here I Come" was an Albert Hammond/Mike Hazelwood composition, which Hammond sang. "New York State Of Mind" was written by Billy Joel and was sung by him at a 9/11 memorial concert in New York.

Source: Author darksplash

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