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The Doors' Career Trivia Quiz

One of the most famous bands in history is The Doors. With their many hit singles, they became famous in the 1960s. Do you know their work? Good luck!

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

Author
SGTShaw

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

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340,372

Updated
Dec 03 21

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10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Doors had many singles, including "Light My Fire". There are only a few lines in the song, so it should be easy to know what they are. Which one of these is one of the few lines in the song? Hint

This is the strangest life I have ever known

Her arms are wicked and her legs are long

The time to hesitate is through

Television children fed

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Question 2 of 10

2. When The Doors played the infamous concert at New Haven Arena in New Haven, Connecticut, how did it abruptly end? Hint

Jim Morrison was arrested onstage

All the strings on Robby Krieger's guitar snapped

Ray Manzarek's keyboard fell off the stage and broke

John Densmore fell off the stage am broke his wrist

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Doors wrote a song called "Riders On the Storm" which became a hit single. What is the song about? Hint

A killer hitchhiker

A racecar driver

A drug addict

A weatherman that is killed in a car crash

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Question 4 of 10

4. From March 7th to the 11th, in 1967, The Doors performed at which club in San Francisco, California? Hint

Omar's Palace

The Cool Club

The Cavern Club

The Matrix Club

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Question 5 of 10

5. Over their career, The Doors played with many famous musicians/groups. Can you name two of them? Hint

John Lennon and George Harrison

The Trashmen and Elvis Presley

Johnny Cash and Sweet

Leonard Cohen and Sly and the Family Stone

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Question 6 of 10

6. What city did The Doors originate in? Hint

Los Angeles, California

Lansing, Michigan

New York City, New York

Denver, Colorado

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Question 7 of 10

7. What incident involving Jim Morrison happened in November of 1969? Hint

Morrison harassed a flight staff on an airplane

Morrison slapped an officer

Morrison got drunk and drove a car into a crowd of people

Morrison pushed someone off a bridge

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Question 8 of 10

8. Jim Morrison wrote a song called "Peace Frog", which has nothing to do with peace or a frog. The song is about something that actually happened to Jim Morrison. What was it? Hint

His uncle shot himself

Jim's career went downhill

Jim got in a fight with his fellow band members

A group of Indian workers got in a car crash

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1971, Jim Morrison announced that he was going away for a while. Where was he going? Hint

Berlin, Germany

Paris, France

Moscow, Russia

Sudan, Africa

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Question 10 of 10

10. What was Jim Morrison's reported cause of death? Hint

Heart failure

Plane crash

Injuries from a car accident

Suicide

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: The time to hesitate is through

"Her arms are wicked and her legs are long" is from their hit single "Hello, I Love You". "Television children fed" is from their hit single "The Unknown Soldier". "This is the strangest life I have ever known" is from their hit single "Waiting For the Sun".

2. When The Doors played the infamous concert at New Haven Arena in New Haven, Connecticut, how did it abruptly end?

Answer: Jim Morrison was arrested onstage

The lead singer, Jim Morrison, was arrested. He was the first rocker to be arrested in the middle of a concert.

3. The Doors wrote a song called "Riders On the Storm" which became a hit single. What is the song about?

Answer: A killer hitchhiker

"Riders On the Storm" is the fifth track on the album "The Doors Greatest Hits".

4. From March 7th to the 11th, in 1967, The Doors performed at which club in San Francisco, California?

Answer: The Matrix Club

The recordings at The Matrix Club are the earliest of the band's to circulate. A compilation of the recordings called, "Live at the Matrix 1967" was published on November 18, 2008.

5. Over their career, The Doors played with many famous musicians/groups. Can you name two of them?

Answer: Leonard Cohen and Sly and the Family Stone

The Doors also played with The Who, Joni Mitchell, and Miles Stone. They never played with John Lennon, George Harrison, Johnny Cash, Sweet, The Trashmen or Elvis Presley.

6. What city did The Doors originate in?

Answer: Los Angeles, California

The band formed in Los Angeles, California by lead singer Jim Morrison and keyboardist Ray Manzarek.

7. What incident involving Jim Morrison happened in November of 1969?

Answer: Morrison harassed a flight staff on an airplane

Morrison and his friend, Tom Baker, were charged with "interfering with the flight of an intercontinental aircraft and public drunkenness". If he was convicted, Morrison would have gone to federal prison for ten years. The flight staff member said she mistakenly identified Morrison as Baker, so he did not go to jail.

8. Jim Morrison wrote a song called "Peace Frog", which has nothing to do with peace or a frog. The song is about something that actually happened to Jim Morrison. What was it?

Answer: A group of Indian workers got in a car crash

When Jim was little, he saw a group of Indian workers on a highway, bleeding to death. Probably because they hit another car.

9. In 1971, Jim Morrison announced that he was going away for a while. Where was he going?

Answer: Paris, France

Jim Morrison told the band one day that he was going to Paris for a little while. When he left, the band did not know that they would not see him again.

10. What was Jim Morrison's reported cause of death?

Answer: Heart failure

Jim Morrison died in Paris, France. He was in the bathtub when he had a heart attack and died. The reason for the heart attack was drugs and alcohol. After his death on July 3, 1971, The Doors realized that it wouldn't work out, so they released two more albums before disbanding in 1973.

Source: Author SGTShaw

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