The Origins Of Funk: P-Funk Trivia Quiz

Answer: All of them

Depending on your source of choice, P-Funk has been used interchangeably with all three terms. Plainfield, New Jersey is the place where The Parliaments, the forerunners of Parliament, actually formed.

Answer: George Clinton

Clinton, of the George not Bill variety, set P-Funk in motion starting in 1969 when he hired some musicians from his former band and some local Plainfield musicians. A few years later, Collins joined up as the P-Funk empire grew. And, although the ex-prez was never a P-Funk All-Star, the thought of a musical collaboration of Clinton and Clinton is an intriguing one. Perhaps Phil Spector could produce it.

Answer: True

Clinton spent a few years in the Motown stable, although none of the songs he wrote or co-wrote were among the label's monster hits. Interestingly, many musical scholars say that the brand of danceable funk that Clinton created was one of the reasons for Motown's later downfall.

Answer: The Commodores

Although The Commodores were quite funky in their early years, they were never part of the P-Funk Empire. The Brides and Godmoma were girl groups that performed as backing vocalists for several P-Funk projects at some point. Collins, of course, was the primary bassist and sometimes vocalist for Clinton projects.

Answer: Hannibal Lectorstein

As strange as all of these names sound, Clinton never got around to doing a parody of Hannibal The Cannibal, but who knows what the future might hold?

Answer: The Tracy Ullman Show

The song was titled "You're Thinking Right".

Answer: Atomic Dog

Although it reached number one on the R&B chart, "Atomic Dog" stalled at number 101 on the pop chart. Chart-wise, "Tear The Roof Off That Sucker" was the biggest hit, peaking at number fifteen in 1976. "Flash Light" hit number 16 and "One Nation Under A Groove" hit number 28, a few years later. All four songs reached Gold status.

Answer: True

It was natural that Prince would sign Clinton, as he was a big fan of both Clinton and funk in general. Besides "Graffiti Bridge", Clinton also appeared in the movies "House Party", "PCU", "Good Burger" and "The Breaks".

Answer: Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Peppers were long-time fans of P-Funk and asked him to collaborate with them in 1985. The result was a hit album with some of the funkiest alternative rock grooves of all time. Later, Clinton would work with Primal Scream on their song "Funky Jam".

Answer: Sixteen members were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Because the P-Funk Universe was so interconnected, sixteen of its most active members were ushered into the Hall at one time, including Clinton & Bootsy Collins. Clinton is alive and well as of 2008 and still recording and producing his own brand of funk.