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1. Who was the first musician to leave King Crimson?
2. The album jacket of "In the Court of the Crimson King" gives lyricist Pete Sinfield credit for "Words and Illumination". What did "illumination" mean?
3. After the collapse of the original King Crimson, the first new musician Robert Fripp hired was Mel Collins, of the band Circus. What instrument(s) did he play?
4. After the 1971 "Islands" tour, every member of King Crimson except Robert Fripp quit, to form a new band with a musician who was well-known on the British blues scene. Who was this musician?
5. Who joined King Crimson for the making of their "Larks Tongues in Aspic" album, but quit shortly afterward to join a Buddhist monastery?
6. Which of the following bands was NOT co-founded by a former member of King Crimson?
7. Which of the following statements is true?
8. Long before he joined King Crimson, Adrian Belew was singing with a Top 40 cover band at a Holiday Inn. What famous musician discovered him there, and offered him a job?
9. With which successful Eighties pop band did drummer Pat Mastelotto play, before joining King Crimson?
10. What name were Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, Tony Levin and Adrian Belew using in 1981, before Fripp decided to give the band the name King Crimson again?
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