How well do you know The Grateful Dead?
If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine. And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung.
The Everett Collection
Have you been on a long strange trip with one of America's greatest musical acts?
The purpose of this quiz is twofold:
First, obviously, we'd like to see how well you know the Dead. But second, maybe you don't know too much. Maybe you've written them off as "not for you." While that's totally fair, we'd like to see if we can spark some interest. So see if this quiz inspires you to look up a song or two.
Good luck, and be sure to share your score in the comments section below!
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We'll start off with an easier one... The late lead guitarist/primary songwriter of the Dead is named Jerry...
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At the beginning of their career, The Grateful Dead lived in and performed around which San Francisco neighborhood?
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The band originally performed under the name...
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The band's biggest commercial hit, and only top-ten hit on the Billboard charts was...
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Early on, the Dead played events in association with which famous author?
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The Grateful Dead created and toured with an innovative speaker system called...
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A former Muscle Shoals session singer who’d sung on hits by Elvis Presley joined the band in the '70s. What was her name?
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Part of the band's iconography is the repeated use of dancing...
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Fans and enthusiasts of the band are frequently known as...
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While the band is rooted in '60s counterculture, there is a large group of concert-goers who have chosen to live drug and alcohol-free. What are they known as?
How well do you know The Grateful Dead?
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