| Coverage : Byrds Quiz is designed to test your knowledge of this famous band. How much do you think you really know about Byrds? This Byrds Quiz will give you interesting new insight into the work and history of this famous band. |
| 1. | The Byrds was a what band? |
| a. | | American |
| b. | | Russian |
| c. | | English |
| d. | | Scottish |
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| 2. | Bridging the gap between the folk music of Bob Dylan and the hybrid pop of The Beatles, The Byrds were popular and influential through the what and early 1970s? |
| a. | | 1940s |
| b. | | 1950s |
| c. | | 1960s |
| d. | | 1980s |
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| 3. | Throughout their career, they helped forge such subgenres as folk rock, space rock, raga rock, psychedelic rock, jangle pop, and on their what album Sweetheart of the Rodeo country rock? |
| a. | | 1964 |
| b. | | 1966 |
| c. | | 1968 |
| d. | | 1970 |
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| 4. | Some of their trademark songs include pop covers of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" and Pete Seeger's "Turn! Turn! Turn!", and the originals "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better", and? |
| a. | | Eight Miles High |
| b. | | Ten Miles High |
| c. | | Twenty Miles High |
| d. | | Six Miles High |
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| 5. | They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and several band members have launched successful solo careers after leaving the group? |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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| 6. | Rolling Stone Magazine ranked them #45 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in? |
| a. | | 2003 |
| b. | | 2004 |
| c. | | 2005 |
| d. | | 2006 |
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| 7. | After several line-up changes with lead singer/guitarist Roger McGuinn as the only consistent member, the Byrds broke up in? |
| a. | | 1980 |
| b. | | 1982 |
| c. | | 1979 |
| d. | | 1973 |
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| 8. | The Byrds were founded in Los Angeles, California by singers and guitarists Jim McGuinn in? |
| a. | | 1961 |
| b. | | 1963 |
| c. | | 1964 |
| d. | | 1966 |
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| 9. | Allegedly irritated by the overnight success of manufactured groups such as The Monkees, the group next recorded the satirical and slightly bitter dig at the music business "So You Want To Be A Rock'N'Roll Star", which again broke new ground musically, featuring a brass part played by the South African musician Hugh Masekela? |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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| 10. | The Byrds fourth album was called what? |
| a. | | Younger Than Yesterday |
| b. | | Older Than Yesterday |
| c. | | Sorry For Yesterday |
| d. | | Today Was Yesterday |
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