Home     About Quizmoz     Take a Quiz     Make a Quiz     QuizMoz Store     Login     Contact QuizMoz           Find a quiz.   Example: Harry Potter Quiz Make a Trivia Quiz Make a Quiz about Yourself Make Free Personality Test Recommend QuizMoz   Personal Injury Law Quizzes         Home > Quizzes and Fun Tests > Musician and Singers Quizzes > Billie Holiday Quiz  Billie Holiday Quiz Welcome to the QuizMoz Billie Holiday Quiz. QuizMoz offers one of the Internet's largest collection of quizzes for you to tease your brain and pit your wits against the experienced QuizMoz quiz masters. Go ahead and find out what you know about yourself and the world around you. Best of luck!!  Billie Holiday Quiz Facts  Average Score for this quiz: 50.5%  No of times this quiz has been taken: 22  No of people passing this quiz: 19  No of people failing this quiz: 3  Maximum score for this quiz: 100% Coverage : They say no one can sing the Blues like the great Lady Day. The Billie Holiday Quiz is an interactive way to test your knowledge of one of the most acclaimed Jazz vocalist in American history. Check out the Billie Holiday Quiz and see if you can hit the high notes. 1.  What 1972 film starred Diana Ross, Richard Pryor, and Billy Dee Williams in a biopic of Billie Holiday's life? a. Heart Like A Wheel b. Coal Miners Daughter c. Lady Sings the Blues d. Mahogany   2.  What jazz guitarist who played with Fletcher Henderson is believed to have been Billie Holiday's father? a. Louis Armstrong b. Clarence Holiday c. Chick Webb d. Roy Eldridge   3.  Billie Holiday drew the first name of her stage name from an admired actress Billie Dove. a. True b. False   4.  What section of Baltimore, Maryland was Billie raised in: a. Howard Park b. Reistertown Station c. Lake Walker d. Fells Point   5.  Billie reported being the victim of rape at what age? a. 8 b. 10 c. 12 d. 14   6.  What U2 single was recorded as a tribute to Billie Holiday? a. Angel of Harlem b. Hawkmoon c. Love Rescue Me d. Bullet In the Blue Sky   7.  Billie's mother, Sadie, witnessed her second rape by Wilbert Rich. Who was he? a. Billie's Uncle b. A Local Business Owner c. A Neighbor d. Sadie's Husband   8.  Billie's singing career began in what borough of New York City? a. Brooklyn b. Harlem c. Queens d. The Bronx   9.  Billie Holiday was the first Black woman to work with an all-White orchestra. a. True b. False   10.  Billie's single "Strange Fruit" was based on a poem about lynching by what Bronx writer and teacher? a. Alan Frank b. Owen Frank c. Lewis Allen d. Christopher Atticus   11.  In 1952, Billie Holiday married what Mafia enforcer? a. Sammy Garvino b. Paul Castellano c. John Gotti d. Louis McKay   12.  In 1947, was banned from performing in New York City for the remainder of her life. Billie's New York City Cabaret Card was revoked for: a. Prostitution b. An arrest on drug charges c. An arrest on assault charges d. Canceling a performance at Carnegie Hall   Please enter your Name and what you would like to tell everyone about Billie Holiday  Name: Think you know more about Billie Holiday and would like others to know too? Whether its a great fact, a joke, a personal experience or an interesting anecdote, please share it with all the human beings on planet earth. Your contribution will help keep QuizMoz a free site for all.    (Optional) (average submission size - 5 to 10 lines) What others think about Billie Holiday By: Sridhar on 11/21/2008    Its a really good way to brush up things and informative also. By: Penny on 11/20/2008    NICE WEBSITE, great quiz! By: Tommy on 11/19/2008    Great site. Good learning and fun. By: Samantha on 11/18/2008    This is so cool. Even though I really did not know some of the questions, it was still fun! By: Aumkar on 11/17/2008    It was enjoyable.   Home     About Us      Advertise     Terms of Service     Privacy Policy     Contact QuizMoz    FAQ     SiteMap Copyright © 2007.www.quizmoz.com. All rights are reserved.