Q1. In what year was the Parliament band originally formed by George Clinton as part of his P-Funk collective?
A. 1960
B. 1968
C. 1972
D. 1975
Answer: B. 1968
Q2. What was the name of the original doo-wop vocal group that evolved into Parliament?
A. The Parliaments
B. The Funkateers
C. The Silk Tones
D. The Plainfield Five
Answer: A. The Parliaments
Q3. Where was the original Parliaments group based and formed in the late 1950s?
A. Detroit, Michigan
B. Plainfield, New Jersey
C. Cincinnati, Ohio
D. Brooklyn, New York
Answer: B. Plainfield, New Jersey
Q4. What was the first major hit single for The Parliaments in 1967, co-written by George Clinton?
A. Flash Light
B. Give Up the Funk
C. (I Wanna) Testify
D. The Breakdown
Answer: C. (I Wanna) Testify
Q5. Due to what issue did George Clinton temporarily lose the rights to the name “The Parliaments” in the late 1960s?
A. Bankruptcy of their label Revilot Records
B. A trademark dispute with another band
C. Internal band conflicts
D. A lawsuit from Motown
Answer: A. Bankruptcy of their label Revilot Records
Q6. What was the title of Parliament’s debut album released in 1970 on Invictus Records?
A. Mothership Connection
B. Osmium
C. Chocolate City
D. Up for the Down Stroke
Answer: B. Osmium
Q7. Which musician joined Parliament-Funkadelic in 1970 and became known for his innovative use of the Moog synthesizer?
A. Bootsy Collins
B. Eddie Hazel
C. Bernie Worrell
D. Garry Shider
Answer: C. Bernie Worrell
Q8. In what year did George Clinton relaunch the band as Parliament after abandoning the name temporarily?
A. 1971
B. 1972
C. 1973
D. 1974
Answer: D. 1974
Q9. Under which record label did Parliament release their 1974 album Up for the Down Stroke?
A. Invictus Records
B. Casablanca Records
C. Motown Records
D. Def Jam Recordings
Answer: B. Casablanca Records
Q10. Who was recruited to Parliament in 1972 from James Brown’s backing band and became a major influence on their bass sound?
A. Fred Wesley
B. Maceo Parker
C. Bootsy Collins
D. Jerome Brailey
Answer: C. Bootsy Collins
Q11. What was the highest-charting single from Parliament’s 1974 album Up for the Down Stroke, reaching No. 10 on the R&B chart?
A. Up for the Down Stroke
B. I Just Got Back
C. Big Footin’
D. Loose Booty
Answer: A. Up for the Down Stroke
Q12. Which 1975 Parliament album features the title track that reached No. 24 on the R&B chart and references a major U.S. city?
A. Mothership Connection
B. Chocolate City
C. The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
D. Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome
Answer: B. Chocolate City
Q13. What iconic concept album by Parliament, released in 1975, introduced the P-Funk mythology of a spaceship and interstellar funk?
A. Motor Booty Affair
B. Gloryhallastoopid
C. Mothership Connection
D. Trombipulation
Answer: C. Mothership Connection
Q14. Which million-selling 1976 single by Parliament encouraged listeners to embrace the funk with the phrase “Tear the Roof off the Sucker”?
A. Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)
B. P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)
C. Dr. Funkenstein
B. Bop Gun (Endangered Species)
Answer: A. Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)
Q15. What was the title of Parliament’s 1976 album centered around the character Dr. Funkenstein and cloning themes?
A. Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome
B. Motor Booty Affair
C. The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
D. Chocolate City
Answer: C. The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
Q16. Which Parliament single from 1977, featuring Bernie Worrell’s synthesizer, became their first No. 1 on the R&B chart?
A. Aqua Boogie
B. Flash Light
C. Bop Gun (Endangered Species)
D. Agony of Defeet
Answer: B. Flash Light
Q17. What 1977 Parliament album pitted funk against placebo syndrome and included the hit “Flash Light”?
A. Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome
B. Mothership Connection
C. Gloryhallastoopid
D. Up for the Down Stroke
Answer: A. Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome
Q18. Which underwater-themed Parliament album from 1978 included the No. 1 R&B single “Aqua Boogie”?
A. The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein
B. Trombipulation
C. Motor Booty Affair
D. Medicaid Fraud Dogg
Answer: C. Motor Booty Affair
Q19. In what year did original Parliaments members Fuzzy Haskins, Calvin Simon, and Grady Thomas leave due to management disputes?
A. 1975
B. 1977
C. 1978
D. 1980
Answer: B. 1977
Q20. Which Parliament album, released in 1979, featured experimental sounds and the track “The Big Bang Theory”?
A. Gloryhallastoopid
B. Trombipulation
C. Motor Booty Affair
D. Chocolate City
Answer: A. Gloryhallastoopid
Q21. What was Parliament’s final album of the 1970s/early 1980s era, released in 1980 and featuring horns prominently?
A. Medicaid Fraud Dogg
B. Trombipulation
C. Funkentelechy vs. the Placebo Syndrome
D. Osmium
Answer: B. Trombipulation
Q22. Why did George Clinton dissolve Parliament in the early 1980s?
A. Declining album sales
B. Member health problems
C. Legal and financial issues from multiple band names and Casablanca Records’ collapse
D. A shift to solo careers
Answer: C. Legal and financial issues from multiple band names and Casablanca Records’ collapse
Q23. In what year did Parliament reform after a long hiatus, releasing their first new song in 38 years?
A. 2015
B. 2018
C. 2020
D. 2022
Answer: B. 2018
Q24. What was the title of Parliament’s 2018 comeback album, co-written by George Clinton and his son Tracey Lewis?
A. Medicaid Fraud Dogg
B. Mothership Redux
C. P-Funk Revival
D. Trombipulation II
Answer: A. Medicaid Fraud Dogg
Q25. Which rapper featured on Parliament’s 2018 single “I’m Gon Make U Sick O’Me”?
A. Ice Cube
B. Scarface
C. Snoop Dogg
D. Kendrick Lamar
Answer: B. Scarface
