Ray Quiz Questions
1. What instrument did Ray Charles primarily play?
(a) Trumpet
(b) Saxophone
(c) Piano
(d) Guitar
2. What was Ray’s given name at birth?
(a) Ray Charles Robinson
(b) Ray Charles Anderson
(c) Ray Robinson Charles
(d) Charles Ray Robinson
3. What disability did Ray experience as a child?
(a) Deafness
(b) Blindness
(c) Muteness
(d) Paralysis
4. Who was Ray’s mother?
(a) Aretha Robinson
(b) Reverend Ruth Robinson
(c) Aretha Charles
(d) Ruth Robinson
5. Where was Ray Charles born?
(a) New Orleans, Louisiana
(b) Memphis, Tennessee
(c) Albany, Georgia
(d) Atlanta, Georgia
6. What genre of music is Ray most known for pioneering?
(a) Rock and Roll
(b) Soul
(c) Blues
(d) Jazz
7. What early musical style heavily influenced Ray?
(a) Classical
(b) Gospel
(c) Country
(d) Folk
8. What was the name of Ray’s first hit record?
(a) “I Got a Woman”
(b) “Mess Around”
(c) “Georgia on My Mind”
(d) “Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand”
9. Who did Ray marry?
(a) Margie Hendricks
(b) Della Bea Robinson
(c) Ethel Waters
(d) Ruth Brown
10. What was the name of Ray’s backing singers?
(a) The Raelettes
(b) The Raylettes
(c) The Charles Singers
(d) The Soul Sisters
11. What song became an anthem for the state of Georgia?
(a) “What’d I Say”
(b) “Georgia on My Mind”
(c) “Hit the Road Jack”
(d) “Unchain My Heart”
12. What was Ray’s struggle throughout his life?
(a) Alcoholism
(b) Drug addiction
(c) Gambling
(d) Depression
13. What drug was Ray addicted to?
(a) Amphetamines
(b) Cocaine
(c) Marijuana
(d) Heroin
14. What was the name of Ray’s manager?
(a) Sam Clark
(b) Joe Adams
(c) Ahmet Ertegun
(d) Jerry Wexler
15. What record label did Ray sign with in the early stages of his career?
(a) Atlantic Records
(b) Columbia Records
(c) ABC-Paramount Records
(d) Capitol Records
16. What was the name of the woman Ray had an affair with?
(a) Margie Hendricks
(b) Mary Ann Fisher
(c) Della Bea Robinson
(d) Ethel Merman
17. What was the name of Ray’s son?
(a) Ray Charles Jr.
(b) Robert Charles
(c) David Charles
(d) Michael Charles
18. What year was Ray Charles inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
(a) 1986
(b) 1990
(c) 1995
(d) 2000
19. What movie did Jamie Foxx win an Oscar for portraying Ray Charles?
(a) Ray
(b) Soul Brother
(c) The Genius
(d) Unchain My Heart
20. What was the name of the club where Ray performed early in his career?
(a) The Apollo
(b) The Cotton Club
(c) Washington Social Club
(d) Birdland
21. What was the cause of Ray Charles’ death?
(a) Heart Failure
(b) Cancer
(c) Pneumonia
(d) Stroke
22. What year did Ray Charles pass away?
(a) 2004
(b) 2000
(c) 2008
(d) 2012
23. What was the name of the record label Ray formed later in his career?
(a) Tangerine Records
(b) Atlantic Records
(c) ABC Records
(d) Ray Charles Enterprises
24. What was the name of the school Ray attended for blind students?
(a) Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
(b) Perkins School for the Blind
(c) Overbrook School for the Blind
(d) The Hadley School for the Blind
25. Who Directed the movie “Ray”?
(a) Taylor Hackford Answer
(b) Steven Spielberg
(c) Quentin Tarantino
(d) Christopher Nolan
Ray Quiz Questions with Answers
1. What instrument did Ray Charles primarily play?
(c) Piano
2. What was Ray’s given name at birth?
(a) Ray Charles Robinson
3. What disability did Ray experience as a child?
(b) Blindness
4. Who was Ray’s mother?
(a) Aretha Robinson
5. Where was Ray Charles born?
(c) Albany, Georgia
6. What genre of music is Ray most known for pioneering?
(b) Soul
7. What early musical style heavily influenced Ray?
(b) Gospel
8. What was the name of Ray’s first hit record?
(b) “Mess Around”
9. Who did Ray marry?
(b) Della Bea Robinson
10. What was the name of Ray’s backing singers?
(a) The Raelettes
11. What song became an anthem for the state of Georgia?
(b) “Georgia on My Mind”
12. What was Ray’s struggle throughout his life?
(b) Drug addiction
13. What drug was Ray addicted to?
(d) Heroin
14. What was the name of Ray’s manager?
(b) Joe Adams
15. What record label did Ray sign with in the early stages of his career?
(c) ABC-Paramount Records
16. What was the name of the woman Ray had an affair with?
(a) Margie Hendricks
17. What was the name of Ray’s son?
(a) Ray Charles Jr.
18. What year was Ray Charles inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
(a) 1986
19. What movie did Jamie Foxx win an Oscar for portraying Ray Charles?
(a) Ray
20. What was the name of the club where Ray performed early in his career?
(c) Washington Social Club
21. What was the cause of Ray Charles’ death?
(a) Heart Failure
22. What year did Ray Charles pass away?
(a) 2004
23. What was the name of the record label Ray formed later in his career?
(a) Tangerine Records
24. What was the name of the school Ray attended for blind students?
(a) Florida School for the Deaf and Blind
25. Who Directed the movie “Ray”?
(a) Taylor Hackford
