Simon & Garfunkel Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. Simon & Garfunkel were originally known by what stage name when they first recorded as teenagers in 1957?
A. Kane & Garr
B. Tom & Jerry
C. Paul & Artie
D. The Peppermint Twins
Answer: B. Tom & Jerry
Q2. In which year did Simon & Garfunkel release their debut studio album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.?
A. 1964
B. 1965
C. 1966
D. 1967
Answer: A. 1964
Q3. Which song, added as an overdub without their initial knowledge, became their first major hit and launched their career?
A. I Am a Rock
B. Homeward Bound
C. The Sound of Silence
D. Mrs. Robinson
Answer: C. The Sound of Silence
Q4. Which famous film soundtrack made “Mrs. Robinson” a worldwide hit in 1968?
A. Bonnie and Clyde
B. The Graduate
C. Easy Rider
D. Midnight Cowboy
Answer: B. The Graduate
Q5. What is the full title of Simon & Garfunkel’s best-selling album released in January 1970?
A. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
B. Bookends
C. Bridge over Troubled Water
D. Sounds of Silence
Answer: C. Bridge over Troubled Water
Q6. Which track from Bridge over Troubled Water won the Grammy for Record of the Year in 1971?
A. The Boxer
B. Cecilia
C. El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)
D. Bridge over Troubled Water
Answer: D. Bridge over Troubled Water
Q7. Paul Simon wrote “The Boxer” after reading the Bible on tour. Which specific line references this?
A. “I have squandered my resistance”
B. “A man hears what he wants to hear”
C. “In the clearing stands a boxer”
D. “Lie la lie”
Answer: B. “A man hears what he wants to hear”
Q8. Which Simon & Garfunkel song was originally written by Paul Simon for The Graduate but was only partially used in the film?
A. Scarborough Fair/Canticle
B. April Come She Will
C. Mrs. Robinson
D. The Sound of Silence
Answer: C. Mrs. Robinson
Q9. What traditional Andean melody did they adapt (with English lyrics) on the Bridge over Troubled Water album?
A. Cecilia
B. El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)
C. Keep the Customer Satisfied
D. So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright
Answer: B. El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)
Q10. Which 1966 album was essentially a re-release of their debut with electric overdubs and the hit “The Sound of Silence”?
A. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
B. Bookends
C. Sounds of Silence
D. Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
Answer: C. Sounds of Silence
Q11. At which famous open-air concert in Central Park did Simon & Garfunkel reunite in 1981, attracting over 500,000 people?
A. The Concert in Hyde Park
B. The Concert in Central Park
C. Summer Night Concert
D. Reunion at the Bowl
Answer: B. The Concert in Central Park
Q12. Which song contains the lyric “Hello darkness, my old friend”?
A. The Sound of Silence
B. I Am a Rock
C. A Hazy Shade of Winter
D. Homeward Bound
Answer: A. The Sound of Silence
Q13. Art Garfunkel studied and earned a master’s degree in what subject?
A. Architecture
B. Mathematics
C. English Literature
D. Art History
Answer: B. Mathematics
Q14. Which Simon & Garfunkel song famously features the lyric “Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?”
A. Mrs. Robinson
B. America
C. The Boxer
D. A Hazy Shade of Winter
Answer: A. Mrs. Robinson
Q15. The album Bookends (1968) is considered a concept album about what broad theme?
A. War and peace
B. The passage of time and stages of life
C. Love and relationships
D. Urban isolation
Answer: B. The passage of time and stages of life
Q16. Which song did NOT appear on the original soundtrack album for The Graduate despite being closely associated with the film?
A. The Sound of Silence
B. Scarborough Fair/Canticle
C. Mrs. Robinson
D. April Come She Will
Answer: C. Mrs. Robinson – only a short unfinished version was in the film
Q17. Which track from Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is based on a traditional English ballad collected in Scarborough?
A. Homeward Bound
B. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)
C. A Simple Desultory Philippic
D. Scarborough Fair/Canticle
Answer: D. Scarborough Fair/Canticle
Q18. What is the only Simon & Garfunkel studio album to reach No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart for the longest consecutive run (33 weeks in 1970)?
A. Bookends
B. Sounds of Silence
C. Bridge over Troubled Water
D. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
Answer: C. Bridge over Troubled Water
Q19. Which member of the duo primarily sang the lead vocal on “Bridge over Troubled Water”?
A. Art Garfunkel
B. Both equally
C. Paul Simon
D. Neither (instrumental)
Answer: A. Art Garfunkel
Q20. In what year did Simon & Garfunkel officially break up for the first time?
A. 1968
B. 1970
C. 1972
D. 1975
Answer: B. 1970
Q21. Which song begins with the line “When you’re weary, feeling small”?
A. Bridge over Troubled Water
B. The Boxer
C. America
D. Cecilia
Answer: A. Bridge over Troubled Water
Q22. Paul Simon was born in which U.S. city?
A. Queens, New York
B. Newark, New Jersey
C. Brooklyn, New York
D. Boston, Massachusetts
Answer: B. Newark, New Jersey
Q23. Which Simon & Garfunkel song was covered by Disturbed in 2015 and became a surprise rock hit?
A. The Sound of Silence
B. Bridge over Troubled Water
C. Mrs. Robinson
D. Cecilia
Answer: A. The Sound of Silence
Q24. Which 1966 single is famous for its line “Slow down, you move too fast”?
A. Homeward Bound
B. I Am a Rock
C. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)
D. A Hazy Shade of Winter
Answer: C. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)
Q25. Art Garfunkel acted in which two Mike Nichols films alongside his music career?
A. Catch-22 and Carnal Knowledge
B. The Graduate and Working Girl
C. Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Birdcage
D. Catch-22 and The Graduate
Answer: A. Catch-22 and Carnal Knowledge