Test Your Blues Knowledge: The Ultimate B.B. King Quiz
B.B. King Quiz Questions
1. What was B.B. King’s real name?
(a) Rob B. King
(b) Blues Boy King
(c) Riley B. King
(d) Beale Street King
2. In which state was B.B. King born?
(a) Mississippi
(b) Arkansas
(c) Tennessee
(d) Louisiana
3. What was the name of B.B. King’s iconic guitar?
(a) Lucille
(b) Lucy
(c) Beale Street Blues
(d) King Blues
4. B.B. King is considered a legend of what genre of music?
(a) Blues
(b) Rock and Roll
(c) Country
(d) Jazz
5. What was the name of B.B. King’s band?
(a) The Beale Street Blues Boys
(b) The B.B. King Orchestra
(c) The Blues Kings
(d) Lucille’s Blues
6. What is the title of B.B. King’s 1964 live album, considered a blues classic?
(a) Live at the Apollo
(b) Live at Beale Street
(c) King of the Blues
(d) The B.B. King Blues Show
7. How many Grammy Awards did B.B. King win throughout his career?
(a) 5
(b) 10
(c) 15
(d) 20
8. What was the name of B.B. King’s autobiography?
(a) The King of Blues
(b) My Life in Blues
(c) Blues All Day Long
(d) Lucille and Me
9. How did B.B. King get the nickname “Beale Street Blues Boy,” which was later shortened to B.B. King?
(a) He grew up on Beale Street in Memphis.
(b) He started his radio DJ career with that name.
(c) His first band was called the Beale Street Blues Boys.
(d) He won a talent show at a club on Beale Street.
10. What technique is B.B. King famous for using in his guitar playing?
(a) Fingerpicking
(b) String bending
(c) Slapping
(d) Tapping
11. B.B. King was known for his flamboyant stage presence. What was one of his signature moves?
(a) Wearing a top hat
(b) Playing guitar behind his back
(c) Kneeling on one leg while playing
(d) Jumping around on stage
12. What was the name of the song B.B. King is most famous for performing?
(a) Three O’Clock Blues
(b) The Thrill is Gone
(c) How Blue Can You Get
(d) Sweet Sixteen
13. B.B. King collaborated with many famous musicians throughout his career. Which artist is NOT on this list?
(a) Eric Clapton
(b) Stevie Ray Vaughan
(c) Ray Charles
(d) Jimi Hendrix
14. In what year was B.B. King inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
(a) 1980
(b) 1987
(c) 1994
(d) 2001
15. How old was B.B. King when he passed away in 2015?
(a) 80
(b) 85
(c) 90
(d) 95
16. B.B. King was known for his philanthropic work. What foundation did he establish to help underprivileged youth?
(a) The B.B. King Blues Foundation
(b) The Lucille Foundation
(c) The King Blues Charities
(d) The B.B. King Foundation
17. In which state was B.B. King born?
(a)Louisiana
(b)Mississippi
(c)Tennessee
(d)Alabama
18. What nickname is B.B. King known by?
(a) The Blues Boss
(b) The Guitar King
(c) The King Of The Blues
(d) The Blues Master
19. In which city did B.B. King pass away?
(a) Chicago
(b) New York City
(c) Memphis
(d)Las Vegas
20. With which music genre is B.B. King primarily linked?
(a) Rock
(b) Blues
(c) Jazz
(d) Country
21. Could you tell when B.B. King died?
(a) Jun 10, 2004
(b) May 4, 1987
(c) Sep 12, 1955
(d) May 14, 2015
B.B. King Quiz Questions with Answers
1. What was B.B. King’s real name?
(c) Riley B. King
2. In which state was B.B. King born?
(b) Arkansas
3. What was the name of B.B. King’s iconic guitar?
(a) Lucille
4. B.B. King is considered a legend of what genre of music?
(a) Blues
5. What was the name of B.B. King’s band?
(a) The Beale Street Blues Boys
6. What is the title of B.B. King’s 1964 live album, considered a blues classic?
(a) Live at the Apollo
7. How many Grammy Awards did B.B. King win throughout his career?
(c) 15
8. What was the name of B.B. King’s autobiography?
(c) Blues All Day Long
9. How did B.B. King get the nickname “Beale Street Blues Boy,” which was later shortened to B.B. King?
(b) He started his radio DJ career with that name.
10. What technique is B.B. King famous for using in his guitar playing?
(b) String bending
11. B.B. King was known for his flamboyant stage presence. What was one of his signature moves?
(a) Wearing a top hat
12. What was the name of the song B.B. King is most famous for performing?
(a) Three O’Clock Blues
13. B.B. King collaborated with many famous musicians throughout his career. Which artist is NOT on this list?
(d) Jimi Hendrix
14. In what year was B.B. King inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
(b) 1987
15. How old was B.B. King when he passed away in 2015?
(c) 90
16. B.B. King was known for his philanthropic work. What foundation did he establish to help underprivileged youth?
(b) The Lucille Foundation
17. In which state was B.B. King born?
(b)Mississippi
18. What nickname is B.B. King known by?
(c) The King Of The Blues
19. In which city did B.B. King pass away?
(d)Las Vegas
20. With which music genre is B.B. King primarily linked?
(b) Blues
21. Could you tell when B.B. King died?
(d) May 14, 2015