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Bob Marley Quiz Questions
1. In which country was Bob Marley born?
a) Jamaica
b) Haiti
c) Cuba
d) Trinidad and Tobago
2. What was the name of Bob Marley’s first band?
a) The Wailers
b) Steel Pulse
c) Black Uhuru
d) Third World
3. How old was Bob Marley when he died?
a) 36
b) 42
c) 50
d) 28
4. What Rastafarian religious title was sometimes used to refer to Bob Marley?
a) Rasta
b) Nyabinghi
c) Dreadlocks
d) Zion
5. Which famous venue did Bob Marley and the Wailers become the first reggae group to perform at?
a) Madison Square Garden
b) Wembley Stadium
c) The Apollo Theater
d) The Hollywood Bowl
6. Complete the iconic lyric: “Get up, stand up, fight for your _____”
a) Rights
b) Land
c) Freedom
d) Love
7. Which song features the line, “Don’t worry about a thing, ’cause every little thing is gonna be alright”?
a) Redemption Song
b) Three Little Birds
c) Is This Love?
d) Get Up, Stand Up
8. What was Bob Marley’s most commercially successful album?
a) Catch a Fire
b) Burnin’
c) Legend (compilation album)
d) Exodus
9.What was Bob Marley diagnosed with in 1977 that would ultimately contribute to his death?
a) Tuberculosis
b) Cancer
c) Heart disease
d) Diabetes
10. What year did Bob Marley receive a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award?
a) 1981
b) 1984
c) 1987
d) 1990
11. What instrument is typically associated with reggae music?
a) Guitar
b) Drums
c) Keyboard
d) Bass
12. What philosophy is central to many of Bob Marley’s songs?
a) Capitalism
b) Pan-Africanism
c) Communism
d) Socialism
13. What natural substance is often associated with Rastafarianism?
a) Tobacco
b) Alcohol
c) Cannabis (Ganja)
d) Cocaine
14. What city did Bob Marley move to in his teenage years?
a) Kingston
b) Montego Bay
c) Ocho Rios
d) Negril
15. Which iconic singer collaborated with Bob Marley on the song “Is This Love”?
a) Stevie Wonder
b) Marvin Gaye
c) Al Green
d) Bob Dylan
16. What was the name of Bob Marley’s backing band for most of his career?
a) The Skatalites
b) Peter Tosh and the Wailers
c) The I-Threes (Backing vocals)
d) The Wailers
17. What social issue is addressed in the song “Get Up, Stand Up”?
a) Poverty
b) Racism
c) War
d) Environmentalism
18. What is the name of Bob Marley’s most famous guitar?
a) Soul Rebel
b) Trenchtown Rocker
c) Redemption Song
d) Kaya
Bob Marley Quiz Questions with Answers
1. In which country was Bob Marley born?
a) Jamaica
2. What was the name of Bob Marley’s first band?
a) The Wailers
3. How old was Bob Marley when he died?
a) 36
4. What Rastafarian religious title was sometimes used to refer to Bob Marley?
b) Nyabinghi
5. Which famous venue did Bob Marley and the Wailers become the first reggae group to perform at?
c) The Apollo Theater
6. Complete the iconic lyric: “Get up, stand up, fight for your _____”
a) Rights
7. Which song features the line, “Don’t worry about a thing, ’cause every little thing is gonna be alright”?
b) Three Little Birds
8. What was Bob Marley’s most commercially successful album?
c) Legend (compilation album)
9.What was Bob Marley diagnosed with in 1977 that would ultimately contribute to his death?
a) Tuberculosis
10. What year did Bob Marley receive a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award?
a) 1981
11. What instrument is typically associated with reggae music?
d) Bass
12. What philosophy is central to many of Bob Marley’s songs?
b) Pan-Africanism
13. What natural substance is often associated with Rastafarianism?
c) Cannabis (Ganja)
14. What city did Bob Marley move to in his teenage years?
a) Kingston
15. Which iconic singer collaborated with Bob Marley on the song “Is This Love”?
c) Al Green
16. What was the name of Bob Marley’s backing band for most of his career?
d) The Wailers
17. What social issue is addressed in the song “Get Up, Stand Up”?
a) Poverty
18. What is the name of Bob Marley’s most famous guitar?
b) Trenchtown Rocker