Bill O'Reilly: American Patriot Quiz - How Well Do You Know Guitar Icon Jimi Hendrix?

1. In what city was Hendrix born?

Austin, Texas

Los Angeles, California

Seattle , Washington

Chicago, Illinois

2. Hendrix served in which branch of the military?

Army

Navy

Air Force

He did not serve in the military

3. Hendrix was a backing guitarist for which of the following musicians before his breakout as a solo artist?

Jackie Wilson

Wilson Pickett

The Isley Brothers

All of the above

4. Releasing three studio albums between 1967 and 1968, what was the name of Hendrix's band?

The Jimi Hendrix Project

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

The Jimi Hendrix Band

The Jimi Hendrix Alliance

5. Hendrix recorded a live album on January 1, 1970 at the Fillmore East in New York City with a band referred to as what?

New Year's Band

Band of Guitars

Band of Gypsys

The Jimi Hendrix Experience

6. Hendrix's only U.S. Top 40 single was a cover of what songwriter's "All Along the Watchtower?"

Marvin Gaye

Paul McCartney

Bob Dylan

John Lennon

7. Following The Who at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, Jimi Hendrix astonished the audience by doing what to his guitar?

Throwing it in the audience

Smashing it on a man's head

Playing it with his feet

Setting it on fire

8. On August 18, 1969, Hendrix performed a cover of The Star Spangled Banner at what famed music festival?

Woodstock

Coachella

Burning Man

Newport Folk Festival

9. "'Scuse me while I kiss the sky" is an often quoted lyric from what famous Hendrix song?

Little Wing

Voodoo Child

Purple Haze

Crosstown Traffic

10. An unlucky age for Rock icons, how old was Hendrix when he died?

26

27

28

29