JAZZQUIZ
for
November
Try our monthly quiz. Fifteen questions to challenge those little grey cells.
Long Live The King
In the quiz this month we give you 15 questions about 'King' Oliver. How many can you answer?
Give yourself one extra point if you are able to identify the title of the song that contains the words
He's got what I need, I'll say he has
When the world goes wrong and I've got the blues
He's the guy who makes me put on both my dancin' shoes​
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Don't forget to check your score. A link to the answers is at the bottom of this page.
1. What was ‘King’ Oliver’s first name? - Jamie, Vic, Joseph or Paul?
2. He was born on 3rd May 1885 in which American state? - Mississippi, Missouri, Louisiana or Carolina?
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3. In whose band was he playing in 1917 when he started to be billed as ‘King’? - Buddy Bolden, Kid Ory or Jelly Roll Morton?
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4. King Oliver composed which two of the following numbers? - Dippermouth Blues, Beale Street Blues, Canal Street Blues, Barnyard Blues?
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5. King Oliver helped one musician by giving him his first cornet. Was it: Louis Armstrong, Nick LaRocca or Freddie Keppard?
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6. In 1919, King Oliver moved to Chicago and in 1922, played with his Creole Jazz Band at - Royal Gardens or Lincoln Gardens?
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7. King Oliver recorded primarily for three companies. Which were they: Gennett, Brunswick, Vocalion or Victor?
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8. King Oliver was disabled as a child by (a) Losing the sight in one eye, (b) Losing a finger on his left hand or (c) Losing the hearing in his right ear?
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9. Because KIng Oliver wanted more money to play at the Cotton Club, someone else took the job. Who?
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10. Towards the end of his career, King Oliver was also having trouble playing because of trouble with his teeth probably caused by - Heavy smoking, Incorrect dental work or A love of sugar sandwiches?
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11. Who took over King Oliver’s band in 1929 ? - Luis Russell, Kid Ory or Dave Payton
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12. During the Great Depression, his band broke up and King Oliver was stranded in Savannah, Georgia where he settled and took a job as a - Road sweep, Janitor , Elevator operator or Slaughterhouse worker?
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13. King Oliver died in poverty in April 1938 at a rooming house in Montgomery Street. He was buried in Woodland Cemetery in the Bronx along with other famous musicians. What words appear beneath his name on the gravestone? - King of Jazz. Jazz Pioneer, Father of Jazz or Jazz Messenger?
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14. Which English poet wrote: in 'Oliver's Riverside Blues'
'That was a pretty one, I heard you call
From the unsatisfactory hall
To the unsatisfactory room where I
Played record after record, idly,
Wasting my time at home, that you
looked so much forward to.
Was it Brian Patten, Philip Larkin, or John Betjeman?
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15. King Oliver married to Estelle "Stella" Dominick in 1911 in New Orleans. True or False?
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The answers are HERE