Bob Marley quiz

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1. 1 Medium

   What acoustic track concludes Bob Marley's final lifetime studio album Uprising?

   Answer: "Redemption Song"

   Why: Recorded while battling illness, it features only Marley's voice and an acoustic guitar.

2. 2 Easy

   Which 'small' tool cuts down the 'big tree' in a famous Bob Marley track?

   Answer: Small axe

   Why: The 'big tree' is a pun on the Big Three labels that ruled Jamaican music then: Studio One, Treasure Isle and Federal.

3. 3 Medium

   Which Island Records founder signed Bob Marley and helped launch him internationally?

   Answer: Chris Blackwell

   Why: Blackwell advanced Marley £4,000 to record Catch a Fire on trust without a signed contract in hand.

4. 4 Medium

   In which rural Jamaican village was Bob Marley born?

   Answer: Nine Mile

   Why: Marley lies buried in Nine Mile with his guitar, in a marble mausoleum inside a small chapel built in traditional Ethiopian style.

5. 5 Easy

   Where do the three little birds pitch in Bob Marley's famous song?

   Answer: By the doorstep

   Why: Marley's backing trio, the I-Threes, said the song was theirs: he took to calling them his three little birds.

6. 6 Easy

   Under the nail of which body part was Bob Marley's cancer initially discovered?

   Answer: Toe

   Why: Marley chose not to have the digit amputated because of religious principles prohibiting the cutting of flesh.