Grateful Dead quiz

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1. 1 Medium

   Which 1969 festival did the Grateful Dead refuse to play after learning of audience violence?

   Answer: Altamont

   Why: The band helped organize the free concert and recommended the Hells Angels for stage security before fleeing by helicopter when chaos erupted.

2. 2 Easy

   Which mythical figure is named as a friend in a famous 1970 song?

   Answer: The Devil

   Why: Robert Hunter worked the song up with the New Riders of the Purple Sage, but Garcia heard the tape next morning and the Dead claimed it.

3. 3 Medium

   What song did bassist Phil Lesh compose to comfort his dying father?

   Answer: Box of Rain

   Why: Lesh rehearsed the vocal while driving to the nursing home, then sang Box of Rain to his father himself. Robert Hunter wrote the lyrics.

4. 4 Easy

   Which composer was Jerry Garcia named after?

   Answer: Jerome Kern

   Why: Garcia's musician father chose the name to honor the Broadway songwriter Jerome Kern.

5. 5 Easy

   What name was given to the Grateful Dead's massive 1974 custom concert sound system?

   Answer: Wall of Sound

   Why: The 75-ton Wall of Sound took four semis, 21 crew and a full day to stack, and the band used it only from March to October 1974.

6. 6 Easy

   Who was the Grateful Dead's lead guitarist and frontman until 1995?

   Answer: Jerry Garcia

   Why: Despite being viewed as the band's leader, Garcia resisted the title and insisted decisions be made democratically.