John Denver quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which instrument drives John Denver's 'Thank God I'm a Country Boy'?

   Answer: Fiddle

   Why: Band member John Sommers wrote it on a drive from Aspen to Los Angeles, and its fiddle break quotes the old tune 'Sally Goodin'.

2. 2 Easy

   What weather element does John Denver celebrate as making him happy in a 1973 hit song?

   Answer: Sunshine

   Why: Denver penned the lyrics in Minnesota during a gloomy late-winter cold snap while daydreaming about the arrival of spring.

3. 3 Easy

   Where was John Denver when he wrote his romantic hit 'Annie's Song'?

   Answer: On a ski lift

   Why: He composed the entire melody and lyrics in about ten minutes after completing a difficult ski run at Aspen's Bell Mountain.

4. 4 Easy

   Which instrument did John Denver usually play on stage?

   Answer: Acoustic guitar

   Why: Denver learned to play on an antique 1910 Gibson acoustic guitar given to him by his grandmother when he was twelve years old.

5. 5 Easy

   Which famous group joined John Denver for his 1979 Christmas TV special?

   Answer: The Muppets

   Why: Its album went RIAA gold in 1980, yet the special never reached home video: Denver's estate, not Disney, owns it.

6. 6 Easy

   Which state adopted John Denver's 'Rocky Mountain High' as an official state song?

   Answer: Colorado

   Why: A Colorado fourth grader's letter campaign, started after Denver died in 1997, won the song state honors ten years later, in 2007.