Woodstock & Music Festivals
1 / 15How much do you remember about Woodstock, the Summer of Love, and the legendary music festivals that defined a generation?
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In what year did the original Woodstock Music & Art Fair take place?
About Woodstock & Music Festivals
Woodstock & Music Festivals is a free nostalgia trivia quiz with 15 multiple-choice questions with a mix of 5 easy, 5 medium, 5 hard questions. How much do you remember about Woodstock, the Summer of Love, and the legendary music festivals that defined a generation? A typical run takes about 7 minutes, hints are always one tap away, and your streak ticks up the first time you finish a game on a given day.
A few sample questions
1. In what year did the original Woodstock Music & Art Fair take place?
Answer: 1969
The original Woodstock festival was held August 15–18, 1969, on a dairy farm in Bethel, New York.
2. Which guitarist famously closed Woodstock with a rendition of 'The Star-Spangled Banner'?
Answer: Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix performed his iconic, distortion-laden version of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' on Monday morning, August 18, 1969, as the festival's closing act.
3. Woodstock was originally planned for the town of Woodstock, NY, but was actually held on a farm in which nearby town?
Answer: Bethel
After being turned away from other sites, the festival was held on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, about 60 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock.
4. The Monterey International Pop Festival, held in June 1967, is often credited with launching which artist's career in America?
Answer: Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix's electrifying performance at Monterey Pop — where he famously set his guitar on fire — introduced him to a wide American audience and launched his stateside career.
5. Approximately how many people attended the original Woodstock festival?
Answer: 400,000
An estimated 400,000 people descended on Max Yasgur's farm for Woodstock, far exceeding the organizers' expectations of around 50,000 attendees.
Things you'll learn along the way
- Santana's performance, featuring the percussive showcase 'Soul Sacrifice,' was a breakout moment that helped launch Carlos Santana and his band to international fame.
- The Hells Angels motorcycle club was hired as security for the Altamont Free Concert. A concertgoer named Meredith Hunter was stabbed and killed by a Hells Angel during the Rolling Stones' set.
- Richie Havens, the opening act at Woodstock, improvised the song 'Freedom' (based on the spiritual 'Motherless Child') when he ran out of prepared material during an extended set.
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Woodstock & Music Festivals has 15 multiple-choice questions. Each one has four answer options and an explanation that appears after you answer, so you learn something even when you miss.
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