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Q1. ___________ is how the musicians choose a name for their band.
A dictionary
A Ouija board
A psychic
None of them
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Q2. Roughly ________ albums has the band sold worldwide.
35 million
45 million
55 million
65 million
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Q3. ___________ band's songs is listed as a U.S. national treasure.
"Truckin"
"Uncle John's Band"
"Friend of the Devil"
None of them
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Q4. _________ different people played in the band throughout its lifespan.
10
11
12
13
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Q5. In ________ year the band formed.
1965
1966
1967
1968
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Q6. ____________ was the nickname of the sound system built just for the band's tours.
Lucy
Wall of Sound
The Fortress
None of them
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Q7. The band recorded ______Top 10 hits.
1
2
3
4
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Q8. The band originally went by _________ name.
Wandering Wizards
Warlocks
Magic Men
None of them
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Q9. On _________ different songs the band performed live.
250
500
750
600
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Q10. On _________ album cover, the lightning bolt and skull graphic first appear.
"Anthem of the Sun"
"Steal Your Face"
"History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice)"
None of them
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Q11. To _______ ailment did Ron "Pigpen" McKernan succumb.
Alcohol abuse
Heart Attack
Cancer
Brain Tumor
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Q12. ___________ is what the "dancing bears" actually doing, according to the artist that created them.
Marching
Falling Down
Dancing
Singing
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Q13. ___________ was the name of the band's only Top 10 hit.
"Casey Jones"
"Truckin"
"Touch of Grey"
None of them
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Q14. Keith and Donna Jean Godchaux left the band because ________.
They struggled with drug abuse.
They had family obligations.
They were injured in a car accident.
None of them.
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Q15. The cover of "American Beauty" is an ambigram that also reads as _____________.
"American Reality"
"American Hearts"
"American Brutality"
None of them
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Q16. This band inspired the Dead to pursue rock instead of jug music.
The Moody Blues
Beach Boys
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
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Q17. Tom Constanten worked in the Air Force doing ________ job.
Computer programming
Bomb loading
Piloting
None of them
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Q18. Sometimes the band's live version of "Dark Star" would run about ________ long.
10 minutes
20 minutes
30 minutes
50 minutes
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Q19. Jerry Garcia received ______ AWOLs during his nine-month stint in the Army.
4
6
7
8
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Q20. Robert Hunter took part in a Stanford University experiment on __________ subject.
Psychedelic chemicals
Smoking
Pain Response
None of them
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Q21. Donna Jean Godchaux was a backup singer for _________ No. 1 song.
"Make it With You"
"When a Man Loves a Woman"
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
None of them
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Q22. The band played _______ live shows.
2300
1000
1500
3500
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Q23. __________ band's album was the first to crack the Top 40.
"Steal Your Face"'
"Workingman's Dead"
"American Beauty"
None of them
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Q24. In total, roughly ________ people saw the band perform live.
15 million
10 million
25 million
30 million
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Q25. Vince Welnick died because of ________.
A fan attacked him.
He cut his own throat.
He had cancer
He was stabbed by a serial killer.
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