- 1. Which year was Patti Smith born?
A) 1956
B) 1946
C) 1966
D) 1976
- 2. Where was Patti Smith born?
A) Los Angeles
B) New York
C) Chicago
D) London
- 3. What is Patti Smith's primary artistic medium?
A) Photography
B) Painting
C) Music
D) Dance
- 4. Which book is a memoir written by Patti Smith?
A) Just Kids
B) Wild
C) On the Road
D) The Bell Jar
- 5. In what year did Patti Smith release her debut album 'Horses'?
A) 1995
B) 1985
C) 1965
D) 1975
- 6. Which famous artist photographed Patti Smith for the cover of her album 'Horses'?
A) Andy Warhol
B) Cindy Sherman
C) Robert Mapplethorpe
D) Annie Leibovitz
- 7. What prestigious award did Patti Smith receive in 2010?
A) National Book Award
B) Oscar
C) Pulitzer Prize
D) Grammy
- 8. Patti Smith is known for drawing inspiration from which artistic movement?
A) Beat Generation
B) Surrealism
C) Cubism
D) Minimalism
- 9. Which of these famous writers is a close friend of Patti Smith?
A) Stephen King
B) Haruki Murakami
C) Sam Shepard
D) Toni Morrison
- 10. What is the title of Patti Smith's second studio album, released in 1976?
A) Pretenders
B) Radio Ethiopia
C) Horses
D) R.E.M.
- 11. What was the title of Patti Smith's first poetry collection?
A) The Waste Land
B) Ariel
C) Seventh Heaven
D) Leaves of Grass
- 12. Patti Smith was inducted into which Hall of Fame in 2007?
A) Basketball Hall of Fame
B) Country Music Hall of Fame
C) Science Fiction Hall of Fame
D) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- 13. Patti Smith's hit song 'Because the Night' was co-written by which musician?
A) David Bowie
B) Bruce Springsteen
C) Bob Dylan
D) John Lennon
- 14. Which city is closely associated with Patti Smith, influencing much of her early work?
A) Los Angeles
B) Paris
C) London
D) New York City
- 15. Which famous punk rock musician produced Patti Smith's album 'Easter'?
A) Joey Ramone
B) Dee Dee Ramone
C) Jimmy Iovine
D) Johnny Rotten
- 16. Which legendary punk rock club in New York City did Patti Smith frequent?
A) Roxy Theatre
B) Whisky a Go Go
C) CBGB
D) The Fillmore
- 17. Which rock band was Patti Smith heavily influenced by?
A) Led Zeppelin
B) The Velvet Underground
C) The Beatles
D) Nirvana
- 18. What instrument does Patti Smith primarily play during live performances?
A) Guitar
B) Violin
C) Drums
D) Piano
- 19. What is the title of Patti Smith's debut album released in 1975?
A) Just Kids
B) Because the Night
C) Horses
D) Gloria: In Excelsis Deo
- 20. Which song co-written with Bruce Springsteen became Patti Smith's most widely known?
A) Gloria
B) Because the Night
C) Dancing Barefoot
D) People Have the Power
- 21. In which year was Patti Smith inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
A) 2005
B) 2011
C) 2007
D) 2010
- 22. What is Patti Smith's rank on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time?
A) 10th
B) 85th
C) 47th
D) 1st
- 23. Which college did Patti Smith briefly attend?
A) Columbia University
B) University of Chicago
C) New York University
D) Glassboro State College (now Rowan University)
- 24. What was the name of the one-act play Patti Smith co-wrote with Sam Shepard?
A) Femme Fatale
B) Cowboy Mouth
C) Island
D) Robert Having His Nipple Pierced
- 25. Which band considered Patti Smith as their lead singer?
A) Blue Öyster Cult
B) Led Zeppelin
C) The Rolling Stones
D) The Beatles
- 26. For which song did Patti Smith contribute lyrics inspired by her poems to Blue Öyster Cult?
A) Burnin' for You
B) Godzilla
C) (Don't Fear) The Reaper
D) Debbie Denise
- 27. Where did Patti Smith perform her first public poetry performance with Lenny Kaye?
A) Hotel Chelsea
B) Max's Kansas City
C) The Poetry Project
D) For Gerard Malanga
- 28. What year did Patti Smith and her sister move to Paris for performances?
A) 1975
B) 1964
C) 1969
D) 1980
- 29. What was the A-side of The Patti Smith Group's first single titled?
A) "Because the Night"
B) "I Wake Up Screaming"
C) "Hey Joe/Piss Factory"
D) "Gloria"
- 30. Which literary figure was a significant influence on Patti Smith during her younger years?
A) Allen Ginsberg
B) Bob Dylan
C) Arthur Rimbaud
D) William Blake
- 31. Which record label signed The Patti Smith Group after they were spotted by Clive Davis?
A) Columbia Records
B) Warner Bros. Records
C) Arista Records
D) RCA Records
- 32. Who produced The Patti Smith Group's debut album, Horses?
A) John Cale
B) Lenny Kaye
C) Sam Wagstaff
D) Clive Davis
- 33. Which band influenced Radio Ethiopia, according to Patti Smith?
A) The Doors
B) MC5
C) Velvet Underground
D) Television
- 34. What injury did Patti Smith sustain while touring in support of Radio Ethiopia?
A) She sprained her ankle while dancing.
B) She suffered a concussion from a fall.
C) She injured her wrist during a performance.
D) She broke several cervical vertebrae after falling from a stage.
- 35. Which Patti Smith Group album was their most commercially successful?
A) Easter
B) Horses
C) Wave
D) Radio Ethiopia
- 36. Which song did Patti Smith perform with U2 at their Paris show in December 2015?
A) "1959"
B) "E-Bow the Letter"
C) "People Have the Power"
D) "Bad"
- 37. In which year did Patti Smith release her album 'Dream of Life'?
A) 1996
B) 2004
C) 1988
D) 2012
- 38. Which song from the album 'Gone Again' is a tribute to Kurt Cobain?
A) "About a Boy"
B) "1959"
C) "Glitter in Their Eyes"
D) "E-Bow the Letter"
- 39. Which song did Patti Smith perform at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in 2016?
A) "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall"
B) "Elegie"
C) "People Have the Power"
D) "Bad"
- 40. What was the theme of Patti Smith's solo art exhibition 'Strange Messenger'?
A) Bob Dylan collaboration
B) Patti Smith's solo art
C) Kurt Cobain tribute
D) Motherhood songs
- 41. Which album was released by Patti Smith as an all-covers album?
A) 'Gone Again'
B) 'Twelve'
C) 'Peace and Noise'
D) 'Trampin''
- 42. Which album did Patti Smith release in 2012?
A) 'Banga'
B) 'Peace and Noise'
C) 'The Coral Sea'
D) 'Twelve'
- 43. Which festival did Patti Smith curate in London on June 25, 2005?
A) Meltdown festival
B) CBGB anniversary festival
C) Florence Open Air Concert
D) Stockholm Music Festival
- 44. Which song did Patti Smith perform at her first live performance of 'Horses' in its entirety?
A) Performed 'Horses' live
B) 'Elegie'
C) 'About a Boy'
D) '1959'
- 45. Which album did Patti Smith release on Columbia Records in 2004?
A) 'Banga'
B) 'Gone Again'
C) 'Trampin''
D) 'Peace and Noise'
- 46. What was the theme of Patti Smith's album 'Trampin'' released in 2004?
A) Tribute to Kurt Cobain
B) Punk rock history
C) Italian music
D) Motherhood
- 47. Which song did Patti Smith record for 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' soundtrack?
A) "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
B) "Words of Love"
C) "Are You Experienced?"
D) "Capitol Letter"
- 48. Which album did Patti Smith release in collaboration with Kevin Shields?
A) 'Peace and Noise'
B) 'Banga'
C) 'The Coral Sea'
D) 'Twelve'
- 49. In what year did Patti Smith begin devoting time to 'pure photography'?
A) 2010
B) 1994
C) 2001
D) 1987
- 50. What was the name of the exhibition at Trolley Gallery, London from November 2006 to January 2007?
A) 'Pure Photography'
B) 'Land 250'
C) 'Sur les Traces'
D) 'Double Blind'
- 51. Which experimental group does Patti Smith collaborate with on the project Correspondences?
A) Magnum Photos
B) Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain
C) Soundwalk Collective
D) Trolley Gallery
- 52. Where was the first museum exhibition of Smith's photography, Camera Solo, held?
A) In the U.S.
B) New Brunswick, New Jersey
C) London
D) Paris
- 53. What did Patti Smith's memoir 'Year of the Monkey' receive from Kirkus Reviews?
A) It was described as a captivating, redemptive chronicle
B) Praise for its photography
C) A negative review
D) Criticism for lack of depth
- 54. What did Patti Smith work on in 2011 that was set in London?
A) A crime novel
B) A new album
C) A photography exhibition
D) An autobiography
- 55. In which film did Patti Smith make her cameo appearance in 2010?
A) Turn in the Wound
B) Film Socialisme
C) Horses: Patti Smith and Her Band
D) Song to Song
- 56. In which TV series did Patti Smith make her television acting debut?
A) Mad Men
B) Law & Order: Criminal Intent
C) Breaking Bad
D) The Sopranos
- 57. What was the title of the episode in which Patti Smith appeared on 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent'?
A) The Truth
B) Justice
C) Revelation
D) Icarus
- 58. Who directed the film 'Song to Song', in which Patti Smith appeared as herself?
A) Terrence Malick
B) Jean-Luc Godard
C) Abel Ferrara
D) Darren Aronofsky
- 59. Which band did Patti Smith perform with at the Detroit show of The Joshua Tree 2017 tour?
A) U2
B) Pink Floyd
C) The Rolling Stones
D) Coldplay
- 60. At which venue did Patti Smith perform in San Francisco in January 2019?
A) Oracle Arena
B) AT&T Park
C) Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
D) The Fillmore
- 61. In which year did Patti Smith contribute 'Memorial Tribute (Live)' to the AIDS-benefit album No Alternative?
A) 2004
B) 2000
C) 2015
D) 1993
- 62. Which political party did Patti Smith support in the 2000 U.S. presidential election?
A) Green Party
B) Republican Party
C) Democratic Party
D) Libertarian Party
- 63. For whom did Patti Smith write a short preface for a book released in March 2008?
A) Ralph Nader
B) Rachel Corrie
C) Murat Kurnaz
D) John Kerry
- 64. Which venue did Patti Smith perform at after the murder of Rachel Corrie in 2003?
A) Austin, Texas venue
B) DAR Constitution Hall
C) Carnegie Hall
D) Festival Hall
- 65. What song did Patti Smith dedicate to Rachel Corrie?
A) Without Chains
B) Peaceable Kingdom
C) People Have the Power
D) Wing
- 66. In which year did Patti Smith perform at the opening of COP26?
A) 2020
B) 2021
C) 2019
D) 2018
- 67. Which organization does Patti Smith support annually with performances at their benefit?
A) Tibet House US
B) American Museum of Tort Law
C) Green Party
D) Passages bookshop
- 68. What was the predominant issue Patti Smith regards as important in our time?
A) AIDS
B) Guantanamo Bay detentions
C) Iraq War
D) Climate change
- 69. Which artist mentioned in the text was influenced by Patti Smith's 'Rock N Roll Nigger'?
A) Michael Stipe
B) Florence Welch
C) Courtney Love
D) Shirley Manson
- 70. Which band dedicated their debut single to Patti Smith?
A) U2
B) Hole
C) The Waterboys
D) R.E.M.
- 71. Who produced the final Patti Smith Group album, 'Wave'?
A) Todd Rundgren
B) Michael Stipe
C) Elliot Page
D) Shirley Manson
- 72. Which song by Hole alludes to Patti Smith's 'Kimberly'?
A) "Doll Parts"
B) "Celebrity Skin"
C) "Violet"
D) "Miss World"
- 73. Which band released an album called 'Hidros 3 (to Patti Smith)'?
A) U2
B) Sonic Youth
C) The Go-Betweens
D) R.E.M.
- 74. Which song did KT Tunstall release as a tribute to Patti Smith?
A) "Suddenly I See"
B) "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"
C) "Hold On"
D) "Other Side of the World"
- 75. Which band dedicated a song to Patti Smith in their album 'The Friends of Rachel Worth'?
A) U2
B) The Go-Betweens
C) R.E.M.
D) Hole
- 76. Which artist cited Patti Smith's album 'Horses' as a major influence?
A) Shirley Manson
B) Florence Welch
C) KT Tunstall
D) Orville Peck
- 77. Which song by Florence and the Machine was dedicated to Patti Smith?
A) "Shake It Out"
B) "Dog Days Are Over"
C) "Patricia"
D) "What Kind of Man"
- 78. Which artist frequently replicates famous Patti Smith photos in photo shoots?
A) Maria Doyle Kennedy
B) KT Tunstall
C) Elliot Page
D) Orville Peck
- 79. When was Patti Smith named a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres?
A) March 2012
B) July 2005
C) November 2020
D) 2023
- 80. Who did Patti Smith dedicate her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame award to?
A) Her late husband, Fred
B) Yoko Ono
C) Mapplethorpe
D) Steven Sebring
- 81. Which song did Patti Smith perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony?
A) The Rolling Stones' 'Gimme Shelter'
B) 'Dancing Barefoot'
C) 'People Have the Power'
D) 'Because the Night'
- 82. In which year was Patti Smith one of the Polar Music Prize winners?
A) 2005
B) 2011
C) 2023
D) 2024
- 83. Which institution awarded Patti Smith an honorary doctorate in fine arts in 2012?
A) Washington University in St. Louis
B) Columbia University
C) Rowan University
D) Pratt Institute
- 84. What event led to the cancellation of Patti Smith receiving the International Humanities Prize in 2020?
A) Technical difficulties
B) Personal reasons
C) A scheduling conflict
D) The COVID-19 pandemic
- 85. In which year was Patti Smith nominated for induction to the Songwriters Hall of Fame?
A) 2023
B) 2008
C) 2012
D) 2011
- 86. What rank did Rolling Stone give Patti Smith on their list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time?
A) Not listed
B) Number 200
C) Number 50
D) Number 117
- 87. What religion was Patti Smith raised in?
A) Tibetan Buddhism
B) Buddhist
C) Catholic
D) Jehovah's Witness
- 88. Which song by Patti Smith includes the lyrics 'Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine'?
A) 'Gloria' cover by Them
B) 'Dancing Barefoot'
C) 'Because the Night'
D) 'Elegie'
- 89. At what age did Patti Smith develop an interest in Tibetan Buddhism?
A) As a teenager
B) In her thirties
C) Around 11 or 12
D) In her twenties
- 90. Who invited Patti Smith to play at the Vatican Christmas concert in 2014?
A) Pope Francis
B) The Dalai Lama
C) The Archbishop of Canterbury
D) Pope Benedict XVI
- 91. How did Patti Smith describe Francis of Assisi in 2021?
A) A controversial figure.
B) A symbol of religious dogma.
C) 'Truly the environmentalist saint.'
D) An inspiration for her songwriting.
- 92. What was Patti Smith's opinion on the sexualization of women in music in 2014?
A) 'I don't feel it's my place to judge.'
B) It is a form of artistic expression.
C) It should be completely avoided.
D) It is necessary for commercial success.
- 93. How does Anwen Crawford describe Patti Smith's attitude to genius?
A) Neutral towards gender issues.
B) Fully aligned with feminist ideals.
C) Supportive of democratizing art.
D) 'Pre-feminist, if not anti-feminist.'
- 94. In which year did Patti Smith leave Glassboro State College?
A) 1994
B) 1967
C) 1980
D) 1972
- 95. What was the name of the bookstore where Patti Smith worked in Manhattan?
A) Scribner's
B) Borders
C) Shakespeare and Company
D) Barnes & Noble
- 96. Who was Patti Smith's friend and poet at Scribner's bookstore?
A) Lou Reed
B) Janet Hamill
C) Bob Dylan
D) Allen Lanier
- 97. Which song by Patti Smith is dedicated to Fred 'Sonic' Smith and inspired by Jeanne Hébuterne?
A) "Because the Night"
B) "Gloria"
C) "People Have the Power"
D) "Dancing Barefoot"
- 98. Who is Patti Smith's son who married Meg White?
A) Allen
B) Frederick
C) Todd
D) Jackson
- 99. Which instrument does Patti Smith play in addition to vocals and guitar?
A) Bass
B) Clarinet
C) Keyboards
D) Drums
- 100. Who was a member of the Patti Smith Group from 1974 to 1977 and died in 1990?
A) Fred 'Sonic' Smith
B) Ivan Král
C) Oliver Ray
D) Richard Sohl
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