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  • 1. What was Duke Reid's full birth name?
A) Duke William Reid
B) Arthur Reginald Reid
C) George Arthur Reid
D) Arthur Duke Reid
  • 2. What honor was posthumously awarded to Duke Reid on 15 October 2007?
A) Member of the British Empire
B) Order of Jamaica
C) Commander of the British Empire
D) Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander
  • 3. In what year did Duke Reid pass away?
A) 1970
B) 1975
C) 1965
D) 1980
  • 4. What was the name of the sound system run by Duke Reid in the 1950s?
A) Reid's Sound System
B) Treasure Isle Sound System
C) Trojan Sound System
D) Downbeat Sound System
  • 5. What nickname was Duke Reid known by in relation to his sound system?
A) The King
B) The Enforcer
C) The Trojan
D) The Magistrate
  • 6. Which record label was founded by Reid in the 1960s, named after his liquor store?
A) High Note
B) Studio One
C) Dutchess
D) Treasure Isle
  • 7. Where was Duke Reid born?
A) Kingston, Jamaica
B) Bond Street, Jamaica
C) Pink Lane, Jamaica
D) Portland, Jamaica
  • 8. How many years did Duke Reid serve as a Jamaican police officer?
A) Fifteen years
B) Ten years
C) Twenty years
D) Five years
  • 9. What was the name of Duke Reid's wife who ran the family business with him?
A) Lucille
B) My Mother
C) Cynthia
D) Sonia
  • 10. What was the address of The Treasure Isle Grocery and Liquor Store?
A) 15 Portland Avenue
B) 95 Kingston Road
C) Pink Lane
D) 33 Bond Street
  • 11. Which sound system did Duke Reid quickly overtake in popularity in Kingston?
A) Studio One
B) Tom the Great Sebastian
C) Downbeat
D) High Note
  • 12. What was the name of the radio show sponsored and presented by Duke Reid?
A) The Trojan Hour
B) Treasure Isle Time
C) Bond Street Blues
D) Ska and Rocksteady
  • 13. Which song was chosen by Duke Reid as his theme tune?
A) "Fat Man" by Fats Domino
B) "Aily-I" by Cynthia Richards
C) "Duke's Tune" by U-Roy
D) "My Mother's Eyes" by Tab Smith
  • 14. Which American artist was a noticeable influence on the early Reid sound?
A) Fats Domino
B) Tab Smith
C) Dennis Alcapone
D) U-Roy
  • 15. Where did Reid set up his own recording studio after moving from Pink Lane?
A) At the police station
B) Above the Bond Street store
C) At Studio One
D) In Portland
  • 16. What alternate spelling did Duke Reid use for one of his record labels?
A) Trojan
B) Duchess
C) Dutchess
D) Highnote
  • 17. What weapons did Duke Reid famously carry with him in the studio?
A) His pistols and a rifle
B) A knife and a baton
C) A sword and a shield
D) Crossbows
  • 18. What musical genres did Reid specialize in producing during the 1960s?
A) Calypso and mento
B) Jazz and blues only
C) Ska and rocksteady
D) Roots reggae and dancehall
  • 19. How did Duke Reid's record lengths generally compare to his rivals?
A) They varied randomly
B) They were exactly the same length
C) His records were much shorter
D) His records were considerably longer
  • 20. How long did Duke Reid's tunes often break the barrier for?
A) Five minutes
B) Three minutes
C) Two minutes
D) Four minutes
  • 21. What outfit did Duke Reid wear at toasting battles?
A) A business suit and a fedora
B) A police uniform and a helmet
C) A tuxedo and top hat
D) A long ermine cloak and a gilt crown
  • 22. What did Duke Reid use to bring the crowd under control if things got out of hand at dances?
A) Turning off the power
B) Shouting through a megaphone
C) Firing his shotgun in the air
D) Calling the police force
  • 23. What was Duke Reid's initial opinion of ska?
A) He initially disliked it for being too simple
B) He invented it
C) He loved it from the very first moment
D) He considered it a form of jazz
  • 24. Who was the music historian who stated that Reid's ska productions 'epitomized the absolute peak of the style'?
A) Jackie Jackson
B) Brent Dowe
C) Colin Larkin
D) Justin Hinds
  • 25. Who was Duke Reid's fierce, mutual professional rival starting in the late 1950s?
A) Coxsone Dodd
B) Sonia Pottinger
C) U-Roy
D) Tab Smith
  • 26. What was the name of Coxsone Dodd's competing sound system?
A) High Note
B) Reid's Sound System
C) Downbeat
D) Trojan
  • 27. What was the name of Coxsone Dodd's record label that competed with Treasure Isle?
A) Treasure Isle Time
B) Studio One
C) Blue Beat
D) Dutchess
  • 28. What musical trend in the 1970s contributed to the reduction of releases from Treasure Isle?
A) Traditional jazz revival
B) Heavy metal
C) Disco
D) Rastafarian influenced roots reggae
  • 29. What type of lyrics did Duke Reid forbid from being recorded in his studio?
A) Political commentary
B) Instrumental tracks
C) Love songs
D) Rasta lyrics
  • 30. Who was the protégé of Duke Reid that noticed his boss appeared unwell and recommended a doctor?
A) U-Roy
B) Justin Hinds
C) Brent Dowe
D) Dennis Alcapone
  • 31. What illness was diagnosed when Duke Reid finally saw a doctor?
A) Tuberculosis
B) Cancer
C) Severe influenza
D) Heart disease
  • 32. To whom did Duke Reid sell Treasure Isle?
A) Sonia Pottinger
B) Justin Hinds
C) Jackie Jackson
D) Coxsone Dodd
  • 33. What was the name of the record label already owned by Sonia Pottinger before she bought Treasure Isle?
A) Downbeat Records
B) Dutchess Records
C) Studio One
D) High Note Records
  • 34. What official role did Duke Reid maintain for a while after selling his label?
A) Magistrate
B) Radio presenter
C) Sound system operator
D) Police officer
  • 35. Which toaster did Duke Reid work with in the early 1970s?
A) Fats Domino
B) Colin Larkin
C) Tab Smith
D) U-Roy
  • 36. What kind of trucks were British-made and possibly the namesake for Duke Reid's nickname 'The Trojan'?
A) Bedford trucks
B) Morris trucks
C) Trojan trucks
D) Austin trucks
  • 37. What genre was Duke Reid a fan of 'at heart' despite his later work in ska and rocksteady?
A) Punk rock
B) Classical
C) Country and western
D) Jazz and blues
  • 38. How did Duke Reid's studio attendance compare to his counterparts?
A) He only visited the studio on weekends
B) He rarely ever visited the studio
C) He made a concerted effort to be in the studio as much as possible
D) He refused to enter the studio
  • 39. What was Duke Reid known as regarding his musical production style?
A) A perfectionist
B) A minimalist
C) A sloppy experimenter
D) A novice
  • 40. What specific sonic elements did Duke Reid have a knack for adding to his recordings?
A) Symphonic sounds
B) Spoken word comedy routines
C) Live animal noises
D) Heavy electronic synthesizer beats
  • 41. Who was the singer of The Melodians who commented on the rivalry between Reid and Dodd?
A) Justin Hinds
B) Alton Ellis
C) Brent Dowe
D) Stranger Cole
  • 42. Which of the following artists recorded hits with Duke Reid?
A) Bob Marley
B) The Techniques
C) Jimmy Cliff
D) Toots Hibbert
  • 43. Which group recorded with Duke Reid alongside Alton Ellis?
A) The Wailers
B) The Flames
C) The Skatalites
D) The Maytals
  • 44. Which group, alongside Justin Hinds, had a long string of hits with Reid?
A) The Dominoes
B) The Heptones
C) The Pioneers
D) The Gaylads
  • 45. Which vocal group recorded 'The Paragons' hits under Duke Reid?
A) The Inner Circle
B) The Mighty Diamonds
C) The Paragons
D) The Ethiopians
  • 46. Which band name is listed as having a long string of hits with Reid alongside the Melodians?
A) The Abyssinians
B) The Gladiators
C) The Cimarons
D) The Jamaicans
  • 47. What was the name of the rhythm section for Treasure Isle Records whose members were interviewed on Kool 97 FM?
A) U-Roy, Dennis Alcapone and Justin Hinds
B) Coxsone Dodd, Tom the Great Sebastian and Lenford Pottinger
C) Brent Dowe, Alton Ellis and Stranger Cole
D) Jackie Jackson, Paul Douglas and Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan
  • 48. What was Sonia Pottinger's relationship to Lenford Pottinger?
A) She was his daughter
B) She was his business partner only
C) She was his sister
D) She was his widow
  • 49. Which vaguely Rasta-influenced oddity was recorded by Duke Reid to maintain his high profile?
A) "My Mother's Eyes" by Tab Smith
B) "Fat Man" by Fats Domino
C) "Treasure Isle Time" theme
D) "Aily-I" by Cynthia Richards
  • 50. Which DJ's toasting was recorded by Duke Reid in the 1970s?
A) Dennis Alcapone
B) Tab Smith
C) Tom the Great Sebastian
D) Jackie Jackson
  • 51. What is the time period associated with 'Gems From Treasure Isle'?
A) 1960-1965
B) 1967-1972
C) 1966-1968
D) 1973-1975
  • 52. In what year was 'Ba Ba Boom Duke Reid' released by Trojan Records?
A) 1995
B) 1982
C) 1992
D) 1994
  • 53. Which label released 'Version Affair Vol 01' in 1992?
A) Studio One
B) Heartbeat Records
C) Trojan Records
D) Lagoon
  • 54. Where did the concert featuring Sir Coxsone and Duke Reid take place?
A) Trojan Studio
B) Forresters Hall
C) Treasure Isle
D) Studio One
  • 55. What type of release is 'The Treasure Isle Story'?
A) Cassette tape
B) Double LP
C) Single
D) 4-CD box set
  • 56. What is the release year of the Trojan Records version of 'Soul To Soul DJ's Choice' listed in the text?
A) 1992
B) 1995
C) 1973
D) 1994
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