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