Q 01/05

In which California city was Bonnie Raitt born?

A) Pasadena

B) Burbank

C) Long Beach

D) Santa Ana

Answer · why

B) Burbank

She arrived on November 8, 1949, into a musical family.

Q 02/05

Bonnie Raitt's father John Raitt was a Broadway star best known for which original role?

A) Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof

B) Curly in Oklahoma!

C) Billy Bigelow in Carousel

D) Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls

Answer · why

C) Billy Bigelow in Carousel

He also originated the lead in The Pajama Game.

Q 03/05

What instrument did the eight-year-old Bonnie Raitt receive as a Christmas gift in 1957?

A) A spinet piano

B) A Hohner harmonica

C) A Stella guitar

D) A baritone ukulele

Answer · why

C) A Stella guitar

She never took lessons and instead copied the folk-revival players she heard.

Q 04/05

Which 1963 live album sparked the 14-year-old Raitt's love of slide guitar?

A) King of the Delta Blues Singers

B) Folk Singer

C) Live at the Regal

D) Blues at Newport 63

Answer · why

D) Blues at Newport 63

Slide guitar became her signature; B.B. King later called her the best slide player working.

Q 05/05

Which college did Bonnie Raitt attend, majoring in social relations and African studies?

A) Vassar

B) Berklee

C) Radcliffe

D) Sarah Lawrence

Answer · why

C) Radcliffe

She planned to move to Tanzania to work under President Julius Nyerere before music intervened.