Q 01/05

What is the name of the Eavis family land where Glastonbury Festival is held?

A) Pilton Manor Farm

B) Pennard Farm

C) Worthy Farm

D) Avalon Farm

Answer · why

C) Worthy Farm

Worthy Farm: by 1985 the festival had outgrown it, so the neighbouring Cockmill Farm was bought to enlarge the site.

Q 02/05

At the 2010 festival, which song did headliner Stevie Wonder lead Michael Eavis in singing on the Pyramid Stage?

A) Superstition

B) Happy Birthday

C) Isn't She Lovely

D) Sir Duke

Answer · why

B) Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday: the duet marked Glastonbury's 40th anniversary, as Wonder brought the curtain down on the festival's final night.

Q 03/05

Which concert inspired Michael Eavis to hold his first festival?

A) Led Zeppelin at Bath in 1970

B) Pink Floyd in Hyde Park

C) The Beatles on the Apple rooftop

D) Bob Dylan on the Isle of Wight

Answer · why

A) Led Zeppelin at Bath in 1970

Led Zeppelin at Bath in 1970: that September Eavis staged a smaller festival of his own, and 1,500 people came.

Q 04/05

Tickets for the first festival in 1970 cost £1 and included what, free from the farm?

A) Cider

B) Milk

C) Cheese

D) Eggs

Answer · why

B) Milk

Milk: about 1,500 people came, and the following year's Glastonbury Fair was free, paid for by its supporters.

Q 05/05

Which act replaced the Kinks at short notice to headline the first Glastonbury Festival in 1970?

A) Tyrannosaurus Rex

B) Hawkwind

C) Quintessence

D) Fairport Convention

Answer · why

A) Tyrannosaurus Rex

Tyrannosaurus Rex: Marc Bolan's band played that first weekend, and it later shortened its name to T. Rex.