Q 01/05

In which city was Hendrix born in 1942?

A) Oakland

B) Portland

C) Vancouver

D) Seattle

Answer · why

D) Seattle

Hendrix was born in Seattle on 27 November 1942; his father Al, stationed in Alabama, was locked in the Army stockade to stop him going AWOL to see th...

Q 02/05

What was Hendrix's name at birth?

A) James Marshall

B) Leon Marshall

C) Johnny Allen

D) Jimmy James

Answer · why

C) Johnny Allen

He was born Johnny Allen Hendrix; in 1946 his father Al renamed him James Marshall Hendrix, after himself and his late brother Leon Marshall.

Q 03/05

What one-stringed instrument did the young Hendrix pull from a woman's rubbish in 1957?

A) A banjo

B) A mandolin

C) A ukulele

D) A violin

Answer · why

C) A ukulele

The one-stringed ukulele, found while he helped his father clear an older woman's garbage, was his first instrument; he picked out Elvis Presley songs...

Q 04/05

How much did Hendrix pay for his first acoustic guitar in 1958?

A) $50

B) $15

C) $25

D) $5

Answer · why

D) $5

In mid-1958, aged 15, he bought his first acoustic guitar for $5 from a friend of his father; the first tune he learned was the 'Peter Gunn' televisio...

Q 05/05

What was Hendrix's first electric guitar, bought by his father in 1959?

A) A black Gibson Les Paul

B) A red Silvertone Danelectro

C) A sunburst Fender Stratocaster

D) A white Supro Ozark

Answer · why

D) A white Supro Ozark

In mid-1959 his father Al bought him a white Supro Ozark, his first electric guitar; after it was stolen from backstage, Al replaced it with a red Sil...