Q 01/05

In which U.S. city was Marvin Gaye born and raised?

A) Baltimore

B) Washington, D.C.

C) New York City

D) Philadelphia

Answer · why

B) Washington, D.C.

He was born at Freedman's Hospital in 1939 and grew up in public housing in the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood, an area he and his friends nickname...

Q 02/05

Which Motown subsidiary label released Marvin Gaye's music?

A) Tamla

B) Gordy

C) V.I.P.

D) Soul

Answer · why

A) Tamla

Harvey Fuqua brought him to Berry Gordy, and he reportedly signed on September 19, 1960, selling Fuqua's half-interest in him to the label.

Q 03/05

Marvin Gaye's first Billboard Hot 100 number one, in December 1968, was his recording of which song?

A) Ain't That Peculiar

B) Let's Get It On

C) I Heard It Through the Grapevine

D) How Sweet It Is (to Be Loved by You)

Answer · why

C) I Heard It Through the Grapevine

It stayed on top for seven consecutive weeks and sold more than four million copies, but lost the Grammy to Otis Redding's '(Sittin' On) the Dock of t...

Q 04/05

Which duet partner collapsed in Marvin Gaye's arms on stage in October 1967?

A) Diana Ross

B) Mary Wells

C) Kim Weston

D) Tammi Terrell

Answer · why

D) Tammi Terrell

Doctors found a malignant brain tumor; she died in March 1970 after seven operations, and Gaye was devastated.

Q 05/05

Which Four Tops member brought Marvin Gaye the idea for 'What's Going On' after a Berkeley rally?

A) Lawrence Payton

B) Abdul 'Duke' Fakir

C) Renaldo 'Obie' Benson

D) Levi Stubbs

Answer · why

C) Renaldo 'Obie' Benson

Berry Gordy refused to release the song at first, calling it too political for radio, so Gaye refused to record anything else until it came out.