Q 01/05

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame museum stands on the shore of which Great Lake?

A) Michigan

B) Huron

C) Ontario

D) Erie

Answer · why

D) Erie

The building sits at East 9th Street on the downtown Cleveland lakefront, with the inductee exhibit housed in a wing that juts out over the water.

Q 02/05

In what year was the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation established?

A) 1979

B) 1983

C) 1986

D) 1991

Answer · why

B) 1983

The Foundation existed for three years and inducted its first class before Cleveland was even chosen as the museum's home.

Q 03/05

Foundation founder Ahmet Ertegun also founded and chaired which record label?

A) Motown Records

B) Columbia Records

C) Atlantic Records

D) Capitol Records

Answer · why

C) Atlantic Records

Ertegun was himself inducted in 1987, and the museum's main exhibition hall was later named after him.

Q 04/05

Which architect designed the museum building?

A) Frank Gehry

B) Richard Meier

C) Philip Johnson

D) I. M. Pei

Answer · why

D) I. M. Pei

It was the last major project the architect worked on as an active partner in his firm, and one staff member admitted he was 'operating in a vacuum' a...

Q 05/05

What geometric glass form protrudes from the museum's tower?

A) A dome

B) A cube

C) A sphere

D) A pyramid

Answer · why

D) A pyramid

The dual-triangular glass 'tent' extends onto the entry plaza; the architect said he wanted the design 'to echo the energy of rock and roll'.