Q 01/05

In which New York City neighbourhood was Run-DMC formed?

A) Bedford-Stuyvesant

B) Harlem

C) Hollis, Queens

D) The South Bronx

Answer · why

C) Hollis, Queens

All three members grew up there and named a Christmas song after it.

Q 02/05

In which year was Run-DMC formed?

A) 1986

B) 1983

C) 1979

D) 1990

Answer · why

B) 1983

They signed with Profile Records and released their debut single that year.

Q 03/05

Which member of Run-DMC handled the turntables?

A) Jason Mizell

B) Doctor Dre

C) Kurtis Blow

D) Larry Smith

Answer · why

A) Jason Mizell

Better known as Jam Master Jay, he shaped the sound of most of their records and was murdered in 2002.

Q 04/05

Which promoter, elder brother of one member, managed Run-DMC and co-founded Def Jam?

A) Russell Simmons

B) Lyor Cohen

C) Cory Robbins

D) Bill Adler

Answer · why

A) Russell Simmons

He marketed the group as Run-D.M.C., a name the trio hated at first.

Q 05/05

As a teenager, the future Run worked the turntables onstage for which older rapper?

A) Afrika Bambaataa

B) LL Cool J

C) Kurtis Blow

D) Grandmaster Flash

Answer · why

C) Kurtis Blow

He billed himself as 'DJ Run, Son of Kurtis Blow'.