Q 01/05

The words of the Byrds' number one "Turn! Turn! Turn!" come almost entirely from which book of the Bible?

A) Proverbs

B) Song of Solomon

C) Ecclesiastes

D) Lamentations

Answer · why

C) Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes supplied nearly every word, which is why the single is often called the US number one with the oldest lyrics. Only the title refrain and ...

Q 02/05

Which songwriter wrote "Mr. Tambourine Man", the Byrds' debut single and first number one?

A) Bob Dylan

B) Paul Simon

C) Phil Ochs

D) Donovan

Answer · why

A) Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan had not yet released the song when the Byrds' manager got hold of an acetate of it in 1964. He later dropped in on a rehearsal to hear their...

Q 03/05

Gene Clark quit the Byrds in 1966 after a panic attack made him refuse to do what?

A) Sing on stage

B) Board a plane

C) Enter the studio

D) Appear on television

Answer · why

B) Board a plane

Board a plane: Clark, who had witnessed a fatal air crash as a boy, got off a New York-bound flight, and McGuinn told him that a Byrd had to be able t...

Q 04/05

Which 1966 Byrds single was banned by many US radio stations for alleged drug references in its lyrics?

A) Mr. Spaceman

B) It Won't Be Wrong

C) Set You Free This Time

D) Eight Miles High

Answer · why

D) Eight Miles High

Eight Miles High was blacklisted after a trade journal claimed it promoted drugs. The band insisted it described their flight to London and the Englis...

Q 05/05

Which 1968 Byrds album, made with newcomer Gram Parsons, is hailed as a landmark of country rock?

A) The Notorious Byrd Brothers

B) Sweetheart of the Rodeo

C) Younger Than Yesterday

D) Fifth Dimension

Answer · why

B) Sweetheart of the Rodeo

Sweetheart of the Rodeo swapped psychedelia for pedal steel and country standards, which lost the band hippie fans and angered Nashville's old guard. ...