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How much do you know about N'Awlins music? Find out by taking our trivia challenge.

The full answers to all the questions will be available in late May, after the trivia challenge is completed on the air.

1. Sammy Davis Jr. sang, 'Met him in a cell in New Orleans I was down and out. He looked to me to be the very eyes of age, as he spoke right out!' Who was he singing about?
A) Big Bad John
B) Mr. Bo Jangles
C) Stagger Lee
D) Bobby McGee

2. The song goes, 'There is a house in New Orleans they call the Rising Sun." Who wrote it?
A) Bob Dylan
B) The Animals
C) Leadbelly
D) It was a traditional English ballad with new lyrics by Georgia Turner and Bert Martin

3. Which famous New Orleanian sang 'This time I'm walking to New Orleans"?
A) Allen Toussaint
B) Irma Thomas
C) Fats Domino
D) Art Neville

4. When Tina Turner 'was rolling on the river' what ship was she riding?
A) Delta Queen
B) Cotton Blossom
C) The President
D) Proud Mary

5. In another traveling song, which of the following artists sang about 'The Train they call the City of New Orleans'?
A) Arlo Guthrie
B) Willie Nelson
C) John Denver
D) All of the above

6. Which song about New Orleans won the Grammy for 'Song of the Year' in the 60's?
A) The Battle of New Orleans
B) I'm Walking to New Orleans
C) House of the Rising Sun
D) C'mon and take me to the Mardi Gras

7. Which New Orleans singer once boxed under the name 'Kid Chocolate'?
A) Clarence Henry
B) Oliver Morgan
C) Lee Dorsey
D) Ernie K. Doe

8. One of Ernie K. Doe's hit songs names 'The worst person I know.' Who was that?
A) His wife
B) His agent
C) His mother-in-law
D) His brother-in-law

9. When was famed New Orleans trumpter and singer Louis Armstrong born?
A) July 4, 1900
B) August 4, 1901
C) December 25, 1900
D) June 14, 1901

10. Louis Armstrong won a Grammy for which of these songs?
A) Basin Street Blues
B) What a Wonderful World
C) Hello Dolly
D) All of Me

11. A major recording star cut the album 'Venus & Mars' at a Gentilly sound studio. Who was it?
A) Jimmy Buffet
B) Paul McCartney
C) Madonna
D) Diana Ross

12. Which of these hit songs was recorded in Cosimo's sound studio on Burgundy Street?
A) Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog"
B) Richie Valens' "La Bamba"
C) Little Richard's "Tutti Fruitti"
D) Prince's Cinnamon Girl

13. She is called 'The Soul Queen of New Orleans.' What is her name?
A) Marva Wright
B) Charmaine Neville
C) Irma Thomas
D) Lady BJ

14. Which New Orleans singing group hit the top of the charts with 'The Chapel of Love'?
A) The Pfister Sisters
B) The Neville Brothers
C) The Lovin' Spoonful
D) The Dixie Cups

15. This New Orleans musician performed on the 'Tonight Show with Johnny Carson' 58 times. Who was he?
A) Al Hirt
B) Pete Fountain
C) Fats Domino
D) Ronnie Kole

16. Glenn Campbell had a big hit with 'Southern Nights' written by which of the following New Orleans musicians?
A) Frankie Ford
B) Allen Toussaint
C) Mac Rebennack
D) Harry Connick, Jr.

17. 'Way Down Yonder in New Orleans' was a hit in 1960 when it was performed by which of these singers?
A) Elvis Presley
B) Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon
C) Fats Domino
D) Bobby Rydell

18. In 'Me and Bobby McGee,' the title character 'thumbed a diesel down' that 'took us all the way to New Orleans.' Who wrote the song?'
A) Janis Joplin
B) Kris Kristofferson
C) Allen Toussaint
D) Loretta Lynn

19. This New Orleans singer had a big hit with 'Working in a Coal Mine.' Who was he?
A) Clarence Henry
B) Oliver Morgan
C) Lee Dorsey
D) Ernie K. Doe

20. What was the name of Louis Armstrong's band?
A) Hot Numbers
B) Hot Five
C) Hot Legs
D) Hot Dogs

21. Which New Orleans artist won a Grammy at the first Grammy Awards in 1958?
A) Fats Domino
B) Louis Prima & Keely Smith
C) Jessie Hill
D) Frankie Ford

22. Which New Orleans Jazz Artist has won a Pulitzer Prize in music?
A) Louis Armstrong
B) Terrence Blanchard
C) Wynton Marsalis
D) Nicholas Payton

23. He played for President Kennedy�s Inauguration, halftime at a Super Bowl and for Pope John Paul II. Who was he?
A) Dave Bartholomew
B) Al Hirt
C) Aaron Neville
D) Ronnie Kole

24. What band recorded 'New Orleans Ladies'?
A) The Meters
B) Louisiana Leroux
C) The Nobles
D) The Radiators

25. The album 'Crescent City Suite' was written and recorded in 1957 by a well-known conductor and composer. Who was he?
A) Leonard Bernstein
B) Glenn Miller
C) Paul Weston
D) Skitch Henderson

26. The Mardi Gras Indian song 'Iko, Iko' has been recorded by numerous musical groups. Who wrote the lyrics in 1950?
A) Professor Longhair
B) James Crawford
C) Sam Butera
D) Nick La Rocca

27. Which of these New Orleans musicians has been nominated for an Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, Tony and a Golden Globe Award?
A) Aaron Neville
B) Harry Connick, Jr.
C) Wynton Marsalis
D) Dr. John

28. What is Professor Longhair's real name?
A) Henry Minor Byrd
B) Henry Roeland Byrd
C) Roeland Henry Byrd
D) Byrd Henry

29. Which rock act recorded part of an album live at New Orleans historic 'Warehouse'?
A) KISS
B) Santana
C) Allman Brothers
D) ZZ Top

30. Who wrote and performed the classical carnival song 'Big Chief'
A) James Booker
B) Professor Longhair
C) Art Neville
D) Earl King