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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #232 - 8/3/05

The Life of Jerry Garcia

Answers

1. Jerry's father and grandfather were born in what country?: Spain
2. In what city was Jerry born?
: Duh! San Francisco
3. For whom was Jerry named?
: Broadway composer Jerome Kern (his full name is Jerome John Garcia)
4. When Jerry was four, he was horsing around with his brother, who was chopping wood, when something went horribly wrong. What happened?
Most of his right middle finger was accidentally chopped off
5. What instrument did Jerry receive for his fifteenth birthday?
: An accordion! He soon traded it in for a guitar
6. What branch of the service did Jerry join, and was subsequently dismissed from?
: The United States Army
7. Who did Jerry meet at a Bill Monroe bluegrass show in West Grove, Pennsylvania, in 1964?
: David Grisman
8.Who was Jerry's main lyricist?
: Robert Hunter
9. Jerry's second wife was named Carolyn Adams, but everyone knows her as who?
: Mountain Girl
10. What instrument did Jerry play in his bluegrass band, Old and In The Way?
: Banjo
11. And what instrument did he play on "Teach Your Children" by Crosby, Stills & Nash?
: Pedal steel guitar
12. What Ben and Jerry's ice cream flavor is named after Jerry?
: Cherry Garcia
13. What medical problem did Jerry have in 1986?
: He went into a diabetic coma due to Type II diabetes
14. Where did Jerry play his last show in public, in 1995?
: Soldier Field, Chicago. My brother went to that show. I went to the show the night before.
15. What was the cause of Jerry's death?
: Heart failure: NOT a drug overdose as many think.
16. Where, ironically, did Jerry's funeral take place?:
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
17. In what two places were Jerry's ashes scattered?
: The Ganges River in India and below the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco

Bonus: "Arizona," "Banyan Trees," "Duck Worm," "Snail Garden" and "Tidal Wave" are examples of what?: Designs for Jerry Garcia ties

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