Woodstock Quiz
How well do you know Woodstock, the festival that Rolling Stone magazine called "the most famous event in rock history?" Find the answers to these questions and more at the Newseum’s latest exhibit "Woodstock at 40: The Rise of Music Journalism," on Level 4. The exhibit runs through Oct. 31, 2009.
1. What words dominated news coverage of Woodstock?
A. Mud.
B. Drugs.
C. Hippies.
D. Music.
Answer
A, B and C more than D. The mainstream news media focused on the mud, drug use, food shortages and counterculture themes at the festival, often overlooking the music performed there. |
Sunday, Aug. 17, 1969, edition of New York's Daily News (Newseum collection) |
2. Which of these three troubadours of the 1960s performed at Woodstock?
A. Bob Dylan
B. Joni Mitchell
C. Arlo Guthrie
Answer
C. Arlo Guthrie, who sang "Coming into Los Angeles," which became a hit for him. Dylan, who lived in Woodstock, N.Y., about 40 miles from the concert site in Bethel, N.Y., was invited but didn’t attend the festival. Mitchell, who later wrote the song "Woodstock," was to appear on Dick Cavett’s TV show and didn't think she could make it back from the concert site in time.
3. Name two news publications that put out special editions on Woodstock:
A. The New York Times and The Washington Post.
B. The Los Angeles Times and High Times magazine.
C. Rolling Stone and Life.
Answer
C. Rolling Stone and Life, which published photos by Henry Diltz, seen in the Newseum’s Woodstock exhibit. |
Rolling Stone's Woodstock edition (Newseum collection) |
4. Who was the opening act for Woodstock?
A. Richie Havens.
B. Jimi Hendrix.
C. The Who.
Answer
A. Richie Havens opened the festival when the planned opening act, the folk-rock band Sweetwater, couldn’t get through miles-long traffic jams.
5. What band that had just released its first album made its second concert appearance at Woodstock?
A. Jefferson Airplane.
B. Crosby, Stills and Nash.
C. The Who.
Answer
B. Crosby Stills and Nash, who were joined at Woodstock by Neil Young. Photographer Henry Diltz, whose photos appear in "Woodstock at 40," had just photographed their first album cover. |
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