77 Reggae Trivia Questions with Answers
77 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which reggae artist's 1978 album 'Bush Doctor' featured Keith Richards?
Answer
Peter Tosh
What is the birth name of reggae artist Burning Spear?
Answer
Winston Rodney
Which reggae artist is known as the 'Crown Prince of Reggae'?
Answer
Dennis Brown
Which dub producer is known for his 'Blackboard Jungle' series?
Answer
Lee 'Scratch' Perry
Which reggae artist recorded the 1975 song 'Slavery Days'?
Answer
Burning Spear
Which 1968 song by Toots and the Maytals first used the term 'reggae'?
Answer
Do the Reggay
In which decade did reggae originate?
Answer
1960s
Which reggae band was fronted by Bob Marley?
Answer
The Wailers
What Jamaican city is considered the birthplace of reggae?
Answer
Kingston
Which 1976 dub album by King Tubby and Augustus Pablo is a landmark of the genre?
Answer
King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
Which reggae artist recorded the original version of 'Police and Thieves'?
Answer
Junior Murvin
What was the real name of the dub producer King Tubby?
Answer
Osbourne Ruddock
Which British reggae group had a hit with 'Pass the Dutchie'?
Answer
Musical Youth
In which country did reggae first become popular internationally in the 1970s?
Answer
United Kingdom
Which reggae musician co-wrote 'Get Up, Stand Up' with Bob Marley?
Answer
Peter Tosh
Which Jamaican producer is credited with pioneering the dub sound?
Answer
King Tubby
In what year did Bob Marley die?
Answer
1981
Which Jamaican singer is known as the 'King of Reggae'?
Answer
Bob Marley
What Jamaican music genre evolved from rocksteady?
Answer
Reggae
Which reggae artist sang 'The Harder They Come'?
Answer
Jimmy Cliff
Which reggae artist is known for the hit 'Three Little Birds'?
Answer
Bob Marley