Jeff Beck Tribute
Let your fingers make that six string sing with this trivia game tribute to legendary guitarist Jeff Beck.
15 questions · Published January 12, 2023
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. In what Outer London borough was Geoffrey Arnold Beck born in June 1944?
Geoffrey Arnold Beck, better known as Jeff Beck, was born in the town of Wallington in the Outer London borough of Sutton on June 24, 1944.
- Multiple Choice
2. What pioneering electric guitar player did Jeff Beck cite as his inspiration to take up the instrument?
Jeff Beck cites early electric guitar pioneer Les Paul for inspiring him to start playing when he was six-years-old. When Beck's mother said that the electric guitar was "all tricks," he exclaimed, "That's for me."
- Multiple Choice
3. What is the better-known, unofficial title of the Yardbirds only U.K. album, released as "Yardbirds" in 1966?
FUN FACT
The cover art for 1966's "Yardbirds," a drawing of the album's audio engineer, titled "Roger the Engineer," was drawn by rhythm guitarist Chris Dreja.
- Multiple Choice
4. What hard hitting English drummer backed Jeff Beck on 1966's instrumental "Beck's Bolero"?
"Beck's Bolero" (1966), often considered one of the greatest rock instrumentals ever recorded, brought together Jeff Beck, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist John Paul Jones, and drummer Keith Moon.
Page would later state that this lineup was his first attempt at forming what eventually became Led Zeppelin.
- Multiple Choice
5. What soulful, British singer fronted the newly formed Jeff Beck Group from 1967 to 1969?
The Jeff Beck Group formed in 1967 with Beck on lead guitar, future Rolling Stones rhythm guitarist Ronnie Wood, vocalist Rod Stewart, and a rotating cast of bass players and drummers.
Stewart left the band in 1969 to pursue a solo career.
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