Prepare for ‘Girl From the North Country’ With Our Bob Dylan Quiz

12/4/2023

Performances and Artists / Broadway Las Vegas

Bob Dylan stands as one of the most decorated and respected songwriters in music history, from his early days as an acoustic folk singer through his continuing career leading a fully electric band.

It’s no surprise, then, that the 82-year-old icon and his catalog of more than 600 songs have been featured in numerous films and stage productions through the years, the latest of which is headed to The Smith Center for an eight-show run from June 4-9.

Written and directed by celebrated playwright Conor McPherson and featuring Tony Award-winning orchestrations by Simon Hall, Girl From the North Country presents 20 Dylan songs as they’ve never been heard before, including “I Want You,” “Like a Rolling Stone,” “Hurricane,” “Idiot Wind” and “Forever Young.”

The musical takes place in 1934 in Duluth, Minnesota, where a group of wayward travelers come together in a guesthouse filled with music, life and hope. Dylan’s beloved creations set the scene as their lives intertwine in interesting and unexpected ways. 

“Girl From the North Country is a radiant, deeply moving musical unlike any other you are likely to see,” praised Talkin’ Broadway, while Broadway World gushed, “Girl From the North Country is a stellar production, blending a captivating narrative, outstanding musicality and a stellar cast.”

  1. In which state was Bob Dylan born? 

    • A. New York

    • B. Michigan

    • C. California

    • D. Minnesota

  2. Which of these was not a Bob Dylan single during the 1960s? 

    • A. “Blowin’ in the Wind’”

    • B. “The Sound of Silence”

    • C. “The Times They Are A-Changin’”

    • D. “Like a Rolling Stone”

  3. Which of these is not a Bob Dylan album? 

    • A. Blonde on Blonde

    • B. Highway 61 Revisited

    • C. All Things Must Pass

    • D. Blood on the Tracks

  4. With which of these bands did Bob Dylan co-headline a stadium tour in 1987?

    • A. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

    • B. The Grateful Dead

    • C. Electric Light Orchestra

    • D. Crosby, Stills & Nash

  5. Bob Dylan’s 1975 single “Hurricane” is about …

    • A. A boxer wrongly accused of murder

    • B. The Sea Island Hurricane of 1893

    • C. The signature New Orleans cocktail

    • D. Elvis Presley

  6. The Basement Tapes were recorded by Bob Dylan and which group? 

    • A. The Beatles

    • B. The Beach Boys

    • C. The Band

    • D. The Byrds

  7. Which of these awards has Bob Dylan not won? 

    • A. An Academy Award

    • B. The Nobel Prize in Literature

    • C. A Golden Globe

    • D. A Tony Award

  8. Which of these Bob Dylan albums did not win a Grammy Award? 

    • A. Infidels (1983)

    • B. Time Out of Mind (1997)

    • C. Love and Theft (2001)

    • D. Modern Times (2006)

  9. Which Bob Dylan single was initially shelved by Columbia Records due to its “raucous” rock sound?

    • A. “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35”

    • B. “Like a Rolling Stone”

    • C. “All Along the Watchtower”

    • D. “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door”

  10. Which of these Bob Dylan albums does not feature his image as part of its cover artwork?

    • A. Another Side of Bob Dylan

    • B. Bringing it All Back Home

    • C. Nashville Skyline

    • D. Slow Train Coming

Girl From the North Country plays Reynolds Hall June 4-9

 

 

Anwers:

1:D
2:B
3:C
4:B
5:A
6:C
7:D
8:A
9:B
10:D