Woodstock
Woodstock became a symbol of the 1960s counterculture. This topic is part of Music History within Music. This page currently draws on 10 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Woodstock trivia questions
The famous Woodstock music festival took place in what year?
Answer: 1969
Bonus fact: Woodstock became a symbol of the 1960s counterculture.
Despite its name, the 1969 Woodstock festival was actually held near which New York town?
Answer: Bethel
Bonus fact: The festival took place on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel.
Which guitarist closed Woodstock with a famous performance of The Star-Spangled Banner?
Answer: Jimi Hendrix
Bonus fact: Hendrix's distorted anthem became one of the festival's iconic moments.
Which 1969 U.S. festival became a symbol of the counterculture era?
Answer: Woodstock
Bonus fact: Woodstock drew hundreds of thousands of people to rural New York.
At which 1969 festival did Hendrix perform a famous version of The Star-Spangled Banner?
Answer: Woodstock
Bonus fact: His performance became a defining image of Woodstock.
A performance of "See Me, Feel Me" became especially famous in footage from which 1969 festival?
Answer: Woodstock
Bonus fact: The sunrise during The Who’s Woodstock set helped turn the climactic sequence into one of the film’s memorable moments.
Which song on "Ladies of the Canyon" became closely associated with the 1969 music festival even though Mitchell did not perform there?
Answer: Woodstock
Bonus fact: Mitchell wrote "Woodstock" after hearing about the festival from friends, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young later made it a major rock hit.
The album title "Music from Big Pink" refers to what?
Answer: A house in West Saugerties, New York
Bonus fact: Several members of the Band lived and worked in the pink house near Woodstock, where music was also made with Bob Dylan.
At which famous location associated with the 1969 festival did the Band record much of "Stage Fright"?
Answer: The Woodstock Playhouse
Bonus fact: The group recorded in Woodstock, New York, close to the community where several members had been living and working.
Which album includes "Our House"?
Answer: Déjà Vu
Bonus fact: The 1970 album also includes "Teach Your Children" and "Woodstock."