Aretha Franklin Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 What is Aretha Franklin's widely known honorific title?

A. The First Lady of Song

B. The Queen of Soul

C. The Empress of Blues

2 Which city was Aretha Franklin born in?

A. Chicago, Illinois

B. Detroit, Michigan

C. Memphis, Tennessee

3 Which song became her signature hit and earned her first two Grammy Awards?

A. Respect

B. Chain of Fools

C. Think

4 Aretha Franklin's father, C. L. Franklin, was best known as which of the following?

A. A jazz saxophonist

B. A Baptist minister and civil rights activist

C. A television producer

5 In 1987, Aretha Franklin became the first woman inducted into which institution?

A. Country Music Hall of Fame

B. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

C. Songwriters Hall of Fame

6 At Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration, which song did Aretha Franklin perform?

A. The Star-Spangled Banner

B. My Country, 'Tis of Thee

C. America the Beautiful

7 In the 1980 film The Blues Brothers, which song did Aretha Franklin perform on screen?

A. Think

B. Freeway of Love

C. Respect

8 Which record label powered Aretha Franklin's late-1960s breakthrough with producer Jerry Wexler?

A. Stax Records

B. Atlantic Records

C. Motown Records

9 What instrument did Aretha Franklin often play while singing?

A. Piano

B. Electric guitar

C. Saxophone

10 Which live album, recorded in a Los Angeles church in 1972, became the best-selling gospel album of all time?

A. Amazing Grace

B. One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism

C. Gospel According to Aretha

11 In which Grammy category did Aretha Franklin win eight consecutive times from 1968 to 1975?

A. Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

B. Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

C. Record of the Year

12 At whose funeral did Aretha Franklin perform "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" in 1968?

A. Martin Luther King Jr.

B. John F. Kennedy

C. Thurgood Marshall

13 Which Aretha Franklin album includes the hit "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"?

A. Sparkle

B. Aretha Arrives

C. Lady Soul

14 Aretha Franklin famously stepped in for Luciano Pavarotti at the 1998 Grammys to sing which aria?

A. Nessun dorma

B. Ave Maria

C. O mio babbino caro

15 With whom did Aretha Franklin duet on the 1987 No. 1 hit "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"?

A. Lionel Richie

B. Michael Bolton

C. George Michael