Ray Charles Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 What was Ray Charles's birth name?

A. Ray Charles Robinson

B. Robert Charles Ray

C. Raymond Charles Johnson

2 By what age had Ray Charles become completely blind?

A. In his teens

B. At birth

C. By age 7

3 Which record label first brought Ray Charles major fame in the 1950s?

A. Motown Records

B. Atlantic Records

C. Sun Records

4 Which 1959 hit built around a Wurlitzer electric piano riff became one of his signature songs?

A. Green Onions

B. Blueberry Hill

C. What'd I Say

5 Which U.S. state adopted 'Georgia on My Mind' as its official state song after Ray Charles's iconic recording?

A. Georgia

B. Alabama

C. Florida

6 What is the title of Ray Charles's 1962 landmark album that fused country and soul?

A. Soul on the Tracks

B. Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

C. Country Soul Mosaic

7 What was the name of Ray Charles’s female backing vocal group?

A. The Vandellas

B. The Raelettes

C. The Shirelles

8 Who portrayed Ray Charles in the 2004 film 'Ray'?

A. Forest Whitaker

B. Denzel Washington

C. Jamie Foxx

9 With which label did Ray Charles sign a groundbreaking deal around 1960 that included ownership of his master recordings?

A. Decca Records

B. ABC-Paramount

C. Chess Records

10 Which song from his country-soul project topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962?

A. You Don't Know Me

B. I Can't Stop Loving You

C. Stand by Me

11 Which nickname was commonly used for Ray Charles?

A. The Killer

B. Slowhand

C. Brother Ray

12 In which city was Ray Charles born?

A. Albany, Georgia

B. Macon, Georgia

C. Jackson, Mississippi

13 Who famously called Ray Charles 'the only true genius in show business'?

A. Frank Sinatra

B. Elvis Presley

C. Aretha Franklin

14 Which artist did a young Ray Charles closely emulate in his early club performances?

A. Nat King Cole

B. Little Richard

C. Bob Dylan

15 Who dueted with Ray Charles on the 1984 No. 1 country hit 'Seven Spanish Angels'?

A. George Jones

B. Johnny Cash

C. Willie Nelson