Pop Quiz

February 2, 2012

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Test your knowledge of some Hard Rock favorites with this match game.

Buddy Holly A. He paid for his first amplifier with money he got selling guns that were fished out of a river, where his mother had discarded them.
Madonna B. His wife was pregnant at the time of his death and miscarried after hearing the news.
Kurt Cobain C. His mother, a full-blooded Cherokee, gave him his first electric guitar at age 12. Though left-handed, he used right-hand-model guitars and played them upside down.
Ozzy Osbourne D. Frederick’s of Hollywood reported a 40 percent increase in sales following this artist’s appearance on a video awards show.
Jimi Hendrix E. He quit school at age 15 to be a plumber’s assistant and later worked at a slaughterhouse
   
Answers: Buddy Holly—B; Madonna—D; Kurt Cobain—A; Ozzy Osbourne—E; Jimi Hendrix—C