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Which Paul Simon song is based on J.S.Bach’s Passion Chorale?
St.Judy’s Comet
St.Judy’s Comet
An American Tune
An American Tune
Still Crazy
Still Crazy
Something So Right
Something So Right
Paul Simon’s net worth is reportedly what?
$450 Million
$450 Million
$0.45 Million
$0.45 Million
$45 Million
$45 Million
$4.5 Million
$4.5 Million
How high did Paul Simon’s ‘Slip Slidin’ Away’ reach on the Billboard singles chart?
5
5
12
12
3
3
8
8
In 2010, Paul Simon received an honorary degree from what university?
Colgate
Colgate
Stanford
Stanford
Pepperdine
Pepperdine
Brandeis
Brandeis
What magazine chose Paul Simon as one of the ‘100 People Who Shaped the World’ in 2006?
MAD
MAD
Car & Driver
Car & Driver
People
People
Time
Time
What musician worked with Paul Simon for the album ‘Surprise’?
Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh
Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Sting
Sting
Warren Zevon
Warren Zevon
In what year did Paul Simon appear on his own MTV Unplugged special?
1994
1994
1996
1996
1990
1990
1992
1992
Father and Daughter’ first appeared on what album?
Graceland
Graceland
So Beautiful Or So What
So Beautiful Or So What
Surprise
Surprise
Hearts And Bones
Hearts And Bones
Paul Simon featured on the 1973 song Something So Right. Whose song was it?
Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox
Cher
Cher
Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
Diana Ross
Diana Ross
What is the name of Simon & Garfunkel’s final studio album?
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
Bridge over Troubled Water
Bridge over Troubled Water
Sound of Silence
Sound of Silence
Bookends
Bookends
When Paul Simon recorded the novelty song ‘The Lone Teen Ranger,’ he published it under what moniker?
James Spielberg
James Spielberg
Jerry Landis
Jerry Landis
Jimmy Hitchcock
Jimmy Hitchcock
Jason Tarantino
Jason Tarantino
Which animal featured in the video to Art Garfunkel’s ‘Bright Eyes’?
Rabbit
Rabbit
Horse
Horse
Cat
Cat
Tiger
Tiger
Paul Simon received a Tony nomination for composing what Broadway play?
The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks
The Capeman
The Capeman
The Graduate
The Graduate
Asinamali!
Asinamali!
Where did the Paul Simon song ‘Getting Ready for Christmas Day’ premiere?
VH1
VH1
CNN
CNN
MTV
MTV
NPR
NPR
Paul Simon was the first to receive what prize from the Library of Congress for Popular Songs in 2007?
Orwell Prize
Orwell Prize
Baldwin Prize
Baldwin Prize
Gershwin Prize
Gershwin Prize
Washington Prize
Washington Prize
The song ‘The Late Great Johnny Ace’ is about which Beatle?
McCartney
McCartney
Starr
Starr
Lennon
Lennon
Harrison
Harrison
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