Simon & Garfunkel Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 Which film prominently featured Simon & Garfunkel’s "Mrs. Robinson" and helped cement their fame?

A. Bonnie and Clyde

B. Easy Rider

C. The Graduate

2 Under what name did Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel first record together in the late 1950s?

A. The Peacemakers

B. Tom & Jerry

C. The Everly Twins

3 Which album includes both "Mrs. Robinson" and "America"?

A. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme

B. Sounds of Silence

C. Bookends

4 Who primarily wrote the duo’s songs?

A. Paul Simon

B. Art Garfunkel

C. Bob Dylan

5 Which song begins with the lyric "Hello darkness, my old friend"?

A. The Boxer

B. Cecilia

C. The Sound of Silence

6 Which producer famously added electric instruments to the acoustic recording of "The Sound of Silence" in 1965 without the duo initially knowing?

A. Tom Wilson

B. Phil Spector

C. George Martin

7 In which New York City borough did Simon & Garfunkel grow up and meet?

A. The Bronx

B. Queens

C. Brooklyn

8 What is the name of their 1981 reunion performance that drew a massive crowd in New York City?

A. The Last Waltz

B. The Concert in Central Park

C. Live Aid

9 Which Simon & Garfunkel song pairs a traditional ballad with a counter-melody called "Canticle"?

A. Scarborough Fair/Canticle

B. America

C. Cecilia

10 Which record label released most of Simon & Garfunkel’s classic albums?

A. Columbia Records

B. Atlantic Records

C. Apple Records

11 Which 1970 release became their final studio album as a duo?

A. Bridge over Troubled Water

B. Bookends

C. Sounds of Silence

12 Where did Paul Simon famously write much of "Homeward Bound"?

A. At a railway station in England

B. In a Greenwich Village coffeehouse

C. On a flight from New York to London

13 Which Simon & Garfunkel track won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1971?

A. Bridge over Troubled Water

B. Mrs. Robinson

C. The Sound of Silence

14 What instrument’s sound is central to "El Condor Pasa (If I Could)," reflecting the song’s Andean roots?

A. Panpipes

B. Sitar

C. Saxophone

15 When were Simon & Garfunkel inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a duo?

A. 1990

B. 2001

C. 1981