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  • 1. What was Duke Reid's full birth name?
A) Arthur Duke Reid
B) Arthur Reginald Reid
C) Duke William Reid
D) George Arthur Reid
  • 2. What honor was posthumously awarded to Duke Reid on 15 October 2007?
A) Order of Jamaica
B) Commander of the British Empire
C) Member of the British Empire
D) Order of Distinction in the rank of Commander
  • 3. In what year did Duke Reid pass away?
A) 1975
B) 1965
C) 1970
D) 1980
  • 4. What was the name of the sound system run by Duke Reid in the 1950s?
A) Reid's Sound System
B) Trojan Sound System
C) Treasure Isle Sound System
D) Downbeat Sound System
  • 5. What nickname was Duke Reid known by in relation to his sound system?
A) The King
B) The Magistrate
C) The Enforcer
D) The Trojan
  • 6. Which record label was founded by Reid in the 1960s, named after his liquor store?
A) Studio One
B) Dutchess
C) High Note
D) Treasure Isle
  • 7. Where was Duke Reid born?
A) Portland, Jamaica
B) Kingston, Jamaica
C) Pink Lane, Jamaica
D) Bond Street, Jamaica
  • 8. How many years did Duke Reid serve as a Jamaican police officer?
A) Five years
B) Twenty years
C) Ten years
D) Fifteen years
  • 9. What was the name of Duke Reid's wife who ran the family business with him?
A) Lucille
B) Cynthia
C) My Mother
D) Sonia
  • 10. What was the address of The Treasure Isle Grocery and Liquor Store?
A) 15 Portland Avenue
B) 95 Kingston Road
C) 33 Bond Street
D) Pink Lane
  • 11. Which sound system did Duke Reid quickly overtake in popularity in Kingston?
A) Tom the Great Sebastian
B) Studio One
C) High Note
D) Downbeat
  • 12. What was the name of the radio show sponsored and presented by Duke Reid?
A) Ska and Rocksteady
B) The Trojan Hour
C) Treasure Isle Time
D) Bond Street Blues
  • 13. Which song was chosen by Duke Reid as his theme tune?
A) "Aily-I" by Cynthia Richards
B) "My Mother's Eyes" by Tab Smith
C) "Fat Man" by Fats Domino
D) "Duke's Tune" by U-Roy
  • 14. Which American artist was a noticeable influence on the early Reid sound?
A) Dennis Alcapone
B) Fats Domino
C) Tab Smith
D) U-Roy
  • 15. Where did Reid set up his own recording studio after moving from Pink Lane?
A) At the police station
B) In Portland
C) At Studio One
D) Above the Bond Street store
  • 16. What alternate spelling did Duke Reid use for one of his record labels?
A) Dutchess
B) Trojan
C) Duchess
D) Highnote
  • 17. What weapons did Duke Reid famously carry with him in the studio?
A) His pistols and a rifle
B) A knife and a baton
C) A sword and a shield
D) Crossbows
  • 18. What musical genres did Reid specialize in producing during the 1960s?
A) Ska and rocksteady
B) Roots reggae and dancehall
C) Calypso and mento
D) Jazz and blues only
  • 19. How did Duke Reid's record lengths generally compare to his rivals?
A) They varied randomly
B) They were exactly the same length
C) His records were considerably longer
D) His records were much shorter
  • 20. How long did Duke Reid's tunes often break the barrier for?
A) Two minutes
B) Five minutes
C) Four minutes
D) Three minutes
  • 21. What outfit did Duke Reid wear at toasting battles?
A) A police uniform and a helmet
B) A business suit and a fedora
C) A long ermine cloak and a gilt crown
D) A tuxedo and top hat
  • 22. What did Duke Reid use to bring the crowd under control if things got out of hand at dances?
A) Shouting through a megaphone
B) Calling the police force
C) Firing his shotgun in the air
D) Turning off the power
  • 23. What was Duke Reid's initial opinion of ska?
A) He invented it
B) He loved it from the very first moment
C) He initially disliked it for being too simple
D) He considered it a form of jazz
  • 24. Who was the music historian who stated that Reid's ska productions 'epitomized the absolute peak of the style'?
A) Brent Dowe
B) Justin Hinds
C) Colin Larkin
D) Jackie Jackson
  • 25. Who was Duke Reid's fierce, mutual professional rival starting in the late 1950s?
A) U-Roy
B) Tab Smith
C) Sonia Pottinger
D) Coxsone Dodd
  • 26. What was the name of Coxsone Dodd's competing sound system?
A) Downbeat
B) Reid's Sound System
C) High Note
D) Trojan
  • 27. What was the name of Coxsone Dodd's record label that competed with Treasure Isle?
A) Blue Beat
B) Studio One
C) Dutchess
D) Treasure Isle Time
  • 28. What musical trend in the 1970s contributed to the reduction of releases from Treasure Isle?
A) Rastafarian influenced roots reggae
B) Disco
C) Heavy metal
D) Traditional jazz revival
  • 29. What type of lyrics did Duke Reid forbid from being recorded in his studio?
A) Love songs
B) Instrumental tracks
C) Rasta lyrics
D) Political commentary
  • 30. Who was the protégé of Duke Reid that noticed his boss appeared unwell and recommended a doctor?
A) Dennis Alcapone
B) U-Roy
C) Justin Hinds
D) Brent Dowe
  • 31. What illness was diagnosed when Duke Reid finally saw a doctor?
A) Heart disease
B) Cancer
C) Severe influenza
D) Tuberculosis
  • 32. To whom did Duke Reid sell Treasure Isle?
A) Jackie Jackson
B) Sonia Pottinger
C) Coxsone Dodd
D) Justin Hinds
  • 33. What was the name of the record label already owned by Sonia Pottinger before she bought Treasure Isle?
A) High Note Records
B) Studio One
C) Dutchess Records
D) Downbeat Records
  • 34. What official role did Duke Reid maintain for a while after selling his label?
A) Police officer
B) Radio presenter
C) Sound system operator
D) Magistrate
  • 35. Which toaster did Duke Reid work with in the early 1970s?
A) U-Roy
B) Fats Domino
C) Colin Larkin
D) Tab Smith
  • 36. What kind of trucks were British-made and possibly the namesake for Duke Reid's nickname 'The Trojan'?
A) Bedford trucks
B) Austin trucks
C) Trojan trucks
D) Morris trucks
  • 37. What genre was Duke Reid a fan of 'at heart' despite his later work in ska and rocksteady?
A) Country and western
B) Jazz and blues
C) Classical
D) Punk rock
  • 38. How did Duke Reid's studio attendance compare to his counterparts?
A) He refused to enter the studio
B) He only visited the studio on weekends
C) He made a concerted effort to be in the studio as much as possible
D) He rarely ever visited the studio
  • 39. What was Duke Reid known as regarding his musical production style?
A) A perfectionist
B) A minimalist
C) A sloppy experimenter
D) A novice
  • 40. What specific sonic elements did Duke Reid have a knack for adding to his recordings?
A) Live animal noises
B) Heavy electronic synthesizer beats
C) Symphonic sounds
D) Spoken word comedy routines
  • 41. Who was the singer of The Melodians who commented on the rivalry between Reid and Dodd?
A) Stranger Cole
B) Brent Dowe
C) Alton Ellis
D) Justin Hinds
  • 42. Which of the following artists recorded hits with Duke Reid?
A) Toots Hibbert
B) The Techniques
C) Bob Marley
D) Jimmy Cliff
  • 43. Which group recorded with Duke Reid alongside Alton Ellis?
A) The Skatalites
B) The Flames
C) The Wailers
D) The Maytals
  • 44. Which group, alongside Justin Hinds, had a long string of hits with Reid?
A) The Gaylads
B) The Dominoes
C) The Heptones
D) The Pioneers
  • 45. Which vocal group recorded 'The Paragons' hits under Duke Reid?
A) The Ethiopians
B) The Inner Circle
C) The Mighty Diamonds
D) The Paragons
  • 46. Which band name is listed as having a long string of hits with Reid alongside the Melodians?
A) The Jamaicans
B) The Abyssinians
C) The Gladiators
D) The Cimarons
  • 47. What was the name of the rhythm section for Treasure Isle Records whose members were interviewed on Kool 97 FM?
A) U-Roy, Dennis Alcapone and Justin Hinds
B) Coxsone Dodd, Tom the Great Sebastian and Lenford Pottinger
C) Jackie Jackson, Paul Douglas and Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan
D) Brent Dowe, Alton Ellis and Stranger Cole
  • 48. What was Sonia Pottinger's relationship to Lenford Pottinger?
A) She was his daughter
B) She was his sister
C) She was his business partner only
D) She was his widow
  • 49. Which vaguely Rasta-influenced oddity was recorded by Duke Reid to maintain his high profile?
A) "Aily-I" by Cynthia Richards
B) "Treasure Isle Time" theme
C) "Fat Man" by Fats Domino
D) "My Mother's Eyes" by Tab Smith
  • 50. Which DJ's toasting was recorded by Duke Reid in the 1970s?
A) Jackie Jackson
B) Tom the Great Sebastian
C) Tab Smith
D) Dennis Alcapone
  • 51. What is the time period associated with 'Gems From Treasure Isle'?
A) 1960-1965
B) 1966-1968
C) 1967-1972
D) 1973-1975
  • 52. In what year was 'Ba Ba Boom Duke Reid' released by Trojan Records?
A) 1995
B) 1992
C) 1994
D) 1982
  • 53. Which label released 'Version Affair Vol 01' in 1992?
A) Heartbeat Records
B) Trojan Records
C) Lagoon
D) Studio One
  • 54. Where did the concert featuring Sir Coxsone and Duke Reid take place?
A) Treasure Isle
B) Forresters Hall
C) Trojan Studio
D) Studio One
  • 55. What type of release is 'The Treasure Isle Story'?
A) 4-CD box set
B) Double LP
C) Single
D) Cassette tape
  • 56. What is the release year of the Trojan Records version of 'Soul To Soul DJ's Choice' listed in the text?
A) 1994
B) 1995
C) 1992
D) 1973
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