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Tacoma Rock City
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Posted by Ernest Jasmin @ 11:26:42 am

Tons of big stuff happening this week, between Foo Fighters, Sup Pop 20 and American Idols Live. But the biggest event of all is Stevie Wonder's show Friday at the White River Amphitheatre. But before you go check out some "Signed, Sealed, Delivered," see how much you know about the man behind the music.

The Stevie Wonder challenge

1. Before he became a "Wonder," people knew him as Stevland …

A. Jackson
B. Wilkins
C. Wallace
D. Morris

2. Little Stevie Wonder signed to Motown at the age of …

A. 15
B. 11
C. 13
D. 8

3. His first hit was …

A. “Fingertips (Pt. 2)”
B. “Superstition”
C. “My Cherie Amour”
D. “Uptight (Everything’s Alright)”

3. Stevie Wonder’s classical period generally refers to a string of classic '70s albums the begins with …

A. “Music of My Mind”
B. “Talking Book”
C. “Songs in the Key of Life”
D. “Hotter Than July”

4. Wonder’s first wife was a member of his backing group Wonderlove in the ‘70s. And her name was …

A. Minnie Riperton
B. Chaka Kahn
C. Syreeta Wright
D. Roberta Flack

5. Wonder is featured on the last known recording featuring Paul McCartney and John Lennon playing together, a bootleg called …

A. “A Day in the Life of the Beatles”
B. “A Hard Day’s Fight”
C. “A Toot and a Snore in ‘74”
D. “Yoko’s Last Stand”

6. Speaking of McCartney, the hit he and Wonder teamed up for the uplifting '80s hit ...

A. “Ebony & Ivory”
B. “Ribbon in the Sky”
C. “I Just Called to Say I Love You”
D. “Overjoyed”

7. “Happy Birthday,” from the 1980 album “Hotter Than July,” is a tribute to what American hero …

A John F. Kennedy
B. Martin Luther King, Jr.
C. Duke Ellington
D. Crispus Attucs

8. Which of Wonder’s song’s features his daughter Aisha's recording debut? (Not that she knew what was going on at that age.)

A. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life”
B. “Isn’t She Lovely”
C. “I Wish”
D. “That Girl”

9. Wonder recorded this song with Tony Bennett for Bennett’s “Duets” album.

A. “Ebony and Ivory”
B. “For Once in My Life”
C. “Lately”
D. “Love’s In Need of Love Today”

10. Wonder performed his first Puget Sound performance in 21 years at what King County venue last August.

A. White River Amphitheatre
B. Marymoor Park
C. Seattle Center for Bumbershoot
D. Chateau Ste Michelle