Question 1

True or false: Joe Jackson wrote and produced Michael's solo hit 'Billie Jean'.

Accepted Answer

False. 'Billie Jean' was written and produced by Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones, not Joe.

Question 2

True or false: Joe Jackson managed the Jackson 5 before becoming their father's stage name.

Accepted Answer

False. Joe Jackson was the actual father and manager of the Jackson 5; no stage-name swap occurred.

Question 3

True or false: Joe Jackson legally changed his surname from 'Jackson' to 'Jackson' after a DNA test.

Accepted Answer

False. His birth name was Joseph Walter Jackson; no name change or DNA test altered it.

Question 4

True or false: Joe Jackson co-wrote the Jackson 5's first hit 'I Want You Back'.

Accepted Answer

False. The song was written by The Corporation (Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Alphonzo Mizell).

Question 5

True or false: Joe Jackson was a former boxer who briefly trained Muhammad Ali.

Accepted Answer

True. He boxed professionally under the name 'Joe Jackson' and sparred with young Cassius Clay (Ali) in the 1950s.

Question 6

True or false: Joe Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a non-performer.

Accepted Answer

True. In 2019, he was inducted alongside the Jackson 5, recognized for his managerial role in their early success.

Question 7

True or false: Joe Jackson owned a steel mill in Gary, Indiana before the Jackson 5 hit fame.

Accepted Answer

True. He worked at an Inland Steel plant and later managed a small steel mill, a fact often overshadowed by his music career.

Question 8

True or false: Joe Jackson once performed as a guitarist in a blues band called 'The Falcons'.

Accepted Answer

True. Before managing his kids, Joe played guitar in a local Gary, Indiana blues group called The Falcons.

Joe Jackson Trivia Questions