Question 1

True or false: Otis Redding was only 26 years old when he died in a plane crash.

Accepted Answer

True. He died at 26 on December 10, 1967, shocking the music world at the peak of his career.

Question 2

True or false: Otis Redding's biggest hit was 'Try a Little Tenderness', which he recorded in 1966.

Accepted Answer

False. His biggest hit was '(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay'; 'Try a Little Tenderness' was popular but not his #1.

Question 3

True or false: Otis Redding was a close friend and frequent collaborator of James Brown.

Accepted Answer

False. They were friendly rivals, but they rarely collaborated; Redding was closer with artists like Carla Thomas and Booker T. Jones.

Question 4

True or false: Otis Redding performed at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967, winning over a mostly white audience.

Accepted Answer

True. His electrifying set at Monterey was a breakthrough for soul music with mainstream rock fans.

Question 5

True or false: Otis Redding was born and raised in Macon, Georgia, the same hometown as Little Richard.

Accepted Answer

False. Redding was born in Dawson, Georgia, and grew up in Macon; Little Richard was also from Macon, but the birthplace detail is wrong.

Question 6

True or false: Otis Redding wrote and originally released '(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay' before his death.

Accepted Answer

True. He recorded it just days before his plane crash; it was released posthumously and became his only #1 hit.

Question 7

True or false: Otis Redding was a pilot and owned his own private plane.

Accepted Answer

True. He co-owned the Beechcraft Model 18 that crashed, and he had recently gotten his pilot's license.

Question 8

True or false: Otis Redding's plane crash occurred during a snowstorm in Wisconsin.

Accepted Answer

False. The crash happened in foggy conditions over Lake Monona near Madison, Wisconsin, not during a snowstorm.

Otis Redding Trivia Questions