Question 1

True or false: Patti Smith wrote the memoir 'Just Kids' about her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe.

Accepted Answer

True. Published in 2010, it won the National Book Award and details her life with the photographer in 1970s New York.

Question 2

True or false: Patti Smith wrote the song 'Because the Night' alone.

Accepted Answer

False. Bruce Springsteen co-wrote the song; Smith rewrote the lyrics and made it her hit in 1978.

Question 3

True or false: Patti Smith was a finalist for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016.

Accepted Answer

False. Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016; Smith performed at the ceremony but was never a finalist.

Question 4

True or false: Patti Smith was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.

Accepted Answer

True. She was inducted in 2007, recognized for her pioneering punk poetry and music, notably her album 'Horses'.

Question 5

True or false: Patti Smith's first published book of poetry was 'Seventh Heaven' in 1972.

Accepted Answer

True. It was a small-press collection of poems, predating her music career and establishing her as a poet.

Question 6

True or false: Patti Smith was briefly married to musician Fred 'Sonic' Smith of the MC5.

Accepted Answer

True. They married in 1980, had two children, and lived in Detroit until his death in 1994.

Question 7

True or false: Patti Smith's debut album 'Horses' was produced by David Bowie.

Accepted Answer

False. John Cale of the Velvet Underground produced 'Horses', not David Bowie.

Question 8

True or false: Patti Smith photographed Robert Mapplethorpe's portrait for her album 'Horses'.

Accepted Answer

False. Mapplethorpe took the iconic photo of Smith for the album cover; she did not take the photo.

Patti Smith Trivia Questions