Which genre did Bob Marley make world-famous?
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Reggae
Reggae grew out of ska and rocksteady in Jamaica.
💡 Did you know? Marley is still its best-known face.
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Which country was Bob Marley from?
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Jamaica
He grew up in the poor Trenchtown area of Kingston.
💡 Did you know? His music carried Jamaica around the world.
What is Bob Marley’s band called?
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The Wailers
Originally with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer.
💡 Did you know? Later they were ‘Bob Marley and the Wailers’.
Which religion/movement shaped Marley’s message?
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Rastafari
That is where his long dreadlocks come from.
💡 Did you know? Rastafari reveres the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie.
Which Marley song begins 'Don't worry about a thing'?
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Three Little Birds
A song full of reassurance.
💡 Did you know? Its chorus is known worldwide.
Which Marley song remembers the 'government yard in Trenchtown'?
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No Woman, No Cry
The live version became especially famous.
💡 Did you know? The title means ‘No, woman, don’t cry’.
Which posthumous best-of is one of the best-selling reggae albums?
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Legend
Released in 1984, three years after his death.
💡 Did you know? It introduced many people to Marley.
Which Marley song, written with Peter Tosh, urges people to stand up for their rights?
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Get Up, Stand Up
A call to stand up for your rights.
💡 Did you know? It became a protest anthem.
In which year did Bob Marley die?
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1981
He died of cancer aged just 36.
💡 Did you know? His state funeral in Jamaica was huge.
Which Marley song, a call for unity, did the BBC name song of the millennium in 1999?
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One Love
The song became a global peace anthem.
💡 Did you know? A 2024 Marley film shares the title.
Which 1977 Marley album is seen as his masterpiece?
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Exodus
Made during his exile in London.
💡 Did you know? ‘Time’ named it Album of the Century.
What values does Bob Marley still stand for?
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peace
In 1978 he united rival politicians on stage.
💡 Did you know? His image is a symbol worldwide.
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