Look Out The Saints Are Comin' Through....

Described by Bob Dylan in his autobiography as 'a Rodin sculpture come to life', Suze Rotolo, the woman pictured with the songwriter on the cover of his 1963 breakthrough album 'The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan', died this week at the age of 67. The child of committed members of the American Communist Party, Rotolo was herself a life long left wing political activist, working for example at the time of her three year romantic relationship with Dylan in the early 60s, for race equality and anti-nuclear organisations. Widely credited for helping shape Dylan's civil rights sensibilities, she is generally considered to have been the inspiration for a range of his songs including 'Don't Think Twice, It's Alright' from the 'Freewheelin'..' album and 'Boots Of Spanish Leather' which first appeared on the 1964 release 'The Times They Are A-Changin''. In a rich life she subsequently worked as a jewellry-maker, illustrator and painter. To mark Ms Rotolo's passing, we have opted to devise today's quiz on a Bob Dylan theme.    

 Dylan Quiz 

 1  Which seminal film-maker directed the 2005 documentary 'No Direction Home', which explored Dylan's journey in the 1960s from protest singer to enigmatic rock star?

 2  Winner in 2001 of both the Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Original Song, Dylan's 'Times Have Changed' was part of the soundtrack of which film starring Michael Douglas?   

 3  What was Bob Dylan's original name?

 4  Which internationally acclaimed American folk singer had a romantic relationship with Dylan which she revisited in her song 'Diamonds And Rust' from the 1975 album of the same name? 

 5  The material featured on Dylan's 1979 album 'Live At the Budokan' was recorded at a celebrated venue in which country?

 Apples Quiz Answers 

 1  Chris Martin, the leading light in rock band Coldplay, and actress Gwyenth Paltrow famously named their daughter Apple in 2004. 

 2  The Tree of Knowledge provided the apple which Eve gave to Adam to eat according to the Book of Genesis in the Bible.

 3  Hera, Athena and Aphrodite were the three goddesses in Greek mythology who competed for a golden apple (mischiefly provided by fellow deity Eris), in the episode known as the Judgement of Paris, that involved a sequence of events which led to the Trojan war. 

 4  The Queen gives fairytale character Snow White a poisoned apple. 

 5  The Beatles established the multi-media company Apple Corps.

The author of the Highly Questionable? quiz and trivia blog, Harry Reid, is a freelance question setter, writer and blogger. He can be contacted at harryreid@btinternet.com.