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Joe Jackson Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Joe Jackson? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Joe Jackson managed the Jackson 5 before becoming their father's stage name.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

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

2.

Joe Jackson wrote and produced Michael's solo hit 'Billie Jean'.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

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

3.

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

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Medium
✗ FALSE

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

4.

Joe Jackson legally changed his surname from 'Jackson' to 'Jackson' after a DNA test.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

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

5.

Joe Jackson worked at a steel mill in the Gary, Indiana area before the Jackson 5 became famous.

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✓ TRUE

He was employed as a crane operator at Inland Steel in East Chicago, near Gary, supporting his family before his children’s music career succeeded.

6.

Joe Jackson once performed as a guitarist in a blues band called 'The Falcons'.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

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

7.

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

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Hard
✗ FALSE

Joe Jackson has never been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Jackson 5 were inducted as performers in 1997; Joe Jackson, their father and manager, was not included. No non-performer award has been given to him.

8.

Joe Jackson was a former boxer who briefly trained Muhammad Ali.

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✗ FALSE

No well-known Joe Jackson was a boxer who trained Ali. The musician and baseball legend 'Shoeless' Joe Jackson are unrelated to boxing; Ali's early trainer was Joe Martin.

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