Multiple choice general knowledge

This band was named after their high school gym teacher in mockery. Sweet Home Alabama was perhaps their second best song. Which band are we talking about?

  1. The Allman Brothers band

  2. Molly Hatchet

  3. Marshal Tucker Band

  4. Lynyrd Skynyrd
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Lynyrd Skynyrd was named after their physical education teacher, Leonard Skinner, at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Florida. They adopted the name mockingly as Skinner had disciplined them for their long hair. Sweet Home Alabama is indeed one of their most famous songs. The other bands (Allman Brothers, Molly Hatchet, Marshall Tucker Band) were not named after teachers.

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