Black History Month (2)

Question 1

Louis Armstrong was a famous jazz artist with a gravely voice and also played the clarinet

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Robert Johnson was a Blues piano player

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

John Colrane was...

Accepted Answer

A jazz saxophone player

Question 4

Miles Davis played cool jazz

Accepted Answer

True

Question 5

Which of these artists was famous for scat singing?

Accepted Answer

Ella Fitzgerald

Question 6

According to legend, Robert Johnson sold his soul...

Accepted Answer

to the devil

Question 7

Which of these is a type of song sung while being forced to work?

Accepted Answer

Field Holler

Question 8

Which of these kinds of music incorporates improvisation?

Accepted Answer

Jazz

Question 9

Blues was influenced by work songs and Chinese traditional music

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Which music involves improvisation?

Accepted Answer

jazz

Question 11

Who is a modern blues singer?

Accepted Answer

Tracy Chapman

Question 12

A minstrel is...

Accepted Answer

typically white actor who wears "blackface"

Question 13

Jazz is a simple music with simple melodies and rhythms

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Blues and Jazz both influenced each other

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

Who was a famous Blues singer?

Accepted Answer

Bessie Smith

Question 16

Jazz musicians, unlike gospel musicians, did not face racism

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

Which of these is a music that Miles Davis Played?

Accepted Answer

Jazz

Question 18

Which of these artists was the first recorded blues artist?

Accepted Answer

Mamie Smith

Question 19

Count Basie led a jazz big band

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

Duke Ellington was a West African musician

Accepted Answer

False

Questions 20