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1950 Rock and Roll

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A quiz about the beginnings of rock and roll

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1
Who sang Rock Around the Clock?
Elvis Presley
Bill Haley and His Comets
Little Richard
Bo Diddley
2
What was the name of the Radio DJ that gave Rock and Roll its name?
Bill Haley
Elvis Presley
Bo Diddley
Alan Freed
3
Which one of the following songs has the Bo Diddley beat
Tutti Fruitti
SH boom
Rock Around the Clock
I want Candy
4
Big Band or Swing music was know for having
up to 12 or more instruments
Just a few instruments
only stringed instrument
Only female singers
5
From where did Bo Diddley get the idea for his beat?
Chicken Bone
Legbone
Hambone
Dog Bone
6
Who had a record Company in Memphis, Tennessee?
Alan Freed
Sam Phillips
Elvis Presley
Bo Diddley
7
What did producers do with songs sung by black artists?
Had a white group sing it and sell them
Didn't allow them to record songs
Recorded them but never sold them
Didn't allow them in the recording studio
8
Bo Diddley is known as what?
The originator of Country
The originator of Rhythm and Blues
The originator of Rockabilly
The originator or Rock and Roll
9
What is the name of this song?
Clock
Time
Rock Around the Clock
Rock and Roll
10
How big was a jazz band?
3 or less
15-20
25 or more
no more than 12
11
What did white people call Rhythm and Blues in the 1950s?
Devil's music
Race Music
Anti-white music
Black music
12
Who original sang Tutti Fruitti?
Bill Haley
Bo Diddley
Elvis Presley
Little Richard