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Duplicate of General Music - R&B
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An #R&B quiz for a #GeneralMusic or #MusicAppreciation course in #MiddleSchool or #HighSchool.
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1
Motown Records existed to:
Help its music "Crossover" into the White Pop charts
Present Detroit with some economic diversity
Create Hit Records
Bore you in General Music class.
2
Which of the following artists initially worked with Motown Records?
Michael Jackson
Bill Withers
James Brown
Ray Charles
3
"R&B" stands for:
Rhythms & Bingos
Rhymes & Blues
Rhymes & Bombs
Rhythm & Blues
4
James Brown created and solidified this sub-genre of R&B music.
Funk
Soul
Mowtown
Disco
5
This artist changed his name to this unpronounceable symbol for "love" from 1993-2000.
Bill Withers
Rick James
Prince
James Brown
6
Bill Withers' song
I Can't Write Left-Handed
, was about a man who lost his arm in which war?
The Vietnam War
The Conflict in Iraq
The Korean War
The Cold War
7
This sub-genre of R&B sounded like Gospel music, but with non-religious themes.
Funk
Gospel
Disco
Soul
8
Marvin Gaye sang which of the following hits?
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Superstition
Lovely Day
I Got the Feelin'
9
She starred in
The Wiz
and re-popularized the hit,
Ain't No Mountain High Enough.
Ke$ha
Diana Ross
Tina Turner
Aretha Franklin
10
Due to her "funky secular testifying" and passion, she is the Queen of Soul even today.
Nikki Minaj
Aretha Franklin
Diana Ross
Etta James
11
The Jackson Five were a 5-brother Motown group from which state?
Ohio
Illinois
Florida
Indiana
12
She is from the Carribean and has done many collaborations with R&B and Pop artists.
Nikki Minaj
Rihanna
Lil' Herb
Diana Ross
13
Which of the following R&B artists were blind?
Marvin Gaye
Ray Charles
Stevie Wonder
Billy Joel
14
This rapper is half-Jewish.
Lil' Herb
Eminem
Fetty Wap
Drake
15
Proud Mary, by Ike & Tina Turner, tells the story of what?
Life on the river in a steamboat
Driving across the USA
Cleaning plates in Memphis
Ike & Tina's marriage
16
Detroit was the home of which famous R&B Music Label?
Tooth & Nail Records
Atlantic Records
Motown Records
Capitol Records
17
Which R&B artist was NOT featured in the movie,
The Blues Brothers
?
James Brown
Aretha Franklin
Ray Charles
Tina Turner
18
The Supremes have which claim to fame?
Stayed together for the longest of any vocal group.
Being on the first episode of Soul Train
Most No. 1 hits of a Vocal Group
Jumpstarted the career of Diana Ross
19
R&B bands generally included which instruments?
Clarinets
Trombones
Trumpets
Saxophones
20
Which is NOT a hit by Whitney Houston?
I Will Always Love You
I'm Coming Out
I Have Nothing
The Greatest Love of All
