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Hip-Hop Origins, Style, and Technology
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These questions will quiz your knowledge on the origins of the hip-hop era.
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1
The term 'digital sound' pertains to which technology?
Vinyl records
Turntables
Compact discs
CD-ROMs
2
What popular style of music drew people to community parties in the 70s, preceding hip-hop?
Rock n' Roll
Jazz
Techno
Disco
3
Why did
Rapper's Delight
draw criticism from other rappers?
The lyrics were stolen
It was seen as too soft for the culture
It made too much money
It killed the disco era
4
In the single
Planet Rock
, why are some lyrics just a "zz zz zz" sound?
He fell asleep
The rapper forgot his lyrics
It was just written that way
Technical difficulties
5
In Blondie's
Rapture
, the unique lyrics are all things that ____________ had said to Blondie.
Jay Z
Big Bank Hank
Fab Five Freddy
Afrika Bambaataa
6
The term 'analog sound' pertains most to which technology?
Compact discs
Vinyl records
Turntables
CD-ROMs
7
The needle that reads the grooves on a record is usually tipped with ________ or a hard object.
diamond
lead
sapphire
coal
8
Where did hip-hop originate?
Queens
The Bronx
Atlanta
Manhattan
9
"Tagging", where artists use _______ on walls, is another key element to hip-hop culture.
chalk
graffiti
oil pastels
hammers
10
Planet Rock
blended well into the pop music scene and made hip-hop known worldwide.
False
True
11
MCing, or introducing a song when it switched at parties, evolved into modern day _________.
Rhyming
Jazz Improvisation
Rap
Scat
12
Blondie, a classic rock band, surprised the world by adding _____ to the #1 tune
Rapture
.
a break
rap
synthesizers
hip-hop beats
13
What is the 'national anthem' of hip-hop?
Planet Rock
Rapper's Delight
Apache
Rapture
14
Who is the leader of Zulu Nation and is responsible for their transformation in the 1970s?
Afrika Bambaataa
Casanova
Big Bank Hank
Mark Ronson
15
What is a
break
in popular music?
Beats stop, lyrics only
Lyrics stop, beat and instrumental parts pick up
All music stops briefly to create suspense
Instrumental parts stop, beats only
16
What is the turntable technique where a DJ uses their hand to manually spin a record?
Rapping
MCing
Scratching
Mixing
17
Why type of dance was created with hip-hop by the B-boys and B-girls?
Mosh pit dance
Tap dance
Ballroom dance
Break dance
18
When hip-hop finally hit the night scene in Manhattan, what culture did it blend with?
Acid jazz
Disco
Rock n' roll
Punk rock
19
Did the introduction of hip-hop culture increase or decrease violence among youth in cities?
Decrease
It did not change
Increase
20
The moving needle on a turntable also moves a small ____ that produces and amplifies the sound.
valve
magnet
wire
mirror
21
What does the "B" stand for in B-boy and B-girl?
Beats
Break
Bad
Bouncy
22
Why did record labels basically ignore hip-hop at first?
It started in a smaller area
There wasn't much original material being written
It largely borrowed existing records from funk and rock
All answers are true
23
What is the Zulu Nation?
Former hip-hop artists that became a gang
Former gang that became hip-hop artists
The first record label for hip-hop
A community center where hip-hop was born
24
There is no debate that CDs produce a better, higher quality sound than vinyl records.
False
True
25
Understanding that sound travels in ___ is key to understanding how CDs and vinyl records work.
physical objects
radiation
waves
particles
