Jazz Quiz

Question 1

In the book called "The School of Ragtime" people learned how to play

Accepted Answer

Syncopation

Question 2

Dixieland is a jazz type from New York City

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False

Question 3

This person performed at the Chicago's World Fair in 1893

Accepted Answer

Scott Joplin

Question 4

All these people were composers EXCEPT for

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Ella Fitzgerald

Question 5

Scott Joplin was from what state?

Accepted Answer

Texas

Question 6

Ella Fitzgerald was the first African American woman to

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Win a Grammy

Question 7

Ella Fitzgerald only won a single grammy during her career

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False

Question 8

King Oliver discovered Louis Armstrong as a young man

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True

Question 9

This person is known as the "King of Swing"

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Benny Goodman

Question 10

During the Dixieland era, people traveled to New Orleans

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False

Question 11

Benny Goodman played the flute

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False

Question 12

This person lived between 1930-1986

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Benny Goodman

Question 13

This person invented jazz singing

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Louis Armstrong

Question 14

Cornet is an instrument similar to the trumpet

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True

Question 15

This person lived from 1867-1917

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Scott Joplin

Question 16

Scott Joplin wrote an opera called "The Phantom of the Opera"

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False

Question 17

Both Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole were in movies

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True

Question 18

Dixieland is known for its use of improvisation

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True

Question 19

This person lived from 1917-1996

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Ella Fitzgerald

Question 20

Scatting is when you

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Improvise with nonesense words or sounds

Question 21

Louis Armstrong played the saxophone

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False

Question 22

This person lived from 1919-1965

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Nat "King" Cole

Question 23

This musician produced over 200 albums and over 2,000 songs

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Ella Fitzgerald

Question 24

When you improvise, you memorize a song

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False

Question 25

This person wrote hit songs such as "The Entertainer"

Accepted Answer

Scott Joplin

Question 26

This person's nickname was "Satchmo"

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Louis Armstrong

Question 27

The Swing/Big Band era is special because they

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Changed how Eighth Notes Sounded

Question 28

This person lived from 1901-1971

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Louis Armstong

Question 29

This person had their own variety show

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Nat "King" Cole

Question 30

Jazz is a genre that comes from what country?

Accepted Answer

United States

Question 31

This person had their own radio show

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Louis Armstrong

Question 32

Jazz is a combination of classical music and _____________

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Blues

Question 33

Both Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald performed on this show

Accepted Answer

The Ed Sullivan Show

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