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American Music History
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1
How many people are in The Beatles?
8
6
4
2
2
What was one of Chuck Berry's top hits?
Chicken Stew
Brain Stew
Johnny B. Goode
Hello
3
Which type of 1940s jazz was performed by small groups called combos?
Bebop
Big Band
Swing
4
What city was the birthplace of jazz?
Chicago
New Orleans
New York
Minneapolis
5
New Orleans Jazz musicians used written music.
False
True
6
When did The Beatles form?
1950
1920
1960
1940
7
Bill Haley had perfect eye sight.
False
True
8
Where was Chuck Berry born?
St. Louis, MO
New York, NY
Minneapolis, MN
New Orleans, LA
9
Which of these jobs did Chuck Berry have?
grocery store clerk
teacher
electrician
janitor
10
Did Ray Charles lose his sight at the age of 7?
True
False
11
New Orleans Jazz was primarily played for dancing.
True
False
12
Where did The Beatles break up?
United Kingdom
California
Alaska
Disney World
13
What did dance move did Chuck Berry create?
honkey tonk
jib jab
duck walk
turkey hop
14
Jackie Brenton wrote Rocket '88
False
True
15
What genre of music is "Salt Peanuts" from?
Rock 'n' Roll
Bebop
Big Band
Swing
16
What genre of music is "Maple Leaf Rag" from?
New Orleans Jazz
Big Band
Ragtime
Rural Blues
17
Jackie Brentson started his career with what song?
Rocket '88
Baby
Nutcracker
Johnny B. Goode
18
Where are The Beatles from?
America
Asia
Russia
United Kingdom
19
What song did Buddy Holly write?
Rocket '88
Peggy Sue
Thriller
Key to the Highway
20
What genre of music came from Appalachia folk songs?
Big band
Swing
Bebop
Country
21
Which of these is a song by Chuck Berry?
Salt Peanuts
Johnny B. Goode
Mack the Knife
Maple Leaf Rag
22
Bill Haley made a guitar out of cardboard.
False
True
23
Which style of blues was performed on acoustic and homemade instruments?
Urban blues
Rural blues
Rhythm and blues
24
Which style of blues was used as dance music?
urban blues
rhythm and blues
rural blues
25
Which song did The Beatles write?
Sorry
Bad
Black and Yellow
She Loves You
26
What instrument did Dizzy Gillespie play?
saxophone
trombone
drums
trumpet
27
Where was Bill Haley born?
Rhode Island
Nevada
Ohio
Michigan
28
Which genre of music used syncopated rhythms and was primarily played on the piano?
Appalachian folk music
Ragtime
New Orleans Jazz
29
What's one song Bill Haley wrote?
Rock Around the Clock
Salt Peanuts
Rocket '88
Under Pressure
30
What two genres of music combined to create rock 'n' roll?
Big Band Jazz and slave worksongs
Appalachian folk music and country
country and rhythm and blues
folk spirituals and slave worksongs
31
Where is Elvis Presley from?
Minnesota
Florida
Missouri
Texas
32
Some rock 'n' roll music came from the United States and some came from Britain.
False
True
33
What song did Elvis Presley perform?
Hound Dog
Rocket '88
All Took Up
Lady Bug
34
What year is Elvis born?
1985
1935
1905
1965
35
Call and response was a musical tool used in slave worksongs, folk spirituals, and the blues.
True
False
36
When did Chuck Berry start performing music?
1980s
1960s
1940s
1950s
37
Only two people are still alive from The Beatles
False
True
38
Which artist was considered a pioneer of rock 'n' roll?
Drake
Chuck Berry
Beyonce
Taylor Swift
39
What were the purposes of slave worksongs?
just for fun
celebrate summertime
coordinate movements, express emotions, pass the time
40
What was the first instrument Buddy Holly played?
piano
guitar
saxophone
41
Which style of blues used electric instruments?
rhythm and blues
urban blues
rural blues
42
Big Bands used written music.
True
False