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1
When was the movie Pinochio released?
1940
1942
1932
1943
2
Who was rosie the riveter?
a singer
a performer
a film star
iconic symbol
3
Who was Jackie Robinson?
First man to go to the moon
first black baseball player.
first black football player
first black basketball player
4
Who was the leader of the Grand Ol Opry?
Roy Acuff
Charlie Parker
Dean Paul Martin
Artie Shaw
5
What was “smoke on the water” about?
World war 1
Cats
World war 2
Great depression
6
What instrument did Dizzy Gillespie play?
Trumpet
Guitar
Clarinet
Violin
7
What did Rosie the Riviter symbolize ?
Women take over
Horror movies
Conserving vital resources
African Americans
8
What year did the movie Bambi come out?
1842
1943
1941
1942
9
On what date did Pearl Harbor occur?
December 8th, 1941
December 7th, 1941
September 1st, 1939
December 5, 1945
10
What music genre was for a smaller group?
Pop
Bebop
Hip-Hop
Rock
11
What does rationing mean?
a type of food
to give out food
stealing food
to conserve food and vital resources
12
What instrument did charlie parker play?
Clairnet
Trumpet
Piano
Saxophone
13
What caused the biggest migration?
Pearl Harbor
WWII
Stock market
14
What year did Japan surrender, ending WWII?
1946
1945
1944
1941
15
What was Charlie Parker's nickname?
Rat
Bird
Cat
Dog
16
What was the genre Roy Acuff was popular for?
country
bebop
Jazz
Hip Hop
17
What were the most popular genres in the 1940s?
Jazz and Blues
Blues and Pop
Swing and Pop
Pop and Rap
18
When was Chatanooga Choo Choo made?
1941
1944
1945
1939
19
What years did world war 2 start and end?
1967
1937-1943
1921-1937
1939-1945
20
What was happening to Big Band music in the 40s?
becoming a new form
becoming more popular
It started to fizzle out
staying the same
21
Who directed Spellbound?
Alfred Hitchcock
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Frank Sinatra
22
What team did Jackie Robison play for?
Reds
Cubs
Pirates
Dodgers
23
Which of these is a song from the 1940s?
Spellbound
Chattanooga Choo Choo
A Wonderful World
Hello Dolly
24
Who sang the song, the white cliffs of dover?
artie shaw
benny godman
count basie
vera lynn
25
What was Dean Martin’s nickname?
King of Cool
Ruler of rock
Prince of pop
King of Swing
26
What did Alfred Hitchcock do?
was a singer
was a actor
was a dancer
was a horror film director
27
What was “The Green light letter”?
a letter about colored movies
A letter from dizzie gillespie about cab calloway
A letter about food
a letter from FDR supporting baseball
28
Who played Clarinet Concerto?
Artie Shaw
Louis Armstrong
Benny Goodman
Dizzy Gilespie
29
What does swing jazz equal to
Hip hop
Ballerina
dancerock
Swing dance
30
What happened in Pearl Harbor?
Swing was created
Japan surprised attacked america
Pearl robbery in Japan
Japan and america battled
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What is Bebop?
Jazz for Big Bands
Modern Country music
Jazz for smaller Groups
Swing