These two artists share the longest duration of a number one song since 1995.

Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey

Where did early American rock and roll find inspiration?

Blues, jazz and other popular styles of earlier times

What was the Best selling Album Worldwide in 2014?

The Frozen Soundtrack (Disney Music Group)

Which answer lists all of the instruments in a bluegrass band?

mandolin, bass, guitar, banjo, fiddle

This rock song contains one of the most signature and easiest riffs to play on guitar.

"Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple

The Who’s signature live act on stage was created at the Monterey Pop Festival of 1967. It was?

Smashing their Drums, guitars and amplifiers on stage

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Rock 'N Roll Trivia Night @ The Library

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1
The most famous female singer of the Motown Era was:
Gloria Gaynor
Diana Ross
Florence Ballard
Donna Summer
2
What was the birthplace of Elvis Presley?
Tupelo, MI
New York City, NY
Memphis, TN
Chicago, IL
3
Who was given the title "The King of Country"?
Waylon Jenning
Johnny Cash
Willie Nelson
George Strait
4
This sub-genre of R&B sounded like Gospel music, but with non-religious themes.
Gospel
Soul
Funk
Disco
5
These two artists share the longest duration of a number one song since 1995.
Mariah Carey and Beyonce
Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey
Whitney Houston and Mary J. Blige
Whitney Houston and Beyonce
6
Due to her "funky secular testifying" and passion, she is the Queen of Soul even today.
Nikki Manaj
Etta James
Aretha Franklin
Dianna Ross
7
Annie Lennox is the lead singer of which band?
Aerosmith
The Runaways
Eurythms
Eurythmics
8
What blues/rock singer gave a sense of giving up vocal control; she sang "Piece of My Heart"
Janis Joplin
Joan Jett
Nancy Wilson
Pat Benatar
9
A typical blues song has this many measures that repeats over and over with different lyrics?
6
20
8
12
10
Which band's fans are affectionately known as "Dead Heads?"
Black Sabbath
Rob Zombie
The Grateful Dead
The Little River Band
11
How old was Janis Joplin when she died?
27
68
24
36
12
This female musician landed a number one hit single with "ain't no mountain high enough."
Diana Ross
Gladys Knight
Aretha Franklin
13
Where did early American rock and roll find inspiration?
Kid Rock
Blues, jazz and other popular styles of earlier times
British Rock
Woodstock
14
This band gave rise to the “jam band” movement with their improvisational live performances.
The Mamas and the Papas
Led Zeppelin
Grateful Dead
Jefferson Airplane
15
This man married his 13 year old cousin, causing a major disruption in his Rock n' Roll career:
Elvis Presley
Alan Freed
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry and the Pace Makers
16
By what nickname was Johnny Cash known?
Cash Money
Rags to Riches
Man in Black
Port-A-John
17
The new style of rock music that arose in the 1990s with bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden...
Jazz, Blues
Grunge, Alternative
Rap, Hip Hop
Country, Western
18
The instruments of Rock n' Roll were taken from the Rhythm section of this style of music:
Jazz
Country
Classical
Folk
19
The song "Jolene" was originally sung by who?
Trisha Yearwood
Dolly Parton
Martina McBride
Miley Cyrus
20
At what university did the founding members of Weezer meet?
Stanford
Princeton
Harvard
Hillsborough Community College
21
What was the Best selling Album Worldwide in 2014?
Ed Sheeran (X or Multiply)
The Frozen Soundtrack (Disney Music Group)
Taylor Swift (1989) (Big Machine, UMG)This is a wrong answer
Coldplay (Ghost Stories) (Atlantic, Warner Bros)
22
New Zealand singer and songwriter Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor is better known as?
Charli XCX
Lorde
Lana Del Ray
Kimbra
23
Which band was Joan Jett originally a member of?
The Blackhearts
The Jetts
The Runaways
The Heartbreakers
24
What post-WWII invention changed music forever?
Electric Guitar
Banjo
xylophone
Mandolin
25
Who is the most successful American Idol singer of all time?
Carrie Underwood
Patsy Cline
Dolly Parton
Miranda Lambert
26
Where did Delta Blues originate?
Missouri
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
27
"Linger" was this band's first major hit, peaking at #8 in the United States.
Veruca Salt
10,000 Maniacs
The Cranberries
The Cardigans
28
Who is a pioneer for women performers in the 90's known for her emotional ballads?
Paula Cole
Fionna Apple
Jewel
Sarah McLachlan
29
Stevie Nicks would leave this band and go solo in the 80's breaking them up
Judas Priest
Chicago
Styx
Fleetwood Mac
30
“Stairway to Heaven” was written by which band?
Creedance Clearwater Revival
Cream
Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
31
Who sings this song?: "You actin' kinda shady ain't callin' me baby why the sudden change."
Destiny's Child
SWV
TLC
The Supremes
32
Another One Bites the Dust was sung by:
Van Halen
Ozzy Osbourne
Queen
AC/DC
33
The song "Proud Mary" was written by what band?
Bob Dylan
Simon & Garfunkel
Creedance Clearwater Revival
The Grateful Dead
34
The songs “Baby Baby”“You Can’t Hurry Love” “Stop In The Name Of Love” were sung by?
The Shirelles
The Supremes
Gladys Knight and the Pips
The Marvelletes
35
Which answer lists all of the instruments in a bluegrass band?
fiddle, mandolin, bass, guitar, bagpipes
mandolin, bass, guitar, banjo, fiddle
banjo, mandolin, bass, guitar, saxophone
mandolin, guitar, fiddle, cello, banjo
36
What is the name of Elvis' estate?
The American Dream
Graceland
Kingsland
The Mansion
37
This rock song contains one of the most signature and easiest riffs to play on guitar.
"Eruption" by Van Halen
"Pride and Joy" by Stevie Ray Vaughan
"Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple
"Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne
38
Sheryl Crow sang the theme tune to which James Bond film?
Goldeneye
Tomorrow Never Dies
The World is Not Enough
39
This man was the most famous Folk Singer of his time and wrote "This Land is Your Land."
Hank Williams
James Dean
Buddy Holly
Woody Guthrie
40
Rap artists "Run-DMC" recorded a song with which classic rockband?
Led Zeppelin
Metallica
Aerosmith
Kiss
41
True or False. When Elvis started, he was a country singer, cause rock wasn't a genre
True
He was never a country singer
False
42
Rick Springfield sang the ever popular song called "_____________________ Girl"
Betty's
Jesse's
Bobby's
Henry's
43
Where is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame located?
New Orleans
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
44
This song by Lynyrd Skynyrd is jokingly requested by the audience at almost every rock concert.
Free Bird
Simple Man
Sweet Home Alabama
Gimme three steps
45
The Who’s signature live act on stage was created at the Monterey Pop Festival of 1967. It was?
Lighting their instruments on fire
Spitting on the Audience
Smashing their Drums, guitars and amplifiers on stage
Causing a riot
46
Rockabilly is a merger of which two genres?
Thrash Dame and Notre Dame Polyphony
Country and Rock
Blues and Hillbilly styles
Blues and Rock
47
Melissa Etheridge wanted everyone to "Come to My______" in 1994?
Attic
Door
Window
Arms
48
Who is one of the original innovators in rock 'n roll who wrote the song "Johnny Be Goode"?
John Lennon
Marty Mcfly
Jimi Hendrix
Chuck Berry
49
She won a scholarship to the Peabody Institute at John Hopkins University at the age of five.
Christina Aquilera
Delores O'riordan
Tina Turner
Tori Amos
50
This female singer is responsible for the hit song "midnight train to Georgia."
Eartha Kitt
Stevie Nicks
Gladys Knight
Aretha Franklin
51
Music in America was forever changed in the mid 1960's with the__________.
The Australian Attack
British Invasion
The French Connection
First Wave of British Heavy Metal
52
Which one of these rock 'n roll bands from the 1970's featured two sisters?
Fleetwood Mac
Pat Benatar
The Mamas and the Papas
Heart
53
Who wrote the song Blue Suede Shoes?
Elvis Presley
Little Richard
Carl Perkins
Bob Dylan
54
The early style of Rock ' Roll music is called?
Rock 'N Sock
Dance and Rock
Rockabilly
Blues
55
Which of the following artists was blind?
Fat Domino
Little Richard
Ray Charles
Chuck Berry
56
The MOST famous female Motown singing group was:
The Supremes
The Marvelletes
Gladys Knight and the Pips
The Shirelles
57
Tommy Tutone sang the song "Jenny" which most people know by the phone number 867-________
5309
0000
4531
5555
58
This power trio of guitar, bass, and drums was known as rock’s first “supergroup.”
Black Sabbath
Led Zeppelin
Creedance Clearwater Revival
Cream
59
Which hard rock group formed in Australia in 1973?
The Temptations
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Queen
60
The Beatles' first performance in America was on what TV Show?
Jerry Springer
The Ed Sullivan Show
NBC Nightly News
The Tonight Show
61
Why did blues musicians turn to electric guitars in Electric Urban Blues?
They were inspired by Bob Dylan
to emphasize guitars over other instruments
to be heard over the noise of Chicago's growing population
International acoustic guitar shortage
62
What “dance craze” helped to bring Rock and Roll dancing into the mainstream?
The Mashed Potato
The Swim
The Watusi
The Twist
63
Who is often credited for pioneered the folk rock movement in the 1960's?
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
The Byrds
Simon and Garfunkel
Bob Dylan
64
What's the name of the Cleveland DJ who coined the phrase "Rock N Roll?"
Alan Freed
Sam Phillips
Little Richard
Fat Domino
65
What band recorded the song "Dream On"?
Bad Company
Aerosmith
Muse
Bad Brains
66
Who was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Dione Warwick
Billie Holiday
Diana Ross
Aretha Franklin
67
In 1954, what Rock band started it all with a hit song entitled "Rock around the Clock"?
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
The Temptations
Bill Haley and the Comets
Chuck Berry
68
Carole King and her husband Gerry Goffin wrote this song; sung by Little Eva
The Loco-Motion
I Get Around
Charlie Brown
Please Mr. Postman
69
Which guitarist is famous for setting his guitar on fire at Monterey Pop Festival in 1967?
Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Pete Townshend
Janis Joplin
70
The song entitled "Who are you" by The Who was used for what TV show?
Blindspot
Law & Order
Criminal Minds
CSI
71
What came first, Blues or Rock 'n' Roll?
Rock 'N Roll
Blues
72
Ed Sullivan didn't want Elvis on his show after he performed what song on The Milton Burl Show?
Hound Dog
That's Alright Mama
My Happiness
Blue Moon Over KY
73
Who is the lead singer and frontman for the popular Irish group, U2?
Freddie Mercury
Ringo Starr
David Bowie
Bono
74
"Here I Go Again" was sung by:
Kanye West
Prince
Boy George
Whitesnake
75
What guitarist's performance at Woodstock in 1969 included the Star Spangled Banner?
Jimi Hendrix
Pete Townshend
John Fogerty
Neil Young
76
Which musician gave Led Zeppelin their name saying "they would go down like a lead zeppelin"
Keith Moon
Eric Clapton
John Lennon
Jeff Beck
77
Who is considered to be "The King of Rock 'N Roll"?
Eddie Van Halen
Mick Jagger
Elvis Presley
Ozzy Osbourne
78
How many Grammys has Adele won?
7
10
15
12
79
Finish the Lyric: "There is a house in New Orleans they call the ___________."
The Rising Sun
Honky Tonk
The Blue Moon
The Hotel California
80
The most successful Surf Rock VOCAL group in the early 60’s was:
The Beatles
The Beach Boys
Herman's Hermits
The Kinks
81
James Brown created and solidified this sub-genre of R&B music.
Disco
Motown
Funk
Soul
82
Their last concert took place on a rooftop.
Rolling Stones
Queen
The Beatles
AC DC
83
Who sings the song “One in a million”?
Whitney Houston
Ciara
Aaliyah
Taylor Swift
84
Which generation was the majority of rock music consumers in the 1950s and 1960s?
Baby Boomers
Generation X
Generation Y
Millenial
85
In which state did surf music originate?
Georgia
Florida
California
Hawaii
86
Who is the highest grossing female singer of all time?
Nicky Minaj
Celion Dion
Madonna
Whitney
87
Which Muse song was based on George Orwell's Novel 1984?
Resistance
Unsustainable
Starlight
Uprising
88
This 60’s band was not truly a band at first, but rather actors that portrayed a band on TV.
Led Zeppelin
The Monkees
Cream
Jefferson Airplane
89
What band recorded the 1976 hit "More than A Feeling"?
Foreigner
The Beatles
Journey
Boston
90
What female rock singer sung the song "Hit me with your best shot?"
Trisha Yearwood
Pat Benetar
Joan Jett
Nancy Wilson
91
Where did Shania Twain start out working?
Walmart
Subway
Mcdonalds
Taco Bell
92
After WWII there was a dwindling interest in this music style? (Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman)
Electric Blues
Big Band Swing
Rockabilly
Country Blues
93
How was Chicago Blues different from Delta Blues?
Chicago Blues used amplification
Chicago Blues was acoustic
Chicago Blues only had a male singer
Chicago Blues only had women singers
94
They were one of the first alternative rock bands, formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980.
The Velvet Underground
Tears for Fears
R.E.M.
Pixies
95
This band used pyrotechnics and full face paint during their concerts in the 1970's.
Dire Straits
Kiss
The Little River band
Tom Petty
96
What guitarist played in all of these bands: The Yardbirds, Cream, and Derek and the Dominoes?
Eric Clapton
Jimmy Page
Jeff Beck
Jimi Hendrix
97
This music festival marked an iconic moment for the “Hippie” cultural movement in the 60’s.
Lollapoolaza
California Jam
Woodstock
Monsters of Rock
98
Which American singer had a hit with the song "Million Reasons"?
Arianna Grande
Miley Cyrus
Adele
Lady Gaga
99
What is Chuck Berry's famous dance move called?
Orange Duck Sauce
Duck Walk
Birdie Boogie
Chicken Dance
100
How many Madonna singles hit number one on the Billboard charts?
12
10
7
2

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