1920's/1930's review

Question 1

A focus on preserving these peoples music took place in the midwest during the 1930’s.

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Native American

Question 2

This instrument was invented in the 1930’s

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Electric Guitar

Question 3

This song was made popular by Glenn Miller’s Big Band.

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In the Mood

Question 4

A Chinese/American night club called the Forbidden City was established in this city in the 1930’s

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San Francisco

Question 5

This invention transformed the way people listened to music and received news.

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Radio

Question 6

This song was made popular by Judy Garland in the movie “The Wizard of Oz”

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Question 7

This African-American wrote the first symphony to include jazz music

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William Grant Still

Question 8

This style of jazz featured several people playing each instrument.

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Big Band

Question 9

A music store in Boston featuring this cultures music encouraged music of other cultures to be recorded.

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Irish

Question 10

This type of natural disaster in Mississippi became the topic of many songs.

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Flood

Question 11

This Blues artist sang “Down Hearted Blues.”

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Bessie Smith

Question 12

This lead to many people losing their jobs and money, forcing them to find cheaper means of entertainment.

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Great Depression

Question 13

This jazz singer had her first hit called “A-Tisket A-Tasket”

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Ella Fitzgerald

Question 14

This city had the first radio station with regular programing.

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Pittsburgh

Question 15

This lead to people drinking alcohol illegally in speakeasy’s where jazz music and dancing was popular

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Prohibition

Question 16

This Musical was Unique for focusing on plot rather than costumes

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Show Boat

Question 17

A Los Angeles newspaper began documenting the music of this culture in the 1920’s.

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Japanese

Question 18

This person wrote a jazz piece called “Rhapsody in Blue”

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George Gershwin

Question 19

This song was written for solo piano and jazz band.

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Rhapsody in Blue

Question 20

The ideas for this type of recording were developed in the 1930’s

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Stereo

Question 21

This song became popular after it was in Disney’s first full length animated film “Snow White”

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Someday my Prince will Come

Question 22

This blues song became popular after it was recorded by Bessie Smith.

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Downhearted Blues

Question 23

“The Jazz Singer” was the first movie to include this

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Sound

Question 24

This actor sang the song “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” in the movie “The Wizard of Oz”

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Judy Garland

Question 25

The song “El Manicero” became popular by Don Azpiazu who was from this Latin country.

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Cuba

1920's/1930's review

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1920's/1930's review

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