Lost, Greatest, Silent & Baby Boomer Gen Review

Question 1

Why were Flappers considered to be "scandalous" in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 2

What was Benny Goodman's main instrument?

Accepted Answer

Clarinet

Question 3

Most popular music from the late 1800s to the early 1900s was:

Accepted Answer

Marches & Ragtime

Question 4

A style of dance music with a strong beat in the 1970s was known as:

Accepted Answer

Disco

Question 5

Louis Armstrong was a famous __________ player

Accepted Answer

Trumpet

Question 6

Musicians such as Jimi Hendrix, Santana, and more performed at a famous music festival known as:

Accepted Answer

Woodstock

Question 7

During the Harlem Renaissance, Black ______ flourished.

Accepted Answer

arts and culture

Question 8

What song was the anthem of World War I?

Accepted Answer

Over There

Question 9

During the 1920s, what did people listen to on the radio?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 10

What was the anthem of the Civil Rights Movement?

Accepted Answer

We Shall Overcome

Question 11

Which piece of music listening technology allowed the user to PAY for a song of their choice?

Accepted Answer

Jukebox

Question 12

Jim Crow laws made life more difficult for ALL Americans.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

What song became the "unofficial" anthem of World War II?

Accepted Answer

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

Question 14

What is it called when musicians sing "nonsense syllables" while improvising?

Accepted Answer

Scat

Question 15

Which decade was referred to as the "Roaring _________?"

Accepted Answer

Twenties

Question 16

What song was considered among VETERANS to be the anthem of the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

We Gotta Get Out of This Place

Question 17

Which musicians were a bridge between Bluegrass and Rock & Roll?

Accepted Answer

Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly

Question 18

Swing was a type of ___________

Accepted Answer

Music and Dance

Question 19

This music listening device was popular for most of of the 20th century, from about 1920 until 1980:

Accepted Answer

Record Player

Question 20

The first recorded music was recorded onto...

Accepted Answer

Wax Cylinders

Question 21

Bands from England such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones became popular during what event in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

The British Invasion

Question 22

The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted...

Accepted Answer

women the right to vote.

Question 23

Swing is slow Jazz music.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 24

Aaron Copland's "Hoe-Down" from the Ballet Rodeo is an example of his desire to create what kind of classical music?

Accepted Answer

American Classical

Question 25

The "Roaring Twenties" existed between which two major events?

Accepted Answer

WWI and the Great Depression

Question 26

What was Duke Ellington's main instrument?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Question 27

"Stars and Stripes Forever" is...

Accepted Answer

the National March.

Question 28

What was the most important event that the Silent Generation lived through?

Accepted Answer

World War II

Question 29

Which music listening technology became popular in the 1940s?

Accepted Answer

Record Player

Question 30

Scott Joplin was known for composing what genre of music?

Accepted Answer

Ragtime

Question 31

Who sang "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy?"

Accepted Answer

The Andrews Sisters

Question 32

The invention of the electric guitar ultimately led to the creation of:

Accepted Answer

Rock and Roll

Question 33

The Greatest Generation lived through a major stock market crash and period of widespread poverty called:

Accepted Answer

The Great Depression

Question 34

During the 1920s, Flappers popularized which dance?

Accepted Answer

The Charleston

Question 35

George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" combines which two genres of music?

Accepted Answer

Classical & Jazz

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