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An #R&B quiz for a #GeneralMusic or #MusicAppreciation course in #MiddleSchool or #HighSchool.
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1
This artist changed his name to this unpronounceable symbol for "love" from 1993-2000.
Bill Withers
Prince
James Brown
Rick James
2
The Jackson Five were a 5-brother Motown group from which state?
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Florida
3
Which R&B artist was NOT featured in the movie,
The Blues Brothers
?
Ray Charles
Tina Turner
Aretha Franklin
James Brown
4
Motown Records existed to:
Create Hit Records
Bore you in General Music class.
Help its music "Crossover" into the White Pop charts
Present Detroit with some economic diversity
5
"R&B" stands for:
Rhymes & Bombs
Rhymes & Blues
Rhythms & Bingos
Rhythm & Blues
6
Which of the following artists initially worked with Motown Records?
James Brown
Bill Withers
Michael Jackson
Ray Charles
7
James Brown created and solidified this sub-genre of R&B music.
Funk
Mowtown
Soul
Disco
8
This sub-genre of R&B sounded like Gospel music, but with non-religious themes.
Gospel
Funk
Soul
Disco
9
Bill Withers' song
I Can't Write Left-Handed
, was about a man who lost his arm in which war?
The Korean War
The Cold War
The Conflict in Iraq
The Vietnam War
10
Proud Mary, by Ike & Tina Turner, tells the story of what?
Cleaning plates in Memphis
Ike & Tina's marriage
Life on the river in a steamboat
Driving across the USA
11
R&B bands generally included which instruments?
Trombones
Trumpets
Clarinets
Saxophones
12
Detroit was the home of which famous R&B Music Label?
Tooth & Nail Records
Atlantic Records
Motown Records
Capitol Records
13
The Supremes have which claim to fame?
Stayed together for the longest of any vocal group.
Being on the first episode of Soul Train
Jumpstarted the career of Diana Ross
Most No. 1 hits of a Vocal Group
14
This rapper is half-Jewish.
Eminem
Fetty Wap
Drake
Lil' Herb
15
Which of the following R&B artists were blind?
Billy Joel
Stevie Wonder
Marvin Gaye
Ray Charles
16
Marvin Gaye sang which of the following hits?
Superstition
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
I Got the Feelin'
Lovely Day
17
She starred in
The Wiz
and re-popularized the hit,
Ain't No Mountain High Enough.
Aretha Franklin
Ke$ha
Tina Turner
Diana Ross
18
Which is NOT a hit by Whitney Houston?
I Have Nothing
I'm Coming Out
The Greatest Love of All
I Will Always Love You
19
Due to her "funky secular testifying" and passion, she is the Queen of Soul even today.
Diana Ross
Etta James
Nikki Minaj
Aretha Franklin
20
She is from the Carribean and has done many collaborations with R&B and Pop artists.
Diana Ross
Lil' Herb
Rihanna
Nikki Minaj
