Blind Quiz Music History II: Chapter 35 Pop Music of the 50s-70s

Question 1

Which of the following is not a principle difference between R&B and the Blues?

Accepted Answer

it was intended for white audiences first

Question 2

Where were the Beatles from?

Accepted Answer

Liverpool

Question 3

Is sung harmony in Country music close or complex and wide?

Accepted Answer

close

Question 4

A typical R & B ensemble included:

Accepted Answer

vocalist/vocal group, keyboard, electric guitar, bass, drums

Question 5

Which Blues singer influenced a number of rock artists in the 60s

Accepted Answer

Robert Johnson

Question 6

Why was country music so popular?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 7

What event was triggered by the Beatles arrival in America in 1964?

Accepted Answer

The British Invasion

Question 8

Which of the following is not a common accompaniment instrument in Country music

Accepted Answer

cello

Question 9

Which two stars earned early national acclaim

Accepted Answer

Hank Williams and Johnny Cash

Question 10

Which of the following is not a distinctive style of Country music?

Accepted Answer

Dixieland

Question 11

Most country music centers on what instrumentation?

Accepted Answer

singer and guitar

Question 12

Why did the Beatles stop touring around 1967?

Accepted Answer

experimental sounds and styles could not be duplicated live

Question 13

Rock and Roll is a fusion of what two musical styles?

Accepted Answer

R&B beat and the guitar background of country music

Question 14

The popularity of the Beatles was called Beatlemania.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 15

What film released in 1955 made Rock and Roll a national sensation?

Accepted Answer

Blackboard Jungle

Question 16

Which rock band is associated with California style?

Accepted Answer

The Beach Boys

Question 17

What demographic is country music associated with?

Accepted Answer

White Southerners

Question 18

What was the typical instrumentation of a rock band in the 50s and early 60s?

Accepted Answer

electric guitars, electric bass, drums

Question 19

Which of the following is not one of the sources that inform country music?

Accepted Answer

Classical European music

Question 20

Record producers did what to increase record sales of R&B?

Accepted Answer

white singers sing songs already successful by black singers

Question 21

In the late 60s-early 70s, what did the youth-oriented lyrics express?

Accepted Answer

disillusionment with society

Question 22

Where did song forms come from in Rock and Roll?

Accepted Answer

Tin Pan Alley and blues

Question 23

R&B songs were newly composed built on 12 bar blues or 32 bar pop song formulas.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

Why were white teenagers attracted to R&B?

Accepted Answer

the sexual themes of the lyrics and the strong rhythms

Question 25

Who was the first megastar of Rock?

Accepted Answer

Elvis Presley

Question 26

What city is the Country music venue the Grand Ol' Opry in?

Accepted Answer

Nashville

Question 27

Which person is most associated with Avant-garde rock?

Accepted Answer

Frank Zappa

Question 28

When did Country music become popular?

Accepted Answer

After World War II

Question 29

Which band is associated with hard rock?

Accepted Answer

Led Zepplin

Question 30

Where did Rhythm and Blues develop after WWII?

Accepted Answer

urban centers

Question 31

Which band is associated acid rock?

Accepted Answer

Jefferson Airplane

Question 32

What decade were country music radio established across the US?

Accepted Answer

70s

Question 33

The Beatles did not embrace a large number of musical styles.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 34

What band was comprised of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr?

Accepted Answer

The Beatles

Question 35

Who from the below list is not considered to be an electric guitar virtuoso of the 60s

Accepted Answer

Elvis Presley

Question 36

Which band is associated with heavy metal?

Accepted Answer

Steppenwolf

Question 37

The words in rock music was generally about what subject matter, appealling to teens?

Accepted Answer

sex

Blind Quiz Music History II: Chapter 35 Pop Music of the 50s-70s

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Blind Quiz Music History II: Chapter 35 Pop Music of the 50s-70s

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