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These questions will quiz your knowledge on the origins of the hip-hop era.
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1
Did the introduction of hip-hop culture increase or decrease violence among youth in cities?
Increase
It did not change
Decrease
2
The needle that reads the grooves on a record is usually tipped with ________ or a hard object.
lead
coal
sapphire
diamond
3
The moving needle on a turntable also moves a small ____ that produces and amplifies the sound.
mirror
magnet
wire
valve
4
The term 'analog sound' pertains most to which technology?
Vinyl records
Compact discs
CD-ROMs
Turntables
5
Blondie, a classic rock band, surprised the world by adding _____ to the #1 tune
Rapture
.
rap
a break
hip-hop beats
synthesizers
6
The term 'digital sound' pertains to which technology?
Vinyl records
Turntables
Compact discs
CD-ROMs
7
What is the 'national anthem' of hip-hop?
Rapture
Planet Rock
Rapper's Delight
Apache
8
What does the "B" stand for in B-boy and B-girl?
Bouncy
Bad
Break
Beats
9
What popular style of music drew people to community parties in the 70s, preceding hip-hop?
Rock n' Roll
Techno
Disco
Jazz
10
There is no debate that CDs produce a better, higher quality sound than vinyl records.
False
True
11
Why type of dance was created with hip-hop by the B-boys and B-girls?
Ballroom dance
Break dance
Mosh pit dance
Tap dance
12
In the single
Planet Rock
, why are some lyrics just a "zz zz zz" sound?
Technical difficulties
It was just written that way
He fell asleep
The rapper forgot his lyrics
13
What is the Zulu Nation?
Former hip-hop artists that became a gang
The first record label for hip-hop
Former gang that became hip-hop artists
A community center where hip-hop was born
14
What is a
break
in popular music?
Instrumental parts stop, beats only
Beats stop, lyrics only
All music stops briefly to create suspense
Lyrics stop, beat and instrumental parts pick up
15
MCing, or introducing a song when it switched at parties, evolved into modern day _________.
Scat
Jazz Improvisation
Rhyming
Rap
16
Who is the leader of Zulu Nation and is responsible for their transformation in the 1970s?
Big Bank Hank
Casanova
Mark Ronson
Afrika Bambaataa
17
"Tagging", where artists use _______ on walls, is another key element to hip-hop culture.
hammers
graffiti
chalk
oil pastels
18
What is the turntable technique where a DJ uses their hand to manually spin a record?
Scratching
Mixing
MCing
Rapping
19
When hip-hop finally hit the night scene in Manhattan, what culture did it blend with?
Disco
Acid jazz
Punk rock
Rock n' roll
20
In Blondie's
Rapture
, the unique lyrics are all things that ____________ had said to Blondie.
Jay Z
Fab Five Freddy
Big Bank Hank
Afrika Bambaataa
21
Why did record labels basically ignore hip-hop at first?
It started in a smaller area
All answers are true
It largely borrowed existing records from funk and rock
There wasn't much original material being written
22
Where did hip-hop originate?
Manhattan
The Bronx
Atlanta
Queens
23
Why did
Rapper's Delight
draw criticism from other rappers?
It was seen as too soft for the culture
It killed the disco era
It made too much money
The lyrics were stolen
24
Planet Rock
blended well into the pop music scene and made hip-hop known worldwide.
False
True
25
Understanding that sound travels in ___ is key to understanding how CDs and vinyl records work.
waves
physical objects
radiation
particles
