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History of Rock - 1900s - 1970
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1
What did Elvis do for the issue of segregation?
He went down south and spoke out against segregation
He was drafted into an all black army platoon
He made movies that spoke against segregation
He brought races together through music, playing all types
2
Pick the guitar we did NOT talk about
Fender Les Paul Spanish
Fender Telecaster
Les Paul "Log"
The Rickenbacker frying pan
3
Who's one of the biggest punk rock groups of today?
The Ramones
Green Day
The Clash
The Who
4
What were the Beatles known for?
Music that was easy to listen to
Clean cut, good kids
Rebellious teenagers
Being British
5
What did the who finally decide to do to get attention?
Fight each other
Stutter
Destroy Everything!
Sing in a different language
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Why were most blues artists soloists?
No one else would understand what they were going through
People couldn't afford the instruments
blues was hard to play so there weren't many musicians
They wrote the song so they wanted to sing it by themselves
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What was Heavy Metal inspired by?
Poor England, factories, pro-government
Rich England, factories, Anti-establishment
Rich England, factories, pro-government
Poor England, factories, anti-establishment
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Where did he get famous first?
England
Africa
Scotland
America
9
What was it like growing up in Seattle, Washington?
logging, liquor laws, exciting, expensive
logging, cheap, boring, no one there
logging, liquor laws, cheap, boring
logging, expensive, boring, liquor laws
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Why was Liverpool a difficult place to grow up?
It was an island so it was isolated
It was really poor because of taxes
It had been bombed by the Germans
It had been destroyed by Russia
11
Hard Rock helped develop what other Rock genre?
Heavy Metal
Blues
Punk Rock
Death Metal
12
What styles of music inspired Led Zeppelin?
Rap and Blues
Pop and Folk
Rock and R&B
Folk and Blues
13
What was so unique about Little Richard, Fats Domino and Jerry Lee Lewis?
They all played drums
They all played guitar
They all played piano
They all played banjo
14
Who was the British invasion Wave #1?
The Beatles
The Animals
The Rolling Stones
The Who
15
What happened in Mississippi in 1927 that Bessie Smith sang about?
The great hurricane of 1927
The great earthquake of 1927
The great flood of 1927
The great fire of 1927
16
What happened to The Big Bopper, Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens?
They died in a train crash
They all died in a plane crash
They went on tour together
They hated each other and got in a huge fight
17
One of Elvis's big hits was...
I wanna hold your hand
Jailhouse Rock
Miss You
Baby
18
What is Skiffle music?
Music that was slow and sad
Music that was really hard to play
Music that was really happy and upbeat
Music that was cheap and easy to make
19
Why did Elvis get a record deal?
He was good looking
He was a white man who sounded like a black man
He was a white man who had a latin sound
He could play both the blues and country music on his guitar
20
Grunge was inspired by....
Blues and Hard rock
Hard Rock and Punk
Punk and Heavy Metal
Heavy Metal and Blues
21
How was Jimmi Hendrix different from other musicians of the time?
He was a virtuoso on the Guitar
Used distortions and weird sounds to be unique
He died young
He was one of the first in the genre of Hard Rock
22
How did Jimmi Hendrix learn the guitar?
Studied with the Beatles
Went to college for music
Studied with the Rolling Stones
Self taught
23
What type of music did Elvis listen to that inspired him?
Blues and Rock
Country and Rock
Blues and Country
Country and Folk
24
Why was it important that a blues artist like Muddy Waters approved of the Rolling Stones?
That means they were welcomed in America
It meant they could finally perform it live
It meant they could play gigs with him
That means they were playing it right
25
Did punk rock care about being a virtuoso on your instrument?
Yes
No
26
What is Punk Rock?
Tame, slow, chaos
tame, usually fast, deep meaning
Usually fast, Rebellious, chaos
Chaos, slower, sad
27
What is blues music?
Happy music about good things
Goofy music about life
Slow music about love
Sad music about life's hardships
28
What was the Rolling Stone's image?
The good guys
The crazy ones
The funny ones
The rebels
29
When did The Who come to America?
After the Beatles and the Rolling Stones
Before the Rolling Stones but after the beatles
Before the Beatles and Rolling Stones
After the Beatles but before the Rolling stones
30
What happened to every Album Led Zeppelin produced?
It failed
It was number one on the charts
It never made the charts
It went platinum
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What new technology changed how the blues sounded?
television
computers
sound amplification
electricity
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What was unique about Led Zeppelin?
Unique singing, odd sounds, depressing
Distortions, unique singing, Riffs
Riffs, Distortions, slow songs
Depressing, slow songs, riffs
33
What band came out of Heavy Metal in England?
The Yardbirds
Jimmy Page
Black Sabbath
Led Zeppelin
34
What are the stereotypes of Grunge Rock?
Bad Hygiene, Ragged Clothes, Lazy singing
Bad Hygiene, clear singing, ragged clothes
Clean cut, lazy singing, happy
Clean cut, clear singing, happy
35
Elvis grew up....
in California
poor
with a lot of siblings
Wealthy
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Why did the Who struggle to become popular in America?
They weren't good enough musicians
couldn't stand apart from the Beatles and Rolling Stones
They were too weird
They had trouble getting a manager to sign them
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What did teenagers use the music for?
To stand up for what they believed in
something to do
share the history of where they were from
to understand themselves more deeply
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Why did the Rolling Stones come to America?
To study with original rock artists
To study with original blues artists
To become famous
To make a lot of money
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What was the "heavy" sound?
the voice
Their link with the blues
what they were singing about
instrumentation
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Where did the Beatles come from?
London, England
Liverpool, England
Sussex, England
Winchester, England
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What kind of music did the Rolling Stones Play?
Mix of Rock and Blues
Mix of Blues and Folk
Mix of Rock and Country
Mix of Blues and Country
42
Who was the second wave of the British Invasion?
The Animals
Muddy Waters
The Rolling Stones
The Who
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What people listed to The Who?
Elderly people
Middle Aged people
Teenagers
Pre-teens
44
As a pioneer, what was so important about Chuck Berry?
He was goofy
He combined Country, blues and rock
He was a black man
He played guitar really well
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The third wave of the British invasion was:
The who
The Animals
Muddy Waters
Kiss
