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GBM Black Music Quiz
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1
Which R&B singer/songwriter icon lost his sight at age 6?
Stevie Wonder
Clarence Carter
Ray Charles
Eddie Levert
2
Rap group, Kris Kros, was known for...
being terrible live performers
being one-hit wonders
wearing really crazy colors
wearing their clothes backwards
3
Former Group: Omarion
Boyz II Men
NSYNC
B2K
MMG
4
In 1953, “Hound Dog” was released by this blues singer before Elvis Presley’s 1956 version.
Bessie Smith
Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton
Ethel Waters
Ruth Brown
5
Which of these songs was a hit by Whitney Houston in 1990?
Exhale (Shoop Shoop)
I Will Always Love You
I'm Your Baby Tonight
Miracle
6
R&B/pop icon Diana Ross was the leader of this 1960's all-girl group:
The Vandellas
The Supremes
The Pointer Sisters
The Shirelles
7
WHAT ARTIST HAS A SONG CALLED NEVER TO MUCH?
LUTHER VANDROSS
MARY J BLIGE
RIHANNA
TONI BRAXTON
8
1979 genre-inspiring hit "Rapper's Delight" is considered to be the first mainstream rap song
The Trammps
Wilmer & The Dukes
The Sugarhill Gang
High Inergy
9
Former Group:
Sisqo
Boyz II Men
Immature (IMx)
Silk
Dru Hill
10
Former Group:
Lionel Richie
The Whispers
The OJays
The Commodores
The Spinner
11
Singer/songwriter Lionel Richie once led this R&B group
The Temptations
The Whispers
The Commodores
The Stylistics
12
Former Group: Redman
RUN-DMC
Public Enemy
Wu-Tang
De La Soul
13
“I want a girl with extensions in her hair. Bamboo earrings at least two pair.”
MC Hammer
LL Cool J
Notorious BIG
Tupac
14
He's the creator of “Afrobeat,” and used his music to call for political and social progression
Gil Scott Heron
Bob Marley
K’Naan
Fela Kuti
15
Former Group:
Jeffery Osborne
L.T.D.
Atlantic Starr
The Manhattans
Earth, Wind & Fire
16
He has influenced artists like Michael Jackson and is most nominated Grammy artist in history.
Thelonious Monk
Quincy Jones
Stevie Wonder
Lionel Richie
17
Former Group:
Anita Baker
Chapter 8
After 7
The Emotioms
Chic
18
Former Group:
Beyonce Knowles
En Vogue
Brownstone
Destiny's Child
TLC
19
Heavy D discovered this group of talented brothers whose biggest hit was "Candy Rain":
Al-4-One
Soul for Real
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2000 hit single "Who Let The Dogs Out?"
LondonBeat
Skipworth & Turner
The Braxtons
Baha Men
21
Prince performed with this pop/R&B princess during the opening of the 2004 Grammy Awards
Mya
Beyonce
Ashanti
Ciara
22
Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip Hop?
Compton, Los Angeles
Brooklyn, New York City
The Bronx, New York City
Houston, Texas
23
Which song was the very first song to ever debut at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100?
Whitney Houston “I Will Always Love You”
TLC “Scrubs”
Mariah Carey “Vision of Love”
Michael Jackon “You Are Not Alone”
24
Former Group: Phife Dawg
Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony
A Tribe Called Quest
NWA
Arrested Development
25
Former Group: Ralph Tresvant
Tony! Toni! Toné!
New Edition
Jodeci
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26
Former Group: Michael Jackson
Jackson 5
New Edition
Jodeci
The Temptations
27
Their 2002 hit "Gangsta Lovin'" reached #2 on both the U.S. Hot 100 and U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop charts
Trina and Blu Cantrell
Lil Kim and Beenie Man
Eve and Alicia Keys
Sean Paul and Jully Black
28
Which gospel singer would go on to be called the “Godmother of Rock-N-Roll?”
Varetta Dillard
Faye Adams
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Etta James
29
Actor/singer Jamie Foxx collaborated with rapper Kanye West on this 2005 hit:
"Through The Wire"
"Gold Digger"
"Jesus Walks"
"Touch The Sky"
30
Public Enemy
rapper who wore a necklace consisting of clocks as a fashion statement
Flavor Flav
Ice T
Tupak Shakur
LL Cool J
