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1
When did Chuck Berry start performing music?
1950s
1940s
1980s
1960s
2
Where are The Beatles from?
America
Asia
United Kingdom
Russia
3
What song did Elvis Presley perform?
Rocket '88
All Took Up
Hound Dog
Lady Bug
4
What was the first instrument Buddy Holly played?
guitar
piano
saxophone
5
Big Bands used written music.
False
True
6
Bill Haley made a guitar out of cardboard.
True
False
7
Which type of 1940s jazz was performed by small groups called combos?
Big Band
Swing
Bebop
8
How many people are in The Beatles?
8
6
2
4
9
Which genre of music used syncopated rhythms and was primarily played on the piano?
New Orleans Jazz
Appalachian folk music
Ragtime
10
What instrument did Dizzy Gillespie play?
trombone
trumpet
drums
saxophone
11
Which of these jobs did Chuck Berry have?
janitor
teacher
electrician
grocery store clerk
12
Which of these is a song by Chuck Berry?
Johnny B. Goode
Maple Leaf Rag
Salt Peanuts
Mack the Knife
13
New Orleans Jazz musicians used written music.
False
True
14
Call and response was a musical tool used in slave worksongs, folk spirituals, and the blues.
True
False
15
When did The Beatles form?
1960
1940
1950
1920
16
What was one of Chuck Berry's top hits?
Chicken Stew
Brain Stew
Johnny B. Goode
Hello
17
Which style of blues was performed on acoustic and homemade instruments?
Urban blues
Rural blues
Rhythm and blues
18
Where did The Beatles break up?
California
Alaska
Disney World
United Kingdom
19
What city was the birthplace of jazz?
New Orleans
Minneapolis
New York
Chicago
20
What did dance move did Chuck Berry create?
turkey hop
duck walk
honkey tonk
jib jab
21
Jackie Brentson started his career with what song?
Nutcracker
Baby
Johnny B. Goode
Rocket '88
22
Where was Chuck Berry born?
New Orleans, LA
Minneapolis, MN
New York, NY
St. Louis, MO
23
What were the purposes of slave worksongs?
coordinate movements, express emotions, pass the time
just for fun
celebrate summertime
24
What genre of music came from Appalachia folk songs?
Country
Big band
Bebop
Swing
25
What song did Buddy Holly write?
Thriller
Rocket '88
Key to the Highway
Peggy Sue
26
What two genres of music combined to create rock 'n' roll?
folk spirituals and slave worksongs
Appalachian folk music and country
Big Band Jazz and slave worksongs
country and rhythm and blues
27
Bill Haley had perfect eye sight.
False
True
28
What's one song Bill Haley wrote?
Rocket '88
Under Pressure
Rock Around the Clock
Salt Peanuts
29
Did Ray Charles lose his sight at the age of 7?
False
True
30
Some rock 'n' roll music came from the United States and some came from Britain.
False
True
31
Which style of blues was used as dance music?
rural blues
rhythm and blues
urban blues
32
What genre of music is "Salt Peanuts" from?
Rock 'n' Roll
Swing
Big Band
Bebop
33
Which song did The Beatles write?
Black and Yellow
Bad
She Loves You
Sorry
34
Where is Elvis Presley from?
Missouri
Minnesota
Texas
Florida
35
Jackie Brenton wrote Rocket '88
True
False
36
Only two people are still alive from The Beatles
True
False
37
Which style of blues used electric instruments?
rhythm and blues
rural blues
urban blues
38
Where was Bill Haley born?
Michigan
Nevada
Rhode Island
Ohio
39
What genre of music is "Maple Leaf Rag" from?
Ragtime
Rural Blues
Big Band
New Orleans Jazz
40
New Orleans Jazz was primarily played for dancing.
True
False
41
Which artist was considered a pioneer of rock 'n' roll?
Taylor Swift
Drake
Chuck Berry
Beyonce
42
What year is Elvis born?
1905
1985
1965
1935
