pop music quiz (songs that changed music)

Question 1

How many chords did a typical song contain in the early days of pop music?

Accepted Answer

3

Question 2

Which song do many think of as the first punk song?

Accepted Answer

Blitzkrieg Bop

Question 3

What was a cheap way for poor black people to have a good time in the 1970's

Accepted Answer

go to a disco

Question 4

Which two styles were most popular with black people during the early 1970's

Accepted Answer

funk + soul

Question 5

Which two music styles did Bob Dylan bring together?

Accepted Answer

folk and rock

Question 6

When was the song released?

Accepted Answer

1979

Question 7

Which of these bands is not a punk band?

Accepted Answer

The Chemical Brothers

Question 8

Which famous disco song did they sample (copy a small part)?

Accepted Answer

Good times

Question 9

Which three words did they use to describe the Ramones music?

Accepted Answer

fast, raw & stupid

Question 10

Which film helped to make Disco famous?

Accepted Answer

Saturday night fever

Question 11

Who recorded the original version of ´Never can say goodbye`?

Accepted Answer

Michael Jackson

Question 12

What was so new and different about this particular record (Never can say goodbye)?

Accepted Answer

it was much longer

Question 13

In which year did they release their debut album?

Accepted Answer

1976

Question 14

How was the disco version different to the original?

Accepted Answer

faster

Question 15

What is Mariah Carey's vocal style known as?

Accepted Answer

wailing

Question 16

Why was Rapper's Delight so important?

Accepted Answer

It spread Hip Hop around the world

Question 17

Approximately how long was a typical Ramones gig?

Accepted Answer

17mins

Question 18

Who/what was one of the biggest events in New York's music history?

Accepted Answer

Bob Dylan

Questions 18