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Duplicate of Motown Quiz
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The father/creator of Motown:
Marvin Gaye
Smokey Robinson
Berry Gordy
Stevie Wonder
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The Mo in Motown is short for:
My
Motor (like a car)
More
Your
3
Motown music was special because:
The songs were very political and influenced change
It was the first genre to feature female groups as main acts
It was the first genre that combined musicians of diff races
It provided for African American artists to become famous
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Motown music is the combination of:
soul & funk
soul & pop & jazz & gospel
jazz & pop
jazz & funk
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Who are these classy performers?
The Four Tops
The Temptations
The Jackson Five
The Beach Boys
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This group was famous for their songs “My Girl” “Get Ready” “The Way You Do The Things You Do"
The Four Tops
The Jackson 5
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
The Temptations
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The type of singing when one person sings lead and the others sing back up or echo the melody:
falsetto
improvisation
rap
call & response
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This group was famous for their songs “I Want You Back” “I’ll Be There” “ABC”
The Jackson 5
Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
The Temptations
The Four Tops
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The MOST famous female Motown singing group was:
The Marvelletes
Gladys Knight & the Pips
The Supremes
The Shirelles
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Who is one of Miss Chappell's favorite Motown artists?
Marvin Gaye
Stevie Wonder
The Temptations
The Supremes
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What made Stevie Wonder a unique artist?
he was deaf
he was African American
he couldn't speak
he was blind
12
What did the sign say outside of Berry Gordy’s house recording studio?
Tamla Records, U.S.A.
Hitsville, U.S.A.
Telarc Records, U.S.A
Motown, U.S.A.
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Motown came from:
Memphis
West Bronx
Chicago
Detroit
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The songs “Baby Baby”“You Can’t Hurry Love” “Stop In The Name Of Love” were sung by
The Supremes
The Shirelles
The Marvelettes
Gladys Knight & the Pips
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“Mr. Postman” was sung by:
The Supremes
The Marvelettes
Gladys Knight & the Pips
The Shirelles
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Who are these classy performers?
The Marvalettes
The Shirelles
The Supremes
Gladys Night and the Pips
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The most famous female singer of the Motown Era was:
Gloria Gaynor
Donna Summer
Diana Ross
Florence Ballard
