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50's and 60's Rock and Roll
Who sang "Surfin' USA?"
Name a female group from the Motown label
50's and 60's Rock and Roll
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1
Name a female group from the Motown label
The Supremes
The Subpars
The Sunsets
The Surprises
2
Who sang "Surfin' USA?"
Beach Bums
Beach Boys
Beach Babies
Beach Bodies
3
Which war was taking place during the 1960's?
Vietnam
WWI
Clash of the Titans
WWII
4
What were the 3 important political events of the 1960's?
All of the above
Vietnam War
JFK assassination
Civil Rights Movement
5
What was the group that played with Buddy Holly?
crickets
grasshoppers
cicadas
butterflies
6
Name 2 acid rockers from the 1960's.
Janis Joplin and Bo Jangles
Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Holly
Buddy Holly and Eminem
Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin
7
Who was a famous DJ in the 1950's?
Alan Fallon
Alan Mudrick
Alan Freed
Alan Kerfuffle
8
Why did the call R and B "Rock and Roll?"
To hide it's black origin
Both start with "R"
It rhymed
To hide it's white origin
9
What is called when a white group re-records a song originally by a black group?
Cover version
Covert operation
Cover charge
Cover sheet
10
Who sang "Peggy Sue?"
Billy Holiday
Benny Goodman
None of the above
Buddy Rich
11
What was the name of the music festival from the 1960's?
Woodcutter
Woodshed
Woodstock
Woodchuck
12
What scandal involved DJ's taking money for playing music?
Payola
Playola
Revlon
Crayola
13
What was the high male voice used by the Beach Boys?
falsefriendo
falsinger
palmetto
falsetto
14
"Rock Around the Clock" was the theme show for what
MOVIE
?
Blackboard Jumper
Happy Days
Happy Feet
Blackboard Jungle
15
Who sang "Rock Around the Clock?"
Brett Hereford
Ben Hurr
Barnacle Bob
Bill Haley
16
What was the most important part of folk music?
words
hairstyles
drugs
guitars
17
What instrument does Ringo Starr play?
violin
drums
piano
sitar
18
Who was the host of American Bandstand?
Dave Fiorillo
Dick Tracy
Dan Summerton
Dick Clark
19
Folk music primarily used what kind of instrument?
loud
electric
percussive
acoustic
20
Where is Motown located?
Dover
Denver
Detroit
DeCatur
21
What was Elvis's nickname?
Hips
The Trucker
The King
Movie God
22
Who wrote "I Want to Hold Your Hand"?
Beach Boys
Madonna
Beatles
Chuck Berry
23
Which 1960's acid rockers died of drug overdoses?
Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin
Jerry Lee Lewis and Janis Joplin
Jimmy Smitts and Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix and Buddy Holly
24
Which one was
not
part of the British invasion?
Beach Boys
The Who
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
25
Who wrote "Juvenile Delinquent?"
Francis Howard
Frankie Lyman
Frank Sinatra
Freddy Krueger
26
Who died in the plane crash at the end of the 1950's?
Buddy Holly, Small Potatoes, and Richie Valens
Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper
Billy Holiday, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper
Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix, and Pat Boone
27
Who sang "Heartbreak Hotel?"
Elmo
Ernie and Bert
Everly Brothers
Elvis
28
What was the new social class of the 1950's?
tweeners
young folk
old people
teenagers
29
What was the name of Alan Freed's radio show?
Moon Fog
Moon Hog
Moon Frog
Moon Dog
30
Which of these artists sang under the Motown label?
All of the above
The Supremes
Stevie Wonder
Smokey Robinson
31
Who sang "The Twist?"
Slim Jim
Fatty Patty
Chubby Checker
Skinny Minny
32
Southern whites listened to what kind of music?
Hilljilly
Willy Wonka
Willy Nilly
Hillbilly
33
Who wrote "Tutti Frutti?"
Chubby Checker
Big Bopper
Chuck Berry
Little Richard
34
What was the name of the 1960's record company that hired mostly black artists?
Michigan
Motown
Detroit
Monopoly
35
What were the first names of the Beatles?
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
John, Paul, George, and Ringo
Peter, Paul, Kit, and Kat
Peter, James, John, and Xavier