Rock History - Quiz 3!

"Tom Sawyer" is a famous song by which band?

True or false: Notorious BIG was an important icon of the grunge movement in the 1990s.

Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, Yes, and Genesis are all examples of bands in which genre of music?

Devo and The Talking Heads are both _________ bands.

Describe what happened at the Kent State Massacre.

Which artists fall under the "new traditionalism" genre?

Which instrument is singer-songwriter Elton John famous for playing?

One example of a punk band is

The following bands/artists addressed political issues in their music:

True or false: progressive rock usually uses simple musical lines and ideas.

True or false, hip-hop and rap began with DJs and MCs playing for parties in public spaces.

N.W.A. rapped about issues facing the Black community in the 1990s including:

True or false: new wave began as a less political and more commercialized form of folk music.

Which features best describe David Bowie's song "Space Oddity?"

Which of the following is an indie band?

In which year was the Parental Advisory label first introduced by the Recording Industry AA?

Which of the following is an example of a new wave song?

Singer-songwriter style of the 70s arose from the folk revival of the 60s, and acoustic Beatles

True or false: "The Troubles" refer to unrest among the Catholics and Protestants in Boston

True or false: Michael Jackson did well through MTV partially because of his unique dancing?

What genre is the song "Stayin' Alive" in, and which band made it famous?

Distorted guitar, loud punk-influenced drumming, and grunge best describe which song?

Musical features of hardcore punk include:

Which of the following is an example of a punk song?

What were some effects of Napster and illegal music downloads?

Which genre best describes these artists/bands? Kiss, David Bowie, Alice Cooper

The grunge movement originated in the city of ____ and hit the mainstream with the band _____.

Which musician was influenced by early '90s punk?

What is the Music Genome Project?

Twisted Sister is a glam rock band, true or false?

Which of the following are hardcore punk bands?

One important DJ who helped shape early rap music was

"In the Aeroplane Over the Sea" is a song by which band?

Punk was reacting to:

Commercial, stadium rock bands in the 1980s would have played concerts in ___________ venues.

True or false, "Billie Jean" is a song made famous by Michael Jackson?

Which genre best describes these artists: Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens, Elton John

Two bands that responded to the Irish Troubles in their music are

The Kent State Massacre inspired which band to write a song about the event?

Metallica and Motorhead are examples of ________ bands.