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PRETEST - History of Rock and Roll
PRETEST - History of Rock and Roll
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A review for The History of Rock and Roll Unit
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1
The Beatles made their American debut on which TV show in 1964?
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Late Late Late Show
American Bandstand
The Tonight Show
2
The hard rock of the 1970's is commonly referred to as?
Classic Rock
Pop Rock
Surf Rock
Grunge Metal
3
Elton John and what other man were known as the "Piano Men" of Pop / Rock music?
Tom Petty
Michael Jackson
Billy Joel
Mariah Carey
4
What song is considered the first hit Rock and Roll song?
Sweet Home Alabama
Rock Around the Clock
Hound Dog
Stairway to Heaven
5
Which of these is a Surf Rock band?
The Rolling Stones
The Beach Boys
The Four Seasons
The Beatles
6
When was Disco popular?
The 1960's
The 1980's
The 1970's
The 1990's
7
What GENRE is this?
Disco
Country
Pop
Rock
8
Which of these is a classic rock band?
Bob Marley
Led Zeppelin
ABBA
Rascal Flatts
9
What instrument is Eric Clapton known for playing?
Ukulele
Piano
Drums
Guitar
10
At what age did Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and Jim Morrison die?
27
37
50
60
11
Which band gave one of the greatest perfomances of all time at Live Aid?
Queen
The Spice Girls
Duran Duran
U2
12
What was the best selling album of all time?
Candle in the Wind
Thriller
Billie Jean
Uptown Funk
13
Who wrote this Southern Rock Classic?
Neil Young
Duane Allman
John Lennon
Lynyrd Skynyrd
14
MTV music videos first appeared in which year?
1991
1981
1961
1971
15
What GENRE is this?
Blues
Country
Baroque
Reggae
16
Name this band and song
ACDC - Back in Black
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen - We Are the Champions
The Beatles - Hey Jude
17
Which band came over during the British Invasion & had great success after the Beatles?
Nirvana
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
The Beach Boys
18
Which war was taking place during the 1960's-early 1970's
Vietnam War
Revolutionary War
World War II
Civil War
19
Which band started the "British Invasion" in 1964?
The Monkees
The Beatles
The Four Seasons
The Rolling Stones
20
Which artist is credited for elevating the Music Video to a GENRE in its own right?
Michael Jackson
Prince
Ariana Grande
Elvis Presley
21
Which famous musician was shot and killed in 1980?
Bruno Mars
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
Jimmy Buffett
22
What was the nickname given to Elvis?
The King of Pop
The King of Rock 'n Roll
The King of Soul
The Fab Four
23
Which of these is a famous folk singer?
Jimi Hendrix
Paul McCartney
Will Ferrell
Bob Dylan
24
In what state did surf music begin?
Rising Sun, MD
California
Florida
Hawaii
25
In what city was the Grunge music style born?
Elkton, MD
Chicago
Seattle
New York City
26
What GENRE is this?
Country
Pop
Rock
Disco
27
What GENRE is this?
Rock
Country
Pop
Disco
28
Who was known as the King of Pop?
Elvis Presley
Michael Jackson
Billy Joel
Elton John
29
Early Rock and Roll came from a combination of which two genres?
Jazz and Rap
Pop and Soul
Country and Blues
Heavy Metal and Modern Jazz
30
In what year did the music festival, Woodstock, take place?
1959
1969
1979
1989
31
Which of these is a FALSE statement about Pop music?
Pop music focuses on full albums instead of singles.
Pop music is generally about love and romantic relationships
Pop songs are short, 2.5 to 3.5 minutes long.
Pop is short for Popular.
32
What GENRE is this?
Rock
Disco
Country
Pop
33
In the 80's, what TYPES of rock bands wore LONG HAIR & MAKE-UP?
Glam Rock Bands
Surf Rock Bands
Reggae Bands
Grunge Bands
34
What GENRE is this?
Blues
Reggae
Classical
Pop
35
At Woodstock, who played the National Anthem on a distorted electric guitar?
Jimi Hendrix
Tom Brady
John Lennon
Eric Clapton
36
What GENRE is this?
Classical
Blues
Pop
Reggae
37
Who sold over 1
billion
records and had more songs top the charts than any other musician?
Buddy Holly
Elvis Presley
The Beatles
Billy Joel
38
What GENRE do the bands ABBA and the Village People belong?
Heavy Metal
Disco
Soul
Surf Rock
39
In which decade did Rock and Roll begin?
1960's
1970's
1980's
1950's
40
Name this band and song
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Led Zeppelin - Crazy Train
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Grunge became somewhat mainstream in the 1990's with Nirvana's popular song...
Smells Like Team Spirit
Black Hole Sun
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Come As You Are
