Question: Who is the artist of this song and what is the genre?
Answer Options: a. Muddy Waters – Urban Blues b. B.B. King – Urban Blues Correct Answer: b. B.B. King – Urban Blues
Question: The Supremes and The Temptations were considered which style?
Answer Options: a. Motown b. Teen Idol Pop c. British Blues Revival d. Power Pop Correct Answer: a. Motown
Question: The name Beatles echoes the insect name of Buddy Holly’s band The _____________.
Answer Options: a. Beats b. Crickets c. Spiders d. Fleas Correct Answer: b. Crickets
Question: Ray Charles was considered what type of artist?
Answer Options: a. Teen Idol Pop b. British Blues Revival c. Soul d. Jazz Correct Answer: c. Soul
Question: In what city was the Motown Company formed?
Answer Options: a. Detroit b. Memphis c. St. Louis d. Chicago Correct Answer: a. Detroit
Question: James Brown sang what style of music as a child?
Answer Options: a. Rap b. Gospel c. Soul d. Country Correct Answer: b. Gospel
Question: What scandal caused small record companies to go out of business and Alan Freed’s career as a radio deejay to end?
Answer Options: a. The Brill Scandal b. The Payola Scandal c. The Motown Scandal d. The British Invasion Correct Answer: b. The Payola Scandal
Question: The Yardbirds and Cream are considered what type of bands?
Answer Options: a. Teen Idol Pop b. Garage Bands c. American Blues Revival d. British Blues Revival Correct Answer: d. British Blues Revival
Question: Which artist’s music is considered Memphis Soul?
Answer Options: a. Aretha Franklin b. Jimi Hendrix c. The Beatles d. Pat Boone Correct Answer: a. Aretha Franklin
Question: Why did early 60’s British Blues Revival bands originally cover the blues?
Answer Options: a. Out of a fake love, respect, and enthusiasm for the music. b. To get noticed as a band. c. Out of a real love, respect, and enthusiasm for the music. d. To change the music to fit the tastes of a country audience. Correct Answer: c. Out of a real love, respect, and enthusiasm for the music.
Question: How many style periods did the Beatles’ music have (not counting skiffle)?
Answer Options: a. 3 b. 4 c. 2 d. 5 Correct Answer: a. 3
Question: How were the members of the Monkees chosen?
Answer Options: a. They were created by Motown. b. They were already a preexisting band who changed names to the Monkees at the request of their manager. c. They were chosen from a group of musicians and actors who answered an ad announcing the forming of the group. d. They were chosen from a casting call in L.A. of actors only. Correct Answer: c. They were chosen from a group of musicians and actors who answered an ad announcing the forming of the group.
Question: What city did the Beatles originally form in?
Answer Options: a. Liverpool b. London c. New York d. Chicago Correct Answer: a. Liverpool
Question: Which artist had the huge hit “In the Midnight Hour”?
Answer Options: a. Elvis Presley b. Wilson Pickett c. Ray Charles d. Sam Cooke Correct Answer: b. Wilson Pickett
Question: Garage Band’s lyrics tended to be:
Answer Options: a. Simple, with stories about girls, partying, and fast cars b. Simple, with stories about slavery and the civil rights movement c. Complex, with stories about American historical events d. Complex, with stories about girls, partying, and fast cars Correct Answer: a. Simple, with stories about girls, partying, and fast cars
Question: Jimi Hendrix was a blues-based rock _______________ of the 1960’s.
Answer Options: a. drummer b. saxophonist c. guitarist d. flutist Correct Answer: c. guitarist
Question: Which group is considered one of the longest-lived groups in the history of Rock music?
Answer Options: a. The Beatles b. The Kinks c. The Rolling Stones d. The Yardbirds Correct Answer: c. The Rolling Stones
Question: Most of the stars on shows such as American Bandstand, The Ed Sullivan Show, Shindig, and Hullabaloo became known as:
Answer Options: a. Teenage delinquents b. TV Stars c. Teen Idols d. Adult Idols Correct Answer: c. Teen Idols
Question: The Brill Building was located in what city?
Answer Options: a. Memphis b. Los Angeles c. Chicago d. New York Correct Answer: d. New York