Question: The Beach Boys belong to which genre of music?

Answer Options: Surf Rock Surf Correct Answer: Surf

 

Question: _____________________ was a technique created by Phil Spector that involved many instruments and overdubbing.

Answer Options: Wall of Sound Wall of Sound Correct Answer: Wall of Sound

 

Question: _______________________ is paying for airplay or other publicity.

Correct Answer: Payola

 

Question: Which genre of music comprised of untrained musicians producing a raw, unrefined sound?

Answer Options: Garage Rock Garage Bands Correct Answer: Garage Bands

 

Question: Many of the teen idol hits were written by songwriters whose offices were located in which building in New York?

Correct Answer: Brill Building

 

Question: A genre of music that developed by Liverpool and Manchester bands and featured lead and rhythm guitars, bass and drums is called the:

Answer Options: Merseybeat Mersey Sound Correct Answer: Mersey Sound

 

Question: _______________________ had short hair, wore trendy suites, rode motor scooters, and used amphetamines. The followers of The Who and to some degree the Kinks can be described as this.

Answer Options: Mods The Mods Correct Answer: The Mods

 

Question: What is the name of the organization that stands for American Society of Composers, Authors, and Poets?

Correct Answer: ASCAP

 

Question: Garage band musicians were mostly trained musicians.

Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: False

 

Question: Stevie Wonder was one of the first Motown artists to earn the freedom to write and produce his own recordings.

Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: True

 

Question: The Rolling Stones were marketed as an exact replica of the Beatles.

Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: True

 

Question: The Who were known for energetic performances including the pioneering spectacle of instrument destruction.

Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: True

 

Question: The British Blues revival success lead to a decreased American interest in the Blues.

Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: False

 

Question: Janis Joplin experimented with feedback between the guitar and amplifier and used it successfully with control and psychedelic flash.

Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: True

 

Question: Generally teen idols wrote their own songs.

Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: False

 

Question: Surf band musicians lived on the East Coast.

Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: False

 

Question: Nanker Phelge was a name created by the Rolling Stones to represent the whole group when writing songs.

Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: True

 

Question: The pop sound of early 60’s gave women more of a chance to perform pop charting hits than had most blues or country related music of the fifties.

Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: True

 

Question: Motown was more refined and created an image that helped the white listeners gain a new and more positive view of African Americans.

Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: True