Music History with answers

Question: Why did early 60’s British Blues Revival bands originally cover the blues?

Answer Options: Out of a fake love, respect, and enthusiasm for the music. To get noticed as a band. Out of a real love, respect, and enthusiasm for the music. To change the music to fit the tastes of a country audience. Correct Answer: 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: 3 4 2 Correct Answer: 4

Question: How were the members of the Monkees chosen?

Answer Options: They were created by Motown. They were already a pre-existing band who changed names to the Monkees at the request of their manager. They were chosen from a group of musicians and actors who answered an ad announcing the forming of the group. They were chosen from a casting call in L.A. of actors only. Correct Answer: 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: Liverpool London New York Chicago Correct Answer: Liverpool

Question: Which artist had the huge hit “In the Midnight Hour”?

Answer Options: Elvis Presley Wilson Pickett Ray Charles Sam Cooke Correct Answer: Wilson Pickett

Question: Garage Band’s lyrics tended to be:

Answer Options: Simple, with stories about girls, partying, and fast cars. Simple, with stories about slavery and the civil rights movement. Complex, with stories about American historical events. Complex, with stories about girls, partying, and fast cars. Correct Answer: Simple, with stories about girls, partying, and fast cars.

Question: Jimi Hendrix was a blues based rock_____________________ of the 1960’s.

Answer Options: Drummer Saxophonist Guitarist Flutist Correct Answer: Guitarist

Question: Which group is considered one of the longest-lived groups in the history of Rock music?

Answer Options: The Beatles The Kinks The Yardbirds The Rolling Stones Correct Answer: 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: Teenage delinquents TV Stars Adult Idols Teen Idols Correct Answer: Teen Idols

Question: The Brill Building was located in what city?

Answer Options: Memphis Los Angeles Chicago New York Correct Answer: New York

Question: Many soul artists sang about what movement in their music?

Answer Options: The Progressive Movement The Civil Rights Movement The Healthcare Reform Movement The Gay Rights Movement Correct Answer: The Civil Rights Movement

Question: Which band cut their own amplifier speakers to get a distorted fuzz-tone?

Answer Options: The Yardbirds The Kinks The Who Fleetwood Mac Correct Answer: The Kinks

Question: Which of the following were musical characteristics of Motown?

Answer Options: All answers are correct. Gospel influences evident through call-and-response vocals. Infectious rhythms, repeating bass lines, and even and uneven beat subdivisions. Sophisticated background arrangements. Correct Answer: All answers are correct.

Question: One common element of MOST Soul artists was:

Answer Options: Rockabilly background Jazz background Gospel background Blues background Correct Answer: Gospel background

Question: Skiffle refers to what style of Jazz?

Answer Options: Cool Jazz Chicago Jazz New Orleans Jazz Kansas City Jazz Correct Answer: New Orleans Jazz

Question: A ________________________ is an expressive and elaborate melodic improvisation sung on a single syllable.

Answer Options: Backbeat Trumpet Call and response Melisma Correct Answer: Melisma

Question: The ________________________ were one of Motown’s most famous male groups.

Answer Options: Beatles Supremes Teen Idols Temptations Correct Answer: Temptations

Question: Which disc jockey was taken to court in 1960 and was indicted for accepting a $2,500 bribe?

Answer Options: Elvis Presley Dick Clark Pat Boone Alan Freed Correct Answer: Alan Freed

Question: Which group was formed by Pete Townsend, John Entwistle, Rodger Daltrey, and Keith Moon?

Answer Options: The Rolling Stones The Yardbirds The Who The Shirelles Correct Answer: The Who