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Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Who recorded the 1982 single "The Message?"
  1. Keith Cowboy
  2. Grand Master Flash & the F5
  3. Grand Wizzard Theodore
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
What were the hallmarks of early hip-hop?
  1. Sampling, Looping, Remixing
  2. Breaking, Dubbing, Socializing
  3. Partying, DJing, MCing
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Which famous rock & roll artist recorded the 1954 hit "Rock Around the Clock?"
  1. Elvis Presley
  2. Bill Haley and His Comets
  3. Bruce Sprinsteen and the E Street Band
  4. Chuck Berry
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
While Eric Clapton became a successful solo artist, Jimmy Page started which band?
  1. Led Zepplin
  2. AC/DC
  3. Deep Purple
  4. Black Sabbath
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
The main difference between a big band and a bebop quintet (other than size) was the opportunity to do this:
  1. record
  2. sing
  3. improvise
  4. write
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Prior to becoming commercially successful, where was hip-hop heard in the Bronx?
  1. Soulsville U.S.A.
  2. Chicago Illinois
  3. Block Parties and Nightclubs
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Which legendary radio personality first coined the term "Rock & Roll?"
  1. Sam Philips
  2. Ahmet Ertegun
  3. Alan Freed
  4. Leonard Chess
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Elvis was influenced by what 3 styles of music?
  1. Country, Rhythm & Blues, and Gospel
  2. Rockabilly, Folk and Funk
  3. Tin Pan, Soul and Country
  4. Jazz, Funk and Gospel
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Jazz poetry is what?
  1. Poetry with an improvisational feel
  2. Similar to spoken word poetry
  3. Poetry performed by DJs
  4. Both A & B
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Which folk singer was booed when he played an electric guitar at a concert?
  1. Pete Seeger
  2. Joan Baez
  3. Bob Dylan
  4. Woody Guthrie
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Distortion through the amp was a bad thing for rock musicians.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
The highest paid black entertainer in the 1920s was                .
  1. Ma Rainey
  2. Muddy Waters
  3. Long Tall Sally
  4. Bessie Smith
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
What is the urban nick-name for the Bronx?
  1. The beatbox Bronx
  2. The boogie-woogie Bronx
  3. The boogie-down Bronx
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Woodstock was in which city?
  1. New York City
  2. Detroit, MI
  3. Greenwich, CT
  4. Bethel, NY
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
In which metropolitan U.S. city was Motown records started?
  1. Memphis
  2. Chicago
  3. Detroit
  4. Atlanta
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Which artists were a part of the British invasion of Rock & Roll?
  1. The Beatles and Rolling Stones
  2. The Animals and The Kinks
  3. Herman's Hermits & The Hollies
  4. All of the above
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
B.B. King names his guitars                .
  1. Mary
  2. Janet
  3. Lucille
  4. Bessie
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Thomas Edison invented the Phonograph.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 9 Twentieth Century and Modern - 1900-2000
Of the "3 Kings of Blues," which is still alive and performing in present day?
  1. Muddy Waters
  2. Albert King
  3. Freddie King
  4. B.B. King
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