New Orleans Jazz Quiz

What is the name of the famous little building at 762 Saint Peter's Street?

• New Orleans Hall

• Preservation Hall

• Saint Peter's Hall

• French Quarter Hall

Where is Preservation Hall located?

• New Orleans

• Rome

• Paris

• London

Who started using the small building as a music hall for playing traditional New Orleans jazz?

• Duke Ellington

• Elvis Presley

• Joe Avery

• Allan and Sandra Jaffe

What does the word 'preservation' mean?

• To ignore or neglect

• To change or modify

• To destroy or eliminate

• To keep or protect for the future

What year was Preservation Hall established?

• 1961

• 1955

• 1970

• 1982

Why did the Jaffe's open preservation hall?

• To give local jazz musicians a place to play and to provide a place for jazz lovers to listen to great music at an affordable price.

• They really loved jazz music and wanted to be a part of it.

• They were worried that New Orleans Jazz was in danger of disappearing because of the new popular music at that time.

• They inherited an old building and didn't really know what else to do with it.

What kind of music was first popular in the early 1890's?

• Traditional New Orleans jazz

• Hip hop

• Rock and roll

• Classical music

Who was the force behind Preservation Hall until his death in 1987?

• Elvis Presley

• Duke Ellington

• Joe Avery

• Allen Jaffe

What is the full name of the song 'A Closer Walk'?

• Walking Alone

• Just a Closer Walk with Thee

• Walking Together

• A Closer Walk with Me

What is the link between church music of black Americans and the beginnings of jazz music?

• The song 'Joe Avery'

• The song 'When the Saints Go Marching In'

• The song 'Just a Closer Walk with Thee'

• The song 'Mood Indigo'