Louis Armstrong Quiz

What was Louis Armstrong's main contribution to the world of jazz?

• He was the first to host a national radio show

• He was the first to get top billing in a Hollywood movie

• He was the first African American jazz musician to write an autobiography

• He was the first to play in a Broadway musical

What event led Louis Armstrong to discover his love for music?

• His stay at the New Orleans Colored Waif's Home for Boys

• His father leaving the family

• His job playing the cornet on a riverboat

• His mother leaving him in the care of his grandmother

What did Louis Armstrong do in the 1940s when he recognized that swing music's days were numbered?

• He formed a smaller band that he would play with for the rest of his career

• He took a break from playing and recording due to mouth injury

• He played briefly on Broadway

• He produced some jazz records on his own

How did Louis Armstrong contribute to the development of jazz music?

• He played in a Broadway musical

• He introduced new styles of music

• He produced over 60 records in a few years

• He switched from playing cornet to playing the trumpet

What made Louis Armstrong a significant African American celebrity?

• He was the first to get top billing in a Hollywood movie

• He was the first to host a national radio show

• His personality won over fans of all races, nationalities, and backgrounds

• He was the first to play in a Broadway musical

What is scatting in the context of jazz music?

• A type of jazz that is no longer practiced today

• A style of playing the trumpet

• A type of jazz characterized by a lively rhythm

• A form of improvisational singing

What did Louis Armstrong do after recognizing the consequences of school segregation on TV?

• He formed a smaller band that he would play with for the rest of his career

• He produced some jazz records on his own

• He played briefly on Broadway

• He made a public statement condemning segregation

What did Louis Armstrong do in 1967 despite suffering a heart attack?

• He recognized that swing music's days were numbered

• He formed a smaller band that he would play with for the rest of his career

• He played briefly on Broadway

• He produced one of his most well-known songs, 'What a Wonderful World'

What did Louis Armstrong do in 1971?

• He formed a smaller band that he would play with for the rest of his career

• He produced one of his most well-known songs, 'What a Wonderful World'

• He recognized that swing music's days were numbered

• He was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

What did Louis Armstrong do in 1960 and 1990?

• He recognized that swing music's days were numbered

• He formed a smaller band that he would play with for the rest of his career

• He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

• He produced one of his most well-known songs, 'What a Wonderful World'