Pop Music - Through the Decades - Test, Part 1: The 50s & 60s

1. In music, the term “pop” comes from

• the word "popcorn"
• the word "popular"
• the way music "pops" out
• the fizzy drink

2. In the 1960s, Americans found themselves divided about whether or not the US should be involved with a conflict in

• space
• Switzerland
• Vietnam
• Tupelo, Mississippi

3. The singer who helped start a Spanish-speaking rock ‘n’ roll movement was

• Buddy Holly
• Elvis Presley
• Antonio Banderas
• Ritchie Valens

4. The band that slashed their guitar amplifier with a razor to record “You Really Got Me” was

• Metallica
• The Kinks
• The Monkees
• The Beach Boys

5. Elvis Presley dedicated his first recorded song to his

• mother
• father
• wife
• daughter

6. The public’s intense reaction to The Beatles was called

• "Beatlemania"
• "Beatlecraze"
• "Beatlejuice"
• "Beatlefest"

7. Elvis Presley sang and played the

• piano
• banjo
• guitar
• harmonica

8. Which of the following people was NOT a member of “The Beatles”?

• George Harrison
• Roy Orbison
• John Lennon
• Ringo Starr

9. The best-selling rock ‘n’ roll single of all time is Bill Haley’s

• "Rock Around the Clock"
• "Jail House Rock"
• "La Bamba"
• "Peggy Sue"

10. Pop legend Chuck Berry helped popularize the

• British Invasion
• Portable Radio
• Electric Guitar
• Surf Rock