Trombone Shorty Quiz

What genre is Trombone Shorty?

• biography

• historical fiction

• autobiography

• fiction

What city did Troy Andrews grow up in that shaped his musical style?

• New York City

• Chicago

• New Orleans

• Atlanta

How are music and gumbo alike according to Troy Andrews?

• they are both spicy

• they both fill your bellies up

• it’s a bunch of different things mixed together to make something great

• None of these

Troy Andrews said: “People didn’t have a lot of __________in Treme, but we always had a lot of _________.”

• houses, apartments

• people, love

• money; music

• music, soul

What does it tell you about Troy and his friends that they made their own instruments?

• they were determined

• they were lazy

• they loved music

• they were determined and they loved music

What vocabulary word matches the following definition:

an action, thought, or person that inspires.

• inspiration

• pretend

• instrument

• gumbo

What vocabulary word matches the following definition:

a series of shows and activities that center around a particular type of music, art, food, or crafts

• jazz

• brass

• festival

• Mardi Gras

What vocabulary word matches the following definition:

a person skilled at playing, singing, or writing music

• pretend

• festival

• inspiration

• musician

What vocabulary word matches the following definition:

to imagine or make believe is to

• inspiration

• proud

• pretend

• instrument

What vocabulary word matches the following definition:

a carnival that is held before the beginning of Lent

• gumbo

• Mardi Gras

• festival

• musician