Black Music Trivia

Which of these artists is known as the “Queen of Gospel”

• Aretha Franklin

• Oretha Castle Haley

• Mahalia Jackson

This Grammy Winning singer was the first black female artist to headline Coachella

• Beyoncé

• Rihanna

• Mariah Carey

• Whitney Houston

Which of these music genres was NOT created by black people?

• blues

• Hip Hop

• Country

• Classical

• Pop

What city is considered the birthplace of jazz?

• New Orleans

• Memphis

• New York City

• Chicago

What Motown legend sang “What’s Going On”?

• Marvin Gaye

• Luther Vandross

• Stevie Wonder

• Otis Reading

Who released the hit song “Ordinary People” in 2004?

• John Legend

• Usher

• Anthony Hamilton

• Ne-yo

Who rapped the lyric “Cash Money Records takin’ over for the ’99 and the 2000”?

• Juvenile

• Soulja Slim

• Lil Wayne

• Mystikal

What group created the iconic Mardi Gras song “Iko Iko”

• The Dixie Cups

• The Iko Girls

• The Marvellettes

Which pioneering musician was portrayed by actor Jamie Foxx in a highly acclaimed 2004 movie?

• Stevie Wonder

• Louis Armstrong

• James Brown

• Ray Charles

  This singer’s biggest hit, “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay,” was recorded only three days prior to his death in a plane crash in Wisconsin in 1967.

• Muddy Waters

• Thomas Dorsey

• Otis Redding

• Sam Cooke