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How did Rock and Roll Begin?

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Bill Haley's band was called "Bill Haley and the _______________"
a)
star bursts
b)
comets
c)
stars
d)
boys
2.
Chuck Berry was known for an unusual way of moving called the...
a)
moonwalk
b)
electric slide
c)
duckwalk
3.
Bill Haley's first smash hit was called "Rock around the______________________"
a)
track
b)
school
c)
clock
d)
pencil
4.

Early stages of Rock and Roll (Rock and Country mixed) is sometimes called__________________

a)

Country

b)

Rockabilly

c)

Soul

d)

Disco

5.

What 1985 movie featured Chuck Berry's song, Johnny B Goode?

a)

Back to the Future

b)

Jailhouse Rock

c)

The comets are coming

6.

What was Bill Haley and the Comet's the first #1 rock and roll song in 1954?

a)

Rock Around the Clock

b)

Tutti-Frutti

c)

Maybeline

d)

Jailhouse Rock

7.

Which one of the following songs was not recorded by Bill Haley?

a)

Shake Rattle and Roll

b)

See You Later Alligator

c)

Razzle Dazzle

d)

Return to Sender

8.

Rockabilly is a combination of what two types of music?

a)

Rock and country

b)

R&b and jazz

c)

Rock and r&b

9.

Who was known as the "Father of Rock and Roll"?

a)

Chuck Berry

b)

Bill Haley

c)

Little Richard

d)

Fats Domino

10.

What song as known as the first Rock and Roll song recorded?

a)

Spaceship boogie

b)

Rocket 88

c)

Twist and Shout

d)

Johnny B. Goode

11.

Was Rock n' Roll met with approval by all Americans?

a)

yes

b)

no

12.

What decade did Rock n Roll music begin?

a)

1940s

b)

1950s

c)

1960s

d)

1970s