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Sounds of Cities quiz #1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 5hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

New Orleans is often referred to as

a)

Zydeco

b)

The Big Easy

c)

Bozoo Chavis

d)

Dixeland

2.

Piano style that features a loud rolling left- hand part

a)

Barrelhouse

b)

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

c)

Zydeco

d)

Fats Domino

3.

Music style of the Creoles that featured an accordion

a)

Zydeco

b)

Buddy Bolden

c)

Mac Rebennac

d)

Louis Armstrong

4.

Who was a jazz innovator who developed the idea of taking turns when soloing?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Fats Domino

c)

Dixeland

d)

Buddy Bolden

5.

This is a style of music in which musicians often improvise at the same time

a)

Buddy Bolden

b)

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

c)

Dixeland

d)

Irma Thomas

6.

Smiley Lewis and Professor Longhair helped make this style famous

a)

Boogie-Woogie

b)

Boozoo Chavis

c)

Mac Rebennac

d)

The Big Easy

7.

What was unique about the group Booker T. and the MGs?

a)

It was a non segregated music group

b)

They were recorded at sun records

c)

Then began soul music

8.

Matchbox and Soul man included

a)

Vocal Harmonies

b)

Flutes

c)

3/4 time meter

d)

violins

9.

Nashville is also known as

a)

Music City, USA

b)

Dixeland

c)

Graceland

d)

Appalachain Mountains

10.

Country music was influenced by music in the

a)

Appalachain Mountains

b)

Himalayas Mountains

c)

Angees Mountains

d)

Rocky Mountains

11.

Nashville has housed country music for _______ years

a)

200

b)

80

c)

40

d)

150

12.

Hank Williams was

a)

Today country star

b)

An early country star

c)

Related to Chet Akins

13.

Appalachain Mountain music shares characteristics from

a)

British Isles

b)

Mexico

c)

Africa

d)

Germany

14.

Shania Twain and Faith Hill are

a)

Pop country stars

b)

Classic Country Stars

c)

The creators of country music

15.

Graceland was home to rock n' roll star

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

The Who

c)

Nirvana

d)

Skillet

16.

Singer whose song "time Is on my side" later a hit for the Rolling Stones.

a)

Irma Thomas

b)

Boozoo Chavis

c)

Louis Armstrong

17.

Louis Armstrong returned to the charts in 1988 with

a)

What a wonderful world

b)

Wise Men Say

c)

Celebrate

d)

Soul Man

18.

Jelly Roll Morton made _______ style popular

a)

Barrelhouse

b)

Dixeland

c)

Rock n' Roll

d)

Jazz

19.

Who was a rock n' roll star from the 1950s and 1960s

a)

Fats Domino

b)

Mac Rebennac

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Irma thomas

20.

Who had the nickname "Dr. John"

a)

Mac Rebennac

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Chett Atkins

d)

Hank Williams