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Week 2 Black History Quiz#2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHAT instrument did BB King play?

a)

Banjo

b)

Violin

c)

Electric Guitar

2.

WHAT kind of music was Aretha Franklin famous for singing?

a)

Jazz

b)

Soul

c)

Blues

3.
First African American woman to sing at the Metropolitan Opera
a)
Marian Anderson
b)
Gwendolyn Brooks
c)
Guion Bluford
d)
Wilma Rudolph
4.
Jazz musician who set up a scholarship fund for young talented musicians to study at the Julliard School of Music
a)
Duke Ellington
b)
Carter G. Woodson
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Marian Anderson
5.
Two very important African American musicians of the 40's were:
One was a phenomenal trumpet player from New Orleans whose career spanned from the 20's-60's, and the other was a famous pianist and one the first African Americans to have his own TV show.
a)
Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong
b)
Michael Jordan and Penny Hardaway
c)
B.B. King and Louis Armstrong
d)
Nat King Cole and B.B. King
6.
Dizzie Gillespie, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, were all ______ musicians.
a)
Jazz
b)
Pop
c)
Rock and Roll
d)
Country
7.
Ray Charles' song, "Georgia On My Mind" became the state song for which U.S. state?
a)
South Carolina
b)

Florida

c)
Georgia
d)
Alabama
8.

The American blues singer-songwriter and musician who is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues" ______.

a)

Muddy Waters

b)

Dizzie Gillepsie

c)

Dizzie Dean

9.

My real name is Dana Owens. I am an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, and producer who was born in Newark, New Jersey.

a)

Queenie Goldstein

b)

Queen Latifah

c)

Queen

10.

I am a Mississippi Blues artist, Who am I?

a)

LL Cool J

b)

Juke Washington

c)

BB King

11.

You love my famous Reggae sounds from Jamaica. Who am I?

a)

Bob Marley

b)

Bob Jackson

c)

Bob Marson

12.

Which famous musician is this?

a)

Paula Abdul

b)

Tina Turner

c)

Alicia Keyes

13.

Who am I?

a)

Prince

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Bruno Mars

14.

Who am I?

a)

Billie Jean

b)

BB King

15.

You may know me. I am ______.

a)

Micheal Buble

b)

Michael Jackson