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Mods and Rockers

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mods and rockers were...

a)

two musical genres

b)

two bands

c)

two youth subcultures

d)

two war tribes

2.

Mods and rockers were two conflicting British youth subcultures of the early/mid ......

a)

1950's

b)

1920's

c)

1950's and 1960's

d)

1960's and 1970's

3.

Both groups represented....

a)

radical social shifts in society

b)

young women

c)

violence

d)

the upper class

4.

What was the rocker subculture centred on?

a)

motorcycling

b)

scooters

c)

leather jackets

d)

individualism

5.

What was the mod subculture centred on?

a)

scooters, vespas

b)

fitted glamorous style

c)

greasy hair

d)

clean cut suits

6.

What is the Holiday Mayhem about?

4 lines
7.

They clashed during the Easter bank holiday of......

a)

1960

b)

1964

c)

1974

d)

1966

8.

What happened after the media had made such a fuss about the events?

a)

they wanted to restrain the youth

b)

newspapers sold millions of newspapers

c)

There was a ‘moral panic’ among parents, who used the stories to show how bad the youth of the day was.

d)

the government took the opportunity to turn the events into electoral campaigning

e)

The police now could demand more money from their friends in government. ‘Increase police numbers and salaries now!’ they demanded.

9.

Which group listened to THE WHO?

a)

Mods

b)

Rockers

10.

Which group listened to Elvis Presley?

a)

Mods

b)

Rockers

11.

What did they have in common?

a)

they all prefered black American music, like Northern Soul, Tamla Motown and American dance music

b)

their style was similar

c)

they were the first generation of baby boomers

d)

they differed from their parents

12.

How do we call this clothing item?

a)

jackets

b)

rain coats

c)

hoodies

d)

parkas

13.

Name 2 things that made the rocker's leather jacket customized:

4 lines
14.

Whose bike can you see here?

a)

mod's

b)

biker's

15.

Who put studs on their jackets?

a)

Rockers

b)

Mods

16.

Who would wear a shift dress?

a)

Mod girls

b)

rocker girls

17.

Who would wear a tight black legging?

a)

Mod girls

b)

Rocker girls

18.

Which style would you prefer?

a)
b)
c)
d)