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Jazz Trivia

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which city is considered the "birthplace of Jazz"?

a)

Atlanta

b)

New Orleans

c)

Washington D.C.

d)

Miami

2.

Improvisation means...

a)

to make something better.

b)

to make things up as you go along.

c)

to practice really hard.

d)

to sing funny.

3.

All of the following are types of jazz, EXCEPT...

a)

BeBop Jazz

b)

Swing Jazz

c)

Cool Jazz

d)

Crazy Jazz

4.

What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?

a)

Saxophone

b)

Piano

c)

Trumpet

d)

Drums

5.

In addition to playing the trumpet, Louis Armstrong was also a talented ...

a)

chef

b)

singer

c)

painter

d)

drummer

6.

One of Louis' first music jobs was performing on a ...

a)

tour bus

b)

cruise ship

c)

steamboat

d)

parade float

7.

Louis Armstrong moved to two other cities to join bands. What were they?

a)

Chicago and Atlanta

b)

Chicago and New York

c)

New York and Washington D.C.

d)

Atlanta and Nashville

8.

Where was Duke Ellington born?

a)

New York

b)

Chicago

c)

New Orleans

d)

Washington D.C.

9.

What instrument did Duke Ellington play?

a)

drums

b)

piano

c)

trumpet

d)

saxophone

10.

What style of music encouraged Duke Ellington to take music more seriously?

a)

Classical

b)

Ragtime

c)

Rock

d)

Blues