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1/8 The 90s

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the engineers want the CD to be 120 millimeters in diameter?

a)

It would make a better frisbee.

b)

So that a performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony could fit on it.

c)

The CD was created on the 120th day of the year.

d)

No particular reason.

2.

What was the first commercially produced CD?

a)

A recording of Chopin Waltzes performed by Claudio Arrau on the piano.

b)

ABBA's "The Visitors"

c)

Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA"

d)

Justin Bieber's "Despacito"

3.

Jeff Bezos launched Amazon in 1995 to sell...

a)

Groceries

b)

CDs

c)

Books

d)

DVDs

4.

Which TWO things did the development of the CD lead to...?

a)

DVDs

b)

Cassette Tapes

c)

The Internet

d)

MP3s

5.

What are THREE innovations from the 1990's?

a)

The Internet

b)

Sony Playstation

c)

Nintendo Switch

d)

The Motorola StarTAC

6.

What was launched into space in 1990?

a)

The Hubble Telescope

b)

The International Space Station

c)

Space Shuttle Discovery

d)

Mars Curiosity Rover

7.

What was the first mammal to be successfully cloned by scientists in 1996?

a)

"Chester" the frog

b)

"Buddy" the elf

c)

"Dolly" the sheep

d)

"Sue" the T-Rex

8.

What was a popular dance song of the 1990s?

a)

The Macarena

b)

The Waltz

c)

The Electric Slide

d)

All of the Above

9.

What do Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, and The Spice Girls all have in common?

a)

They were all bands made up of childhood friends.

b)

They were all manufactured bands.

c)

Who?

10.

What do Justin Timberlake and Beyonce have in common?

a)

They were both members of NSYNC.

b)

They were both members of Destiny's Child.

c)

They were both immediately successful solo artists.

d)

They both started out as members in a group.

11.

What word best describes the speed of the music?

a)

Melody

b)

Tempo

c)

Dynamics

d)

Timbre

e)

Mood

12.

What word best describes the volume of the music?

a)

Melody

b)

Tempo

c)

Dynamics

d)

Timbre

e)

Mood

13.

What word best describes how the music makes you feel?

a)

Melody

b)

Tempo

c)

Dynamics

d)

Timbre

e)

Mood

14.

What word best describes the instruments you hear in the music?

a)

Melody

b)

Tempo

c)

Dynamics

d)

Timbre

e)

Mood

15.

What word best describes the pitches and the rhythms that you hear?

a)

Melody

b)

Tempo

c)

Dynamics

d)

Timbre

e)

Mood

16.

What city was the birthplace of jazz?

a)

Chicago

b)

New York

c)

New Orleans

d)

Kansas City

17.

Which is a famous musical artist from the 60's?

a)

The Beatles

b)

Whitney Houston

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Queen

18.

Who is called the "King of Rock and Roll"?

a)

Bob Dylan

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Elvis

d)

Dave Matthews Band

19.

Whose fame and success was tied directly to the cassette tape?

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Simon and Garfunkel

c)

The Grateful Dead

d)

Britney Spears

20.

What style of Jazz comes directly from NOLA 2nd line funeral music?

a)

Dixieland

b)

Swing

c)

Fusion

d)

Rhythm and Blues