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The Blues

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two states in the USA did the blues originally come from?

a)

Mississippi and Louisiana

b)

Louisiana and Texas

c)

Mississippi and Georgia

d)

Illinois and Michigan

2.

What was the name of the laws which segregated black Americans from white Americans?

a)

John Doe laws

b)

Jim Crow laws

c)

Jeff Grow laws

d)

Joe Black laws

3.

What name was given to the songs sung by slaves and prisoners in fields or digging roads?

a)

Work songs

b)

Play songs

c)

Field songs

d)

Road songs

4.

Which of the following instruments would be used to play Delta Blues?

a)

Harmonica

b)

Saxophone

c)

Trumpet

d)

Piano

5.

Which of the following is one of the earliest blues artists to be recorded?

a)

Muddy Waters

b)

Robert Johnson

c)

B B King

d)

Abraham Lincoln

6.

Which city did many black Americans head north to, in search of work?

a)

Chicago

b)

Los Angeles

c)

New York

d)

Philadelphia

7.

What was one of the main differences between Delta Blues and Chicago Blues?

a)

Chicago Blues had more instruments

b)

Delta Blues had more instruments

8.

Which instrument became really popular in Chicago Blues?

a)

Electric guitar

b)

Acoustic guitar

c)

Violin

d)

Accordion

9.

Who was the 'father of Chicago Blues'?

a)

Muddy Waters

b)

B B King

c)

Robert Johnson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

10.

Which blues artist was known as a great guitarist?

a)

Robert Johnson

b)

B B King

c)

Muddy Waters

d)

Abraham Lincoln

11.

What is the name of the scale used for the melodies in both types of blues music?

a)

Major scale

b)

Minor scale

c)

Blues scales

d)

Pentatonic scale

12.

What structure do most blues songs follow?

a)

12-bar blues

b)

8-bar blues

c)

10-bar blues

d)

16-bar blues

13.

How many notes does a blues scale use?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

14.

What is the technique called where musicians make up a solo on the spot?

a)

Improvisation

b)

Conversation

c)

Improvement

d)

Doodling

15.

What were most blues songs written about?

a)

Suffering

b)

Love

c)

Fairy tales

d)

Nature