Font size
WorksheetsElla Fitzgerald from Newport News
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Ella Fitzgerald was born in what city?
(a)
Ella originally wanted to be a
nurse
teacher
dancer
painter
Why was life so hard for young Ella?
They lost the family farm
Her mother died
Someone stole all their money
Why did Ella decide not to dance at Amateur Night at the Apollo Theater?
She was too scared to go onstage
The act before her had better clothes
She was too late
She fell down and hurt herself
Who gave Ella her big break?
Chick Webb
Martin Luther King Jr.
Dizzy Gillespie
Trombone Shorty
What was Ella's first mega hit song?
Ain't Got That Swing
Twinkle Twinkle
A-Tisket A-Tasket
Take the A Train
What is scat?
Playing the jazz drums
Singing in the shower
Playing the piano backwards
Singing like a musical instrument
Which one is NOT one of Ella's nicknames?
Queen of Jazz
Angel Voice
First Lady of Song
Who did Ella NOT sing with?
Dizzy Gillespie
Louis Armstrong
Michael Jackson
Duke Ellington
What street did Newport News rename "Ella Fitzgerald Way?"
24th Street
25th Street
26th Street
Jefferson Ave.
Is this photograph of Ella singing a primary or a secondary source?
primary
secondary
Is Ella's upcoming movie/documentary (to be released in May 2021) a primary or a secondary source?
primary
secondary
Is the recording of Ella's song "A-Tisket A-Tasket" (that we listened to) a primary or a secondary source?
primary
secondary
Is this picture book about Ella, published in 2010, a primary or a secondary source?
primary
secondary
Is this article on Ella from World Book Encyclopedia a primary or a secondary source?
primary
secondary
