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TROMBONE SHORTY

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the video's story about?

a)

Trombone Shorty

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

Miles Davis

d)

Duke Ellington

2.

Trombone Shorty was from Treme, New Orleans

a)

True

b)

False

3.

What instrument did his brother, James play?

a)

drums

b)

trumpet

c)

guitar

d)

violin

4.

What is the name of the parades in New Orleans every year that Trombone Shorty would attend as a boy?

a)

Mardi Gras

b)

January Parade

c)

March Parade

d)

Musician's Parade

5.

Parades made people forget about their troubles for a little while

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Trombone Shorty wanted his music to sound like what?

a)

everyone else's

b)

musical gumbo (like the food they cooked)

c)

his friend wrote it

7.

Trombone Shorty and his friends made their own instruments at first because they couldn't afford them

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What broke instrument did Trombone Shorty find and start playing when he was a boy?

a)

drums

b)

violin

c)

trombone

d)

guitar

9.

How'd he get his nickname?

a)

His brother, James gave it to him after hearing him play when the parade came by.

b)

His cousin named him that because he made fun of him for being short

c)

His neighbor thought he looked like a short person

10.

His mother surprised with tickets to the what festival?

a)

New Orleans Jazz Festival

b)

Festival in the Woods

c)

Festival for food lovers

11.

Who was the famous musician that asked Trombone Shorty to come to stage to play with him at the festival?

a)

Bruno Mars

b)

Bo Diddley

c)

Miles Davis

d)

Louis Armstrong

12.

After playing on stage with Bo Diddley, Trombone Shorty formed his own band with his friends named.......

a)

5 O'Clock Band

b)

Far Away Band

c)

Up Close Band

d)

To Loud Band

13.

Why did they name their band this?

a)

They always played at 5:00 after doing their homework

b)

They couldn't think of a better name for the band

c)

It was the time of day for them to eat supper

14.

After practicing and practicing his brother, James asked him to join his band

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Later on, Trombone Shorty formed his owned band, this time naming the band.........

a)

Shorty and Stylistics Band

b)

Shorty and The Orleans Avenue Band

c)

Shorty and Trumpeters Band

d)

Shorty and The Drums Band

16.

The band was named after a street in the town he grew up in

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Trombone Shorty has never played outside the United States

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Every year Trombone Shorty goes back to play at the New Orleans Jazz Festival where he first went on stage with Bo Diddley

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What genre of music does Trombone Shorty play?

a)

Hip Hop

b)

Jazz

c)

Rock n Roll

d)

Classical

20.

Who was the famous musician Bo Diddley?

a)

Musician the asked Trombone Shorty to come on stage at the New Orleans Jazz Festival

b)

Musician that ignored other musicians wanting to play jazz music

c)

Musician that flew to Mexico to get away from other musicians

21.

Trombone Shorty was called that because his trombone was twice as big as he was

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Name the Group in the picture

a)

Shorty and The Orleans Avenue Band

b)

Shorty and The Stylistics Band

c)

Shorty and The Trumpeters Band