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WorksheetsMotown Quiz
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 14mins
Motown music was special because:
The songs were very political and influenced change
it provided for African American musicians an opportunity to record and become famous
it was the first genre of music to combine musicians of different races
for the first time, female groups and solo artists were main acts
What is an example of Jim Crow's impact on the music industry?
White artists couldn't play rhythm & blues
Pop songs usually included racist lyrics
There were no music charts for black artists
Black artists rarely made it onto the Hot 100
How did Motown help break down racial barriers?
By producing songs about racial equality
By sponsoring civil rights concerts
By distributing both white and black artists
By appealing to listeners of all backgrounds
In what year was the Motown Record Label founded?
1987
1962
1995
1959
No other record company in history has exerted such an enormous influence on both the style and substance of popular music and culture.
True
False
Which musical artist/band did not record under Motown?
The Temptations
Marvin Gaye
Beyonce
The Jackson 5
Motown was not the first commercial US record label to be owned by an African American
True
False
Which group had their first US number one on the Billboard chart in 1965 with "My Girl"?
The Supremes
Four Tops
The Temptations
The Commodores
The Supremes were one of the sixties most popular groups. Who was the best known lead singer of this famous female trio?
Gladys Horton
Rosalind Ashford
Florence Ballard
Diana Ross
They were a Motown act, probably the original "boy band", that are still so popular with young girls. Their earliest hits included "ABC" and "The Love You Save." The lead singer went on to tremendous success as a solo act. Name the group.
DeBarge
Isley Brothers
The Chambers Brothers
Jackson Five
What was the first #1 hit for the Motown family, according to Billboard Magazine's pop chart?
Shop Around
My Girl
What's Goin On
Please Mr. Postman
Who was the lead singer with Motown group The Miracles in the 1960s?
Ottis Redding
Smokey Robinson
Marvin Gaye
Ronnie White
Which of these Motown artists was the lead singer with the Commodores?
Levi Stubbs
Junior Walker
Lionel Richie
Eddie Kendricks
Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records, and first African-American to own a record label, was once a professional athlete in which of the following sports?
Boxing
Billiards
Basketball
Baseball
These words open one of Motown's top tunes- "Oooh, I bet you're wonderin' how I knew 'bout your plans to make me blue" - To which of these songs does this well-known lyric belong?
It's the Same Old Song
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
Walk Away Renee
I Heard it Through the Grapevine
