WorksheetsAm Pop 2b1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was built across America?
Grand ole Opry
Golden Gate Bridge
Railroad
Highway
Why was Folk music created?
Just for fun
President ordered it
For use in Ceremonies
Out of necessity
Many musicians and singers achieved financial success because of ___________________.
Being popular
Commercialization
Railroad
Immigrants
What is the name of the "house" in Nashville, Tennessee where all country artists was to perform?
Orpheum Theater
Dollywood
Grand Ole Opry
Carnegie Hall
My Fair Lady was based on what literary work?
Pygmalion
Where The Red Fern Grows
Old Yellow
Pete The Cat
Name a musical written by Rodger & Hammerstein:
Cats
My Fair Lady
Wicked
The Sound of Music
What is an important ingredient of a successful musical?
The scenery
Costumes
Catchy Melodies
Actors
Who brought to America a heritage of folk songs?
Cowboys
Native Americans
Immigrants
The Congress
What were the origins of American musical theater?
France & Italy
Germany & Sweden
What British composer brought the element of beautiful song back to musicals?
Rodgers
Kern
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Victor Herbert
Name a musical written by a foreign composer:
The Sound of Music
Oklahoma!
Cats
My Fair Lady
Why would it be hard to tell who the composer of a folk song was?
Forgot to write their name on music
Songs were usually anonymous
Written in foreign languages
Name a Folk song:
When It Rains It Pours
This Land Is Your Land
Thriller
Boris The Spider
Name one way in which music was used by the African tribal cultures:
Working in the fields
Concerts
Name the genre music that expresses aspects of a nation's or regions culture?
Rock-n-Roll
The Blues
Polka
Folk Music
The term western describes the _____________ themes.
French
German
Cowboy
European
Country music is not only an __________ tradition and art form, but also spread to Europe and other parts of the world.
Czech
American
Italian
German
Name the father and song who were important figures in country music:
Hank Williams Sr and Hank Williams Jr
Bert and Ernie
Rodgers & Hammerstein
Johnny and Fred
What broadened the audience for country music:
Faster tempos
Crossing over
Rock-n-Roll
Waltzes
Name a Sea Shanty:
Old MacDonald
French Song
Wellerman
Mary Had A Little Lamb
