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Early Rock 'n' Roll

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rock 'n' Roll instrumentation includes all of the following instruments EXCEPT:

a)

Electric guitar

b)

Electric bass

c)

Drum set

d)

Oboe

2.

Who is considered the "Father of Rock 'n' Roll?"

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Fats Domino

c)

Chuck Berry

d)

Buddy Holly

3.

Which early Rock 'n' Roll artist came out of the jazz tradition of New Orleans?

a)

Chuck Berry

b)

Fats Domino

c)

Elvis Presley

d)

Ritchie Valens

4.

Where was Elvis born?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Tennessee

c)

Texas

d)

Kentucky

5.

Who was the first Rock 'n' Roll group to perform on TV?

a)

Elvis

b)

Chuck Berry

c)

Buddy Holly and the Crickets

d)

Bill Haley and HIs Comets

6.

Who is known for singing "Blueberry Hill?"

a)

Elvis

b)

Fats Domino

c)

Chuck Berry

d)

Little Richard

7.

Who is known for singing "Jailhouse Rock?"

a)

Elvis

b)

Bill Haley and His Comets

c)

Chuck Berry

d)

Ritchie Valens

8.

Who is known for singing "Rock Around the Clock?"

a)

Elvis

b)

Chuck Berry

c)

Bill Haley and His Comets

d)

Buddy Holly

9.

Who is known for singing "Johnny B. Goode?"

a)

Elvis

b)

Chuck Berry

c)

Fats Domino

d)

Buddy Holly

10.

Which of the following statements is NOT about Ritchie Valens?

a)

He was the forefather of Chicano rock

b)

He was killed in a plane crash

c)

He was inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

d)

He was a pianist and singer

11.

Which of the following Rock 'n' Roll legends is known for singing "Good Golly, Miss Molly?"

a)

Buddy Holly

b)

Ritchie Valens

c)

Little Richard

d)

Bobby Darin

12.

Which of the following is a true statement about Elvis?

a)

His fame began when a DJ played his record on the radio for an entire day.

b)

He became nationally famous with the song “Heartbreak Hotel”

c)

He starred in numerous Hollywood movies

d)

All of the above

13.

True or False? The day the music died was when Ritchie Valens and Buddy Holly died in a plane crash.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Who is credited with standardizing the rock band format: 2 guitars, bass, drums, and vocalists?

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Bill Haley and His Comets

c)

Buddy Holly

d)

Fats Domino

15.

True or False? Teenagers in the 1950s would watch American Bandstand to see what was popular.

a)

True

b)

False