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History of Jazz Quiz

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which style of music began in the 1890s?

a)

Bebop

b)

Blues

c)

Ragtime

d)

Jazz

2.

In which city did Jazz begin?

a)

St. Louis

b)

New Orleans

c)

Mississsippi

d)

Woodstock

3.

Jazz borrowed what three things from African music?

a)

Rock, roll, and groove

b)

Dance, hairstyles, and recipes

c)

complex rhythms, singing style and improvisation

d)

lyrics, theory and instruments

4.

What did Jazz borrow from European music?

a)

instruments of the marching band and harmony

b)

melody and rhythm

c)

dynamics and blues

d)

tempo and instruments of the orchestra

5.

Harmony refers to the ___________ of a song.

a)

notes

b)

melody

c)

rhythm

d)

chords

6.

Who was the most famous ragtime composer?

a)

Billy Ray Cyrus

b)

Scott Joplin

c)

Beethoven

d)

Louis Armstrong

7.

Jazz music began in New Orleans around what year?

a)

1890

b)

1920

c)

1900

d)

1910

8.

Dixieland jazz music was most popular during the ______________.

a)

The Roaring 20's

b)

The Chaotic 30's

c)

The Tantilizing 10's

d)

The Crazy 1900's.

9.

The general mood of Dixieland Jazz was _____________.

a)

Slow and Relaxing

b)

Fun and Energetic

c)

Thoughtful and melodic

d)

Angry and bizarre

10.

How many musicians in a typical Dixieland jazz band?

a)

12-14

b)

3-4

c)

50-100

d)

7-8

11.

Ta-chi-ka, Ta-chi-ka, Ta-chi-ka, Ta-chi-ka, Ta is the _________

__________ that is played by the drummer on cymbals in a Dixieland Jazz song.

a)

happy melody

b)

lyrical notes

c)

swung rhythm

d)

slow rhythm

12.

Louis Armstrong was one of the most famous Dixieland Jazz artists. What was his nickname?

a)

Big Cheeks

b)

Satchmo

c)

The Prez

d)

The Count

13.

What is scat singing?

a)

sung nonsense words

b)

well defined words sung

c)

singing like a cat

d)

singing like a scatterbrain

14.

About which year did the Blues style of jazz begin?

a)

1910's

b)

1920's

c)

1890's

d)

1900's

15.

Blues songs were often _____________ and ________________.

a)

Fun and energetic

b)

Sad and melancholy

c)

Happy and Uplifting

d)

Crazy and Maddening

16.

Who is known as the Father of the Blues?

a)

W.C. Handy

b)

Scott Joplin

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

William Shakespeare

17.

Which famous lady of the Blues was known for singing style of sliding into the pitch?

a)

Billie Holiday

b)

Ma Rainey

c)

Bessie Smith

d)

Billie Eilish

18.

This style of Jazz was the most popular style of Jazz.

a)

Swing

b)

Blues

c)

Ragtime

d)

Bebop

19.

What year did the Swing era of Jazz (also known as the Big Band era) begin?

a)

1920-1930

b)

1910-1920

c)

1940-1950

d)

1930-1940

20.

Which major world event marks the decline of the big band era?

a)

The end of WWI

b)

The Sinking of the Titantic

c)

The End of The Civil War

d)

The end of WWII

21.

Which one of these Jazz artists is a well know big band leader?

a)

Benny Goodman

b)

Ray Charles

c)

Scott Joplin

d)

Bessie Smith

22.

Identify the instrument Big Band leader Duke Ellington played.

a)

Clarinet

b)

Trombone

c)

Piano

d)

Guitar

23.

About how many jazz songs did Duke Ellington compose?

a)

50

b)

500

c)

100

d)

2000

24.

What was William Basie’s nickname?

a)

The Dentist

b)

The Count

c)

The Captain

d)

The Beast

25.

Identify the instrument Count Basie played.

a)

The trumpet

b)

The piano

c)

Voice

d)

The drums

26.

Name the style of jazz Count Basie’s band played.

a)

Blues

b)

Ragtime

c)

Swing

d)

Bebop

27.

Which style of music was NOT composed for dancing? _

a)

Swing

b)

Dixieland

c)

Bebop

d)

Ragtime

28.

When was bebop most popular?

a)

1945-1955

b)

1930-1940

c)

1935-1945

d)

1900-1910