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Hip Hop Quiz 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where and when did HipHop originate?

a)

1991, Miami

b)

1955, London

c)

1973, New York

d)

1986, Seattle

2.

What were the 4 key features of HipHop culture?

a)

healthy and safety, kindness, gardening, DIY

b)

rapping, Dji-ng, graffitti, break dancing

c)

songs, beats, lyrics, improvisation

d)

Jamming, dancing, rhythm, creativity

3.

Who is seen as the first ever HipHop artist?

a)

Tupac

b)

Snoop Dogg

c)

Grandmaster flash

d)

DJ kool herc

4.

What is it called when a song uses music from another pre-existing track?

a)

Riffing

b)

Sampling

c)

Stealing

d)

Copying

5.

Who wrote 'ready or not'?

a)

The Smiths

b)

NWO

c)

Black Eyed Peas

d)

The Fugees

6.

Who wrote 'Gangsta's paradise'?

a)

Coolio

b)

Snoop Dogg

c)

Eminem

d)

Lil Nas X

7.

Who wrote 'Still Dre'

a)

Andre 3000

b)

Dr Dre

c)

Tupac

d)

Ice Cube

8.

What is it called when a DJ 'Scratches'?

a)

Playing a track in reverse on the turntables

b)

Improvising rapping on top of a track

c)

Moving a vinyl record back and forth to create a scratching sound

d)

Holding the needle down on the record

9.

What was the biggest 'first' HipHop record to hit the charts?

a)

Gangster

b)

Rapper's delight

c)

Changes

d)

Lose yourself

10.

Which of these is NOT a genre that came from HipHop?

a)

Drill

b)

Trap

c)

Country

d)

Grime

11.

What is a riff?

a)

A repeated musical phrase

b)

The part that comes after each verse

c)

The proper term for the melody

d)

A repeating bassline

12.
What letters make up the music alphabet?
a)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H
b)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I
c)
A, B, C, D, E, F
d)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G
13.

A Melody is:

a)

When the notes are being played one after the other.

b)

When two or more notes are played at the same time.

14.

What is the name of this symbol?

a)

Flat

b)

Natural

c)

Fermata

d)

Sharp

15.

What are dynamics?

a)

How long or short a note is

b)

How fast or slow a piece of music is

c)

The proper term for volume in music

d)

The type of sound made by an instrument

16.
What is this called?
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Bass Clef
c)
Alto Clef
d)
Tenor Clef
17.

This word, beginning with H, describes how notes fit together...

(a)  

18.
What is the name of this symbol? 
a)
Treble Clef
b)
Alto Clef
c)
Tenor Clef
d)
Bass Clef
19.

Which element of music uses the terms fast and slow?

a)

Dynamics

b)

Tempo

c)

Pitch

d)

Duration

20.

What is the genre we are currently studying?

(a)