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Blues Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was one of the main influences on Blues music?

a)

Spirituals

b)

Residuals

c)

Intellectuals

2.

Which one of these people was a famous Blues singer?

a)

Miles Davis

b)

Bessie Smith

c)

Shirley Bassey

3.

Which three chords make up the primary blues chords?

a)

I, IV, V

b)

I, IV, VI

c)

I, VI, VII

4.

While used now, which of these instruments was not normally found in Blues?

a)

Saxophone

b)

Trumpet

c)

Trombone

d)

Guitar

5.

Which lines of a Blues music verse are normally the same?

a)

2nd and 3rd

b)

1st and 3rd

c)

1st and 2nd

d)

None

6.

Which musical word means to make up the music as you go along?

a)

Improvisation

b)

Rubato

c)

Syncopation

d)

Blagging

7.

Who is this famous Blues legend?

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Bessie Smith

c)

Stevie Wonder

d)

B.B. King

8.

What is the typical tempo of Blues music?

a)

Presto

b)

Allegro

c)

Lento

d)

Vivo

9.

What other style is closely related to Blues?

a)

Jazz

b)

Opera

c)

Punk

d)

Country

10.

Which famous Blues singer is this?

a)

Etta James

b)

Big Mama Cass

c)

Bessie Smith

d)

Aretha Franklin

11.

Around which decade did Blues become most popular?

a)

1920-30's

b)

1940-50's

c)

1950-60's

d)

1910-1920's

12.

In which area did Blues music originate?

a)

Northern US

b)

Southern US

c)

Eastern Canada

d)

Blueberry Hill

13.

Which is not a feature of Blues music

a)

Syncopation

b)

Fast Tempo

c)

Walking Bass

d)

Call and Response