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WorksheetsAmerican Folk Music
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is American Folk music?
Music of the people
Music to make you money
Music to make you famous
Music for commercials
Which instrument is typically not used in folk music
Oboe
Guitar
Fiddle
Mandolin
Which artist is not a folk musician?
Roy Rogers
Bob Dylan
Joan Baez
Woody Guthrie
Which song is considered a Folk music standard?
Blowing in the Wind
Gone with the Wind
Somewhere over the Rainbow
Yesterday
Why do we not know who composed many folk tunes?
they were anonymous
they died a long time ago
all folk tunes are copies of other songs
folk music is always made up on the spot
What is not a type of early American Folk music?
Slave songs
Sea Chanteys
Lumberjack songs
String Quartets
What was "The Grand Ole Opry's" original name?
The Barn Dance Program
The Square Dance show
The Ed Sullivan Show
Night at the Honkeytonk
What type of songs were first written in the 1840s?
Gold Rush Songs
Lumberjack Songs
Sea Chanteys
Vendor Songs
Where did American Folk music originate?
The Rocky Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains
The Ohio River Valley
The Caribbean Islands
What city in Tennessee became the center for country music?
Nashville
St. Louis
Chicago
Los Angeles
How did the violin become part of Folk music?
it was brought from the British Isles
it was invented for Folk music
it was brought over from China
it came over with Mariachi bands from Mexico
What type of instrument is most common in Folk music?
Chordophone
Idiophone
Membranophone
Aerophone
In what decade did Folk music have a revival?
1930
1950
1980
1910
Why was Pete Seeger blacklisted?
his socialist beliefs
he was a politician
he got into too many fights
he lied to his audience
What genre of music did Folk music influence heavily?
Bluegrass
Jazz
Hip Hop
Pop
Who considered Woody Guthrie to be an inspiration?
Bob Dylan
Dolly Parton
Garth Brooks
The Judds
What is another name for the violin when used in Folk music?
Fiddle
Violincello
Viola
Ukelele
Where are the Appalachian mountains?
Eastern America
Western China
Northern Germany
Southern Africa
Which country artist incorporated Rock into their music?
Dolly Parton
Cher
Elvis Presley
Bobby Vinton
How did country music reach the rural population of America?
Radio Commercials
Tv Shows
Movies
Squaredances
