WorksheetsFrom Ragtime to Rock Units 13-15 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the instruments below is NOT part of a traditional country band?
Guitar
Bass
Fiddle
Drums
"Fiddle" is another name for the__________
Violin
Mandolin
Guitar
Saxophone
Country music has its roots in immigrants who came to America from __________
Australia
Africa
Europe
Canada
The most important early country artist was _________
Elvis Presley
The Dixie Chicks
Hank Williams
Dolly Parton
The capital city of country music is ___________
Nashville
Tallahassee
Memphis
Kentucky
The county radio program that's been running every Saturday night since 1925 is called the _________
Grand Ole Opry
Grand Hotel
Opryland
Grand New Opera
Rockabilly included which instrument not found in traditional country?
Guitar
Drums
Bass
Trumpet
Who was early rock n' roll's greatest ambassador?
Hank Williams
Louis Jordan
Elvis Presley
The Beatles
R&B artists who were popular among white listeners included _______
Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
Chuck Berry and Little Richard
Marty McFly and Doc
Duke Ellington and Count Basie
Which term was coined in the 1950's to describe an age group that advertisers wanted to appeal to?
teenager
punk
rockabilly
millennial
Which song was featured in a movie that first made rock and roll popular?
Jailhouse Rock
Hard Day's Night
Rock Around the Clock
Rock On
If Rock n' Roll was a baby, who would its parents be?
Rockabilly and R&B
Rockabilly and Traditional Country
R&B and Blues
R&B and Skiffle
After WWII, the United States developed a strong _______ class
upper
working
sophomore
middle
"Rock Around the Clock" was a song by _______
Elvis Presley
Bill Haley
Chuck Berry
Little Richard
After WWII, British youth developed a musical culture based around the _________
Acoustic guitar
Violin
Harmonica
Trumpet
Skiffle music had its roots in
Jazz
Opera
Folk
Ragtime
John Lennon and Paul McCartney founded which band?
The Rolling Stones
The Yardbirds
The Beatles
The Who
The British Invasion began in what year?
1960
1964
1968
1972
Which of the major evolutionary changes to popular music resulted from the British Invasion?
Rise of the singer/songwriter
Switch to verse/chorus song form
Dominance of the electric guitar
All of these options
Which instrument became LESS important in popular music in the wake of the British invasion?
Electric bass
Drums
Saxophone
Keyboard
Why was skiffle music so popular among young people in post-war England?
Acoustic guitars were cheap
Saxophones were in fashion
The Beatles played skiffle
Ed Sullivan liked it.
Why did the Beatles become so popular in America?
They were good-looking.
They played on a very popular TV show.
They were very energetic
All of these reasons.
The Beatles were the first British band to play on American TV on the ______________ show.
Johnny Carson
Howdy Doody
Grand Ole Opry
Ed Sullivan
Which of the following are NOT a British Invasion band?
The Rolling Stones
The Kinks
The Who
The Jellyfish
Beautiful harmony, church influence, and slap bass were characteristics of _______.
Blues
Traditional Country
Early Rock n' Roll
Swing
