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50s & 60s Music

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the early 50s, which music genre targeted an African-American audience?

a)
Pop
b)
Rhythm and Blues
c)
Country and Western
d)
all of the above
2.
What invention changed the sound of music in the 50s?
a)
the electric amplifier
b)
the microphone
c)
the distortion pedal
d)

the electric guitar

3.

The St. Louis native who played guitar and sang "Johnny B. Goode" was

a)
Ray Charles
b)
Chuck Berry
c)
Little Richard
d)
Smiley Lewis
4.
Who recorded "Blue Suede Shoes" first?
a)
Big Mama Thornton
b)
Carl Perkins
c)
Elvis Presley
d)
Delbert Barker and the Gateway All Stars
5.
What kind of music was on the pop charts in the early 50s?
a)
Rhythm and blues
b)
country and western
c)
jazz
d)
big band
6.

What were the four main genres of music during the 1950s?

a)

R&B

b)

Gospel

c)

Country

d)

Rock 'n' Roll

e)

Pop

7.

Who was a famous Rock 'n' Roll artist?

a)

Toby Keith

b)

Madonna

c)

Johnny Cash

d)

Elvis Presley

8.

What was the name of the main genre of music that existed before Rock 'n' Roll took over the 50s?

a)

Acapella

b)

Pop

c)

Rockabilly

d)

Jazz

9.

What is the name of the all-encompassing genre given to black artists (replaced slave music)?

a)

Pop

b)

Rap

c)

Jazz

d)

R&B

10.

Who of the following were a famous R&B artist?

a)

Doja Cat

b)

Elvis Presley

c)

Ray Charles

d)

Hank Williams

11.

What difficulties did black artists face during the 1950s

a)

Racism

b)

Segregation

c)

Not Enough Air Time

d)

Jim Crow Laws

e)

Not Enough Instruments

12.

Everybody called Elvis Presley...

a)

King of the rock n roll

b)

the pop king

c)

the rock singer

d)

Elvis

13.

Elvis sang...

a)

Let it be

b)

swish swish

c)

what a wonderfull world

d)

jailhouse rock

14.

Who wrote the Railroad Trilogy that was commissioned by the CBC to celebrate the Canadian Centennial in 1967? Was it...

a)

Paul Anka

b)

Joni Mitchell

c)

Gordon Lightfoot

d)

Anne Murray

15.

Gordon Lightfoot is one of the most acclaimed & _______ ________ .

a)

regarded guitarists

b)

respected songwriters

c)

unrecognized musician

d)

honored vocalist

16.

The TV show Hit Parade Canada was produced by _______ in 1958-1959.

a)

Wally Koster

b)

Johnny Cash

c)

Steve Murphy

d)

Wally Murphy

17.

Hit Parade Canada aired on what network?

a)

ATV

b)

CTV

c)

NBC

d)

CBC

18.

Name the artist

a)

Buddy Holly

b)

Carl Perkins

c)

Chuck Berry

d)

Ritchie Valens

19.

Teens played a big part in making rock and roll popular.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

These three artist died in a plane crash on February 3, 1959.

a)

Chuck Berry

Ritchie Valens

Big Bopper

b)

Big Bopper

Chuck Berry

Buddy Holly

c)

Ritchie Valens

Buddy Holly

Big Bopper

d)

Buddy Holly

Gordon Lightfoot

Chuck Berry

21.

Aretha Franklin was known as...

a)

"Princess of Pop

b)

Queen of Soul

c)

Jewel of Jazz

d)

princess of Soul

22.

Ritchie Valens' song "Donna" was about...

a)

His mother

b)

No one in particular

c)

A teenage crush

d)

His highschool sweetheart