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WorksheetsSound and Music Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 4hrs 1mins
When producing War of the Worlds for the radio, Orson Welles wanted to increase the tension by using the names of real towns for his radio play. Why was this a problem?
Few people knew the names of towns in their regions.
Radio plays were meant to be realistic and fool audiences.
Welles did not want to have to create fictional names for the towns.
It made it more like a news broadcast, so people interpreted it as real.
Which BEST describes the music of Elvis Presley?
It incorporated many trends of the era.
It was a style that no one else could replicate.
It only appealed to a small segment of the public.
It was a new, original form of music that he invented.
Marisa is interested in the history of rap music. She is working through the music of the 1980s and 1990s to trace its origins. Would any music with a strong beat qualify as rap?
No, that is one of several qualities that define rap.
Yes, rap it often defined by a strong, constant beat.
No, the purpose of rap is to defy musical convention.
Yes, rap is a broad category that includes anything with rhythm.
True or False: Jazz brought together a lot of cultural and musical influences to create a new genre.
True
False
True or False: The fact that all music reflects the era that created it means that it will all sound the same.
True
False
Why would a musician choose to use a beatbox over traditional percussion instruments?
There are very few musicians who play percussion instruments.
The beatbox can create the sounds of many percussion instruments.
Percussion instruments were rarely used in recording music before the beatbox.
Sounds made by a beatbox cannot be created with traditional instruments.
Music depended heavily on strong beats and rapid, slang-filled speech
Rock and Roll
Rap Music
Jazz
Blues
Which is an example of a sound without rhythm?
a thunder clap
rain on a roof
the beating of a drum
horse hooves on a road
What defines a capella?
Making music using nothing other than your voice
Music depended heavily on strong beats and rapid, slang-filled speech
A style of music created by African Americans, emerged in the late 1800s
Music with strong rhythms and beats that vary
Strong, regular, repeated patterns of sound
Jazz
Rhythm
Beatbox
Percussion
"I'm loving it" in McDonalds advertisements is an example of
A jingle
A earworm
A catchphrase
A commercial
"Rain drop, drop top" is an example of a _____ from Migos' "Bad and Boujee"
Earworm
Opening lyric
Catchphrase
Jingle
A tune stuck in your head that plays over and over
Earworm
Jingle
MP3
Melody
What are recording artists?
Grammy award winners
musicians
those who work with recording companies to record music
singers
Dramas created specifically for radio
radio play
podcast
Radio show
commercial break
Why were The Beatles considered radical?
Because of their long hair
Because they were British
Because they sang about love
Because they were influenced by the blues and R&B
The Beatles first appeared on what show on February 9, 1964
The Tonight Show
Ed Sullivan Show
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel
A popular program from the 50s and 60s featuring a host with any number or acts, including comedians, jugglers, musicians,
variety show
talk show
circus
game show
This is an image of what jazz artist?
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Louis Armstrong
Kenny G
A genre of music emerging in the 50s and 60s with elements like a guitar and staples of the African-American community, like Gospel music and the Blues.
Rock and Roll
Pop Music
Jazz
Rap Music
In how many countries did “Girl You Know It’s True” become a No.1 hit?
34
23
24
8
When a musician breaks away from the established music of a song to play whatever they are feeling at the moment.
improvisation
instrumentals
speeding up
freestyling
Who was Frank Farian?
German record producer
A singer
Inventor of pop
CEO of Arista Records
Who was the group “Milli Vanilli” named after?
A German dish
Street slang
Ingrid “Milli” Segieth
Fabrice “Vanilli” Morvan
For research, we have used this app database of information about sampled music or sample-based music
Shazzam
WhoSampled
Whodunnit?
SoundHound
