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BHM Music Test

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year was Duke Ellington born

a)

1923

b)

1899

c)

1947

d)

1890

2.

How long did Duke Ellington's band play together

a)

2 years

b)

20 years

c)

Over 50 years

d)

30 years

3.

What instrument did Duke Ellington play

a)

Piano

b)

Trumpet

c)

Guitar

d)

Drums

4.

Blues is Jazz

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What was Duke Ellington's band called

a)

Joe Biden

b)

Washington

c)

Lincoln

d)

Washingtonians

6.

What award did Duke Ellington receive

a)

Best singer

b)

The Presidential Medal Of Freedom

c)

Grammy

d)

Emmy

7.

What was Duke Ellington's real name

a)

Edward

b)

Phil

c)

Dunkin

d)

Fred

8.

How many songs did Duke Ellington compose

a)

456

b)

200

c)

2000

d)

5 million

9.

When was Leontyne Price born

a)

1856

b)

1987

c)

1938

d)

1927

10.

What was the name of the collage Leontyne price went to

a)

Julliard School of Music

b)

Harvard

c)

Music school

11.

What instrument did Leontyne price play

a)

Triangle

b)

Guitar

c)

Piano

d)

Tuba

12.

How many operas did Leontyne Price appear in

a)

56

b)

7

c)

200

d)

118

13.

Leontyne Price played at the Presidential Inauguration

a)

False

b)

True

14.

How many grammys did Leontyne Price win

a)

90

b)

20

c)

0

d)

6

15.

Where was Harry Belafonte born

a)

New York

b)

Alabama

c)

Canada

d)

Denver Colorado

16.

What year was Harry Belafonte born

a)

1873

b)

1991

c)

1863

d)

1927

17.

Where is Harry Belafonte from

a)

North Carolina

b)

Florida

c)

Jamaica

d)

India

18.

What are Harry Belafonte's signature songs

a)

"Earth Angel"

b)

"Banana Boat Song (Day-O)" and "Jamaica Farewell"

c)

"Umbrella"

d)

"Dream On"

19.

Harry Belafonte was the first to sell 1 million albums

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Harry Belafonte was the First African-American to win an Emmy

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Harry Belafonte was one of the main organizers for the USA to Africa recording of what song

a)

"Flowers"

b)

"We are the World"

c)

"Joy to the World"

d)

"Let it go"

22.

When was Oscar Peterson born

a)

1976

b)

1854

c)

1925

d)

1867

23.

What was Oscar Peterson's instrument

a)

Voice

b)

Piano

c)

Saxophone

d)

Guitar

24.

Oscar Peterson's band was called the Oscar Peterson Trio

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Oscar Peterson got into the Canadian Jazz and Blues Hall of Fame

a)

False

b)

True

26.

When did Oscar Peterson die

a)

2017

b)

2007

c)

2023

d)

2001

27.

How many grammys did Oscar Peterson win

a)

23

b)

9

c)

5

d)

7

28.

Nate "King" Cole was born in 1919

a)

False

b)

True

29.

What 2 things was Nat "King" Cole known for

a)

Playing board games

b)

Sophisticated Love Ballads

c)

His Humorous Swing Songs

d)

Dancing

30.

What were Nat "King" Cole's instruments

a)

Drums

b)

Voice

c)

Trumpet

d)

Piano

31.

What happened to Nat "King" Cole's home in Beverly Hills

a)

Flooded

b)

Bombed

c)

Torn Down

d)

Set on fire by arsonists

32.

What were some of Nat "King" Cole's famous songs

a)

"Don't Leave"

"Let it go"

b)

"Chestnuts roasting on an Open Fire"

"Unforgettable"

"Route 66"

c)

"Joy to the world"

"Merry Christmas to you"

d)

"All I want for Christmas is you"

"It's me"

33.

What age did Nat "King" Cole die

a)

67

b)

54

c)

45

d)

27

34.

How did Nat "King" Cole die

a)

Lung Cancer

b)

Diabetes

c)

Heart Problems

35.

What were all of Quincy Jones skills

a)

Drawing and art

b)

Coloring

c)

He didn't have any skills

d)

Preforming, composing, arranging, producing, record producer, film producer, conducting ect.

36.

What famous pop album did Quincy produce

a)

Micheal Jackson's Thriller album

b)

I don't know

c)

Janet Jackson's Thriller Album

37.

When was Jones born?

a)

1833

b)

1234

c)

4321

d)

1933

38.

Where did Quincy go to college?

a)

Harvard

b)

New York

c)

Boston's Berklee College of Music

39.

What was Quincy's main instrument

a)

Voice

b)

Trumpet

c)

Piano

40.

What song did Quincy co-produce with Harry Belafonte

a)

"We are the World"

b)

"We are the Country"

41.

What film did Quincy produce which starred Oprah Winfrey

a)

"Zombies"

b)

"The Color Purple"

c)

"Blues"

d)

"The Color Pink"

42.

How many grammys did Quincy win

a)

10

b)

26

c)

8

d)

2

43.

When was Belafonte born

a)

1999

b)

1927

c)

1856

d)

1823

44.

Where did Belafonte move to

a)

Jamaica

b)

Flordia

c)

New York

45.

Rag is jazz/blues

a)

False

b)

True

46.

Blues is Jazz

a)

True

b)

False

47.

What instrument is Rag played on

a)

Keyboard

b)

Triangle

c)

Piano

d)

Trumpet

48.

What are Belafonte's popular songs

a)

Earth Angel

b)

Matilda

c)

Banana Boat

d)

Jamaica Farewell

49.

How many Tony awards did Belafonte win

a)

28

b)

16

c)

2

d)

5

50.

Belafonte's album Calypos was at the top of the charts for how many weeks?

a)

18

b)

31

c)

14

d)

7

51.

How many copies did Belafonte's album Calypos sell

a)

200

b)

2 thousand

c)

1 million

d)

19 million

52.

Belafonte was the first African American to win this award?

a)

Nobel Prize

b)

Emmy

c)

Grammy

d)

Presidential Medal of Freedom

53.

What song did Belafonte organize in 1986?

a)

"We are the World"

b)

"Thriller"

c)

"The Entertainer"

54.

When was Peterson born?

a)

1899

b)

1835

c)

1956

d)

1925

55.

Where was Peterson born

a)

Montreal, Quebec

b)

Atlanta, GA

c)

Alton, IL

56.

What was Peterson's instrument

a)

Trombone

b)

Keyboard

c)

Piano

d)

Trumpet

57.

What was the name of Peterson's group?

a)

Washingtonians

b)

Peterson's Duo

c)

Oscar Peterson Trio

58.

What are Peterson's 2 main compositions

a)

USA Suite and Canada Suite

b)

Canadian Suite and African Suite

c)

American Suite and African Suite

d)

Florida Suite and American Suite

59.

How many GRAMMY's did Peterson win?

a)

7

b)

23

c)

2

d)

34

60.

What Hall of Fame was Peterson inducted in

a)

Blues Hall of Fame

b)

Pro football Hall of Fame

c)

Acting Hall of Fame

61.

Who is the father of ragtime

a)

King Charles

b)

W.C. Handy

c)

Scott Joplin

62.

When was Scott Joplin born

a)

1868

b)

1944

c)

1888

d)

1984

63.

Where did he move when Scott Joplin was 14?

a)

St. Louis

b)

Jamaica

c)

New York

d)

Canada

64.

How much did Scott Joplin get paid for his first song

a)

$5

b)

$15

c)

$500

d)

$50

65.

What was the name of the song Scott Joplin got paid $50 dollars for

a)

Palm Leaf Rag

b)

Pineapple rag

c)

The Maple Leaf Rag

d)

The Entertainer

66.

How many rags did Scott Joplin compose

a)

40

b)

4

c)

89

d)

over 2,000

67.

What are Scott Joplin's most famous rags

a)

Palm Leaf Rag

b)

Pineapple Rag

c)

Maple Leaf Rag

d)

The Entertainer

e)

All of the above

68.

How old was Scott Joplin when he died?

a)

56

b)

48

c)

39

d)

92

69.

What award did Scott Joplin win?

a)

The Presidential Medal of Freedom

b)

Pulitzer Prize

c)

Nobel Prize

70.

What is the oldest African- American choir in the USA?

a)

The Fisk University's Jubilee Singers

b)

WOJC Productions

71.

Why did The Fisk University's Jubilee Singers start?

a)

To raise money for food

b)

To raise money for charity

c)

To raise money for the struggling new university

d)

To raise money for gas

72.

Where is it located?

a)

Herrin, IL

b)

New York

c)

Nashville, Tennessee

d)

Canada

73.

What is "jubilee"

a)

The year which laws required all slaves to be set free

b)

When minors or doing bad things in the world

74.

When was Bilie Holiday born?

a)

1889

b)

1936

c)

1899

d)

1915

75.

How old was Billie's mother when she was born?

a)

19

b)

13

c)

23

d)

34

76.

Why did Billie have a destructive life?

a)

She was deaf

b)

She was always alone feeling rejection

c)

She was bullied in school

77.

What was Billie's instrument?

a)

Triangle

b)

Piano

c)

Voice

d)

Trumpet

78.

How old was Billie when she died?

a)

55

b)

44

c)

32

d)

65

79.

What were spirituals originally called?

a)

They were always called spirituals

b)

Corn Ditties

c)

Corn

d)

Pop Corn

80.

Where was the blues developed?

a)

European

b)

African

c)

Mixed ancestries

d)

All of the above

81.

The blues about human suffering/sadness

a)

False

b)

True

82.

Blues influenced what kind of music?

a)

All of the above

b)

Jazz

c)

Pop

d)

Hip Hop

83.

Jazz/blues is written down

a)

False

b)

True

84.

Jazz/blues is improvised

a)

False

b)

True

85.

What does improvisation mean?

a)

To create a story line to go along with another story line

b)

Make something up to go along with something else

c)

To make something up on the spot

d)

All of the above

86.

How many bars and chords does the blues have?

a)

8 bars and 9 cords

b)

12 bars and 3 cords

c)

6 bars and 1 cord

d)

3 bars and 12 cords

87.

Who was the first famous blues musician?

a)

None of the above

b)

W.C. Handy

c)

Scott Joplin

d)

Duke Ellington

88.

What were W.C. Handy's famous compositions?

a)

Canada Blues

b)

Memphis Blues

c)

St. Louis Blues

89.

What is W.C. Handy's nickname?

a)

"The Father of the Blues"

b)

King of Pop

c)

Hippy Hop

90.

Ragtime was introduced in the 1890's

a)

False

b)

True

91.

What is ragtime a combination of?

a)

A march

b)

The cakewalk

c)

A polka

d)

All of the above

92.

What instrument was rag performed on?

a)

keyboard

b)

Voice

c)

Piano

d)

Trumpet

93.

Who was the greatest composer of rags?

a)

Duke Ellington

b)

Scott Joplin

c)

W.C Handy

d)

None of the above

94.

Who wrote spirituals?

a)

Baseball players

b)

The slaves

c)

The slave owners

d)

Kids

95.

Why did the slaves sing spirituals?

a)

To study

b)

To get through the day of working on the plantations and to communicate

c)

To communicate

d)

To fall asleep

96.

What messages were the slaves trying to communicate?

a)

Foe getting up in the morning

b)

For finding ways to escape

c)

For finding food

d)

For going to bed

97.

What was the Underground Railroad

a)

A homeless shelter

b)

An old railroad

c)

A building

d)

A way for the slaves to escape

98.

Why did the slaves know Bible verses?

a)

They read books all the time

b)

Church services were the only place they could go

c)

They came across it and thought it was interesting

99.

What were spirituals influenced by?

a)

Myths

b)

American rhythms

c)

Bible story

d)

Fairy tales

100.

When did spirituals appear in a book?

a)

1876

b)

1980

c)

1903

d)

1867

101.

What was the book called?

a)

The Word Sperichil

b)

The Slaves

c)

The Underground Railroad

102.

What kind of music emerged from spirituals when the Blacks moved to large cities?

a)

Pop

b)

Gospel

c)

Blues

d)

Rag

103.

Who were famous gospel singers?

a)

Rev. James Cleveland

b)

Paul Robeson

c)

Tamela Mann

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