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Worksheets1950s & 1960s Rock
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What decade did Rock & Roll music begin?
a)
1940s
b)
1960s
c)
1950s
2.
Fill in the blank: Rock & Roll blended jazz, blues and ___________ music.
a)
Classical
b)
Country
c)
Broadway
3.
Which group's #1 hit was called "Rock Around the Clock" in 1955?
a)
The Supremes
b)
The Jackson 5
c)
Bill Haley and his Comets
4.
Who was the prominent Black American musician whose hits included "Johnny B. Goode" and "Maybellene"?
a)
Elvis Presley
b)
Chuck Berry
c)
Buddy Holly
5.
Who was the white musician considered "The King of Rock"?
a)
Buddy Holly
b)
Elvis Presley
c)
Bill Haley
6.
Which one of these instruments is NOT one that's commonly used in Rock & Roll music?
a)
Drums
b)
Guitar
c)
Flute
7.
One of Elvis Presley's 1950s hits was called:
a)
Come On Eileen
b)
Hound Dog
c)
House of the Rising Sun
8.
What was the British Invasion?
a)
A band that came from Britain
b)
Many different bands from Britain who came together to form styles of music
c)
A band that was called British Invasion who came from a foreign country
9.
The band that started the British Invasion was called:
a)
The Rolling Stones
b)
The Jackson 5
c)
The Beatles
10.
The band that sang "House of the Rising Sun" was a one-hit wonder named:
a)
Jimi Hendrix
b)
The Animals
c)
Bill Haley and his Comets
11.
The band who was considered "the band that parents love to hate" was called:
a)
One Direction
b)
The Beatles
c)
The Rolling Stones
12.
The name of the 1960s music festival which took place on a dairy farm in upstate New York was called:
a)
Woodstock
b)
Firefly
c)
Lollapalooza
13.
One of The Beatles hits in the late 1960s was called:
a)
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
b)
ABC
c)
Eleanor Rigby
14.
What was the name of the first African-American owned record label which originated in Detroit, Michigan?
a)
Motown
b)
Atlantic Records
c)
Spotify
15.
Which one of these groups was a Motown artist?
a)
The Rolling Stones
b)
Jackson 5
c)
The Beatles
16.
Two influential 1960s rock artists died within weeks of one another. They were Jimi Hendrix and ____________.
a)
Janis Joplin
b)
Diana Ross
c)
Cat Stevens
17.
What was the name of the first African-American owned record label which originated in Detroit, Michigan?
a)
Motown
b)
Atlantic Records
c)
Spotify
18.
Which one of these groups was a Motown artist?
a)
The Rolling Stones
b)
Jackson 5
c)
The Beatles
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