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WorksheetsLionel Hampton Quiz
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
Where was Lionel Hampton born?
Chicago
Los Angeles
Louisville
New York City
Which instrument did Lionel Hampton popularize as a jazz instrument?
Xylophone
Drums
Vibraphone
Piano
Who asked Lionel Hampton to join the Benny Goodman Quartet?
Louis Armstrong
John Hammond
Gene Krupa
Teddy Wilson
Who was Lionel Hampton's manager throughout much of his career?
Gladys Hampton
Benny Goodman
Quincy Jones
Jacquet
Which song by Lionel Hampton is considered by some to be the first rock and roll record?
Flying Home
Hamp's Boogie Woogie
Midnight Sun
Stardust
Which university's music college was renamed after Lionel Hampton?
University of Idaho
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New Cotton Club
Palomar Ballroom
What instrument was Lionel Hampton best known for playing?
Trumpet
Vibraphone
Piano
Drums
What was Lionel Hampton's primary genre of music?
Rock
Jazz
Pop
Classical
Which band did Lionel Hampton first gain recognition with?
Benny Goodman Quartet
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Queen
What instrument did Lionel Hampton play in the Benny Goodman Quartet?
Drums
Vibraphone
Piano
Trumpet
What was Lionel Hampton's contribution to jazz music?
He introduced the vibraphone as a jazz instrument
He was the first to use a double bass in jazz
He invented the jazz flute
He was the first to use a drum kit in jazz
What was the name of Lionel Hampton's first big band?
Hampton's Hot Shots
Lionel's Lions
Hampton's Orchestra
Lionel Hampton Orchestra
What was the first band Lionel Hampton played with in his career?
Les Hite band
Benny Goodman Quartet
Louis Armstrong's band
John Hammond's band
