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WorksheetsBlues Music Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 28mins
What is the Blues? (Describe what it is about or the message/topic of most blues songs.
What time period did the blues start?
1900s
1800s
1700s
1600s
Where did the blues start?
South Carolina
Chicago
New York
Mississippi
Who is considered to be the father of the Blues?
W.C. Handy
Robert Johnson
BB King
William Dixon
What was the name of the first recorded Blues song in 1909 by M. C. Handy?
Every day I have the Blues
Chicago Blues
Memphis Blues
St. Luis Blues
Who es BB King and what is he best known for?
What instrument did BB King play?
Piano
Hamonica
Drumms
Electric Guitar
Who is this blues singer?
Beyonce
Ella Fitzgerald
Etta James
Bessie Smith
Who is this blues singer?
Ella Fitzgerald
Bessie Smith
Beyonce
Etta James
_______ is considered to be the "empress of blues".
How many bars are in early blues music form?
24
12
16
32
What is the form of early blues music?
ABAB
AAB
ABC
AAAB
Who played the role of Etta James in a movie and what is the name of that movie?
Jennifer Hudson-Dream Girls
Andra Day-The United States vs Billie Holiday
Rihanna-Cadillac Records
Beyonce, Cadillac Récords
What genres of music came before blues music?
R&B
Spirituals
Rock n Roll
Jazz
What are spirituals and work songs? How did slaves uses these songs during this time period?
What world event served to increase the movement of African Americans from the southern states northward to cities like St. Louis, Detroit, and Chicago?
The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
The end of Slavery
World War II
The Civil War
What was the Great Migration and how did it affect music during this time?
Who was the "father of modern Chicago blues"?
Muddy Waters
Wowlin Wolf
BB King
Bo Diddley
How did the blues evolve or change in the mid 20th century?
Besides the guitar, what instrument did Howlin Wolf play?
Flute
Piano
Harmonica
Drummer
What was Howlin Wolf known for?
His distinctive harmonies
Being the father of the blues
Soloing of the electric guitar
A towering stature and a distinctive, raspy growl
Which blues musician played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock n roll, influencing artists like Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and The Rolling Stones
WC Handy
Bo Diddley
BB King
Muddy Waters
Look at the list of artists below. Check the boxes of all of the Chicago Blues artists ONLY. Hint: There is more than one listed.
WC Handy
Bo Diddley
Howlin Wolf
Muddy Waters
Robert Johnson
What music style did blues music have the greatest influence on?
Jazz
Country
RnB
Hip Hop
Select the two blues songs that became known as the first blues songs due to the invention of sheet music. (Check all that apply.)
Dallas Blues
St. Louis Blues
Down Home Blues
Memphis Blues
