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Summer School 2

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Motown music originated from 
a)
West Bronx
b)
Memphis
c)
Chicago
d)
Detroit
2.

Little Richard was from ____.

a)

Georgia

b)

South Carolina

c)

Texas

d)

Tennessee

3.

Little Richard's first big hit was ____.

a)

I Want to Hold Your Hand

b)

Tutti Frutti

c)

Long Tall Sally

d)

Lucille

4.

Little Richard sang and played ____.

a)

Guitar

b)

Drums

c)

Piano

d)

Ukulele

5.

Scratching is when a DJ….

a)

scratches his/her head to signal a break

b)

reverses a record on a turntable to create a scratching sound

c)

has an itch

d)

gives a warning to the crowd: Don't Mosh

6.

Rapping is....

a)

a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted over the beat

b)

when you cover a present with paper to conceal it

c)

a way to knock on a door to get let in

d)

the most unpopular music in the US

7.

Fusing music together means you are

a)

welding together an instrument

b)

playing music on a fuse-a-phone

c)

using an electrical fuse to tune an instrument

d)

combining music from different cultures

8.

Who is the father of Hip Hop

a)

DJ Herc

b)

DJ Heckle

c)

DJ Tiesto

9.

What is Hip Hop

a)

a dance style with that started from the streets

b)

a dance style, usually danced to hip-hop music, that evolved from the hip-hop culture.

c)

a dance style that has fast and hard hitting movements.

10.

Hip hop developed from one culture

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What are the 4 elements of hip hop?

a)

disc jockeys

b)

graffiti (art)

c)

Hip Hop Clothes

d)

B-boys and B-girls.

e)

MCs (rappers)

12.

Breakdancing started in

a)

Chicago,

b)

The Bronx

c)

Las Vegas

d)

California

13.

Where was HIP HOP created?

a)

Atlanta, Georgia

b)

The Bronx, New York

c)

Sesame Street

d)

Yo Grandma House

14.
This hip-hop group from Compton California is said to have created "gangta" rap.  
a)
Ice T
b)
N.W.A.
c)
Cypress Hill
d)
D.J. Quick
15.

What was Prince's birth name?

a)

Prince Jackson Brown

b)

Prince of Egypt

c)

Prince Rogers Nelson

d)

Prince Diamond

16.

What city is Prince from?

a)

Seattle

b)

Memphis

c)

Minneapolis

d)

Chicago

17.

What protest song was often sung during the civil rights' movement?

a)

Respect

b)

Blowin in the wind

c)

We shall overcome

18.

Soul music is heavily influenced by other traditionally African-American styles of music, joining the fast pace of rhythm and blues, and the intense, passionate delivery of gospel music. Soul is known for having honest and emotional lyrics that often reflect the African-American experience.


What other types of music influenced soul music?

a)

rhythm and blues

b)

gospel

c)

country

19.

What's Goin On

a)

Sam Cooke

b)

Gil Scott Heron

c)

Marvin Gaye

d)

Curtis Mayfield

20.

Which Billie Holiday song is considered to be one of the first protest songs of the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

Strange Fruit

b)

That's Life I Guess

c)

What's Going on

d)

Respect

21.

Where is Kendrick Lamar from?

a)

Detroit, MI

b)

Chicago, IL

c)

Compton, CA

d)

Atlanta, GA

22.

When Black Lives Matter movement started?

a)

2020

b)

2013

c)

2012

23.

Who is credited for the creation of hip hop music?


a)

Grandmaster Flash

b)

DJ Kool Herc

c)

Run DMC

d)

LL Cool J

24.

What is a song written by Prince that was recorded Chaka Khan and appeared on the Billboard Hot 100?

a)

Raspberry Beret

b)

I Feel For You

c)

Adore

d)

Batdance

25.

What is a song written by Prince that was recorded Chaka Khan and appeared on the Billboard Hot 100?

a)

Raspberry Beret

b)

I Feel For You

c)

Adore

d)

Batdance

26.

Which genre of music is characterized by its use of improvisation and originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans?

a)

Jazz

b)

Blues

c)

Rock

d)

Country

27.

Who is known as the 'King of Pop'?

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Prince

d)

James Brown

28.

Which city was Curtis Mayfield born?

a)

Chicago

b)

New York

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Boston

29.

What is a synonym of "genre"

a)

lyrics

b)

style

c)

volume

d)

instruments

30.

Who is the composer?

a)

plays the piece

b)

sings the piece

c)

writes the piece

d)

sells the piece

31.

Who is the artist?

a)

person who writes the piece

b)

person who sells the piece

c)

person who performs the piece

d)

person who buys the piece

32.

What is a Soundtrack?

a)

a recording of the musical accompaniment of a performing.

b)

a recording of the musical orchestra.

c)

a recording of the musical accompaniment of a film.

d)

a recording of the musical accompaniment of a monologue

33.

What is the biggest selling movie soundtrack of all time?

a)

Frozen

b)

Superfly

c)

Shaft

d)

The Bodyguard

34.

What was Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" important to the Black Lives Matter Movement

a)

The song was a huge hit

b)

It actually was not important

c)

Younger protesters related to his music over protest songs from the 60's

d)

Kendrick is cooler than most rappers

35.

What is the address to the building that birthed Hip Hop?

a)

1780 Eagle Street

b)

1305 North Ave

c)

1520 Sedgwick Avenue

d)

1503 Ridge Ave

36.

Which artist is famous for the song 'Purple Rain'?

a)

Michael Jackson

b)

Prince

c)

Stevie Wonder

d)

James Brown

37.

Which artist is known for the song 'Superstition'?

a)

Stevie Wonder

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Prince

d)

James Brown

38.

What genre of music is associated with Bob Marley?

a)

Rock

b)

Jazz

c)

Reggae

d)

Blues