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Black History Month Music Quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This singer was called the Queen of Soul.

a)

Nina Simone

b)

Natalie Cole

c)

Billie Holiday

d)

Aretha Frankliin

2.

This saxophone player invented free jazz.

a)

Louis Armstrong

b)

Tom Morello

c)

B.B. King

d)

John Coltrane

3.

This singer was very active in the civil rights movement and is sometimes referred to as the High Priestess of Soul.

a)

Nina Simone

b)

Anita Pointer

c)

Natalie Cole

d)

Bonnie Pointer

4.

Match the trumpet player artist who also sang and recorded a very popular song.

a)

Louis Armstrong/What a Wonderful World

b)

Tom Morello/Crossroads

c)

John Coltrane/Strange Fruit

d)

Marvin Gaye/The Thrill is Gone

5.

This performer scored hits with "What's Going On", "Mercy Mercy Me", and "Let's Get it On".

a)

John Coltrane

b)

The Pointer Sisters

c)

Aretha Franklin

d)

Marvin Gaye

6.

Motown records started in ___________.

a)

New Orleans

b)

Detroit

c)

Chicago

d)

Memphis

7.

Aretha Franklin sang at which President's inauguration?

a)

George W. Bush

b)

Joe Biden

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Barack Obama

8.

This blind piano player and singer was the youngest artist to have a #1 Billboard Hit, at the age of 13!

a)

Duke Ellington

b)

50 Cent

c)

Stevie Wonder

d)

Billie Holiday

9.

Two of this soul singer's best-known hits are "Georgia on My Mind" and "Hit the Road Jack"

a)

Ray Charles

b)

Dizzie Gilespie

c)

Sugar Ray Leonard

d)

Wynton Marsalis

10.

This famous pop singer of the 1980's might be best remembered for her Super Bowl performance of The Star Spangled Banner

a)

Janet Jackson

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Whitney Houston

d)

Paula Abdul

11.

Where did Jazz first materialize?

a)

Chicago

b)

Memphis

c)

New York

d)

New Orleans

12.

What is the predecessor to soul music?

a)

R&B

b)

Gospel

c)

Jazz

d)

Rock and Roll

13.

Which genre combines elements from all African American music genres with American pop and country music?

a)

Hip-Hop

b)

R&B

c)

Jazz

d)

Rock and Roll

14.

Which genre is a musical tradition firmly embedded in African American culture?

a)

Pop Music

b)

Country and Western

c)

Hip-Hop and Rap

d)

Classical

15.

What did gospel music originally function as?

a)

A storytelling medium

b)

A form of protest

c)

A dance music genre

d)

An integral religious practice

16.

Where did Hip Hop get its start?

a)

Brooklyn

b)

The Bronx

c)

Queens

d)

Florida

17.

WHEN did hip hop start?

a)

1950's

b)

1990's

c)

2020

d)

1970's

18.

What was the new style of music and dance that was popular when hip hop started?

a)

Salsa

b)

Disco

c)

Rock and roll

d)

Swing

19.
What rap song was the first to win an Academy Award (an Oscar)?
a)
Illmatic
b)
99 Problems 
c)
Nuthin' But a "G" Thang
d)
Lose Yourself
20.

Who is the highest paid Black musician in history?

a)

Beyonce

b)

Kanye West

c)

Prince

d)

Michael Jackson

21.

What famous Motown group had hits like 'My Girl' and 'Ain't Too Proud to Beg'?

a)

The Temptations

b)

The Jackson 5

c)

The Supremes

d)

The Beatles

22.

Which singer-songwriter is known for her powerful anthem 'Respect'?

a)

Beyonce

b)

Taylor Swift

c)

Adele

d)

Aretha Franklin

23.

What famous musician was known for his hit song 'Superstition'?

a)

Stevie Wonder

b)

Prince

c)

Elvis Presley

d)

Michael Jackson

24.

Who was the first African American to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song?

a)

Isaac Hayes

b)

Oprah Winfrey

c)

Will Smith

d)

Denzel Washington

25.

Who is also known as the "Queen of Rock"?

a)

Tina Turner

b)
c)

Billie Holiday

d)

Soulja Boy

26.

Which album sold the most copies?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

In the field of entertainment, the King of Pop holds the record for the most Grammy Awards won in a single year with Eight (8).

a)

Jimi Hendrix

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Ray Charles

d)

Prince

28.

Who wrote Lift Every Voice and Sing, the Negro National Anthem?

a)

Langston Hughes

b)

James Weldon Johnson

c)

Booker T. Washington

d)

Ray Charles

29.

If you mix Negro with Creole, what do you get?

a)

a bad chick

b)

hot sauce in a bag

c)

a good halftime show

d)

a texas bamma

30.

Beyoncé carries what in her purse?

a)

Hot Sauce

b)

bat

c)

lip gloss

d)

mirror

31.

Who claims they had the biggest comeback?

a)

Usher

b)

Tyga

c)

Drake

d)

Soulja Boy

32.

In what year did Cash Money Records take over?

a)

1999-2000

b)

2001-2002

c)

1997-1998

d)

2004-2005

33.

How many fights did Fresh Prince get in before his mom got scared?

a)

1

b)

4

c)

3

d)

6

34.

City Girls made this word iconic.

a)

flewed out

b)

period

c)

bag

d)

305

35.

Which Atlanta rapper is actually from England?

a)

Kanye

b)

Eminem

c)

21 Savage

d)

Jay Z

36.

Which rapper turned executive producer made the hit television series" Power?

a)

50 cent

b)

Lil Wayne

c)

Ice Cube

d)

Sean Combs

37.

Which girl group made it clear that they do not like "no scrubs"?

a)

Escape

b)

SWV

c)

TLC

d)

En Vogue

38.

Who wrote the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?

a)

James Earl Jones

b)

James Weldon Johnson

c)

Berry Gordy

d)

Quincy Jones

39.

What is the stage name of female rapper, actress, and producer Dana Owens?

a)

Queen Latifah

b)

Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot

c)

Niki Minaj

d)

Megan the Stallion

40.

What famous artist sings the song "Thriller"?

a)

Prince

b)

Barry White

c)

Bruno Mars

d)

Michael Jackson