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Black Music Trivia

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these artists is known as the “Queen of Gospel”

a)

Aretha Franklin

b)

Oretha Castle Haley

c)

Mahalia Jackson

2.

This Grammy Winning singer was the first black female artist to headline Coachella

a)

Beyoncé

b)

Rihanna

c)

Mariah Carey

d)

Whitney Houston

3.

Which of these music genres was NOT created by black people?

a)

blues

b)

Hip Hop

c)

Country

d)

Classical

e)

Pop

4.

What city is considered the birthplace of jazz?

a)

New Orleans

b)

Memphis

c)

New York City

d)

Chicago

5.

What Motown legend sang “What’s Going On”?

a)

Marvin Gaye

b)

Luther Vandross

c)

Stevie Wonder

d)

Otis Reading

6.

Who released the hit song “Ordinary People” in 2004?

a)

John Legend

b)

Usher

c)

Anthony Hamilton

d)

Ne-yo

7.

Who rapped the lyric “Cash Money Records takin’ over for the ’99 and the 2000”?

a)

Juvenile

b)

Soulja Slim

c)

Lil Wayne

d)

Mystikal

8.

What group created the iconic Mardi Gras song “Iko Iko”

a)

The Dixie Cups

b)

The Iko Girls

c)

The Marvellettes

9.

Which pioneering musician was portrayed by actor Jamie Foxx in a highly acclaimed 2004 movie?

a)

Stevie Wonder

b)

Louis Armstrong

c)

James Brown

d)

Ray Charles

10.

  This singer’s biggest hit, “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay,” was recorded only three days prior to his death in a plane crash in Wisconsin in 1967.

a)

Muddy Waters

b)

Thomas Dorsey

c)

Otis Redding

d)

Sam Cooke

11.

Who is known as the 'Queen of Soul'?

a)

Whitney Houston

b)

Diana Ross

c)

Aretha Franklin

d)

Tina Turner

12.

Which of the following artists have NOT performed at the Super Bowl?

a)

Rihanna

b)

Michael Jackson

c)

Ciara

d)

The Weekend

e)

Usher