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Worksheets1960s: Protest Music & the British Invasion
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which of these artists was a leader in folk-based protest music?
Smokey Robinson
Bill Haley
Diana Ross
Bob Dylan
Match the following protest songs with the artist
Barry McGuire
Eve of Destruction
Bob Dylan
The Times They Are A-changin'
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Fortunate Son
Aretha Franklin
Respect
Match the following British Invasion artist and representative song
The Kinks
You Really Got Me
The Zombies
She's Not There
The Rolling Stones
Satisfaction
The Who
My Generation
The Animals
House of the Rising Sun
Pet Sounds is an album by
The Beach Boys
Marvin Gaye
The Animals
The Beatles
What Beatles record was the first complete concept album?
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Hard Day's Night
Rubber Soul
The White Album
Match the following Beatles' names (first to last)
John
Lennon
Paul
McCartney
George
Harrison
Ringo
Starr
How many people tuned in their televisions to watch the Beatles' first appearance?
74 thousand
73 million
500 thousand
5 million
What statement by John Lennon caused people to turn on the popularity of the Beatles?
". . . . we don't really like audiences"
". . . . we're more popular than Jesus"
". . . . we won't perform in cities that practice segregation"
". . . . country music sucks"
Which of the following was not a British invasion artist?
Bob Dylan
The Animals
Gerry and the Pacemakers
The Who
Which British invasion artist was known as the "bad boys of rock"?
The Dave Clark Five
The Rolling Stones
The Zombies
Gerry and the Pacemakers
Which of the following was not primarily known as a protest music artist?
The Yardbirds
Barry McGuire
Bob Dylan
What was the first rock and roll movie?
The TAMI Show
American Bandstand
Shindig
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Beatles album Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band was landmark for all except what?
First major use of multitrack recording
Sound gating and pitch adjustment
Inclusion of a full orchestra on a rock album
First use of electric bass on a rock album
The first Beatles song aired on American radio waves was
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Eleanor Rigby
A Day In The Life
Hard Days Night
A song written by Smokey Robinson that was covered by the Beatles was
A Wanna Hold Your Hand
Hard Days Night
Yesterday
The Long and Winding Road
There were many famous artists that made their name in the 60s through protest songs. Which of these artists was featured at Woodstock with the song Fixin'-to-Die Rag (as well as the F*** cheer)
Country Joe and the Fish
The Jackson 5
Marvin Gaye
Led Zeppelin
Protest music in the 1960s protrested all these concerns except
migrant workers' rights
the Korean war
women's rights
civil rights
the Viet Nam war
The Woodstock concert, the inauguration of Richard Nixon, and the moon landing all happened in what year?
1963
1965
1968
1969
The Beatles first appeared on
Saturday Night Live
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Tonight Show
American Bandstand
