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1960s: Protest Music & the British Invasion

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these artists was a leader in folk-based protest music?

a)

Smokey Robinson

b)

Bill Haley

c)

Diana Ross

d)

Bob Dylan

2.

Match the following protest songs with the artist

a)

Barry McGuire

1.

Eve of Destruction

b)

Bob Dylan

2.

The Times They Are A-changin'

c)

Marvin Gaye

3.

What's Going On

d)

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4.

Fortunate Son

e)

Aretha Franklin

5.

Respect

3.

Match the following British Invasion artist and representative song

a)

The Kinks

1.

You Really Got Me

b)

The Zombies

2.

She's Not There

c)

The Rolling Stones

3.

Satisfaction

d)

The Who

4.

My Generation

e)

The Animals

5.

House of the Rising Sun

4.

Pet Sounds is an album by

a)

The Beach Boys

b)

Marvin Gaye

c)

The Animals

d)

The Beatles

5.

What Beatles record was the first complete concept album?

a)

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

b)

Hard Day's Night

c)

Rubber Soul

d)

The White Album

6.

Match the following Beatles' names (first to last)

a)

John

1.

Lennon

b)

Paul

2.

McCartney

c)

George

3.

Harrison

d)

Ringo

4.

Starr

7.

How many people tuned in their televisions to watch the Beatles' first appearance?

a)

74 thousand

b)

73 million

c)

500 thousand

d)

5 million

8.

What statement by John Lennon caused people to turn on the popularity of the Beatles?

a)

". . . . we don't really like audiences"

b)

". . . . we're more popular than Jesus"

c)

". . . . we won't perform in cities that practice segregation"

d)

". . . . country music sucks"

9.

Which of the following was not a British invasion artist?

a)

Bob Dylan

b)

The Animals

c)

Gerry and the Pacemakers

d)

The Who

10.

Which British invasion artist was known as the "bad boys of rock"?

a)

The Dave Clark Five

b)

The Rolling Stones

c)

The Zombies

d)

Gerry and the Pacemakers

11.

Which of the following was not primarily known as a protest music artist?

a)

The Yardbirds

b)

Barry McGuire

c)

Bob Dylan

12.

What was the first rock and roll movie?

a)

The TAMI Show

b)

American Bandstand

c)

Shindig

d)

Bohemian Rhapsody

13.

The Beatles album Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band was landmark for all except what?

a)

First major use of multitrack recording

b)

Sound gating and pitch adjustment

c)

Inclusion of a full orchestra on a rock album

d)

First use of electric bass on a rock album

14.

The first Beatles song aired on American radio waves was

a)

I Wanna Hold Your Hand

b)

Eleanor Rigby

c)

A Day In The Life

d)

Hard Days Night

15.

A song written by Smokey Robinson that was covered by the Beatles was

a)

A Wanna Hold Your Hand

b)

Hard Days Night

c)

Yesterday

d)

The Long and Winding Road

16.

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)

a)

Country Joe and the Fish

b)

The Jackson 5

c)

Marvin Gaye

d)

Led Zeppelin

17.

Protest music in the 1960s protrested all these concerns except

a)

migrant workers' rights

b)

the Korean war

c)

women's rights

d)

civil rights

e)

the Viet Nam war

18.

The Woodstock concert, the inauguration of Richard Nixon, and the moon landing all happened in what year?

a)

1963

b)

1965

c)

1968

d)

1969

19.

The Beatles first appeared on

a)

Saturday Night Live

b)

The Ed Sullivan Show

c)

The Tonight Show

d)

American Bandstand