Jazz
Rock
Hip-Hop
Mix
100
This term means to "make your own melody."
A. Improvise
B. Sample
C. Scratching
D. Mixing
A. Improvise
100
A group of two in rock music is called a what?
A. Duo
B. Trio
C. Quartet
D. Quintet
A. Duo
100
Creating percussion using only one's mouth and voice is called:
A. Sampling
B. Rapping
C. DJing
D. Beatboxing
D. Beatboxing
100
In which style of music would you be most likely to hear an electric guitar solo?
A. Jazz
B. Rock
C. Hip-Hop
B. Rock
200
Where does jazz come from?
A. Germany
B. Spain
C. The American South
D. The North
C. The American South
200
A group of three in rock music called a what?
A. Duo
B. Trio
C. Quartet
D. Quintet
B. Trio
200
Which term is not related to hip-hop music?
A. Rapping
B. DJing
C. Scratching
D. Line Dancing
D. Line Dancing
200
In which style of music would you be most likely to hear someone scratching vinyl records?
A. Jazz
B. Rock
C. Hip-Hop
C. Hip-Hop
300
Jazz is known for having what kind of feel?
A. Rock
B. Steady
C. Pop
D. Swing
D. Swing
300
The back-beat in most rock music involves hitting the snare drum on which beats?
A. 1 & 3
B. 2 & 4
C. 1 & 2 & 3
D. 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
B. 2 & 4
300
Who sang "Rapper's Delight," the first popular hip-hop song?
A. Run D.M.C.
B. The Sugarhill Gang
C. Grandmaster Flash
D. The Furious Five
B. The Sugarhill Gang
300
In which style of music would you most likely hear a swing feel?
A. Jazz
B. Rock
C. Hip-Hop
A. Jazz
400
Who is famous for a vocal delivery style called "scatting?"
A. Taylor Swift
B. Billie Holiday
C. Ella Fitzgerald
D. Nancy Sinatra
C. Ella Fitzgerald
400
This amazing guitarist plays a right-handed guitar left-handed.
A. Cindy Blackman
B. Jimi Hendrix
C. Eddie Van Halen
D. T-Bone Walker
B. Jimi Hendrix
400
This person is credited with creating hip-hop music.
A. DJ Kool Herc
B. Lionel Richie
C. Vanilla Ice
D. Grandmaster Flash
A. DJ Kool Herc
400
When the Sugarhill Gang rapped over the music from Chic's "Good Times," they were:
A. Sampling
B. DJing
C. Scratching
D. Improvising
A. Sampling
500
This person was an early performer of jazz.
A. Muddy Waters
B. Bob Marley
C. Kenny G
D. Charles "Buddy" Bolden
D. Charles "Buddy" Bolden
500
What is the name of Bruce Springsteen's backing band?
A. The G-Street Band
B. The E-Street Band
C. The Wailers
D. Bruce's Backing Band
B. The E-Street Band
500
DJ Kool Herc's name for those who danced in the breaks in the music.
A. Beaters
B. Bronx dancers
C. B-boys and b-girls
D. Bejouners
C. B-boys and b-girls
500
Which of these artists is NOT jazz NOR rock NOR jazz?
A. Willie Nelson
B. Duke Ellington
C. Missy Elliott
D. Paramore
A. Willie Nelson
