Young Professionals
Music Vocabulary
Hispanic Heritage
Rockstar Heaven
Carmen
HipHop History
100

When someone is always ready

Prepared

100
How fast or slow a song is

Tempo

100

What date does Hispanic Heritage Month begin?

September 15th

100

Who was the King of Pop?

Michael Jackson

100

What is a theatrical play where the actors sing instead of speaking called?

Opera

100

Who were the main characters of the East Coast- West Coast rivalry?

Tupac & Notorious B.I.G.

200

Always on time

Punctual

200

How high or low a note is

Pitch

200

What date does Hispanic Heritage Month end?

October 15th

200

Who was the Queen of Soul?

Aretha Franklin

200

What famous actress stared in the 2001 film "Carmen: An MTV Hip Hopera"?

Beyonce

200

What rap group was famous for the invention of the Beat Machine?

Run DMC

300

Having all things in order

Organized

300

A pattern of beats

Rhythm

300

Who died at 17 in a plane crash?

Ritchie Valenz

300

What group was Lisa "Left Eye" Lopez a member of?

TLC

300

In all versions of Carmen, why does the lead character wear the color red?

It symbolizes that she is a red-flag, or someone that is no good.

300

What rapper won the very first grammy for hiphop music?

The Fresh Prince / Will Smith

400

A team player

Cooperative

400

A collection of songs or album of music from a film

Soundtrack

400

Female Tejano artist to win Grammy in 1994

Selena

400

Where did Aretha Franklin grow up?

Detroit, Michigan

400

What does Carmen use to foretell her future?

Cards

400

What famous rapper made the song "Too Legit to Quit"?

MC Hammer

500

HOW someone does their work

Work Ethic

500

A writer of music

Composer

500

Which is not a Latin-American Music Genre?

A) Salsa

B) Cumbia

C) Jazz

D) Merengue 

C) Jazz

500

DOUBLE POINT SCORE:
Name Michael Jackson's Brothers and sisters

Rebbie, Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, LaToya, Marlon, Benjamin (passed), Randy, Janet 

500

What version of Carmen starred Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Bellafonte? 

Carmen Jones

500

DOUBLE POINT SCORE:

What rap group created "Rapper's Delight", and why was the song important?

SUGARHILL GANG

*It was the very first hiphop song to be published. 

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