Agriculture
Jazz
Food
Fitness
Miscellaneous
100
What is the most produced crop in the United States?
Corn
100
What style had an important influence on the development of jazz?
The Blues
100
What is fructose?
Sugar
100
Why is jazz music hard to define?
Because there are so many different styles.
100
What is jazz improvisation?
The process of spontaneously creating fresh melodies over the continuously repeating cycle of chord changes of a tune.
200
What is the nickname for the Midwest in terms of grain production?
Bread Basket
200
The history of jazz has its roots in what three cities?
New York City, Chicago and New Orleans
200
What is the mission of the organization "Feeding South Dakota"?
Eliminate hunger in South Dakota
200
What are two characteristics of the jazz genre?
Strong rhythmic under-structure, blue notes, multiple solos, “call-and response” patterns, improvisation
200
What female jazz singer was nicknamed the "First Lady of Song"? She is considered to be one of the greatest singers in American history.
Ella Fitzgerald
300
What are the top 3 livestock industries in the United States?
Cattle, Hogs, Poultry
300
What six instruments were commonly used in big band jazz?
Saxophone, trumpet, drums, guitar, bass and piano
300
The left half of UDSA's MyPlate consists of what two things?
Fruits and vegetables
300
What is jazz improvisation?
"Jazz improvisation is the process of spontaneously creating fresh melodies over the continuously repeating cycle of chord changes of a tune." http://www.apassion4jazz.net/improvisation.html
300
The average child in America sees how many TV advertisements per year?
10,000
400
100% of people in the United States eat food, but what percentage of people in the United States produce food?
1-2%
400
What are two characteristics of the jazz genre?
Strong rhythmic under-structure, blue notes, multiple solos, “call-and response” patterns, improvisation
400
One in ___ South Dakotans lives at or below the poverty line, and is at risk for hunger.
Seven
400
What are three other styles of jazz not already talked about?
Ragtime, New Orleans, Hot Jazz, Chicago Style, Kansas City Style, Swing, Jazz Gitan, Bebop, Vocalese, Mainstream, Cool, Hard Bop, Bossa Nova, Jazz Modal, Free Jazz, Soul Jazz, Funky, Groove, Fusion, Latin Jazz, Post Bop, Acid Jazz, Smooth Jazz, etc.
400
One American farmer feeds how many people worldwide?
155 people
500
Who is the United States Secretary of Agriculture?
Tom Vilsack
500
What style developed out of big band music, and was characterized by "scat" and complex melodies and chord progressions?
Bebop
500
What percent of Americans are sickened each year by something they ate?
20%
500
What style developed out of big band music, and was characterized by "scat" and complex melodies and chord progressions?
Bebop
500
Elements of what two types of African-American songs are part of the foundation of jazz?
Work Songs, and Spirituals
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