Instruments
People
Styles
History
Miscellaneous
100
This instrument has 5 strings and was brought to America by African slaves.
What is the banjo
100
He was known as the "father of bluegrass"
Who is Bill Monroe
100
This style of music is known for its fast rhythms and constant beat
What is bluegrass
100
Country music originated in this region
What is Appalachia
100
A person who studies music and the culture it relates to
What is an ethnomusicologist
200
This instrument has 6 strings and originated in Spain
What is the guitar
200
He is known as "the father of country music"
Who is Jimmie Rodgers
200
This style is a cross between rock and roll and country
What is rockabilly
200
This type of home was a symbol of the frontier and was where country music got its start
What are log cabins
200
The year that the first country music recording was made
What is 1922
300
This instrument has 4 strings and was brought to America by Irish and Scottish immigrants.
What is the fiddle/violin
300
They were considered the first family of country music
Who is the Carter family
300
This style of country was made famous by western movies
What is cowboy music
300
The invention of these 2 things changes the was we listen to music.
What are records and radio
300
ZThe name of Bill Monroe's band.
What is The Blue Grass Boys.
400
A fretted string instrument, typically with 3 or 4 strings.
What is the Appalachian dulcimer (or mountain dulcimer)
400
He was one of the first cross-over country artists.
Who is Johnny Cash
400
This style of country music is considered "pub music"
What is honky tonk
400
The name of the first commercial recording of country music
What is "Little Cabin in the Lane" by Fiddling' Joe Carson
400
Opened the door for female country artists in 1935 when she sang "I Want To Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart".
Who is Patsy Montana.
500
Name 4 instruments commonly used in bluegrass music
What are fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, and/or bass
500
Johnny Cash's wife June was a member of what group?
What is the Carter family
500
This style was the start of our modern country music
What is urban country
500
When was country music at its most popular
What is now
500
The century that the guitar was brought to America
What is the 19th century
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