Bessie Smith
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Marian Anderson
James Weldon Johnson
100
When was Bessie born?
August 15, 1894
100
Name at least 2 of Armstrong's nicknames.
Satchmo, Ambassador Satch, Dipper, Dippermouth, Pops, Satch
100
At what age did Duke start playing the piano?
Age 7
100
True or False. Anderson was openly discriminated against.
True
100
Johnson was the first African American professor at what school?
New York University
200
What was Bessie's real name?
Elizabeth Smith
200
What was the name of the popular trumpet player that took notice to Armstrong?
Joe "King" Oliver
200
How many Grammys did Duke win?
13 Grammys
200
Where was Anderson the first African American to perform at?
The White House
200
True or False. Johnson was an author, diplomat, and a singer.
False, he was all of those things except he didn't sing
300
True or False. Bessie recorded songs with other jazz artists.
True. She recorded "Sobbin' Hearted Blues" with Louis Armstrong
300
What song of his introduced the world to scat singing?
Heebie Jeebies
300
Was Duke in a band or an orchestra?
Orchestra
300
What group didn't want her to perform at the White House?
The Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.)
300
Who did he sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" for?
Booker T. Washington
400
What was her song "Backwater Blues" about?
The flood in New Orleans in 1927
400
What were the names of the two band that Armstrong played with before he created his own band?
Creole Jazz Band & Fletcher Henderson Orchestra
400
How old was Duke when he died?
75 years old
400
What was Eleanor Roosevelt's reasoning for resigning from the D.A.R.?
She thought it was wrong of the D.A.R. to forbid Anderson to sing at the White House just because she was African American
400
Who turned "Lift Your Voice and Sing" into a song (be specific)
Johnson's brother, John Johnson
500
Once, she was accepted the second time. How many times did Bessie get rejected from Columbia Records? (Said in Hope's presentation)
Once, she was accepted the 2nd time
500
What was the original name of the band that Armstrong started in Chicago? (Said in Hope's presentation)
The Hot Five
500
Who are Bubber Miley and Joe Nanton
Musicians sought out by Ellington that introduced the "wa-wa" sound using the plunger, and the "growl" of the trombone to the jazz world
500
What was the result of The Marian Anderson Award?
The Young Artist Study-Grant (YASG) program, which helps raise funds to support young aspiring artists
500
Who created a modern version of "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?
Melba Moore
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