Blues
Jazz
Rap & Rock-n-Roll
Country & Pop
Dance Craze
100

How blues music was first created. 

What is work songs. 

100

Purpose of Jazz bands. 

What is to create rhythm using a variety of instruments.

100

Rhyming lyrics over a beat describe this genre. 

What is rap.

100

This genre usually consists of short songs with a strong beat and simple tunes that are easy to remember and it includes many different styles.

What is pop music.

100

A dance that was created by Chubby Checked and performed by people moving their hips. 

What is the Twist. 

200
Lyrics in blues music are normally about what? 
What is "love gone wrong" and other complaints. 
200

This is the most important part of Jazz music. 

What is improvisation. 

200

Rock-n-Roll uses mainly this instrument along with bass guitar and drums. 

What is electric guitar. 

200

In the 1930's and 1940's this source helped Country music become a popular form of entertainment. 

What is the radio.

200

In the 1920’s the women were called flappers because of how they flapped their arms at their sides for this dance.



What is the Charleston.

300

Country Blues, Big City/Urban Blues are two of the three types of Blues music. Name the other. 

What is Classic Blues. 

300

What is improvisation? 

What is when the music is made up in a song or piece. 

300

In the 1960’s rock and pop music acts from the United Kingdom came over and became popular in the US.

What is the British Invasion.

300

King of Pop. 

Who is Michael Jackson. 

300

This dance craze began in the 1970's in the housing projects in New York and sometimes included people spinning on their backs.

What is break dancing. 

400

The most common form of blues is? 

What is 12 Bar Blues.

400

3 types of Jazz are called? 

Dixieland, Swing and Bebop

400

Hip-Hop/Rap became popular once it was officially recorded what form of technology?

What is radio and television.

400

Country sound typically consists of a vocal line, guitar accompaniment. What do they lyrics contain? 

What is a familiar story or message in the lyrics.

400

Students at a San Francisco High School created this dance that had participants in a line, holding onto the hips of the person in front of them and then hop forward.



What is the Bunny Hop.

500

Classic blues flourished in 4 cities in the 1920's and 1930's. Name them.

What is New York, Memphis, Kansas City and Chicago.
500
Jazz Bands usually include drums, guitar, piano, bass, trombone, trumpet, and what other 2 instruments? 

What is Clarinet and saxophone.

500

Name the rock band that started the British Invasion.

Who are The Beatles.
500
In the 1990's country music became a world phenomenon and topped music charts because of this country artist. 

Who is Garth Brooks.

500

This dance was created and made popular by a movie in 1984.

What is footloose.

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