Genres/Styles
Artists
Decades
Hit Songs
Instruments
100

This genre is known for its heavy usage of guitars and drums

What is rock & roll?

100

This artist, primarily known for "Space Oddity", died in 2016 along with Prince and George Michael and had "two different colored eyes"

Who is David Bowie?

100

The rise of rock & roll, as well as pop music

What is the 1950s?

100

This song was released in 1987 and went "I wanna feel the heat..."

What is "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston?

100

This one is wooden, has keys and can be played with the fingers, sometimes even toes

What is the piano?

200

This genre became extremely famous during the Harlem Renaissance

What is jazz?

200

This artist was a rapper in the 90s who released songs such as "Changes" and "California Love"

Who is Tupac?

200

Swing, and the rise of country music

What is the 1940s?

200

This song was released in 1960 and inspired a new dance craze

What is "The Twist" by Chubby Checker?

200

This one is associated with angels and has strings

What is a harp?

300

This genre is associated with Europe and uses an orchestra

What is classical music?

300

This artist was blind and popular in the 1950s-1960s

Who is Ray Charles?

300

Metal, punk rock and disco were primary genres at this time

What is the 1970s?

300

Often played on Halloween, this title track to a hit album sold millions of copies and broke world records

What is "Thriller" by Michael Jackson?

300

Associated with jazz, it's metallic, has 3 valves that regulate pitch and a circular mouthpiece

What is the trumpet?

400

This genre originated during the late 1970s in the Bronx, and often uses turntables and rapping

What is hip-hop music?

400

This artist legally changed his name and released major hits with his rock band, and he was openly gay

Who is Freddie Mercury?

400

Music drastically changed at this time with the creation of MTV and a second British Invasion, as well as one-hit-wonders and changes in Asian music

What is the 1980s?

400

This song goes, "How could you just leave me standing, alone in a world so cold"

What is "When Doves Cry" by Prince?

400

This one is used in classical music and often requires a bow to play it

What is a violin?

500

This genre was famous in Japan during the 1980s and ended around the economic bubble burst, and blended Western music with traditional Japanese music

What is Japanese city pop?

500

This Korean group is known for their hit song "Candy", and created the fandom culture in South Korea

Who is HOT (High Five of Teenagers)?

500

Rap, R&B and girl/boy groups became popular during this time

What is the 1990s?

500

This rock song from 1965 repeatedly asks for this

What is "Help" by the Beatles?

500

Often used in folk music, it's small, has a circular end and is used in square dancing music too

What is the banjo?

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