Blues
Classic Rock
Current Artists
Hip Hop
1930s-40s
100

This state is where the blues tradition began, born from the difficulties people faced from natural disasters and sharecropping.

What is Mississippi?

100

This British band is known for hits like "Hey Jude" and "Let It Be"?

Who are the Beatles?

100

This Puerto Rican artist is scheduled to perform at next year's Super Bowl Half Time Show.

Who is Bad Bunny?

100

This hip hop artist is famous for his "Donda" album and is known for his innovative music style.

Who is Kanye West?

100

The invention of this instrument in the 1930s radically changed popular music and was developed over many different versions.

What is the electric guitar?

200

This blues lyrical form developed from the call and response tradition that slaves used in work songs.

What is AAB lyrical form?

200

This rock festival, held in 1969, became a symbol of the counterculture movement.

What is Woodstock?

200

The title of Taylor Swift's 12th studio album, which releases October 2025.

What is "Life of a Showgirl"?

200

This iconic hip hop group is known for their album "Straight Outta Compton."

Who are N.W.A.?

200

Prior to World War II in 1941, all of the top hit singles featured this type of ensemble listed in the artist name.

What is an orchestra?

300

This practice of making up melodies on the spot began with blues and became used regularly in many popular genres.

What is improvisation?

300

This guitar legend is known for his virtuosic playing and songs like "Purple Haze."

Who is Jimi Hendrix?

300

This singer's collaboration with Post Malone on "Sunflower" became a viral hit.

Who is Swae Lee?

300

This hip hop artist is known for his alter ego, Slim Shady.

Who is Eminem?

300

This genre, based on a mix of Mexican and European traditions, started in Texas and was popularized by Lydia Mendoza.

What is Tejano music?

400

This artist was rumored to have sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads in exchange for his guitar skills.

Who is Robert Johnson?

400

This band is known for the song "Stairway to Heaven," which is widely regarded as “the greatest rock song of all time.”

Who are Led Zeppelin?

400

Every member of this KPop group recently completed their mandatory military service which forced them to take a hiatus starting in 2022.

What is BTS?

400

Known for the album “King of Rock,” this group was the first rap act to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Who is Run-D.M.C.?

400

This blues artist grew up in the Mississippi Delta and was famous for songs like "Smokestack Lightnin'" and "Rollin' Stone".

Who is Muddy Waters?

500

This five-note scale is used to improvise over there 12-bar blues progression.

What is the pentatonic scale?

500

This rock band is famous for the album "The Dark Side of the Moon."

Who are Pink Floyd?

500

This artist, known for her chart-topping hits, portrayed Harley Quinzel in the 2024 film Joker: Folie à Deux.

Who is Lady Gaga?

500

This rapper’s 1990s hit “California Love” became one of the best-known West Coast anthems.

Who is Tupac (2Pac)?

500

This is the name of an event in which sailors stationed in California during World War II assaulted Latino teenagers based on the clothes they were wearing.

What is the Zoot Suit Riots?

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