Blues
This state is where the blues tradition began, born from the difficulties people faced from natural disasters and sharecropping.
What is Mississippi?
This British band is known for hits like "Hey Jude" and "Let It Be"?
Who are the Beatles?
This Puerto Rican artist is scheduled to perform at next year's Super Bowl Half Time Show.
Who is Bad Bunny?
This hip hop artist is famous for his "Donda" album and is known for his innovative music style.
Who is Kanye West?
The invention of this instrument in the 1930s radically changed popular music and was developed over many different versions.
What is the electric guitar?
This blues lyrical form developed from the call and response tradition that slaves used in work songs.
What is AAB lyrical form?
This rock festival, held in 1969, became a symbol of the counterculture movement.
What is Woodstock?
The title of Taylor Swift's 12th studio album, which releases October 2025.
What is "Life of a Showgirl"?
This iconic hip hop group is known for their album "Straight Outta Compton."
Who are N.W.A.?
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?
This practice of making up melodies on the spot began with blues and became used regularly in many popular genres.
What is improvisation?
This guitar legend is known for his virtuosic playing and songs like "Purple Haze."
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
This singer's collaboration with Post Malone on "Sunflower" became a viral hit.
Who is Swae Lee?
This hip hop artist is known for his alter ego, Slim Shady.
Who is Eminem?
This genre, based on a mix of Mexican and European traditions, started in Texas and was popularized by Lydia Mendoza.
What is Tejano music?
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?
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?
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?
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.?
This blues artist grew up in the Mississippi Delta and was famous for songs like "Smokestack Lightnin'" and "Rollin' Stone".
Who is Muddy Waters?
This five-note scale is used to improvise over there 12-bar blues progression.
What is the pentatonic scale?
This rock band is famous for the album "The Dark Side of the Moon."
Who are Pink Floyd?
This artist, known for her chart-topping hits, portrayed Harley Quinzel in the 2024 film Joker: Folie à Deux.
Who is Lady Gaga?
This rapper’s 1990s hit “California Love” became one of the best-known West Coast anthems.
Who is Tupac (2Pac)?
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?