1950's
1960's
1970's
1980's
1990's
100
The first rock and roll song
What is "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley
100
Surf music originates from
What is the west coast
100
Three major genres of this time
What are hard rock, soft rock, and disco?
100
Name two of the biggest inventions of this time
What are CD's and MTV?
100
This decade is also known as
What is the Golden Age?
200
There was more vocals added and less what solos?
What is instrumental?
200
Soul Music started in this city
What is Detroit
200
Disco music was geared towards what specific audience
What are club-goers?
200
Artist of this decade
Who is Madonna?
200
The early '90's saw early surges of this and this
What is techno and hip hop?
300
What is socially happening during this time?
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
300
The band leading the British Invasion
What is the Beatles?
300
This instrument was prominent in hard rock songs
What is the electric guitar
300
The first video played
What is "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggle's
300
Artist of the decade
Who is Mariah Carey?
400
The influential singer for African Americans of this time
Who is Chuck Berry
400
Three major record companies in soul music
What are Motown, Atlantic, and Stax.
400
Soft rock focused on which subjects
What is love, every day life, and relationships
400
Biggest selling artist of this decade
Who is Michael Jackson
400
Name two of the most prominent boy bands of this time
What are the Backstreet Boys and 'Nsync?
500
Chuck Berry's famous Duck Walk in his #1 hit song
What is "Maybelline"?
500
Three types of surf music
What instrumental surf, vocal surf, and instrumental rock.
500
August 16, 1977 is the date of what event
What is Elvis's death?
500
First and only artist to chart seven consecutive #1 songs on the Billboard 100
Who is Whitney Houston
500
Having one syllable of a word stretched into several notes
What is melismas?
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