Genre + Sub Genre
Technology
Figures
Know Yo' Decades
US History :(
100
Listen to this!
Rock n Roll
100
This device not only let us hear music but also see the musicians play the songs as well.
TV
100
Who is the man on the right?
President Nixon
100
This decade saw the rise of teenagers as consumers.
the 1950s
100
This tragedy took place on May 4, 1970 at a college campus in Ohio and is often remembered as being the end of the 60s. It inspired the song "Ohio" by Crosby Stills Nash and Young.
Kent State Shooting
200
Open your ear holes to this sick beat!
Hip Hop
200
While segregation prevented the physical mingling of the races, the rise of this technology ensured that white teenagers could hear black artists over their parents' objections.
Radio
200
Sold 70 million copies of his album thriller
Michael Jackson
200
This decade is known as the "me" decade as Americans, burnt out on social change, turned inward.
the 1970s
200
As Americans were confronted with violence abroad and at home, the 70s saw the rise of this specific kind of killer such as Charles Manson and Ted Bundy.
Serial killers
300
Get a load of this!
Psychedelic Rock
300
Very similar to a piano but this one has a wider access to other computerized sounds
Synth
300
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Name 2 of the 4 Beatles. Double points if you get 3. Triple if you get all 4
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
300
This decade is known as the "we" decade due to all the social change that was happening.
the 1960s
300
The 60s are often remembered for the Summer of Love and this music festival that took place in upstate New York in 1969.
Woodstock
400
I would like to kindly invite you to give ear to this arrangement.
Folk Rock
400
This was originally just a place for musicians to make their music but the Beatles started to use this space "like an instrument itself"
the Studio
400
This man is credited with creating hip hop.
DJ Cool Herc
400
This decade is known for its greed. It's a decade where capitalism ran amok -- virtually unregulated.
the 1980s
400
60 million viewers would tune in in 1956 to catch this rising star perform on the Ed Sullivan Show. His gyrating hips would create quite a stir among some uptight Americans.
Elvis Presley
500
Try not to dance to this groove!
Punk Rock
500
Guitarists will use these devices to change the sound effect of their electric guitar
Guitar Pedal
500
This is the original singer of Hound Dog
(Hint: initials are BMT)
Big Mama Thornton
500
This decade saw the United States enter World War II following the attack on Pearl Harbor. It is, also, the decade in which the Cold War started.
the 1940s
500
The 1980s were the decade of this president's policies due to his overwhelming victory in two elections and the continuation of his policies by his former VP, George HW Bush.
Ronald Reagan and Reagonomics