MCing / Rapping
B-boying / Breaking
Turntablism
Graffiti
Superrappin’
100

What does MC stand for in hip-hop culture?

What is Master of Ceremonies?

100

In which NYC borough did b-boying originate?

What is the Bronx?

100

Who is known as the “Father of Hip-Hop”?

Who is DJ Kool Herc?

100

What visual art form became one of the four elements of hip-hop?

What is graffiti?

100

Which hip-hop group and DJ created the song "Superrappin'"

Who are Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five?

200

What is “sampling” in hip-hop music?

What is reusing portions of existing songs to create new tracks?

200

Which two ethnic groups led the development of breaking?

Who are African Americans and Puerto Ricans?

200

What genre of music did Kool Herc often play at parties?

What is funk? What is Hip Hop?

200

What city was graffiti most associated with in the 1970s?

 What is New York City?

200

What global issue is highlighted by the overall arc of the verse, from birth to death?

What is generational poverty and systemic failure?

300

Where did early MCs usually perform?

What are block parties in the Bronx?

300

What is the name of the standing dance done before floorwork?

What is toprock?


300

What turntablist technique did each DJ Kool Herc develop?

What is the break-beat?

300

Name one hip-hop pioneer who helped connect graffiti to hip-hop.


Who is Afrika Bambaataa? (also valid: Who is Grandmaster Flash?, Who is Kool Herc?)

300

What does the phrase “your eyes will sing a song of deep hate” use as a literary device?

What is personification?

400

What specific type of party in the Bronx helped MCing grow?

 What are block parties?

400

What are at least two of the three dances named in the descriptions?

What is a toprock? What is freezing? What is footwork?

400

What was Afrika Bambaataa’s hip-hop crew called?

What is the Universal Zulu Nation?

400

What style of graffiti featured energetic shapes, striking colors, and elaborate patterns?

What is Wild Style?

400

What device is used in the line "Rap like hell and make it sound like heaven”?

What is Antithesis?

500

Which famous artist’s funk music was frequently sampled in early hip-hop?

Who is James Brown?

500

What was the address of DJ Kool Herc’s legendary party?

What is 1520 Sedgwick Avenue?

500

Which Grandmaster Flash track became the first hip-hop “message” song?

What is "The Message"?

500

 What term does the article use to describe graffiti's role in hip-hop?


What is the visual manifestation?

500

Who rapped the verse you read in last night's google form?

Who is Melle Mel