Motown singers
Historical Context
Fun Facts of Motown
Historical Events from the 50s-60s
Tactics of Motown’s Boss
100

A blind, African-American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Hint: One of his popular songs is I just called to say I love you.

Who is Stevie Wonder?

100

How were radios stations during the civil rights moment?

What are segregated radios stations?

100

What kind of music did Motown produced?

What is Soul Music?

100

This African-American women refused to give up a seat for a white man

Who is Rosa Parks?

100

Berry Gordy hired an all white sales and marketing force, breaking what in the process.

What is the racial barrier?

200

A five member boy band. This was a band whose members came from one family. Hint: One of their famous songs is ABC

Who are the Jackson 5?

200

Who became the first colored person to be the boss of a music label of Motown Records?

Who is Berry Gordy?

200

Motown Records is located?

Where is Detroit, Michigan?

200

IThese Nine Black students aka “Little Rock Nine” were blocked from integrating in to which school?

What was Little Rock Central High School?

200

Berry Gordy did this in order for people to not suspect that the music was from colored people.

What is disguising the cover?

300

A three member African-American girl group. Hint: A popular song of theirs is Where Did Our Love Go.

Who are The Supremes?

300

When did Soul Music became a thing?

When was the 1950s?

300

What happen on January 12, 1959?

What is the date that Motown was founded?

300

What the year when Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic ”I have a dream” speech?

What was 1963?

300

Berry Gordy made sure that his performers acted like what.

What are high classed people?

400

An African-American singer, composer, actor, television judge, record producer and songwriter. He was also a member of the commodores.  Hint: He is a judge on American Idol

Who is Lionel Richie?

400

What was the category on the Billboard Charts, which was for music written and sung by colored people?

What is Race Music?

400

What did most of their music refer to?

What is racism?

400

Four colored college students wouldn’t leave the “white only“ lunch area with out being served is also known as this.

What is the sit-in movement?

400

Why did Gordy buy a building?

What is the location of where Motown’s artist performed?

500

An African-American singer, songwriter, and record producer.Also known as Prince Of Motown. Hint: A popular song of his is Ain’t no mountain high enough

Who is Marvin Gaye?

500

Who managed and released songs by colored people?

What are white record companies?

500

Motown created this as well as music.

What are movies?

500

President Lyndon B. Johnson sign this act of 1968.

What was the Civil Rights Act of 1968?

500

Motown song original just had soul music but started to vary to what over time.

What is Rhythm or Blues?