FEMALE ARTISTS
True or False:
Nicki Minaj is known as the "Queen of Hip Hop"
True or False:
Michael Jackson is the only artist to chart 7 consecutive #1 Billboard Hot 100 hits.
False, Whitney Houston
True or False:
Aretha Franklin is known as the "Queen of Jazz"
False, Ella Fitzgerald
Where did Mowtown originate?
A. Detroit, MI
B. Philadelphia, PA
C. St. Louis, MO
D. Atlanta, GA
A. Detroit, MI
True or False:
Boyz II Men were originally called Smooth Harmony.
A. Ella Fitzgerald
B. Etta James
C. Aretha Franklin
D. Billie Holiday
A. Ella Fitzgerald
Called the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald becomes the first Black woman to win a Grammy at the Recording Academy's inaugural awards show on May 4, 1959.
Who was the first woman to land three number-one songs on Billboard’s streaming charts in a single year?
A. Nicki Minaj
B. Megan Thee Stallion
C. Janet Jackson
D. Queen Latifah
B. Megan Thee Stallion
Which gospel singer would go on to be called the “Godmother of Rock-N-Roll?”
A. Etta James
B. Varette Dillard
C. Faye Adams
D. Sister Rosetta Tharpe
D. Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Which Billie Holiday song is considered to be one of the first protest songs of the Civil Rights Movement?
A. Travlin’ Light
B. Ain’t Nobody’s Business
C. Strange Fruit
D. That’s Life I Guess
C. Strange Fruit
Which Stevie Wonder album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1973?
A. Innervisions
B. Talking Book
C. For Once in My Life
D. Signed, Sealed & Delivered
A. Innervisions
Guess the Song and Artist
New Attitude by Patti LaBelle
Rank these Music Industry events from earliest to latest:
The Wiz opens on Broadway
Motowns first single released - “Come to Me” by Marv Johnson
Soprano Sissieretta Jones becomes the first black artist to headline Carnegie Hall in New York City
Soprano Sissieretta Jones becomes the first black artist to headline Carnegie Hall in New York City (1893)
Motowns first single released - “Come to Me” by Marv Johnson (1960)
The Wiz opens on Broadway (1975)
Which city is known as the birthplace of Hip Hop?
A. Brooklyn, New York
B. Houston, Texas
C. The Bronx, New York
D. Compton, Los Angeles
Who was the first African American member of the New York City Opera?
A. Marian Anderson
B. Sissieretta Jones
C. Todd Duncan
D. Simon Estes
A. Marian Anderson
Guess the Song and Artist
All Night Long by Lionel Richie
Rank these Beyoncé albums in release order (earliest to latest)
Dangerously In Love
4
Lemonade
I Am... Sasha Fierce
This Renaissance man has a gift for producing, composing, arranging and performing! His work has influenced artists like Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra and his keen ear and talents have made him one of the most nominated GRAMMY artists in history.
A. Quincy Jones
B. Lionel Richie
C. Thelonious Mark
D. Stevie Wonder
A. Quincy Jones
True or False:
Mahalia Jackson was the first Gospel Artist to ever win a GRAMMY.
True.
It was the Grammy's fourth year in 1961 when she won Best Gospel or Other Religious Recording for "Every Time I Feel the Spirit" (Columbia Records)
True or False:
In 1936, George Washington Johnson became the first African-American to make commercial records.
False, 1890.
Rank these Michael Jackson albums in order of release date (earliest to latest)
Thriller
Off The Wall
Invincible
Ben
Ben (1972)
Off The Wall (1979)
Thiller (1982)
Invincible (2001)
Finish the Lyric:
At last, my love has come along
My lonely days are over, __________.
and life is like a song
Complete this lyric from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air:
Now, this is a story all about how, my life got flipped turned upside down. And I'd like to take a minute, ____________.
Just sit right there, I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel-Air.
Who was one of the pioneers of Soul Music:
A. Ray Charles
B. Louis Armstrong
C. Kirk Franklin
D. Duke Ellington
A. Ray Charles
What historical theater opened in 1914 in the Harlem District of New York City?
Finsh the Lyric:
L - is for the way you look at me
O - is for the only one I see
V - is very, very, extraordinary
__________________________.
E - is even more than anyone that you adore can