Genre Geography
Which city is widely acknowledged as the birthplace of Hip-Hop?
a. Brooklyn, New York City
b. Compton, Los Angeles
c. The Bronx, New York City
d. Houston, Texas
c. The Bronx, New York City.
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 solo artist holds the record for the most #1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 (19 total)?
a. Rihanna
b. Beyoncé
c. Mariah Carey
d. Michael Jackson
c. Mariah Carey.
Who was the first African American artist to win a Grammy Award?
a. Ella Fitzgerald
b. Nat King Cole
c. Ray Charles
d. Harry Belafonte
a. Ella Fitzgerald.
Which artist is remembered as the "Queen of Jazz"?
a. Ma Rainey
b. Aretha Franklin
c. Ella Fitzgerald
d. Mahalia Jackson
c. Ella Fitzgerald.
Which city is widely considered the birthplace of jazz music?
a. Chicago
b. New York
c. New Orleans
d. Memphis
c. New Orleans.
Who was the first Black woman to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
a. Diana Ross
b. Tina Turner
c. Janet Jackson
d. Whitney Houston
b. Tina Turner.
Which artist holds the all-time record for the longest-running #1 single in Billboard Hot 100 history, staying at the top for 19 weeks?
a. Mariah Carey
b. Drake
c. Boyz II Men
d. Lil Nas X
d. Lil Nas X.
Who became the first Hip-Hop artist to win the Grammy for Album of the Year?
a. Jay-Z
b. Lauryn Hill
c. Outkast
d. Queen Latifah
b. Lauryn Hill.
Which legendary singer is known as the "Queen of Soul” and had a 1967 hit song become an anthem for civil rights?
a. Ella Fitzgerald
b. Bessie Smith
c. Aretha Franklin
d. Mahalia Jackson
c. Aretha Franklin.
Which state is considered the "Birthplace of the Blues," specifically the area known as the Delta?
a. Alabama
b. Mississippi
c. Georgia
d. Texas
b. Mississippi.
Who was the first African American woman to headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival?
a. Lauryn Hill
b. Rihanna
c. Beyoncé
d. Janet Jackson
c. Beyoncé.
Which 1960 hit by Chubby Checker is the only song in Billboard history to have two separate runs at #1 on the Hot 100?
a. "Let's Twist Again"
b. "Pony Time"
c. "The Twist"
d. "Limbo Rock"
c. "The Twist".
Who was the first Black woman to win the Grammy for "Best Country Album"?
a. Beyoncé
b. Mickey Guyton
c. Linda Martell
d. Tracy Chapman
a. Beyoncé.
Who was known as the "Prince of Motown" and famously duetted with Tammi Terrell on "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"?
a. Stevie Wonder
b. Marvin Gaye
c. Smokey Robinson
d. Lionel Richie
b. Marvin Gaye.
Ragtime, a predecessor to Jazz characterized by its "ragged" rhythm, was famously developed and refined by Scott Joplin in which state?
a. Missouri
b. New York
c. Louisiana
d. South Carolina
a. Missouri.
Who was the first African American composer to have a symphony performed by a major American orchestra (the Rochester Philharmonic) in 1931?
a. William Grant Still
b. Florence Price
c. Duke Ellington
d. George Walker
a. William Grant Still.
Who was the first Black artist to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with the song “It's All In The Game” in 1958?
a. Chuck Berry
b. Tommy Edwards
c. Sam Cooke
d. Little Richard
b. Tommy Edwards.
In 2018, who made history by becoming the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music?
a. J. Cole
b. Kendrick Lamar
c. Rakim
d. Nas
b. Kendrick Lamar.
Known as the "King of Blues", which guitarist influenced rock icons like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton?
a. Chuck Berry
b. Bo Diddley
c. B.B. King
d. Muddy Waters
c. B.B. King.
While Detroit is the home of Motown, it is also the birthplace of which electronic genre pioneered by the "Belleville Three"?
a. House
b. Techno
c. Dubstep
d. Disco
b. Techno.
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.
Which 1961 song was the first Motown single to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100?
a. "Shop Around” by The Miracles
b. "My Guy” by Mary Wells
c. "Please Mr. Postman” by The Marvelettes
d. "Where Did Our Love Go” by The Supremes
c. "Please Mr. Postman” by The Marvelettes.
In 1996, who became the first Black composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music?
a. William Grant Still
b. George Walker
c. Anthony Davis
d. Terence Blanchard
b. George Walker.
Who is known as the "King of Ragtime” and wrote the famous “Maple Leaf Rag”?
a. Jelly Roll Morton
b. Scott Joplin
c. Tom Turpin
d. James P. Johnson
b. Scott Joplin.