Genreoardy

Rock N' Roll

100

The king of this genre

Who is Elvis Presley?

200

The state where the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame is

What is Ohio?

300

This Rock N' Roll instrument plays the melody and is plugged through an amp

What is electric guitar?

400

This city is where the king of Rock N' Roll lived 

What is Memphis?

500

This pioneer of Rock N' Roll has a last name that is so sweet that people eat it

Who is Chuck Berry?

Hip Hop

100

This hip hop DJ is the best DJ at halls middle school, and mixes old songs with hip hop beats in class

Who is Mr. Greer?

200

This genre is a big part of hip hop and includes rhyming in various rhythms

What is rap?

300

DAILY DOUBLE

This modern day hip hop artist has performed at super bowls, and does not normally rap.  His last name is the fourth planet from the sun.

Who is Bruno Mars?

400

This is the only hip hop poster in the classroom

Who is Michael Jackson?

500

This area of New York is where hip hop started

where is The Bronx?

Country

100

this city in Tennessee is where the country hall of fame is

What is Nashville?

200

This country music star owns a theme park in Tennessee

Who is Dolly Parton?

300

This country music star is on a poster by a fireplace in the room

Who is Blake Shelton?

400

This pioneer of country music married June Carter and had a successful country career

Who is Johnny Cash?

500

This singer was a country pioneer who had a son who also was a pioneer in the genre.  His son had the same name as him.

Who is Hank Williams?

Jazz

100

This city is where Jazz originated

What is New Orleans?

200

DAILY DOUBLE

This jazz poster in the room features a jazz musician who played trumpet and sang 

Who is Louis Armstrong?

300

This brass instrument is used in jazz as the melody section of the group

What is the Trumpet?

400

These are the two types of jazz groups.  Jazz Combos and ... .....

What are Big Bands?

500

This style of music is what jazz originated from.  This style might make you think of an old man playing guitar or harmonica on a porch.

What is Blues?

Miscellaneous

100

synthesizer and drum pads are used in this genre

What is hip hop?

200

The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, and Chuck Berry are pioneers of this genre.

What is Rock N' Roll?

300

The musical soundtrack to the movie, "The Incredibles", was from this genre.

What is Jazz?

400

This genre includes banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and guitar

What is Country music?

500

The jazz artist Duke Ellington had this hit about a train, NOT titled "Blue Train".

What is "Take the A-Train"