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Question #1

Identify the most significant “concept album” of the 60’s.

A Cheap Thrills

B Surreslistic Pillow

C Fresh Cream

D Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Question #2

Identify the artist who wrote and sang the hit”In the Midnight Hour.”

A Wilson Pickett

B Otis Redding

C Are You Experienced?

D Rufus Thomas

E Sam and Dave

Question #3

Which Motown product sang the hit “Dancing in the Streets?”

A Dianna Ross and the Supremes

B Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

C Martha and the Vandellas

D Marvin Gaye

E The Temptations

Question #4

Motown studios named their building “Soulsville, USA.”

A FALSE

B TRUE

C Josie and the Pussy Cats

Question #5

Name the river that runs through the Liverpool, England, that became identified with a new style of music.

A Nile

B Amazon

C Thames

D Mississippi

Question #6

Identify the group that recorded “Pet Sounds,” the influential album that demonstrated many new creative possibilities in the studio with it’s use of synthesizers and multi-tracking.

A Mersey

B The Rolling Stones

C The Beach Boys

D The Who

E The Beatles

Question #7

Identify the fashion forward pop group who sang “I’ve Got You Babe.”

A The Byrds

B Sonny and Cher

C Paul Revere and the Raiders

D Gary Lewis and the Playboys

E Johnny Rivers

Question #8

The Beatles were not interested in the music of Motown, Stax, and other American R&B labels.

A FALSE

B The Mamas and Papas

C TRUE

Question #9

Identify the British Invasion band whose hard rocking hit “You Really Got Me” inspired many rockers to get “heavier.”

A The Animals

B The Spencer Davis Group

C The Dave Clark Five

D The Who

Question #10

Identify the record producer who signed the Beatles and was huge part of their innovative sound.

A Chas Chandler

B The Kinks

C Phil Spector

D Bo Diddley

E George Martin

Question #11

Which of the following was Jimi Hendrix’ highly influential debut album?

A Electric Ladyland

B Axix: Bold As Love

C Are You Experiences?

D Tom Dowd

E Band of Gypsies

Question #12

Which of the following was the major Rock Festival in the US, held in 1967?

A The Monterrey Pop Festival

B Hyde Park, London

C The Isle of Wight

D Altamont

Question #13

Which infamous San Francisco neigborhood became the epicenter of the Hippie movement?

A Haight-Ashbury

B The Richmond

C The Human Be-in

D The Potrero

E Nod Hill

Question #14

Jim Morrison was the charismatic lead singer and post-beat lyricist for which of the following psychedelic bands?

A Big Brother and the Holding Company

B The Jefferson Aiplane

C Mission District

D Iron Butterfly

E The Doors

Question #15

Which of the following rave up British blues bands featured at one time or another the guitar giants Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page?

A The Small Faces

B The Yardbirds

C The Animals

D The Kinks

E Pink Floyd

Question #16

Which of the following guitar giants was the influential lead guitarist of the super group Cream?

A Eric Clapton

B Jimmy Page

C Dave Mason

D The Soccer Davis Group

E Jimi Hendrix

Question #17

Colorful suits, scooters, and amphetamines were the prepared gear of which of the following English gangs?

A The Rockers

B The Hooligans

C The Mods

D Jeff Beck

E The Mockers

Question #18

Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs were members of the influential literary movement known as…

A The Yippies

B The New York Three

C The Hippies

D The Beats

E The Heli’s Angels

Question #19

Identify the influential rock concert producer/promoter associated with the iconic rock venues Fillmore West and Fillmore East.

A The Flower Children

B Phil Lesh

C Chet Helms

D Timothy Leary

E Chas-Chandler

Question #20

Identify the 1969 Rock Festiva that featured infamous anti-authoritarian statements like a psychedelic version of “The Star Spangled Banner” by Jimi Hendrix and the anti-war protest song “Feel-Like-I’m-Going-To-Die-Rag” by Country Joe and the Fish?

A Altamont

B The Isle of Wight

C Woodstock

D Bill Graham

E The Monterrey Pop Festival

Question #21

Identify the “Father of Funk.”

A Wilson Picket

B Stevie Wonder

C Trips Festival

D Sam Cooke

E Otis Redding

Question #22

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is most remembered for her recordings with which of the following recording companies?

A Stax

B Imperial

C James Brown

D Motown

E Atlantic

Question #23

The wildly successful songwriter/production team og Holland-Dozier-Holland (H-D-H) was a key factor in the success of the following recording studios?

A Atlantic

B Sun

C Stax

D Columbia

E Motown

Question #24

Who was the founder and pop visionary of Motown Records?

A Decca

B Smokey Robinson

C Phil Spector

D Berry Gordy

E Tom Dowd

Question #25

Identify the influential house band at Motown Records.

A Quick Silver Messenger Service

B The Wrecking Crew

C The Funk Brothers

D The Boogie Machine

E Sam Phillips

Question #26

Motown revived the careers of Doo Wop groups by re-imaging their acts in the Motown style and pairing them successful songwriting/production teams.

A The Soul Survivors

B TRUE

C FALSE

Question #27

Identify the famous house band at Stax Records, who had the instrument hit “Green Onions.”

A Booker T. and the M.G.’s

B Vlad and the Impalers

C The Boogie Machine

D The Wrecking Crew

Question #28

Maxine Powell and Cholly Atkins were retained by which record company to help groom their acts for the big stage?

A Stax

B The Funk Brothers

C Atlantic

D Motown

E Chess

Question #29

Which song by the Marvelletes, became Motown’s first No. 1 hit?

A Fame

B Stop! In the Name of Love

C Too Proud to Beg

D Please, Please, Mr. Postman

E Where Did Our Love Go?

Question #30

Which of the following artists was not a “product” of Motown?

A Martha and the Vandellas

B Booker T. and the M.G.’s

C The Supremes

D The Temptations

E Back in My Arms Again

Question #31

Identify the group whose infamous hit record “Louie, Louie” helped inspire, along with the Beat;es, the “garage band” revolution during the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and beyond.

A Paul Revere and the Raiders

B The Stooges

C The Dave Clark Five

D Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

E The Kingsmen

Question #32

Which of the following groups was NOT part of the “Brtitish Invasion” (and had their own TV show)?

A The Beatles

B The yardbirds

C The Rascals

D The Kinks

E The Monkees

Question #33

Which member of the Beach Boys was the primary songwriter and creative force in the recording studio?

A Carl Wilson

B Dennis Wilson

C Brian Wilson

D The Rolling Stones

E Keith Moon

Question #34

Which of the following popular folk rock groups sang ” California Dreamin”?

A Simon and Garfunkel

B Al Jardine

C The Lovin’ Spoonful

D The Mamas and the Papas

E Peter, Paul, and Mary

Question #35

Which American folk rock band is most noted for capitalizing on the “jingle-jingle” of the electric 12-string guitar, first popularized by George Harrison?

A Simon and Garfunkel

B The Momas and the Papas

C The Byrds

D Ritchie Havens

E The Byrds

Question #36

How did Bob Dylan’s music most profoundly influence the music of the Beatles?

A record production

B The Lovin’ Spoonful

C rock and roll fashion

D music business issues

E song lyrics that are artful and socially relevant

Question #37

Identify the folk-singer whose activist political views on civil rights and free speech, along with her many appearances at important rallies, closely allied her with Bob Dylan in the early 60s.

A Carol King

B Joan Baez

C musical style

D Joni Mitchel

E Janis Joplin

Question #38

What year did Dylan challenge the strong acoustic tradition of folk music by “going electric” at the traditional Newport Folk Festival?

A 1972

B 1965

C Grace Slick

D 1958

E 2001

Question #39

Identify the folk group whose nationally popular cover of “Blowin’ in the Wind” helped promote the early career of Bob Dylan

A Peter, Paul, and Mary

B The Byrds

C 1984

D The Limelighters

E The Kingston Trio

Question #40

Which of the following musical styles is more asssociated with acoustic instrument and socially conscious lyrics?

A Rockabilly

B The New Christy Minstrels

C Folk

D Pop

E Chicago Blues

Question #41

Identify the British rock group that was successfully marketed as the “bad boy” alternative to the Beatles.

A Surf

B The Kinks

C Herman’s Hermits

D The Dave Clack Five

E The Rolling Stones

Question #42

Most of the Beatles’ hits were written by which of the following songwriting teams?

A Leiber and Stoller

B Gamble and Huff

C Lennon and McCartney

D Richards and Jagger

E The Spencer Davis Group

Question #43

In which German city did the Beatles serve their infamous yearlong musical apprenticeship?

A Berlin

B Rogers and Hammerstein

C Dusseldorf

D Dresden

E Hamburg

Question #44

A The Johnny Carson Show

B The Ed Sullivan Show

C Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

D The Jackie Gleason Show

E Frankfurt

Question #45

Which Beatles film is credited by manyfilm critics, including Roger Ebert, as the film that had the most important influence on Rock film and videos?

A Let It Be

B The Steve Allen Show

C Help!

D A Hard Day’s Night

E The Yellow Submarine

Question #46

Identify the famous Rock and Roll club in Liverpool, England, where the Beatles were first discovered.

A The Whiskey A Go-go

B The Apollo

C Magical Mystery Tour

D The Cotton Club

E The Cavern Club

Question #47

Identify the business manager who first “discovered” the Beatles, changed their stage look from leather to matching suits, and successfully launched Beatlemania.

A Tom Dowd

B The Troubadour

C Brain Epstein

D George Martin

E Phil Spector

Question #48

Who is regarded as the most important figure in the skiffle movement of the 50’s?

A Andrew Oldham

B Georgie Fame

C Lonnie Donegan

D Joe Brown

E Billy Fury

Question #49

What was the name of the popular musical style – a mixture of American Traditional Jazz and Country & Western – that created major excitement and imitation among British teens in the 1950s – like John Lennon’s school group Johnny and the Moondogs?

A Marty Wilde

B Skittles

C Goobers

D Junior Mints

E Skiffle

Question #50

Before 1964, American listeners viewed British music as equal to America music in terms of importance and record sales.

A TRUE

B FALSE

C Sour Gummy Bears

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