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Question #1

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

A Surreslistic Pillow

B Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

C Cheap Thrills

D Fresh Cream

Question #2

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

A Are You Experienced?

B Otis Redding

C Sam and Dave

D Wilson Pickett

E Rufus Thomas

Question #3

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

A The Temptations

B Martha and the Vandellas

C Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

D Dianna Ross and the Supremes

E Marvin Gaye

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 Thames

B Amazon

C Mississippi

D Nile

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 The Beatles

B The Beach Boys

C The Rolling Stones

D Mersey

E The Who

Question #7

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

A Gary Lewis and the Playboys

B Johnny Rivers

C Sonny and Cher

D The Byrds

E Paul Revere and the Raiders

Question #8

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

A The Mamas and Papas

B FALSE

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 Who

D The Dave Clark Five

Question #10

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

A Phil Spector

B George Martin

C The Kinks

D Chas Chandler

E Bo Diddley

Question #11

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

A Tom Dowd

B Are You Experiences?

C Axix: Bold As Love

D Electric Ladyland

E Band of Gypsies

Question #12

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

A Altamont

B The Monterrey Pop Festival

C Hyde Park, London

D The Isle of Wight

Question #13

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

A The Human Be-in

B Nod Hill

C The Potrero

D Haight-Ashbury

E The Richmond

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 The Doors

E Iron Butterfly

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 Pink Floyd

B The Animals

C The Small Faces

D The Kinks

E The Yardbirds

Question #16

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

A Jimmy Page

B Eric Clapton

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 Mockers

B The Mods

C Jeff Beck

D The Rockers

E The Hooligans

Question #18

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

A The Hippies

B The Yippies

C The New York Three

D The Heli’s Angels

E The Beats

Question #19

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

A Timothy Leary

B Chet Helms

C Chas-Chandler

D The Flower Children

E Phil Lesh

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 The Isle of Wight

B Woodstock

C Bill Graham

D Altamont

E The Monterrey Pop Festival

Question #21

Identify the “Father of Funk.”

A Trips Festival

B Wilson Picket

C Stevie Wonder

D Otis Redding

E Sam Cooke

Question #22

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

A James Brown

B Imperial

C Stax

D Atlantic

E Motown

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 Columbia

B Atlantic

C Sun

D Motown

E Stax

Question #24

Who was the founder and pop visionary of Motown Records?

A Berry Gordy

B Decca

C Phil Spector

D Smokey Robinson

E Tom Dowd

Question #25

Identify the influential house band at Motown Records.

A Quick Silver Messenger Service

B The Boogie Machine

C The Wrecking Crew

D The Funk Brothers

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 FALSE

B The Soul Survivors

C TRUE

Question #27

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

A The Boogie Machine

B Booker T. and the M.G.’s

C Vlad and the Impalers

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 Chess

B Motown

C Atlantic

D Stax

E The Funk Brothers

Question #29

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

A Please, Please, Mr. Postman

B Where Did Our Love Go?

C Stop! In the Name of Love

D Too Proud to Beg

E Fame

Question #30

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

A Martha and the Vandellas

B Back in My Arms Again

C The Supremes

D Booker T. and the M.G.’s

E The Temptations

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 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

B The Dave Clark Five

C Paul Revere and the Raiders

D The Kingsmen

E The Stooges

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 Rascals

C The yardbirds

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 Keith Moon

B Brian Wilson

C Dennis Wilson

D The Rolling Stones

E Carl Wilson

Question #34

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

A Simon and Garfunkel

B The Lovin’ Spoonful

C Peter, Paul, and Mary

D Al Jardine

E The Mamas and the Papas

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 The Byrds

B Ritchie Havens

C Simon and Garfunkel

D The Byrds

E The Momas and the Papas

Question #36

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

A music business issues

B song lyrics that are artful and socially relevant

C record production

D rock and roll fashion

E The Lovin’ Spoonful

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 musical style

B Janis Joplin

C Carol King

D Joni Mitchel

E Joan Baez

Question #38

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

A 1965

B 2001

C 1958

D Grace Slick

E 1972

Question #39

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

A The Byrds

B Peter, Paul, and Mary

C The Limelighters

D The Kingston Trio

E 1984

Question #40

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

A Pop

B Rockabilly

C The New Christy Minstrels

D Chicago Blues

E Folk

Question #41

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

A Herman’s Hermits

B Surf

C The Kinks

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 Gamble and Huff

B The Spencer Davis Group

C Leiber and Stoller

D Richards and Jagger

E Lennon and McCartney

Question #43

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

A Berlin

B Hamburg

C Rogers and Hammerstein

D Dusseldorf

E Dresden

Question #44

A The Jackie Gleason Show

B Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

C The Ed Sullivan Show

D The Johnny Carson 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 Help!

B Let It Be

C The Yellow Submarine

D A Hard Day’s Night

E The Steve Allen Show

Question #46

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

A Magical Mystery Tour

B The Cotton Club

C The Cavern Club

D The Whiskey A Go-go

E The Apollo

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 The Troubadour

B Phil Spector

C George Martin

D Tom Dowd

E Brain Epstein

Question #48

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

A Georgie Fame

B Joe Brown

C Lonnie Donegan

D Andrew Oldham

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 Skiffle

B Goobers

C Skittles

D Marty Wilde

E Junior Mints

Question #50

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

A TRUE

B Sour Gummy Bears

C FALSE

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