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Question #1

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

A Fresh Cream

B Surreslistic Pillow

C Cheap Thrills

D Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Question #2

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

A Rufus Thomas

B Are You Experienced?

C Wilson Pickett

D Sam and Dave

E Otis Redding

Question #3

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

A Marvin Gaye

B Dianna Ross and the Supremes

C Martha and the Vandellas

D Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

E The Temptations

Question #4

Motown studios named their building “Soulsville, USA.”

A Josie and the Pussy Cats

B TRUE

C FALSE

Question #5

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

A Mississippi

B Thames

C Amazon

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 Who

B The Rolling Stones

C Mersey

D The Beatles

E The Beach Boys

Question #7

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

A Paul Revere and the Raiders

B Johnny Rivers

C Gary Lewis and the Playboys

D The Byrds

E Sonny and Cher

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 TRUE

C FALSE

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 Dave Clark Five

C The Spencer Davis Group

D The Who

Question #10

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

A Phil Spector

B Chas Chandler

C Bo Diddley

D The Kinks

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 Tom Dowd

D Band of Gypsies

E Are You Experiences?

Question #12

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

A Altamont

B Hyde Park, London

C The Isle of Wight

D The Monterrey Pop Festival

Question #13

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

A The Potrero

B The Richmond

C Haight-Ashbury

D The Human Be-in

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 Mission District

C Iron Butterfly

D The Doors

E The Jefferson Aiplane

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 Animals

C Pink Floyd

D The Yardbirds

E The Kinks

Question #16

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

A Dave Mason

B Jimi Hendrix

C Eric Clapton

D Jimmy Page

E The Soccer Davis Group

Question #17

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

A The Rockers

B The Mods

C The Hooligans

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 Beats

B The Hippies

C The New York Three

D The Yippies

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 Chet Helms

C Chas-Chandler

D Phil Lesh

E Timothy Leary

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 Woodstock

C The Isle of Wight

D Bill Graham

E The Monterrey Pop Festival

Question #21

Identify the “Father of Funk.”

A Trips Festival

B Wilson Picket

C Stevie Wonder

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 Imperial

B Motown

C Stax

D Atlantic

E James Brown

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 Columbia

C Stax

D Sun

E Motown

Question #24

Who was the founder and pop visionary of Motown Records?

A Decca

B Berry Gordy

C Smokey Robinson

D Tom Dowd

E Phil Spector

Question #25

Identify the influential house band at Motown Records.

A The Funk Brothers

B The Boogie Machine

C Quick Silver Messenger Service

D The Wrecking Crew

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 TRUE

B The Soul Survivors

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 Motown

C Chess

D The Funk Brothers

E Atlantic

Question #29

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

A Stop! In the Name of Love

B Fame

C Please, Please, Mr. Postman

D Where Did Our Love Go?

E Too Proud to Beg

Question #30

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

A Back in My Arms Again

B Booker T. and the M.G.’s

C The Temptations

D The Supremes

E Martha and the Vandellas

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 Kingsmen

C Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

D The Dave Clark Five

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 yardbirds

B The Monkees

C The Kinks

D The Rascals

E The Beatles

Question #33

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

A The Rolling Stones

B Brian Wilson

C Carl Wilson

D Dennis Wilson

E Keith Moon

Question #34

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

A Peter, Paul, and Mary

B The Mamas and the Papas

C Al Jardine

D The Lovin’ Spoonful

E Simon and Garfunkel

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 Ritchie Havens

C The Byrds

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 song lyrics that are artful and socially relevant

B rock and roll fashion

C record production

D The Lovin’ Spoonful

E music business issues

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 Joni Mitchel

D Janis Joplin

E musical style

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 The Kingston Trio

B The Limelighters

C The Byrds

D Peter, Paul, and Mary

E 1984

Question #40

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

A Chicago Blues

B Rockabilly

C The New Christy Minstrels

D Pop

E Folk

Question #41

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

A The Rolling Stones

B Surf

C The Dave Clack Five

D The Kinks

E Herman’s Hermits

Question #42

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

A Lennon and McCartney

B The Spencer Davis Group

C Richards and Jagger

D Leiber and Stoller

E Gamble and Huff

Question #43

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

A Dusseldorf

B Berlin

C Hamburg

D Dresden

E Rogers and Hammerstein

Question #44

A Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

B The Johnny Carson Show

C The Jackie Gleason Show

D The Ed Sullivan 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 The Steve Allen Show

B The Yellow Submarine

C Let It Be

D A Hard Day’s Night

E Help!

Question #46

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

A The Cavern Club

B Magical Mystery Tour

C The Cotton 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 George Martin

B The Troubadour

C Phil Spector

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 Lonnie Donegan

B Georgie Fame

C Joe Brown

D Billy Fury

E Andrew Oldham

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 Marty Wilde

C Goobers

D Junior Mints

E Skittles

Question #50

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

A Sour Gummy Bears

B FALSE

C TRUE

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