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Question #1

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

A The Monterrey Pop Festival

B The Human Be-in

C The Isle of Wright

D Altamont

E Hyde Park, London

Question #2

Who was the founder of the and pop visionary of Motown Records

A Berry Gordy

B Phil Spector

C Tom Dowd

D Smokey Robinson

E Sam Phillips

Question #3

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

A The Boogie Machine

B The Funk Brothers

C Booker T and the M.G’s

D Vlad and the Impalers

E The Wrecking Crew

Question #4

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 music business issues

E musical style

Question #5

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

A Gamble and Huff

B Rogers and Hammerstein

C Richards and Jagger

D Lennon and McCartney

E Leiber and Stoller

Question #6

Which 60s producer is known for his “wall of sound” concept of recording and mixing records and his authoritative style of production

A Phil Spector

B Tom Dowd

C Rick Hall

D Sam Phillips

E George Martin

Question #7

The arts who fist popularize Rock and Roll music for “mainstream” white America was

A Carl Perkins

B Chuck Berry

C Elvis Presley

D Fats Domino

E Jerry Lee Lewis

Question #8

Which one of these pioneers of Rock and Roll is considered to be the most influential R&R Guitarist and lyricist of the 50s

A Scotty Moore

B Charlie Christian

C Bill Haley

D Chuck Berry

E Buddy Holly

Question #9

How many measures are there in the standard blues form?

A 32

B 8

C 24

D 12

Question #10

Which of the following is widely considered the first Rock and Roll record

A “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” Big Joe Turner

B “Rocket 88” Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats

C “Rock Around the Clock” Bill Haley and the Comets

D “That’s Alright Mama” Elvis Presley

Question #11

The blues inspired singer/songwriter/guitarist and founder of the White Stripes was :

A Jack Benny

B Jack White

C Jack B. Quick

D Jack B. Nimble

E Jack Black

Question #12

The hit “Hey Ya” 2003, is by

A Vampire Weekend

B Dragonforce

C Wilco

D The Roots

E Outkast

Question #13

Cee-Lo green often incorporates elements of pop and classic soul to his music

A True

B False

Question #14

In 2005, Billboard began to both publish digital download charts and incorporate sales of digital downloads into the Hot 100 chart

A False

B True

Question #15

Avril Lavigne cultivated an image that challenged a long standing tradition of sensual female teen artists

A False

B True

Question #16

Broadway has contributed to the institutionalization of rock by romanticizing 50’s and 60’s rock and popular music and by incorporating rock styles into the Broadway musical style

A False

B True

Question #17

In the first decade of the 21st century, Merge Records saw:

A Strugged to find a distributor after the demise of Touch and Go

B Succeeded in maintaining its indie credibility

C Several of its bands achieved great popularity

D none of these

E Two of these

Question #18

A “rock canon” is

A yet to be created because the history of the of rock most is too complicated

B A collection of the most important works in the history of rock music

C Formed by the mediaand not by individual listeners

D Formed by the mediaand not by individual listeners

E None of the above

Question #19

The study of Rock and Pop music has become a legitimate academic subject in colleges and universities

A True

B False

Question #20

Electronic file sharing services such as Napster helped lead to a decline in CD sales and a fundamental shift in the way arts make a living

A False

B True

Question #21

Alternative Rock is a very narrow musical genre, exhiting very little stylistic diversity.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #22

Sublime and No Doubt are bands associated with the Blues revival of the 90’s

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #23

Which 90’s rock band is most noted for blending hard-driving rock with mostly rapped vocals?

A Limp Bizkit

B Korn

C System of a Down

D Nine Inch Nails

E Rage Against the Machine

Question #24

Which rap artist produced the controversial album The Marshall Mathers LP, in 2000.

A P Diddy

B Dr. Dre

C Suge Knight

D Tupac Shakur

E Eminem

Question #25

During the 90’s HipHop and Rap music became a dominant style for many teens, of all ethnicities.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #26

Female singer-songwriters of the 90s, including Tori Amos, Sarah McLahlan, Alanis Morisette, Ani deFranco, and the Indigo Girls were strong voices for a variety of women’s issues

A False

B True

Question #27

The groups Oasis and Radiohead are considered to be part of which 90’s genre?

A Stoner Metal

B Emo

C Nu Metal

D New Jack Swing

E Brit Pop

Question #28

Which of the following bands are examples of the jam band movement.

A The Grateful Dead and Widespread Panic

B Phish, Blues Traveler, The Grateful Dead, and Widespread Panic

C Phish

D The Grateful Dead

E Widespread Panic

F Blues Traveler

Question #29

The change in technology from vinyl and cassette tape to CD forced many listeners to buy their old albums again as CD Reissues.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #30

The rise of “classic rock” in the 90’s included VH-1, a network targeted at older audiences and a growing international interest in the history of rock music?

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #31

Which of the following bands is the most credited with pioneering the hard rock style known as “thrash metal” or “speed metal”?

A Anthrax

B Metallica

C Slayer

D Megadeath

E Testament

Question #32

Which of the following musicians was NOT a member of the LA hardcore punk band X?

A Billy Zoom

B Sting

C Exene Cervenka

D John Doe

Question #33

Kurt Cobain was the priciple songwriter/singer/giutarist for which of the following bands?

A Alice in Chains

B Pearl Jam

C Sonic Youth

D Nirvana

E Soundgarden

Question #34

Which Northwestern city was the original epicenter of “grunge”?

A Vancouver

B Eugene

C Portland

D Seattle

E Fairbanks

Question #35

Name the first nationally successful white rap act.

A Devo

B The Beastie Boys

C Flock of Seagulls

D Vanilla Ice

E Black Flag

Question #36

Influential rapper Chuck D was the founder of which of the following rap acts?

A Public Enemy

B The Beastie Boys

C Run-DMC

D N.W.A.

Question #37

Identify the originator of the “quick mix theory” of creating break beats with two turntables.

A MC Solaar

B Grandaster Flash

C Afrika Bambaataa

D DJ Kool Herc

Question #38

The Rap group credited with first popularizing the fusion of rap and rock was…

A The Beastie Boys

B Public Enemy

C Run-DMC

D N.W.A.

Question #39

Which of the following rap artists helped organize Stop the Violence in 1988 and worked to convince other prominent rappers to follow a more socially active path?

A Ice Cube

B Chuck D

C Tupak Shakur

D KRS-One

Question #40

The 80’s acronym N.W.B.H.M. – signifying a metal revolution that included Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Def Leopard – stands for…

A The New Wave of Bohemian Hippie Medievalists

B the Nebulous Wasteland of British Hooligan Muggles

C The New Wave of British Heavy Metal

D The Neolithic Western Blue Horned Mastodon

Question #41

Which of the following artists most famously sang about the economic troubles of the 1980’s Middle America?

A John Mellencamp

B Sting

C Bruce Springsteen

D Prince

Question #42

What city is associated with the blue-eyed soul of Hall and Oates?

A Philadelphia

B Detroit

C Cleveland

D Chicago

E Gary

Question #43

Sting was originally the lead singer and bassist for which of the following New Wave groups?

A The Pretenders

B The Clash

C Tears for Fears

D The Cars

E The Police

Question #44

Which of the following albums was the breakthout No. 1 album for U2, produced by Brian Eno?

A Rattle and Hum

B the Unforgettable Fire

C Under a Blood Red Sky

D The Joshua Tree

Question #45

Which of the following MTV superstars produced the film/soundtrack Purple Rain?

A Michael Jackson

B Janet Jackson

C Tom Petty

D George Clinton

E Prince

Question #46

Which 80’s artist most consistently and graphically infused the topic of sexuality into the music video scene?

A Janet Jackson

B Cyndy Lauper

C Madonna

D Pat Benatar

E Blondie

Question #47

The first television network devoted exclusively to youth music and culture was…

A Noggin

B VHh-1

C MTV

D Sprout

Question #48

What year was the Compact Disk first introduced?

A 2012

B 2002

C 1982

D 1972

E 1992

Question #49

What year did MTV debut?

A 1976

B 1999

C 1981

D 2008

E 1964

Question #50

Michael Jackson’s wildly successful collaboration with arranger/producer Quincy Jones peaked in the 80’s with which of the following breakthrough videos?

A Off the Wall

B Bad

C Thriller

D Triumph

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