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Question #1

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

A Fresh Cream

B Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

C Surreslistic Pillow

D Cheap Thrills

Question #2

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

A Otis Redding

B Wilson Pickett

C Rufus Thomas

D Sam and Dave

E Are You Experienced?

Question #3

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

A The Temptations

B Dianna Ross and the Supremes

C Marvin Gaye

D Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

E Martha and the Vandellas

Question #4

Motown studios named their building “Soulsville, USA.”

A TRUE

B FALSE

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 Mississippi

B Nile

C Thames

D Amazon

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 Who

C The Rolling Stones

D Mersey

E The Beach Boys

Question #7

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

A Gary Lewis and the Playboys

B Sonny and Cher

C Johnny Rivers

D Paul Revere and the Raiders

E The Byrds

Question #8

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

A TRUE

B FALSE

C The Mamas and Papas

Question #9

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

A The Spencer Davis Group

B The Animals

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 Bo Diddley

B The Kinks

C George Martin

D Chas Chandler

E Phil Spector

Question #11

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

A Are You Experiences?

B Band of Gypsies

C Tom Dowd

D Axix: Bold As Love

E Electric Ladyland

Question #12

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

A Hyde Park, London

B Altamont

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 Human Be-in

B Haight-Ashbury

C Nod Hill

D The Potrero

E The Richmond

Question #14

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

A The Jefferson Aiplane

B Iron Butterfly

C The Doors

D Mission District

E Big Brother and the Holding Company

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 Kinks

B The Yardbirds

C The Small Faces

D The Animals

E Pink Floyd

Question #16

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

A The Soccer Davis Group

B Dave Mason

C Eric Clapton

D Jimmy Page

E Jimi Hendrix

Question #17

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

A The Hooligans

B The Mods

C Jeff Beck

D The Rockers

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 Heli’s Angels

C The New York Three

D The Hippies

E The Yippies

Question #19

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

A Phil Lesh

B Timothy Leary

C Chet Helms

D The Flower Children

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 Woodstock

B Bill Graham

C The Monterrey Pop Festival

D The Isle of Wight

E Altamont

Question #21

Identify the “Father of Funk.”

A Sam Cooke

B Otis Redding

C Stevie Wonder

D Trips Festival

E Wilson Picket

Question #22

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

A Imperial

B James Brown

C Atlantic

D Motown

E Stax

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 Motown

E Sun

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 The Funk Brothers

B Quick Silver Messenger Service

C Sam Phillips

D The Boogie Machine

E The Wrecking Crew

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 The Wrecking Crew

B The Boogie Machine

C Vlad and the Impalers

D Booker T. and the M.G.’s

Question #28

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

A The Funk Brothers

B Chess

C Stax

D Motown

E Atlantic

Question #29

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

A Too Proud to Beg

B Stop! In the Name of Love

C Where Did Our Love Go?

D Please, Please, Mr. Postman

E Fame

Question #30

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

A Back in My Arms Again

B The Supremes

C The Temptations

D Booker T. and the M.G.’s

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 The Kingsmen

B Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

C Paul Revere and the Raiders

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 Monkees

B The Kinks

C The yardbirds

D The Beatles

E The Rascals

Question #33

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

A The Rolling Stones

B Carl Wilson

C Keith Moon

D Dennis Wilson

E Brian Wilson

Question #34

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

A The Mamas and the Papas

B Simon and Garfunkel

C The Lovin’ Spoonful

D Peter, Paul, and Mary

E Al Jardine

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 The Byrds

C Simon and Garfunkel

D Ritchie Havens

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 music business issues

C record production

D The Lovin’ Spoonful

E rock and roll fashion

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 Joni Mitchel

B Janis Joplin

C Carol King

D Joan Baez

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 Grace Slick

B 1958

C 2001

D 1965

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 Peter, Paul, and Mary

B The Byrds

C The Kingston Trio

D The Limelighters

E 1984

Question #40

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

A Chicago Blues

B The New Christy Minstrels

C Pop

D Folk

E Rockabilly

Question #41

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

A The Rolling Stones

B The Dave Clack Five

C Herman’s Hermits

D Surf

E The Kinks

Question #42

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

A Richards and Jagger

B Lennon and McCartney

C Leiber and Stoller

D The Spencer Davis Group

E Gamble and Huff

Question #43

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

A Rogers and Hammerstein

B Hamburg

C Berlin

D Dresden

E Dusseldorf

Question #44

A The Johnny Carson Show

B Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

C The Ed Sullivan Show

D Frankfurt

E The Jackie Gleason Show

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 Yellow Submarine

B Help!

C A Hard Day’s Night

D The Steve Allen Show

E Let It Be

Question #46

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

A Magical Mystery Tour

B The Apollo

C The Cotton Club

D The Whiskey A Go-go

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 Phil Spector

C The Troubadour

D George Martin

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 Lonnie Donegan

C Billy Fury

D Andrew Oldham

E Joe Brown

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 Skittles

C Goobers

D Junior Mints

E Marty Wilde

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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