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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 Sam and Dave

C Wilson Pickett

D Rufus Thomas

E Are You Experienced?

Question #3

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

A Martha and the Vandellas

B Dianna Ross and the Supremes

C Marvin Gaye

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 FALSE

C TRUE

Question #5

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

A Nile

B Thames

C Amazon

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 The Rolling Stones

B The Beatles

C Mersey

D The Beach Boys

E The Who

Question #7

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

A Johnny Rivers

B Paul Revere and the Raiders

C Sonny and Cher

D The Byrds

E Gary Lewis and the Playboys

Question #8

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

A FALSE

B TRUE

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 Who

B The Animals

C The Spencer Davis Group

D The Dave Clark Five

Question #10

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

A The Kinks

B Bo Diddley

C George Martin

D Phil Spector

E Chas Chandler

Question #11

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

A Band of Gypsies

B Axix: Bold As Love

C Electric Ladyland

D Are You Experiences?

E Tom Dowd

Question #12

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

A The Isle of Wight

B Altamont

C Hyde Park, London

D The Monterrey Pop Festival

Question #13

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

A Haight-Ashbury

B The Potrero

C Nod Hill

D The Human Be-in

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 Doors

B The Jefferson Aiplane

C Big Brother and the Holding Company

D Iron Butterfly

E Mission District

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 Animals

B Pink Floyd

C The Kinks

D The Small Faces

E The Yardbirds

Question #16

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

A The Soccer Davis Group

B Eric Clapton

C Dave Mason

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 The Mockers

D Jeff Beck

E The Rockers

Question #18

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

A The New York Three

B The Heli’s Angels

C The Hippies

D The Yippies

E The Beats

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 Timothy Leary

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 Monterrey Pop Festival

B Altamont

C The Isle of Wight

D Bill Graham

E Woodstock

Question #21

Identify the “Father of Funk.”

A Stevie Wonder

B Wilson Picket

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 James Brown

B Atlantic

C Stax

D Motown

E Imperial

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 Stax

C Motown

D Columbia

E Sun

Question #24

Who was the founder and pop visionary of Motown Records?

A Tom Dowd

B Berry Gordy

C Smokey Robinson

D Decca

E Phil Spector

Question #25

Identify the influential house band at Motown Records.

A The Wrecking Crew

B Sam Phillips

C Quick Silver Messenger Service

D The Boogie Machine

E The Funk Brothers

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 Vlad and the Impalers

C Booker T. and the M.G.’s

D The Boogie Machine

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 Chess

D Motown

E Atlantic

Question #29

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

A Please, Please, Mr. Postman

B Fame

C Too Proud to Beg

D Stop! In the Name of Love

E Where Did Our Love Go?

Question #30

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

A The Supremes

B Back in My Arms Again

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 Paul Revere and the Raiders

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 Rascals

B The Kinks

C The Beatles

D The yardbirds

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 Brian Wilson

C Keith Moon

D Dennis Wilson

E The Rolling Stones

Question #34

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

A Al Jardine

B The Mamas and the Papas

C Simon and Garfunkel

D Peter, Paul, and Mary

E The Lovin’ Spoonful

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 Ritchie Havens

B Simon and Garfunkel

C The Momas and the Papas

D The Byrds

E The Byrds

Question #36

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

A The Lovin’ Spoonful

B music business issues

C song lyrics that are artful and socially relevant

D rock and roll fashion

E record production

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 Carol King

C Joan Baez

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 1965

B 1958

C 2001

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 The Kingston Trio

C Peter, Paul, and Mary

D The Limelighters

E 1984

Question #40

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

A Folk

B Pop

C Chicago Blues

D The New Christy Minstrels

E Rockabilly

Question #41

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

A The Kinks

B The Dave Clack Five

C Surf

D Herman’s Hermits

E The Rolling Stones

Question #42

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

A Lennon and McCartney

B Gamble and Huff

C Richards and Jagger

D The Spencer Davis Group

E Leiber and Stoller

Question #43

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

A Dresden

B Rogers and Hammerstein

C Berlin

D Dusseldorf

E Hamburg

Question #44

A Frankfurt

B The Ed Sullivan Show

C The Johnny Carson Show

D Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

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 Help!

B A Hard Day’s Night

C The Steve Allen Show

D Let It Be

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 Magical Mystery Tour

C The Apollo

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 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 Lonnie Donegan

B Joe Brown

C Billy Fury

D Georgie Fame

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 Goobers

C Junior Mints

D Marty Wilde

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 TRUE

C FALSE

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