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Question #1

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

A Fresh Cream

B Cheap Thrills

C Surreslistic Pillow

D Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band

Question #2

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

A Wilson Pickett

B Otis Redding

C Are You Experienced?

D Sam and Dave

E Rufus Thomas

Question #3

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

A Dianna Ross and the Supremes

B Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

C Marvin Gaye

D The Temptations

E Martha and the Vandellas

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 Nile

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 Beach Boys

B Mersey

C The Who

D The Rolling Stones

E The Beatles

Question #7

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

A Paul Revere and the Raiders

B The Byrds

C Sonny and Cher

D Johnny Rivers

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 TRUE

B The Mamas and Papas

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 Who

B The Dave Clark Five

C The Animals

D The Spencer Davis Group

Question #10

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

A Bo Diddley

B Chas Chandler

C George Martin

D The Kinks

E Phil Spector

Question #11

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

A Axix: Bold As Love

B Band of Gypsies

C Are You Experiences?

D Electric Ladyland

E Tom Dowd

Question #12

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

A Hyde Park, London

B The Monterrey Pop Festival

C Altamont

D The Isle of Wight

Question #13

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

A The Richmond

B Nod Hill

C The Human Be-in

D The Potrero

E Haight-Ashbury

Question #14

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

A Iron Butterfly

B Mission District

C The Jefferson Aiplane

D The Doors

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 Yardbirds

B The Animals

C Pink Floyd

D The Kinks

E The Small Faces

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 Jimi Hendrix

D Dave Mason

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 Mods

B Jeff Beck

C The Mockers

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 Beats

C The Yippies

D The New York Three

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 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 Woodstock

B Altamont

C The Monterrey Pop Festival

D Bill Graham

E The Isle of Wight

Question #21

Identify the “Father of Funk.”

A Trips Festival

B Stevie Wonder

C Wilson Picket

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 Atlantic

B Stax

C James Brown

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 Sun

B Motown

C Columbia

D Atlantic

E Stax

Question #24

Who was the founder and pop visionary of Motown Records?

A Smokey Robinson

B Decca

C Berry Gordy

D Phil Spector

E Tom Dowd

Question #25

Identify the influential house band at Motown Records.

A Sam Phillips

B The Funk Brothers

C The Boogie Machine

D Quick Silver Messenger Service

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 FALSE

C TRUE

Question #27

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

A The Boogie Machine

B The Wrecking Crew

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 Stax

B Chess

C Atlantic

D The Funk Brothers

E Motown

Question #29

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

A Fame

B Please, Please, Mr. Postman

C Where Did Our Love Go?

D Stop! In the Name of Love

E Too Proud to Beg

Question #30

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

A Martha and the Vandellas

B The Supremes

C The Temptations

D Booker T. and the M.G.’s

E Back in My Arms Again

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 Monkees

E The Kinks

Question #33

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

A Dennis Wilson

B Keith Moon

C Brian Wilson

D Carl Wilson

E The Rolling Stones

Question #34

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

A The Mamas and the Papas

B The Lovin’ Spoonful

C Al Jardine

D Peter, Paul, and Mary

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 The Momas and the Papas

B The Byrds

C Simon and Garfunkel

D The Byrds

E Ritchie Havens

Question #36

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

A record production

B The Lovin’ Spoonful

C song lyrics that are artful and socially relevant

D music business issues

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 musical style

B Carol King

C Joan Baez

D Joni Mitchel

E Janis Joplin

Question #38

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

A 1958

B Grace Slick

C 1972

D 1965

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 Byrds

B The Kingston Trio

C Peter, Paul, and Mary

D 1984

E The Limelighters

Question #40

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

A Folk

B Rockabilly

C The New Christy Minstrels

D Chicago Blues

E Pop

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 Surf

D Herman’s Hermits

E The Kinks

Question #42

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

A Leiber and Stoller

B Lennon and McCartney

C Richards and Jagger

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 Dresden

C Dusseldorf

D Hamburg

E Berlin

Question #44

A Frankfurt

B Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

C The Ed Sullivan Show

D The Jackie Gleason Show

E The Johnny Carson 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 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 The Cavern Club

B The Whiskey A Go-go

C Magical Mystery Tour

D The Apollo

E The Cotton 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 The Troubadour

B Phil Spector

C Brain Epstein

D George Martin

E Tom Dowd

Question #48

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

A Lonnie Donegan

B Billy Fury

C Andrew Oldham

D Joe Brown

E Georgie Fame

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 Goobers

B Junior Mints

C Skiffle

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 FALSE

C TRUE

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