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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 Cheap Thrills

D Surreslistic Pillow

Question #2

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

A Rufus Thomas

B Sam and Dave

C Wilson Pickett

D Otis Redding

E Are You Experienced?

Question #3

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

A Marvin Gaye

B The Temptations

C Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

D Dianna Ross and the Supremes

E Martha and the Vandellas

Question #4

Motown studios named their building “Soulsville, USA.”

A FALSE

B Josie and the Pussy Cats

C TRUE

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 Mersey

B The Beatles

C The Beach Boys

D The Rolling Stones

E The Who

Question #7

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

A The Byrds

B Gary Lewis and the Playboys

C Johnny Rivers

D Sonny and Cher

E Paul Revere and the Raiders

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 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 The Kinks

B Phil Spector

C Chas Chandler

D Bo Diddley

E George Martin

Question #11

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

A Are You Experiences?

B Electric Ladyland

C Band of Gypsies

D Tom Dowd

E Axix: Bold As Love

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 Monterrey Pop Festival

D The Isle of Wight

Question #13

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

A The Richmond

B Haight-Ashbury

C The Potrero

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 The Jefferson Aiplane

D The Doors

E Iron Butterfly

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 Pink Floyd

D The Small Faces

E The Animals

Question #16

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

A Eric Clapton

B The Soccer Davis Group

C Jimi Hendrix

D Dave Mason

E Jimmy Page

Question #17

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

A The Rockers

B Jeff Beck

C The Mods

D The Hooligans

E The Mockers

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 Heli’s Angels

E The New York Three

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 Timothy Leary

C Chet Helms

D Phil Lesh

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 Altamont

B The Isle of Wight

C Woodstock

D Bill Graham

E The Monterrey Pop Festival

Question #21

Identify the “Father of Funk.”

A Wilson Picket

B Sam Cooke

C Otis Redding

D Stevie Wonder

E Trips Festival

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 Motown

D Atlantic

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 Motown

B Atlantic

C Columbia

D Stax

E Sun

Question #24

Who was the founder and pop visionary of Motown Records?

A Decca

B Tom Dowd

C Berry Gordy

D Smokey Robinson

E Phil Spector

Question #25

Identify the influential house band at Motown Records.

A The Funk Brothers

B Quick Silver Messenger Service

C The Wrecking Crew

D The Boogie Machine

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 FALSE

C The Soul Survivors

Question #27

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

A Vlad and the Impalers

B The Boogie Machine

C The Wrecking Crew

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 Chess

B Atlantic

C Motown

D Stax

E The Funk Brothers

Question #29

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

A Please, Please, Mr. Postman

B Fame

C Where Did Our Love Go?

D Too Proud to Beg

E Stop! In the Name of Love

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 Supremes

D The Temptations

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 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

C The Kingsmen

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 Rascals

C The yardbirds

D The Kinks

E The Beatles

Question #33

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

A Brian Wilson

B Keith Moon

C Dennis Wilson

D Carl Wilson

E The Rolling Stones

Question #34

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

A The Lovin’ Spoonful

B Simon and Garfunkel

C Peter, Paul, and Mary

D Al Jardine

E The Mamas and the Papas

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 Simon and Garfunkel

C The Byrds

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 The Lovin’ Spoonful

B rock and roll fashion

C record production

D music business issues

E song lyrics that are artful and socially relevant

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 musical style

C Joan Baez

D Janis Joplin

E Joni Mitchel

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 2001

C 1965

D 1972

E 1958

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 Limelighters

B Peter, Paul, and Mary

C The Byrds

D 1984

E The Kingston Trio

Question #40

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

A Chicago Blues

B Pop

C The New Christy Minstrels

D Folk

E Rockabilly

Question #41

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

A Herman’s Hermits

B Surf

C The Rolling Stones

D The Dave Clack Five

E The Kinks

Question #42

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

A Richards and Jagger

B Gamble and Huff

C The Spencer Davis Group

D Leiber and Stoller

E Lennon and McCartney

Question #43

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

A Dresden

B Dusseldorf

C Rogers and Hammerstein

D Hamburg

E Berlin

Question #44

A Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

B The Jackie Gleason Show

C The Johnny Carson 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 Yellow Submarine

B A Hard Day’s Night

C Help!

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 The Whiskey A Go-go

B The Cotton Club

C The Cavern Club

D The Apollo

E Magical Mystery Tour

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 The Troubadour

C George Martin

D Phil Spector

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 Andrew Oldham

D Joe Brown

E Billy Fury

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 Skittles

B Marty Wilde

C Junior Mints

D Skiffle

E Goobers

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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