The American Music History Trivia Test

1. Hi! And welcome to my American Music Test. I'll be asking random questions to find out your broad knowledge of American music, ranging from rock to classical. TODO: REWRITE THIS.
2. 1

   What was the first #1 Rock and Roll hit?

   Hound Dog

   Shake, Rattle and Roll

   Roll Over Beethoven

   Rock Around the Clock

3. 2

   Who composed "Fanfare for the Common Man?"

   Leonard Bernstein

   John Williams

   Aaron Copland

   Irving Berlin

4. 3

   What band was the true inspiration for the punk movement, due to the fact that they made an album that was distributed internationally?

   The Ramones

   The Sex Pistols

   Iggy and the Stooges

5. 4

   Who composed "God Bless America?"

   Cole Porter

   Aaron Copland

   Leonard Bernstein

   Irving Berlin

6. 5

   Who composed "Nixon in China?"

   Phillip Glass

   John Cage

   Frank Zappa

   Alro Guthrie

7. 6

   What group is credited with founding gangsta, with the landmark album "Straight Outta Compton?"

   Public Enemy

   N.W.A.

   Run DMC

8. 7

   Louis Armstrong first played:

   trumpet

   coronet

   saxohone

   piano

9. 8

   Who was Bob Dylan's idol? (He traveled to NYC to find him.)

   Elvis Presley

   James Dean

   Buddy Holly

   Woody Guthrie

10. 9

    Legend tells us that a certain bluesman sold his soul to the devil in return for musical skill. Eric Clapton made an entire album of this guy's songs.

    Robert Johnson

    Muddy Waters

    Blind Lemon Jefferson

    B.B. King

11. 10

    Who recorded the original version of "Hound Dog?"

    Elvis Presley

    Big Joe Turner

    Big Mama Thornton

    Little Richard

12. 11

    Who composed "Giant Steps?"

    John Coltrane

    Charlie Parker

    Miles Davis

    Dizzy Gillespie

13. 12

    Which of the following is NOT by Rodgers and Hammerstein?

    Oklahoma

    My Fair Lady

    Carousel

    South Pacific

14. 13

    Which artist wrote a song that was used by Ronald Reagan as a campaign song, (much to the disapproval of the artist)?

    Bob Dylan

    Kurt Cobain

    Arlo Guthrie

    Bruce Springsteen

15. 14

    Jimi Hendrix was born in:

    Memphis

    Detroit

    New York

    Seattle

16. 15

    In jazz, the chord progression, "rhythm changes" comes from where?

    the 12-bar blues

    a song by Gershwin

    a tune by Ellington

    "Giant Steps"

17. 16

    Who is NOT a member of the "curse of 27?"

    Buddy Holly

    Janis Joplin

    Kurt Cobain

    Jimi Hendrix

18. 17

    Who was the first Latino rock and roll star?

    Carlos Santana

    Jennifer Lopez

    Richie Valens

    Ricky Martin

19. 18

    Who was known as Lady Day?

    Ella Fitzgerald

    Sarah Vaughn

    Billy Holiday

    Bessie Smith

20. 19

    Which of the following is not by Stephan Sondheim?

    Godspell

    Merrily We Roll Along

    Company

    Into the Woods

21. 20

    The banjo is an American instrument that originally came from:

    Europe

    Tennessee

    Asia

    Africa

22. 21

    Who invented the hollow body electric guitar?

    Les Paul

    Leo Fender

    Raul Ibinez

    Isuko Takamini

23. 22

    Who wrote "Johnny B. Goode?"

    Little Richard

    Elvis Presley

    Chuck Berry

    Buddy Holly

24. 23

    What was the first black owned and operated record company?

    Motown

    Stax

    Atlantic

    Rappers Rapp Records

25. 24

    Duke Ellington came from what city?

    Washington, DC

    New York

    Kansas City

    Chicago

26. 25

    Who composed the theme for the TV show, "Lost in Space?"

    Jerry Goldsmith

    Johnny Williams

    John Williams

    Jerry Williams

27. 26

    "Night of the Living Baseheads" begins with a sample from a speech by:

    Jesse Jackson

    Barak Obama

    Malcom X

    Martin Luther King, Jr.

Finished!