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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 Rufus Thomas

B Are You Experienced?

C Otis Redding

D Wilson Pickett

E Sam and Dave

Question #3

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

A Marvin Gaye

B The Temptations

C Martha and the Vandellas

D Dianna Ross and the Supremes

E Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

Question #4

Motown studios named their building “Soulsville, USA.”

A Josie and the Pussy Cats

B TRUE

C FALSE

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 Mersey

B The Rolling Stones

C The Who

D The Beach Boys

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 Gary Lewis and the Playboys

E Johnny Rivers

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 Animals

B The Spencer Davis Group

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 Phil Spector

B The Kinks

C Bo Diddley

D George Martin

E Chas Chandler

Question #11

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

A Band of Gypsies

B Electric Ladyland

C Axix: Bold As Love

D Tom Dowd

E Are You Experiences?

Question #12

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

A Altamont

B The Isle of Wight

C Hyde Park, London

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 The Potrero

C The Richmond

D Nod Hill

E Haight-Ashbury

Question #14

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

A The Doors

B Iron Butterfly

C Big Brother and the Holding Company

D Mission District

E The Jefferson Aiplane

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 Pink Floyd

C The Animals

D The Yardbirds

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 Dave Mason

C Eric Clapton

D The Soccer Davis Group

E Jimi Hendrix

Question #17

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

A The Mockers

B Jeff Beck

C The Mods

D The Hooligans

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 Yippies

C The Hippies

D The Heli’s Angels

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 Chas-Chandler

C Timothy Leary

D Phil Lesh

E Chet Helms

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 Isle of Wight

B Altamont

C Bill Graham

D Woodstock

E The Monterrey Pop Festival

Question #21

Identify the “Father of Funk.”

A Otis Redding

B Trips Festival

C Sam Cooke

D Stevie Wonder

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 Motown

C James Brown

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 Stax

B Sun

C Atlantic

D Motown

E Columbia

Question #24

Who was the founder and pop visionary of Motown Records?

A Phil Spector

B Smokey Robinson

C Berry Gordy

D Tom Dowd

E Decca

Question #25

Identify the influential house band at Motown Records.

A Quick Silver Messenger Service

B The Funk Brothers

C The Boogie Machine

D The Wrecking Crew

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 The Soul Survivors

C FALSE

Question #27

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

A Booker T. and the M.G.’s

B The Wrecking Crew

C The Boogie Machine

D Vlad and the Impalers

Question #28

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

A Motown

B Chess

C Stax

D The Funk Brothers

E Atlantic

Question #29

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

A Where Did Our Love Go?

B Stop! In the Name of Love

C Please, Please, Mr. Postman

D Fame

E Too Proud to Beg

Question #30

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

A The Supremes

B Booker T. and the M.G.’s

C The Temptations

D Back in My Arms Again

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 The Stooges

C The Dave Clark Five

D Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

E The Kingsmen

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 yardbirds

D The Beatles

E The Monkees

Question #33

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

A Keith Moon

B Brian Wilson

C The Rolling Stones

D Carl Wilson

E Dennis 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 Al Jardine

E Peter, Paul, and Mary

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 Ritchie Havens

E The Byrds

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 The Lovin’ Spoonful

D record production

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 Carol King

B Joan Baez

C musical style

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 1965

B Grace Slick

C 2001

D 1958

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 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 Pop

C The New Christy Minstrels

D Chicago Blues

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 The Rolling Stones

C The Dave Clack Five

D Surf

E The Kinks

Question #42

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

A The Spencer Davis Group

B Richards and Jagger

C Leiber and Stoller

D Lennon and McCartney

E Gamble and Huff

Question #43

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

A Dresden

B Rogers and Hammerstein

C Hamburg

D Dusseldorf

E Berlin

Question #44

A The Jackie Gleason Show

B The Ed Sullivan Show

C The Johnny Carson Show

D Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

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 Help!

B A Hard Day’s Night

C The Yellow Submarine

D Let It Be

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 Cotton Club

B Magical Mystery Tour

C The Whiskey A Go-go

D The Apollo

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 Brain Epstein

E George Martin

Question #48

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

A Billy Fury

B Lonnie Donegan

C Andrew Oldham

D Georgie Fame

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 Goobers

B Junior Mints

C Marty Wilde

D Skittles

E Skiffle

Question #50

Before 1964, American listeners viewed British music as equal to America music in terms of importance and record sales.

A FALSE

B TRUE

C Sour Gummy Bears

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