This Is…

JEOPARDY!

$200Traced Back To Africa

This was created by

freed slaves and abolitionists in order to help slaves escape

$400Traced Back To Africa

In Africa, Drumming and Dancing were used for what purpose?

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These are the three genres of slave music

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The “drinking gourd” refers to this

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Name three African musical traditions used in popular music today

$200Jazz/Blues

Call and Response

is…

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Improvisation is…

$600Jazz/Blues

The Blues are

arranged in this

form.

$800Jazz/Blues

This “dirty” man is known for merging southern blues with northern blues.

$1000Jazz/Blues

This woman is known for this type of singing…

Describe.

$200Early Rock #1

He was the first DJ to play “black” music and to coin the phrase Rock and

Roll.

$400Early Rock #1

He popularized a fundamental rhythm of Rock and Roll.

$600Early Rock #1

Describe what it was like to live in the 1950’s.

$800Early Rock #1

These were the 5

“Fathers of Rock and Roll”.

$1000Early Rock #1

How did TV affect

popular music?

$200Musical Trademarks

He was a wild piano player.

$400Musical Trademarks

His trademarks were the duck walk and a very popular guitar riff.

$600Musical Trademarks

Bo Diddley always had one of these.

$800Musical Trademarks

She always wore these in her hair.

$1000Musical Trademarks

Name two characteristics of Little Richard’s music and two characteristics of his look that made him popular.

$200WILD CARD

He is considered the most influential jazz musician.

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What did Elvis do “wrong” and how did they censor his performance?

$600WILD CARD

Jazz originated in this city.

$800WILD CARD

She performed a song that dealt with racism in the south. Name the song and her.

$1000WILD CARD

Name four subjects of popular music.

$200Early Rock #2

He popularized the geek look with a suit and horn-rimmed glasses

$400Early Rock #2

This man almost ruined his career by doing what?

$600Early Rock #2

What was the social significance of Elvis Presley’s music?

$800Early Rock #2

He used vocal hiccups in his music.

$1000Early Rock #2

Who was music geared towards in the 1950’s and what did they think of this “new” music?

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