If there is a question mark, it's because I'm taking a random guess.
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Do you play an instrument proficiently? No
Without consulting any sources, answer the following questions:
1. Do you know who Miles Davis is? (Just yes or no) Yes
2. Can you name a Miles Davis number or album? Flamenco Sketches
3. Do you know who Doc Watson is? No
4. Do you know who Bob Wills is? No
5. Do you know who Duke Ellington is? Yes
6. Can you name a Duke Ellington song? No
7. Do you know who Johnny Ace is? Yes
8. Do you know who Howlin’ Wolf is? Yes
9. Who was the driving force behind the band T. Rex? Marc Bolan
10. Name a T. Rex song: 20th Century Boy
11. Complete the following sentence: John Coltrane played the ____________. Saxophone
12. Who was the Beatles’ drummer before Ringo Starr? Pete Best
13. Ringo Starr’s real name is: Richard Starsky
14. The Supremes recorded for what label? Motown
15. Do you know who Big Joe Turner is? Yes
16. Name a Big Joe Turner song: No
17. Complete the following sentence: Johan Sebastian Bach was a classical composer during the ________ period. Baroque?
18. Name an early form of European liturgical music: Christian Hymns?
19. Name a Holland-Dozier-Holland song: ?
20. Richard Strauss composed which piece? A. Blue Danube, B. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, C. Rite of Spring, D. Also Sprach Zarathustra, E. None of the above, F. All of the above A
21. Name a Cole Porter song:
22. Complete the following sentence: Yo-Yo Ma plays the ________. Cello
23. What is “the Carter lick”? It's something to do with the style of guitar playing in the Carter Family Singers
24. Antonio Salieri is important because: A. He invented many of the principles of modern music theory, B. He was the teacher of Franz Schubert, C. He murdered Mozart, D. He wrote many pieces for the pipe organ. D?
25. What was Mozart’s full name? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
26. Beethoven’s teacher was: A. Johan Bach, B. George Frideric Handel, C. Antonio Salieri, D. Josef Haydn, E. None of the above. B?
27. Beethoven is credited with starting what period of classical music? Romantic
28. Name a Scott Joplin piece: The Entertainer
29. Most of Joplin’s pieces were written in which decade? A. 1890-1900, B. 1900-1910, C. 1910-1920, D. 1920-1930. B
30. Who was “the King of the Mississippi Delta Bluesmen”: A. Charley Patton, B. Blind Willie McTell, C. Lightnin’ Hopkins, D. Mississippi Fred McDowell. B
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