Music Quiz: Test Your Knowledge on 70s Rock and Jazz!

Question 1 2 / 2 pts Which of the following Brill Buliding alum singer/songwriters released her hit album "Tapestry" in 1970? Janis Joplin Carol King Grace Slick Joni Mitchell Question 2 2 / 2 pts Which of the following jazz artists was a pioneer of Fusion, a blend of jazz and rock styles? Herbie Hancock John Coltrane Miles Davis Chick Corea Question 3 2 / 2 pts Ozzy Osbourne was the lead singer for which 70's "doomy" hard rock band? Deep Purple MC5

Black Sabbath Led Zeppelin Question 4 2 / 2 pts Which of the following bands pioneered the "southern rock" style as exemplified on their 1971 release Live at Fillmore East ? Lynyrd Skynyrd The Marshall Tucker Band The Allman Brothers Band Canned Heat Question 5 2 / 2 pts Frampton Comes Alive (1976) became the greatest selling record of all time, far exceeding music industry expectations. True False Question 6 2 / 2 pts Which of the following rock acts is credited with first popularizing the use of elaborate theatrics (sets, propos, costumes, story lines, etc.)? Aerosmith Led Zeppelin

Pink Floyd Alice Cooper Question 7 2 / 2 pts Which of the following albums was the Fleetwood Mac smash hit that attracted the attention of large corporate investors? One Man Dog Good Bye Yellow Brick Road Rumors Dark Side of the Moon Question 8 2 / 2 pts Many of the most popular rock acts of the 1970's (Led Zeppelin, The Who, Sly and the Family Stone, Pink Floyd...) actually formed as bands in the late 1960's. True False Question 9 2 / 2 pts Which of the following acts was NOT an American Hard Rock or Metal band? Van Halen

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Aerosmith MC5 The Eagles Question 10 2 / 2 pts Identify the lead singer of the American hard rock band Aerosmith. Mick Jagger Steven Tyler Steven Stills Geddy Lee Question 11 2 / 2 pts Bob Marley was a leading artist in which of the following musical genres? Ska Dub Reggae Ju-ju

Question 12 2 / 2 pts Which of the following jazz-rock keyboardists led the fusion group Return to Forever ? Herbie Hancock Joseph Zawinul Tony Banks Chick Corea Question 13 2 / 2 pts Art Rock is a style that blends elements of Classical music and Rock. True False Question 14 2 / 2 pts Which of the following was NOT a “progressive” rock act? Pink Floyd King Crimson Yes Kiss

Question 15 2 / 2 pts Which of the following bands is NOT a “southern rock” band? Jethro Tull The Allman Brothers Band The Marshall Tucker Band The Charlie Daniels Band Question 16 2 / 2 pts The groups Chicago and Blood, Sweat, and Tears are good examples of the Pop side of Jazz Rock. True False Question 17 2 / 2 pts The folk-rock group Crosby, Stills, and Nash successfully tempted fate by adding which of the following singers/songwriter/guitarists to the bands already ego-laden line-up? James Taylor Steve Miller Neil Young Frank Zappa

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Question 18 2 / 2 pts The number of different rock styles actually decreased during the 1970s. True False Question 19 2 / 2 pts Which of the following bands referred to their unique bluesy country rock style as “swamp music”? Steely Dan Deep Purple The Doobie Brothers Creedence Clearwater Revival Question 20 2 / 2 pts Which of the following artists was the founder/guitarist for Led Zeppelin? Jimmy Page Eric Clapton Jeff Beck Jimi Hendrix

Question 21 2 / 2 pts Which of the following popular jazz influenced rock groups was founded by Donald Fagan and Walter Becker? Chicago Steely Dan Electric Light Orchestra The Eagles Question 22 2 / 2 pts Which pioneering British progressive rock group explored the topic of insanity on the concept album Dark Side of the Moon ? Genesis Yes Pink Floyd Jethro Tull Question 23 2 / 2 pts Which of the following jazz keyboardists founded the fusion funk group The Headhunters ? Chick Corea Joe Zawinul

Herbie Hancock Jan Hammer Question 24 2 / 2 pts Which rock group created the rock operas Tommy (’69) and Quadrophenia (’73)? Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd The Who Deep Purple Question 25 2 / 2 pts Which American singer/songwriter set his career on track with the hit albums Sweet Baby James and One Man Dog ? James Taylor Cat Stevens Jim Croce Van Morrison Question 26 2 / 2 pts Which decade did Tom Wolfe label in an influential essay “The Me Decade?”

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1950's 1960's 1970's 1980's Question 27 2 / 2 pts Which of the following 70s rock acts merchandized their theatrical stage persona in the form of toys and games sporting painted faces and really “wicked” poses? Foreigner Bad Company Elton John Kiss Question 28 2 / 2 pts Which of the following groups was not a funk band? Earth, Wind, and Fire Tower of Power Average White Band The Eagles

Question 29 2 / 2 pts Who was the “Father of Funk" or "Soul Brother No. 1?” James Jamison Sly Stone James Brown George Clinton Question 30 2 / 2 pts Which of the following groups created thickly overdubbed vocal textures in their studio masterpiece Bohemian Rhapsody ? Procol Harum Queen Black Sabbath Alice Cooper Question 31 2 / 2 pts Which NY punk artist is known for the combining Beat influenced avant-garde poetry and punk rock? Richard Hell Iggy Pop

Patti Smith Blondie Question 32 2 / 2 pts Identify the former Motown star that pioneered the use of synthesizers on his artistically acclaimed albums. Marvin Gaye Stevie Wonder Sly Stone Elton John Question 33 2 / 2 pts Identify the pop funk pioneer who began his career as a San Francisco DJ. Sly Stone Bootsie Collins George Clinton James Brown Question 34 2 / 2 pts Which of the following fusion guitarists studied classical Indian music before forming the super group The Mahavishnu Orchestra ?

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Larry Coryell Bill Connors Al Dimeola John McLaughlin Question 35 2 / 2 pts In 1976, the characteristic punk sound of a particular NY group’s first album became the “sound” of the British punk movement. Which black leather jacketed band was this? Television The Ramones Generation X The Talking Heads Question 36 2 / 2 pts Which of these progressive rock bands often featured the relatively unusual sound (for rock…) of the flute? Jethro Tull Yes Genesis

Pink Floyd Question 37 2 / 2 pts Identify the influential 70s funk bassist who defined a new style of funk bass and outrageous performance antics. James Jamison Stanley Clark Jaco Pastorius Bootsie Collins Question 38 2 / 2 pts Identify the early master of glam/glitter rock who created the “sampled rock star” Ziggy Stardust? Alice Cooper Marc Bolin Iggy Pop David Bowie Question 39 2 / 2 pts In the 1970s, hard rock musicians warmly embraced Disco music? True

False Question 40 2 / 2 pts Which of the following opened a trend setting clothing store in London called “Sex” and then managed the Sex Pistols? Andrew Logg Oldham Brian Epstein Pete Meaden Malcolm McLaren Question 41 2 / 2 pts George Clinton led which of the following influential and flamboyant 70s funk bands? “It’s nothin’ but a party, y’all!” Earth, Wind, and Fire Tower of Power Parliament/Funkadelic Kool and the Gang Question 42 2 / 2 pts Which southern rock group had the hits “Free Bird,” a guitar rock anthem, and “Sweet Home Alabama?”

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Marshall Tucker Band ZZ Top The Charlie Daniels Band Lynyrd Skynyrd Question 43 2 / 2 pts Which of the following artists is often credited as being the “father” of the American punk movement? Alice Cooper Iggy Pop Joe Walsh David Bowie Question 44 2 / 2 pts Identify the NY record label that began signing punk acts in the mid 1970’s. Stiff Records Island Records Sire Records

Chess Records Question 45 2 / 2 pts Which artist was NOT an early influence for Punk rockers? 60’s garage bands The Velvet Underground The MC5 The Eagles Question 46 2 / 2 pts Identify the Caribbean pop style most associated with the late-70s British punk movement. Ska Ju-ju Reggae Salsa Question 47 2 / 2 pts Which of the following was the small New York City dive bar that first featured new American punk acts? M.G.B.G.

T.Y.C.Y. S.B.D.B. C.B.G.B. Question 48 2 / 2 pts Which American rock band recorded Hotel California ? The Doobie Brothers The Eagles Steely Dan The Jeff Beck Group Question 49 2 / 2 pts The Drum Machine was embraced by 70s rock musicians. True False Question 50 2 / 2 pts Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins both sang for the prog rock group Genesis. True

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