Listening Quiz 5

Question 1

England Artists

Answer 1

Motorhead
Eurythmics

Question 2

California Artists

Answer 2

N.W.A. (Compton)
Metallica (Los Angeles and San Francisco bay area)

Question 3

Midwest Artists

Answer 3

Madonna (Michigan)
Michael Jackson (Gary, Indiana)
Prince (Minneapolis)

Question 4

Music tracks in rap songs (1979-)

Answer 4

live instruments played in the recording studio

Question 5

Music tracks in rap songs (1982-)

Answer 5

electronic drum machines

Question 6

Music tracks in rap songs (1986-)

Answer 6

digital sampling

Question 7

Members of N.W.A

Answer 7

Ice Cube, Dr. Dre

Question 8

Members of Public Enemy

Answer 8

Chuck D

Question 9

Members of Blondie

Answer 9

Deborah Harry

Question 10

Guitarists

Answer 10

Eddie Van Halen

Question 11

Blondie: “Rapture” (1980)

Answer 11

Chrysalis, Pop #1, Pop LP #7, R&B #33, R&B LP #25

Question 12

Motorhead: “Ace of Spades” (1981)

Answer 12

Pop LP #1

Question 13

Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force: “Planet Rock” (1982)

Answer 13

Tommy Boy, Pop #48, R&B #48, R&B #4, also Synthesizer melody at 0:45 from “Trans Europe Express” (Kraftwerk, 1:33); beat based on “Numbers”
(Kraftwerk)

Question 14

Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five (ft Melle Mel and Duke Bootee): “The Message” (1982)

Answer 14

Sugar Hill, Pop #62, Pop LP #53, R&B #4, R&B LP #8

Question 15

Michael Jackson: “Thriller” (1982)

Answer 15

Epic, Pop #4 (37 weeks at #1, 122 weeks on chart), R&B #3, R&B LP #1 (37 weeks at #1, 101 weeks on the chart), thriller won eight grammys

Question 16

Michael Jackson: “Beat It” (1982)

Answer 16

Eddie Van halen (guitar solo), Pop #1, R&B #1

Question 17

Eurythmics: “Sweet Dreams Are Made of This” (1983)

Answer 17

RCA Victor, Pop #1, Pop LP #15, R&B LP #36, second part of British invasion

Question 18

Run-D.M.C. : “It’s Like That” (1983)

Answer 18

Profile, Pop LP #53 (65 weeks on chart), R&B #15, R&B LP #14 (55 weeks on chart), first rap album to be certified gold

Question 19

Prince: “When Doves Cry” (1984)

Answer 19

Warner Bros, Pop #1, Pop LP #1 (24 weeks at #1), R&B #1, R&B LP #1 (19 weeks at #1)

Question 20

Madonna: “Like A Virgin” (1984)

Answer 20

Sire, Pop #1, Pop LP #1, R&B #9, R&B LP #10

Question 21

Whitney Houston: “How Will I Know?” (1985)

Answer 21

Pop #1, Pop LP #1, R&B #1, Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female

Question 22

Eric B. Featuring Rakim: “Eric B is President” (1986)

Answer 22

Sampling

Question 23

Metallica: “Battery” (1986)

Answer 23

Elektra, Pop LP #29

Question 24

Sonic Youth: “Madonna, Sean and Me (aka Expressway to Your Skull)” (1986)

Answer 24

S.S.T./Geffen

Question 25

Salt-N-Pepa: "My Mic Sounds Nice" (1986)

Answer 25

Pop LP #26, R&B #41, R&B LP #7

Question 26

Pixies: "Gigantic" (1988)

Answer 26

Elektra

Question 27

N.W.A: "F*** Tha Police (1989)

Answer 27

Ruthless/Priority, R&B LP #9, Pop LP #37

Question 28

Public Enemy: "Fight the Power" (1989)

Answer 28

Def Jam, Pop LP #10, R&B #20, R&B LP #3