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Think you know your 20s music? Take this ultimate Sudden Death quiz and test your knowledge!
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Question 1 of 15
What was the most popular music genre in the 1920s?
Jazz
Hip-hop
Classical
Rock
Question 2 of 15
Which famous jazz musician was known as the King of Jazz?
Paul Whiteman
Duke Ellington
Benny Goodman
Louis Armstrong
Question 3 of 15
Which instrument did Bessie Smith, the Empress of the Blues, play?
Vocals
Saxophone
Piano
Guitar
Question 4 of 15
Who was the famous composer of Rhapsody in Blue in the 1920s?
George Gershwin
Irving Berlin
Cole Porter
Duke Ellington
Question 5 of 15
Which dance became a worldwide craze in the 1920s due to its popularity in jazz music?
Salsa
Tango
Charleston
Waltz
Question 6 of 15
What was the nickname for the 1920s due to the popularity of jazz music during the decade?
The Swing Era
The Jazz Age
The Roaring Twenties
The Golden Age
Question 7 of 15
Which African American female singer became one of the highest-paid artists of the 1920s?
Ma Rainey
Josephine Baker
Ethel Waters
Billie Holiday
Question 8 of 15
Who was known as the Father of the Blues and was a prominent figure in the 1920s music scene?
W.C. Handy
Jelly Roll Morton
Fats Waller
Scott Joplin
Question 9 of 15
Which famous jazz trumpeter was a key figure in the development of jazz music in the 1920s?
Miles Davis
Dizzy Gillespie
Chet Baker
Louis Armstrong
Question 10 of 15
Which famous band leader's orchestra was one of the most popular in the 1920s?
Duke Ellington
Benny Goodman
Glenn Miller
Count Basie
Question 11 of 15
Which famous female singer-songwriter gained popularity in the 1920s with hits like My Man and Baby Won't You Please Come Home?
Ethel Waters
Bessie Smith
Ma Rainey
Fanny Brice
Question 12 of 15
What was the name of the first talking motion picture that featured synchronized music and sound effects in the 1920s?
Citizen Kane
Gone with the Wind
Casablanca
The Jazz Singer
Question 13 of 15
Which famous composer and pianist created the iconic Maple Leaf Rag in the early 1920s?
George Gershwin
Jelly Roll Morton
Scott Joplin
Fats Waller
Question 14 of 15
Which music style emerged in the 1920s as a fusion of African American music with European classical music traditions?
Jazz
Swing
Blues
Ragtime
Question 15 of 15
Which famous jazz clarinetist was known for his virtuoso technique and innovative style in the 1920s?
Sidney Bechet
Woody Herman
Benny Goodman
Artie Shaw
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