Who is often referred to as the “Father of the Blues”?
a) B.B. King
b) Muddy Waters
c) Robert Johnson
d) W.C. Handy
Answer: d) W.C. Handy
Which city is considered the birthplace of the blues, where it emerged in the early 20th century?
a) Memphis
b) New Orleans
c) Chicago
d) St. Louis
Answer: a) Memphis
Who was a legendary blues guitarist known for his virtuoso slide guitar playing and “Cross Road Blues”?
a) T-Bone Walker
b) Lead Belly
c) Robert Johnson
d) B.B. King
Answer: c) Robert Johnson
What type of guitar is commonly used in traditional blues music, known for its unique sound?
a) Stratocaster
b) Telecaster
c) Resonator guitar
d) Les Paul
Answer: c) Resonator guitar
Which famous blues musician is known for his hit song “The Thrill is Gone?
a) Buddy Guy
b) Albert King
c) Muddy Waters
d) B.B. King
Answer: d) B.B. King
What style of blues is characterized by its driving rhythm, electric guitar, and urban themes?
a) Delta Blues
b) Chicago Blues
c) Texas Blues
d) Piedmont Blues
Answer: b) Chicago Blues
Who was a famous blues singer and pianist known for her powerful vocals and song “At Last”?
a) Ma Rainey
b) Bessie Smith
c) Koko Taylor
d) Etta James
Answer: d) Etta James
Which blues legend was known as the “King of the Slide Guitar” and had a unique voice?
a) Elmore James
b) Howlin’ Wolf
c) John Lee Hooker
d) Son House
Answer: a) Elmore James
What was the name of the famous recording studio in Mississippi where many blues artists recorded?
a) Sun Studio
b) Chess Records
c) Stax Records
d) FAME Studios
Answer: b) Chess Records
Which blues musician was known for his fiery performances and “I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man”?
a) Muddy Waters
b) Howlin’ Wolf
c) B.B. King
d) John Lee Hooker
Answer: a) Muddy Waters
What harmonica player is often referred to as the “King of the Blues Harmonica”?
a) Sonny Boy Williamson II
b) Little Walter
c) Big Walter Horton
d) Charlie Musselwhite
Answer: b) Little Walter
Which blues musician was known for his raw and powerful voice and “Smokestack Lightning”?
a) Howlin’ Wolf
b) Robert Johnson
c) Willie Dixon
d) Skip James
Answer: a) Howlin’ Wolf
Who was a prominent blues singer and guitarist known for her “Strange Fruit” song?
a) Ma Rainey
b) Bessie Smith
c) Billie Holiday
d) Koko Taylor
Answer: c) Billie Holiday
What is the name of the famous blues festival held annually in Chicago since 1984?
a) Newport Jazz Festival
b) Monterey Jazz Festival
c) Chicago Blues Festival
d) Mississippi Delta Blues Festival
Answer: c) Chicago Blues Festival
Which blues guitarist was known for his distinctive fingerpicking style and “Sweet Home Chicago”?
a) Blind Lemon Jefferson
b) Blind Blake
c) Robert Johnson
d) Muddy Waters
Answer: c) Robert Johnson
What blues singer-songwriter was known for his influential songs like “Tangled Up in Blue”?
a) Lightnin’ Hopkins
b) B.B. King
c) Bob Dylan
d) Lead Belly
Answer: c) Bob Dylan
Which blues musician was known as the “Empress of the Blues” and had a powerful voice?
a) Bessie Smith
b) Ma Rainey
c) Etta James
d) Koko Taylor
Answer: a) Bessie Smith
What influential blues guitarist and singer was known as the “Texas Cannonball”?
a) T-Bone Walker
b) Freddie King
c) Albert King
d) Stevie Ray Vaughan
Answer: b) Freddie King
Which blues musician was known for his expressive slide guitar playing and “Statesboro Blues”?
a) Blind Willie McTell
b) Skip James
c) Tampa Red
d) Elmore James
Answer: a) Blind Willie McTell
What blues singer and guitarist was known for his unique fingerpicking style and “C.C. Rider”?
a) Lightnin’ Hopkins
b) Big Bill Broonzy
c) Blind Lemon Jefferson
d) Mississippi John Hurt
Answer: b) Big Bill Broonzy
Which blues musician was known for his “Dust My Broom” song and influence on rock ‘n’ roll?
a) T-Bone Walker
b) Elmore James
c) Albert King
d) Buddy Guy
Answer: b) Elmore James
What influential blues guitarist was known as the “Master of the Telecaster”?
a) Muddy Waters
b) Buddy Guy
c) Albert Collins
d) John Lee Hooker
Answer: c) Albert Collins
Who was a pioneering blues pianist and singer known as the “Mother of the Blues”?
a) Bessie Smith
b) Ma Rainey
c) Ethel Waters
d) Mamie Smith
Answer: d) Mamie Smith
What blues musician was known for his “Boogie Chillen'” song and influential guitar playing?
a) John Lee Hooker
b) Lightnin’ Hopkins
c) Muddy Waters
d) Howlin’ Wolf
Answer: a) John Lee Hooker
Which blues singer and guitarist was known for his “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl” song?
a) Muddy Waters
b) Sonny Boy Williamson II
c) John Lee Hooker
d) Lightnin’ Hopkins
Answer: b) Sonny Boy Williamson II
What blues musician was known for his virtuosic fingerpicking guitar style and “Hellhound on My Trail”?
a) Blind Willie McTell
b) Lead Belly
c) Skip James
d) Robert Johnson
Answer: d) Robert Johnson
Which blues guitarist was known for his intense and emotional performances and “Red House”?
a) Buddy Guy
b) B.B. King
c) Albert King
d) Stevie Ray Vaughan
Answer: d) Stevie Ray Vaughan
What blues singer was known for her powerful vocals and “Wang Dang Doodle” song?
a) Koko Taylor
b) Big Mama Thornton
c) Etta James
d) Ruth Brown
Answer: a) Koko Taylor
Which blues musician was known as the “Mississippi Blues Child” and “King of the Delta Blues”?
a) Skip James
b) Charley Patton
c) Son House
d) Blind Lemon Jefferson
Answer: b) Charley Patton
What blues singer was known for her expressive voice and “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out”?
a) Ma Rainey
b) Bessie Smith
c) Ethel Waters
d) Alberta Hunter
Answer: b) Bessie Smith
Which blues musician was known for his influential “Spoonful” song and distinctive voice?
a) Howlin’ Wolf
b) Muddy Waters
c) Sonny Boy Williamson II
d) Robert Johnson
Answer: a) Howlin’ Wolf
What influential blues guitarist was known as the “Texas Bluesman” and “Master of the Telecaster”?
a) T-Bone Walker
b) Lightnin’ Hopkins
c) Freddie King
d) Albert Collins
Answer: a) T-Bone Walker
Who was a famous blues pianist and singer known for his “Tipitina” song and New Orleans style?
a) Professor Longhair
b) Jelly Roll Morton
c) Fats Domino
d) Dr. John
Answer: a) Professor Longhair
What blues musician was known for his bottleneck guitar playing and “Death Letter Blues”?
a) Robert Johnson
b) Charley Patton
c) Blind Willie Johnson
d) Skip James
Answer: c) Blind Willie Johnson
Which blues singer and guitarist was known for his “Crosscut Saw” song and soulful performances?
a) Albert King
b) B.B. King
c) Freddie King
d) Buddy Guy
Answer: a) Albert King
What blues musician was known as the “Queen of the Blues” and had a career spanning six decades?
a) Ma Rainey
b) Bessie Smith
c) Koko Taylor
d) Etta James
Answer: c) Koko Taylor
Who was a prominent blues singer and pianist known as the “Empress of the Blues”?
a) Ma Rainey
b) Bessie Smith
c) Koko Taylor
d) Ethel Waters
Answer: b) Bessie Smith
What influential blues guitarist was known as the “King of the Slide Guitar”?
a) Elmore James
b) Howlin’ Wolf
c) John Lee Hooker
d) Son House
Answer: a) Elmore James
Which blues legend was known for his hit song “The Thrill is Gone”?
a) Buddy Guy
b) Albert King
c) Muddy Waters
d) B.B. King
Answer: d) B.B. King
What type of guitar is commonly used in traditional blues music, known for its unique sound?
a) Stratocaster
b) Telecaster
c) Resonator guitar
d) Les Paul
Answer: c) Resonator guitar
Which city is considered the birthplace of the blues, where it emerged in the early 20th century?
a) Memphis
b) New Orleans
c) Chicago
d) St. Louis
Answer: a) Memphis
Who is often referred to as the “Father of the Blues”?
a) B.B. King
b) Muddy Waters
c) Robert Johnson
d) W.C. Handy
Answer: d) W.C. Handy
What was the name of the famous recording studio in Mississippi where many blues artists recorded?
a) Sun Studio
b) Chess Records
c) Stax Records
d) FAME Studios
Answer: b) Chess Records
Which blues musician was known for his “Boogie Chillen'” song and influential guitar playing?
a) John Lee Hooker
b) Lightnin’ Hopkins
c) Muddy Waters
d) Howlin’ Wolf
Answer: a) John Lee Hooker
What blues singer and guitarist was known for his unique fingerpicking style and “C.C. Rider”?
a) Lightnin’ Hopkins
b) Big Bill Broonzy
c) Blind Lemon Jefferson
d) Mississippi John Hurt
Answer: b) Big Bill Broonzy
Which blues singer and guitarist was known for his “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl” song?
a) Muddy Waters
b) Sonny Boy Williamson II
c) John Lee Hooker
d) Lightnin’ Hopkins
Answer: b) Sonny Boy Williamson II
Who was a famous blues pianist and singer known for his “Tipitina” song and New Orleans style?
a) Professor Longhair
b) Jelly Roll Morton
c) Fats Domino
d) Dr. John
Answer: a) Professor Longhair
What blues singer was known for her powerful vocals and “Wang Dang Doodle” song?
a) Koko Taylor
b) Big Mama Thornton
c) Etta James
d) Ruth Brown
Answer: a) Koko Taylor
Which blues musician was known as the “Mississippi Blues Child” and “King of the Delta Blues”?
a) Skip James
b) Charley Patton
c) Son House
d) Blind Lemon Jefferson
Answer: b) Charley Patton
What blues singer was known for her expressive voice and “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out”?
a) Ma Rainey
b) Bessie Smith
c) Ethel Waters
d) Alberta Hunter
Answer: b) Bessie Smith
