Who is known as the “King of the Blues”?
a) B.B. King
b) Muddy Waters
c) Howlin’ Wolf
d) Robert Johnson
Answer: a) B.B. King
Which blues singer had a hit with the song “At Last”?
a) Etta James
b) Aretha Franklin
c) Billie Holiday
d) Ruth Brown
Answer: a) Etta James
Who is often called the “Empress of the Blues”?
a) Bessie Smith
b) Ma Rainey
c) Koko Taylor
d) Big Mama Thornton
Answer: a) Bessie Smith
Which blues singer is known for his iconic rendition of “Hoochie Coochie Man”?
a) Howlin’ Wolf
b) John Lee Hooker
c) Elmore James
d) Muddy Waters
Answer: d) Muddy Waters
Who recorded the classic blues song “Stormy Monday” in 1947?
a) T-Bone Walker
b) Lead Belly
c) Blind Lemon Jefferson
d) Lightnin’ Hopkins
Answer: a) T-Bone Walker
Which blues singer is known for his song “Cross Road Blues”?
a) Blind Willie McTell
b) Robert Johnson
c) Son House
d) Skip James
Answer: b) Robert Johnson
Who was a prominent female blues singer and guitarist known as “The Mother of Rock ‘n’ Roll”?
a) Sister Rosetta Tharpe
b) Memphis Minnie
c) Big Mama Thornton
d) Victoria Spivey
Answer: a) Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Which blues singer was a member of the “Three Kings of the Blues” along with B.B. King and Freddie King?
a) Albert King
b) Buddy Guy
c) Albert Collins
d) John Lee Hooker
Answer: a) Albert King
Who was known as the “Empress of the Soul” and had a hit with the song “Tell Mama”?
a) Aretha Franklin
b) Etta James
c) Dinah Washington
d) Irma Thomas
Answer: d) Irma Thomas
Which blues singer’s real name was McKinley Morganfield?
a) Muddy Waters
b) Howlin’ Wolf
c) Little Walter
d) Sonny Boy Williamson II
Answer: a) Muddy Waters
Who is often referred to as the “Father of the Delta Blues”?
a) Blind Willie Johnson
b) Lead Belly
c) Robert Johnson
d) Son House
Answer: c) Robert Johnson
Which blues singer was known for his powerful voice and hit song “Good Rockin’ Tonight”?
a) Big Joe Turner
b) Wynonie Harris
c) Big Bill Broonzy
d) Little Richard
Answer: b) Wynonie Harris
Who is considered one of the greatest blues guitarists of all time and is known for his song “Sweet Home Chicago”?
a) Buddy Guy
b) Albert Collins
c) B.B. King
d) Freddie King
Answer: a) Buddy Guy
Which blues singer was known as “The Honeydripper” and had a hit with the song “T-Bone Shuffle”?
a) T-Bone Walker
b) Big Joe Turner
c) Roy Brown
d) Ivory Joe Hunter
Answer: a) T-Bone Walker
Who was known as the “Queen of the Blues” and had a hit with the song “Wang Dang Doodle”?
a) Big Mama Thornton
b) Koko Taylor
c) Dinah Washington
d) Victoria Spivey
Answer: b) Koko Taylor
Which blues singer was a pioneer of electric blues and had a hit with the song “The Thrill Is Gone”?
a) Albert King
b) Freddie King
c) B.B. King
d) Albert Collins
Answer: c) B.B. King
Who was known as “The Singing Brakeman” and is considered one of the earliest country blues performers?
a) Hank Williams
b) Jimmie Rodgers
c) Lead Belly
d) Blind Lemon Jefferson
Answer: b) Jimmie Rodgers
Which blues singer’s song “The Sky Is Crying” became a blues standard?
a) Elmore James
b) Muddy Waters
c) John Lee Hooker
d) Lightnin’ Hopkins
Answer: a) Elmore James
Who is known for his unique harmonica playing style and had a hit with the song “Juke”?
a) Little Walter
b) Sonny Boy Williamson II
c) James Cotton
d) Junior Wells
Answer: a) Little Walter
Which blues singer was known for his song “Statesboro Blues” and played slide guitar?
a) Blind Willie McTell
b) Robert Johnson
c) Son House
d) Skip James
Answer: a) Blind Willie McTell
Who was a pioneering blues singer and pianist known for her song “Backwater Blues”?
a) Big Mama Thornton
b) Ma Rainey
c) Bessie Smith
d) Victoria Spivey
Answer: c) Bessie Smith
Which blues singer was known as “The Georgia Peach” and had a hit with the song “Good Rockin’ Tonight”?
a) Big Joe Turner
b) Wynonie Harris
c) Big Bill Broonzy
d) Ruth Brown
Answer: d) Ruth Brown
Who is often called the “Queen of the Blues Guitar” and had a hit with the song “Come to Mama”?
a) Koko Taylor
b) Bonnie Raitt
c) Shemekia Copeland
d) Deborah Coleman
Answer: b) Bonnie Raitt
Which blues singer was known as “The Velvet Bulldozer” and had a hit with the song “Breaking Up Somebody’s Home”?
a) Albert Collins
b) Buddy Guy
c) Otis Rush
d) Albert King
Answer: c) Otis Rush
Who was a pioneering blues singer and guitarist known for his song “Sitting on Top of the World?
a) Mississippi Fred McDowell
b) Blind Lemon Jefferson
c) Lead Belly
d) Big Bill Broonzy
Answer: a) Mississippi Fred McDowell
Which blues singer was known as “The Honeydripper” and had a hit with the song “T-Bone Shuffle”?
a) T-Bone Walker
b) Big Joe Turner
c) Roy Brown
d) Ivory Joe Hunter
Answer: a) T-Bone Walker
Who was known as the “Queen of the Blues” and had a hit with the song “Wang Dang Doodle”?
a) Big Mama Thornton
b) Koko Taylor
c) Dinah Washington
d) Victoria Spivey
Answer: b) Koko Taylor
Which blues singer was a pioneer of electric blues and had a hit with the song “The Thrill Is Gone”?
a) Albert King
b) Freddie King
c) B.B. King
d) Albert Collins
Answer: c) B.B. King
Who was known as “The Singing Brakeman” and is considered one of the earliest country blues performers?
a) Hank Williams
b) Jimmie Rodgers
c) Lead Belly
d) Blind Lemon Jefferson
Answer: b) Jimmie Rodgers
Which blues singer’s song “The Sky Is Crying” became a blues standard?
a) Elmore James
b) Muddy Waters
c) John Lee Hooker
d) Lightnin’ Hopkins
Answer: a) Elmore James
Who is known for his unique harmonica playing style and had a hit with the song “Juke”?
a) Little Walter
b) Sonny Boy Williamson II
c) James Cotton
d) Junior Wells
Answer: a) Little Walter
Which blues singer was known for his song “Statesboro Blues” and played slide guitar?
a) Blind Willie McTell
b) Robert Johnson
c) Son House
d) Skip James
Answer: a) Blind Willie McTell
Who was a pioneering blues singer and pianist known for her song “Backwater Blues”?
a) Big Mama Thornton
b) Ma Rainey
c) Bessie Smith
d) Victoria Spivey
Answer: c) Bessie Smith
Which blues singer was known as “The Georgia Peach” and had a hit with the song “Good Rockin’ Tonight”?
a) Big Joe Turner
b) Wynonie Harris
c) Big Bill Broonzy
d) Ruth Brown
Answer: d) Ruth Brown
Who is often called the “Queen of the Blues Guitar” and had a hit with the song “Come to Mama”?
a) Koko Taylor
b) Bonnie Raitt
c) Shemekia Copeland
d) Deborah Coleman
Answer: b) Bonnie Raitt
Which blues singer was known as “The Velvet Bulldozer” and had a hit with the song “Breaking Up Somebody’s Home”?
a) Albert Collins
b) Buddy Guy
c) Otis Rush
d) Albert King
Answer: c) Otis Rush
Who was a pioneering blues singer and guitarist known for his song “Sitting on Top of the World”?
a) Mississippi Fred McDowell
b) Blind Lemon Jefferson
c) Lead Belly
d) Big Bill Broonzy
Answer: a) Mississippi Fred McDowell
Which blues singer was known as “The Mother of the Blues” and had a hit with the song “See See Rider”?
a) Ma Rainey
b) Bessie Smith
c) Alberta Hunter
d) Victoria Spivey
Answer: a) Ma Rainey
Who is known as “The Queen of Gospel” and had a major influence on gospel and blues music?
a) Clara Ward
b) Sister Rosetta Tharpe
c) Mahalia Jackson
d) Shirley Caesar
Answer: b) Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Which blues singer’s real name was Riley B. King?
a) B.B. King
b) Freddie King
c) Albert King
d) Little Freddie King
Answer: a) B.B. King
Who is known for his unique bottleneck slide guitar playing and had a hit with the song “Death Letter Blues”?
a) Blind Willie McTell
b) Robert Johnson
c) Son House
d) Skip James
Answer: c) Son House
Which blues singer was known as the “Black Snake Moan” and is considered one of the greatest female country blues artists?
a) Bessie Smith
b) Ma Rainey
c) Alberta Hunter
d) Victoria Spivey
Answer: a) Bessie Smith
Who was known as “The Hoochie Coochie Man” and had a hit with the song of the same name?
a) Muddy Waters
b) John Lee Hooker
c) Elmore James
d) Howlin’ Wolf
Answer: d) Howlin’ Wolf
Which blues singer was known for his song “Boogie Chillen” and is considered a major influence on rock and roll?
a) Big Joe Turner
b) Lead Belly
c) John Lee Hooker
d) Lightnin’ Hopkins
Answer: c) John Lee Hooker
Who is known as the “Queen of the Slide Guitar” and had a hit with the song “Ball and Chain”?
a) Bonnie Raitt
b) Koko Taylor
c) Shemekia Copeland
d) Deborah Coleman
Answer: a) Bonnie Raitt
Which blues singer was known for his song “Sweet Little Angel” and is often referred to as “The Velvet Bulldozer”?
a) Albert Collins
b) Buddy Guy
c) Otis Rush
d) Albert King
Answer: b) Buddy Guy
Who is known as “The Godmother of Rock ‘n’ Roll” and had a hit with the song “Strange Things Happening Every Day”?
a) Sister Rosetta Tharpe
b) Memphis Minnie
c) Big Mama Thornton
d) Victoria Spivey
Answer: a) Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Which blues singer was known for his song “Mississippi Blues” and played the guitar with a knife or a razor blade?
a) Blind Willie Johnson
b) Lead Belly
c) Robert Johnson
d) Son House
Answer: d) Son House
Who was known as “The Empress of the Blues” and had a hit with the song “St. Louis Blues”?
a) Bessie Smith
b) Ma Rainey
c) Alberta Hunter
d) Victoria Spivey
Answer: a) Bessie Smith
Which blues singer was known for his song “Dust My Broom” and is considered one of the pioneers of slide guitar playing?
a) Elmore James
b) Muddy Waters
c) John Lee Hooker
d) Lightnin’ Hopkins
Answer: a) Elmore James
