Gender:
Male
Age:
52
Do you play an instrument proficiently?
Yes
Without consulting any sources, answer the following questions:
1. Do you know who Miles Davis is? (Just yes or no)
Don't Know
2. Can you name a Miles Davis number or album?
No
3. Do you know who Doc Watson is?
No
4. Do you know who Bob Wills is?
No
5. Do you know who Duke Ellington is?
No
6. Can you name a Duke Ellington song? No
7. Do you know who Johnny Ace is?
No
8. Do you know who Howlin’ Wolf is? Yes
9. Who was the driving force behind the band T. Rex?
Marc Bolan
10. Name a T. Rex song:
20th Century Boy
11. Complete the following sentence: John Coltrane played the:
Don't Know
12. Who was the Beatles’ drummer before Ringo Starr?
Don't Know
13. Ringo Starr’s real name is:
Don't Know
14. The Supremes recorded for what label?
Don't Know
15. Do you know who Big Joe Turner is?
Don't Know
16. Name a Big Joe Turner song:
Don't Know
17. Complete the following sentence: Johan Sebastian Bach was a classical composer during the
Don't Know period.
18. Name an early form of European liturgical music:
Don't Know
19. Name a Holland-Dozier-Holland song:
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20. Richard Strauss composed which piece? A. Blue Danube, B. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, C. Rite of Spring, D. Also Sprach Zarathustra, E. None of the above, F. All of the above
Don't Know
21. Name a Cole Porter song:
Don't Know
22. Complete the following sentence: Yo-Yo Ma plays the:
Don't Know
23. What is “the Carter lick”?
Don't Know
24. Antonio Salieri is important because: A. He invented many of the principles of modern music theory, B. He was the teacher of Franz Schubert, C. He murdered Mozart, D. He wrote many pieces for the pipe organ.
Don't Know
25. What was Mozart’s full name?
Don't Know
26. Beethoven’s teacher was: A. Johan Bach, B. George Frideric Handel, C. Antonio Salieri, D. Josef Haydn, E. None of the above.
Don't Know
27. Beethoven is credited with starting what period of classical music?
Don't Know
28. Name a Scott Joplin piece:
Don't Know
29. Most of Joplin’s pieces were written in which decade? A. 1890-1900, B. 1900-1910, C. 1910-1920, D. 1920-1930.
Don't Know
30. Who was “the King of the Mississippi Delta Bluesmen”: A. Charley Patton, B. Blind Willie McTell, C. Lightnin’ Hopkins, D. Mississippi Fred McDowell.
Don't Know
This is quite embarrassing 
Looks like I should just stick to playing music verses being a music historian...Geez.
Especially at my age.