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1920s, 1930s & 1940s Artists Trivia Quiz

Had enough Heavy Metal, Punk Rock, Classic Rock, Rap and Hip Hop? Let's visit an era that is not often seen in Fun Trivia, the 1920s, '30s and '40s. I will give you a song title, a phrase, and/or a pseudonym connected to the artist, you name the artist.

A multiple-choice quiz by froghair2. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
froghair2

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
343,014

Updated
Jul 18 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
535

Last 3 plays: Guest 175 (4/10), Guest 170 (6/10), Guest 73 (7/10).

Question 1 of 10

1. Which artist from the 1920s, '30s and '40s used the words; "Yousah, Yousah, Yousah" to introduce his band? Hint

Cab Calloway

Ben Bernie

Spike Jones

Lawrence Welk

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which artist from the 1920s, '30s and '40s can be identified by the introduction "the sweetest music this side of heaven"? Hint

Lawrence Welk

Benny Goodman

Glenn Miller

Guy Lombardo

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which artist from the 1930s and '40s whose theme song was "The Waltz you saved for me", was known as "The Waltz King"? Hint

Glenn Graya

Lawrence Welk

Wayne King

Guy Lombardo

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which artist from the 1930s, '40s and on, was often tagged with the somewhat demeaning phrase, "One ana two ana" which opened his "Champagne Music" numbers? Hint

Lawrence Welk

Whoopee John

Tommy Dorsey

Tennessee Ernie Ford

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which artist from the 1920s, '30s, and '40s (and beyond) was well know for his rendition of "Minnie the Moocher" and his signature "Hi de hi de hi de ho'? Hint

Spike Jones

Cab Calloway

Red Nichols

Wingy Manone

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which artist from the 1920s, '30s, and '40s was known for having side men dubbed the "Five Pennies"? Hint

Gene Krupa

Jimmy Dorsey

Tommy dorsey

Red Nichols

7. This artist is more associated and identified with the teens rather than the 1920s. "The Maple Leaf Rag" was his most enduring composition. Who was this prolific composer who was known as the King of Ragtime? Hint

Scott Joplin

George A. Smith

Charles N. Daniels

John Stark

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which artist from the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, a piano player and arranger, was known by his friends and associates as "Smack"? Hint

Louis Armstrong

Hoagy Carmichael

Coleman Hawkins

Fletcher Henderson

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which 1920s, '30s, '40s, and beyond superstar was known as "Satchmo"? Hint

Joe 'King' Oliver

Bunk Johnson

Kid Ory

Louis Armstrong

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which artist from the 1940s was best known for his unique style and the following songs: "Moonlight Serenade", "Chattanooga Choo Choo", "String of Pearls", "American Patrol" and "Little Brown Jug"? Hint

Glenn Miller

Tommy Dorsey

Harry James

Les Brown

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which artist from the 1920s, '30s and '40s used the words; "Yousah, Yousah, Yousah" to introduce his band?

Answer: Ben Bernie

This was Ben Bernie (Bernard Anzelevitz). One of his best known compositions was "Sweet Georgia Brown".

2. Which artist from the 1920s, '30s and '40s can be identified by the introduction "the sweetest music this side of heaven"?

Answer: Guy Lombardo

Guy (Gaetano Alberto) Lombardo's band was known as Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians.

3. Which artist from the 1930s and '40s whose theme song was "The Waltz you saved for me", was known as "The Waltz King"?

Answer: Wayne King

Wayne King and his band had a very long and successful career, playing regular dates into the early '80s.

4. Which artist from the 1930s, '40s and on, was often tagged with the somewhat demeaning phrase, "One ana two ana" which opened his "Champagne Music" numbers?

Answer: Lawrence Welk

Welk, a native of North Dakota played the accordion with his band and had a female vocalist known as the the Champagne Lady. The band was still active following Welk's death.

5. Which artist from the 1920s, '30s, and '40s (and beyond) was well know for his rendition of "Minnie the Moocher" and his signature "Hi de hi de hi de ho'?

Answer: Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway performed his famous "Minnie the Moocher" number as recently as in the John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd film "The Blues Brothers" and it was as sensational as ever!

6. Which artist from the 1920s, '30s, and '40s was known for having side men dubbed the "Five Pennies"?

Answer: Red Nichols

Red (Ernest Loring) Nichols referred to his side men as "The Five Pennies" a play on words with his last name. It was more likely that he had ten or eleven side-men in his group.

Answer: Scott Joplin

In 1973, a movie, "The Sting" with Robert Redford and Paul Newman, brought Joplin's music back to the popularity that it truly deserved.

8. Which artist from the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, a piano player and arranger, was known by his friends and associates as "Smack"?

Answer: Fletcher Henderson

James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson Jr. was nicknamed "Smack". In 1939, he joined Benny Goodman's band as a pianist and arranger.

9. Which 1920s, '30s, '40s, and beyond superstar was known as "Satchmo"?

Answer: Louis Armstrong

Armstrong was a legend within the world of jazz music. One of his many well known songs was "Hello Dolly".

Answer: Glenn Miller

Alton Glenn Miller was an iconic big band artist of the WWII era. He joined the U.S. Army and along with his band performed for servicemen in the E.T.O. While flying in a small plane from England to France to join his band who had preceded him, his plane went missing over the English Channel.

Source: Author froghair2

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