1. What singer helped pave the way for female gospel singers?
a. Mahalia Jackson
b. CeCe Winans
c. James Brown
d. Sallie Martin
2. What southern gospel group sings “The Lamb, the Lion and
the King”?
a. The Soul Stirrers
b. The Crabb Family
c. The McKameys
d. The Hoskins Family
3. What television program began in the early 1990s as a result
of one gospel group’s artistry?
a. “Clash of the Choirs”
b. “Christy”
c. “Gaither Gospel Hour”
d. “Touched by an Angel”
4. Who is known as the father of gospel music?
a. Thomas A. Dorsey
b. Sam Cooke
c. James Cleveland
d. Bill Gaither
5. Al Green’s first gospel music album was called
a. “The Lord Will Make a Way”
b. “Your Arms Too Short to Box With God”
c. “The Message Is Love”
d. “Al Green Gets Next to You”
6. At the 2009 Dove Awards, The Blind Boys of Alabama were awarded
a. Traditional Gospel Album of the Year
b. Country Album of the Year
c. Southern Gospel Recorded Song of the Year
d. Country Recorded Song of the Year
7. George Younce is best known for his involvement with what southern gospel quartet?
a. The Blackwood Family
b. The Swan Silvertones
c. The Speer Family
d. The Cathedrals
8. Beginning his career in the late 1980s, this contemporary gospel singer has won seven Artist of the Year Dove Awards.
a. Michael W. Smith
b. Steven Curtis Chapman
c. Phil Keaggy
d. Russ Taff
9. Who was the first Christian band to be enshrined in a Hard Rock Café?
a. dc Talk
b. Petra
c. Audio Adrenaline
d. Stryper
10. Who was one of the first gospel music artists to receive airplay on mainstream radio?
a. Amy Grant
b. Kathy Troccoli
c. Michael W. Smith
d. P.O.D.
11. Gospel megahit “Oh Happy Day” was recorded by what group?
a. The Edwin Hawkins Singers
b. The Dixie Hummingbirds
c. The Mighty Clouds of Joy
d. The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi
12. The 2009 Dove Award for Group of the Year went to
a. Tenth Avenue North
b. Casting Crowns
c. Mary Mary
d. Point of Grace
(1. a 2. b 3. c 4. a 5. a 6. a 7. d 8. b 9. b 10. a 11. a 12. b)
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