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Ma Rainey Quiz
Ma Rainey: The Empress of the Blues Quiz
Updated: Feb 06, 2024
Step into the sultry world of rhythm and blues with our electrifying quiz on the legendary Ma Rainey! Unleash your knowledge about this pioneering queen of blues and let the rhythm guide you!
From the obvious to the obscure, this quiz covers it all! With 30 questions on Ma Rainey, it's the perfect way to test your knowledge. Think you have what it takes to score 100%? Find out more by taking this quiz.
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Gertrude
Mary
Harriet
Betty
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1925
1930
1923
1920
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Lazy River
"Moonshine Blues"
Washboard Blues
Jazzin’ Baby Blues
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Hall Of Fame Induction
Lifetime Achievement Grammy
Presidential Medal Of Freedom
Medal Of Arts
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Violin
Piano
Guitar
Saxophone
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Tampa Red
Robert Johnson
B.B. King
Muddy Waters
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"Empress Of Soul"
"Queen Of Pop"
"Lady Of Jazz"
"Mother Of The Blues"
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Columbus
Chicago
Atlanta
Memphis
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The Blues Queen
Chicago Blues
Soul Of A Woman
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
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1935
1925
1940
1930
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Louis Armstrong
Will "Pa" Rainey
Thomas Dorsey
Langston Hughes
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Broadway
Jazz Club
Vaudeville
Opera
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Rabbit Foot Minstrels
Jubilee Singers
Mississippi Sheiks
Harlem Hotshots
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Over 200
Over 100
Over 40
Over 300
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"Shouting" Style
Scat Singing
Yodeling
"Moaning" Style
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Rainey Blues Band
Rainey And Rainey, Assassinators Of The Blues
Blue Rainey Duo
The Rainey Orchestra
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Country
Blues
Pop
Rock
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Piano
Violin
Trumpet
Drums
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March 3, 1886
December 22, 1886
July 10, 1886
April 26, 1886
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At 25
In Her Twenties
At 30
As A Teenager
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Blues Hall Of Fame
Country Music Hall Of Fame
Jazz Hall Of Fame
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
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Radio Host
Writer
Theater Impresario
Actress
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Love And Heartache
History
Adventures
Social Justice
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The Georgia Jazz Band
The Harlem Renegades
The Columbus Crooners
The Southern Syncopators
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Jazz And Rock
Gospel And R&B
Country And Pop
Vaudeville And Southern Blues
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Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Miles Davis
John Coltrane
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Downhearted Blues
Strange Fruit
Hellhound On My Trail
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom"
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Bessie Smith
Janis Joplin
Bob Dylan
Elvis Presley
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Mississippi
Georgia
Tennessee
Illinois
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Dec 22, 1939
Jan 23, 1993
Mar 19, 1981
Aug 19, 1959
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