Gershwin Quiz

Gershwin Quiz

5th - 7th Grade

10 Qs

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Gershwin Quiz

Gershwin Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Arts

5th - 7th Grade

Medium

Created by

Anthony Kocal

Used 25+ times

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was George Gershwin's name at birth?

Gregory Peck

Julian Morgovskaya

Jacob Gershowitz

Geoff Eidelhuber

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Besides music, in what else did George Gershwin show a lot of interest?

Sports

Photography

Flying

Dance

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was George Gershwin's music mentor?

Camille Saint-Saens

Nadia Boulanger

Herbert Hoover

Charles Hambitzer

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where did George Gershwin work as a teenager?

Tin Pan Alley's Publishing District

Brooklyn Academy of Music

New York Symphony

Zimmerman's Coffee Shop

5.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

As a teenager, Gershwin worked as a _______________________ by performing songs at a piano on the sidewalk to help boost sales.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who did George team up with to begin a legendary career producing great Broadway musicals?

Ira Gershwin

Morris Gershowitz

Aaron Copland

Frances Gershwin

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What were some of the shows that George Gershwin and his brother teamed up to produce? (mark all that apply)

I Got Rhythm

Strike Up the Band

Of Thee I Sing

An American in Paris

Porgy and Bess

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