Muddy Waters Quiz

Who lead the project in the 1930s and 40s to record and preserve

folk and blues songs of the Deep South?

• the Library of Congress

• the Deep South Preservation Program

• the Delta Blues Initiative

• the University of Mississippi

What was Muddy Waters' real name in the Mississippi Delta?

• William McKinley

• Morgan

  Walters

• McKinley Morganfield

• Johnson

  Waters

Where did Muddy Waters receive his earliest blues training?

• Chicago's southside

• Stovall Plantation

• Mississippi Delta

• Clarksdale, Mississippi

In which year did Muddy Waters move to Chicago?

• 1941

• 1947

• 1943

• 1945

Muddy Waters' made his move to Chicago to . . .

• find a wider audience

• record his first album

• learn the electric guitar

• join a blues band

According to Bob Dylan, what did Muddy Waters bring with him to Chicago?

• dark woods

• Delta cotton

• tractor

• electric guitar

In the 1940s, Muddy Waters electric guitar playing set the basis for which future genre?

• Jazz

• Blues

• Country & Western

• Rock & Roll

What did Muddy Waters develop when playing the electric guitar?

• a new language

• a new style

• a new instrument

• a new band

What did Muddy Waters pioneer in developing on the electric guitar?

• Playing with a bow

• Playing with fingers

• Playing with a slide

• Playing with a pick

What did Muddy Waters amplify in Chicago to play like no other?

• His guitar

• His audience

• His band

• His voice