Duke Ellington Quiz

Identify the instrument Duke Ellington played.

• Guitar

• Violin

• Piano

• Drums

About how many jazz songs did Duke Ellington compose?

• 500

• 1,000

• 2,000

• 3,000

What was “From the Cotton Club”?

• A dance style

• A radio broadcast

• A movie

• A book

When was the Duke Ellington Orchestra the most popular?

• 1920s and 1930s

• 1930s and 1940s

• 1940s and 1950s

• 1950s and 1960s

Name the style of jazz they played.

• Bebop

• Swing - Big Band

• Cool Jazz

• Free Jazz

Where and when was Duke Ellington born?

• New York, 1900

• Chicago, 1895

• Washington, D.C., 1899

• Los Angeles, 1905