Ten Genres, One City (Part 2) Trivia Quiz

Answer: Peter, Paul and Mary

Peter, Paul and Mary were lauded as the pioneers of popular folk music. True, there were many before and after their prime, but few are regarded with the esteem that this trio have. All in all, the trio have garnered five total Grammy Awards from 1962 to 1969.

Answer: Bela Fleck

When a person mentions jazz banjo, the most appropriate response would be Bela Fleck. His band, The Flecktones featured another prodigy on bass guitar in Victor Wooten. For the record, Chick Corea would be known for his work on the piano and other electronic keyboards. Billy Cobham is best known as one of the better jazz drummers of his era. Jean-Luc Ponty is also known as a jazz pioneer, bringing the violin into mainstream jazz in the early 1970s.

Answer: Tito Puente

While best known as a dynamic player of the timbales, this New Yorker of Puerto Rican descent was also a trained pianist at both Juilliard and the New York School of Music. Tito won seven Grammy awards between 1978 and 2000.

Answer: Alicia Keys

Alicia was already an accomplished musician when she won her first Grammy's in 2001. The day her debut album, "Songs in A Minor", was released, it sold over 50,000 copies, solidifying her place in R&B history.

Answer: Beastie Boys

These Jewish rappers from suburban New York have become huge activists for the plight of Tibetan struggles against the Chinese government. Their Tibetan Music Festival was first played June 15 and 16 in San Francisco. Featured artists included: A Tribe Called Quest, Beck, the Foo Fighters, the Fugees and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Answer: Anthrax

Anthrax was formed by original guitarists Scott Ian and Dan Spitz. The band have associations with many other metal acts. Original bassist Dan Lilker went on to form Nuclear Assault. Singer John Bush came from Armored Saint. White Lion member, Greg d'Angelo, was once an Anthrax member.

Answer: George Gershwin

The duo of George and Ira Gershwin wrote the first musical to ever win the Pulitzer Prize. Their "Of These I Sing" was written in response to the depression that had gripped America in the late 1920s. George and Ira had moved to Hollywood in the 1930s and were creating music for movies when George was diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor. He passed away on July 11, 1937.

Answer: Kiss

Peter was born as Peter George Criscoula. His Kiss stage name was "The Cat", better known as Peter Criss.
Paul was born as Paul Daniel Frehley. His Kiss stage name was "Space Ace" and also known as Ace Frehley.
Stanley was born Stanley Eisen and is best known as Paul Stanley. His Kiss persona is "The Starchild".
Chaim was born as Chaim Witz and is best known as the music mogul Gene Simmons. His character is known as "The Demon" and was responsible for finding bands like Van Halen and Wendy O. Williams of The Plasmatics.

Answer: Norah Jones

Although Norah was raised in Texas, she was born in New York in 1979. After attending college for two years at the University of North Texas, she received an offer to move in with a friend in New York's Greenwich Village. After performing in coffee houses and small clubs, she decided to forego her final two years of school and take up performing full time.

Answer: Living Colour

Living Colour released their debut album, "Vivid", in 1988. The album reached number six on the Billboard 200 album chart and the single "Cult of Personality" won the band their first Grammy award.