- 1. What instrument did Horace Silver primarily play?
A) Trumpet
B) Drums
C) Piano
D) Saxophone
- 2. Horace Silver was a prominent figure in which genre of music?
A) Hip Hop
B) Classical
C) Jazz
D) Reggae
- 3. Where was Horace Silver born?
A) Illinois
B) California
C) New York
D) Connecticut
- 4. Which award did Horace Silver receive in 1995 for his contributions to music?
A) Grammy Award
B) Nobel Prize in Literature
C) MTV Video Music Award
D) NEA Jazz Masters
- 5. Which of the following is a composition by Horace Silver?
A) Giant Steps
B) Song for My Father
C) Blue Bossa
D) So What
- 6. Which record label did Horace Silver record for during the 1960s?
A) Atlantic
B) Verve
C) Blue Note
D) Columbia
- 7. Horace Silver's most famous composition, 'Song for My Father,' was inspired by his father's nationality. What was his father's nationality?
A) Cape Verdean
B) Greek
C) Cuban
D) Jamaican
- 8. Which of the following is an album by Horace Silver recorded in the 1950s?
A) 6 Pieces of Silver
B) Maiden Voyage
C) Speak No Evil
D) Moanin'
- 9. Horace Silver was known for leading which style of jazz groups?
A) Hard bop
B) Free jazz
C) Fusion
D) Smooth jazz
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