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