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