- 1. What instrument did Horace Silver primarily play?
A) Piano
B) Trumpet
C) Drums
D) Saxophone
- 2. Horace Silver was a prominent figure in which genre of music?
A) Jazz
B) Reggae
C) Hip Hop
D) Classical
- 3. Where was Horace Silver born?
A) Connecticut
B) New York
C) Illinois
D) California
- 4. Which award did Horace Silver receive in 1995 for his contributions to music?
A) NEA Jazz Masters
B) MTV Video Music Award
C) Grammy Award
D) Nobel Prize in Literature
- 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) 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) 6 Pieces of Silver
B) Moanin'
C) Speak No Evil
D) Maiden Voyage
- 9. Horace Silver was known for leading which style of jazz groups?
A) Smooth jazz
B) Hard bop
C) Fusion
D) Free jazz
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