The Bronx and Hip-Hop Origins: Ten Questions

Explore the Bronx, DJ Kool Herc, Cindy Campbell, turntables, early crews and the cultural roots of hip-hop.

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QUESTION 01Which New York City borough is most closely identified with early hip-hop culture?

The BronxManhattanQueensStaten Island

QUESTION 02Who organized the August 1973 back-to-school party at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue?

Sylvia RobinsonCindy CampbellBessie SmithElla Fitzgerald

QUESTION 03What was the stage name of Clive Campbell, the DJ associated with the 1973 Bronx party?

Grandmaster FlashDJ Tony ToneDJ Kool HercDJ Shadow

QUESTION 04Which musical section did early Bronx DJs extend to keep dancers moving?

The opening advertisementThe spoken weather forecastThe final applause onlyThe instrumental break

QUESTION 05What equipment pairing was central to early hip-hop DJ mixing?

Two turntables and a mixerA harpsichord and organTwo trumpets and a tromboneA film camera and projector

QUESTION 06Which creative role in hip-hop is most closely associated with rhythmic speech and crowd calls?

Lighting designerMCFilm editorSports referee

QUESTION 07Which group appears in Smithsonian collections connected with DJ Tony Tone?

The BeatlesThe SupremesCold Crush BrothersThe Beach Boys

QUESTION 08Which community mix did Smithsonian historians emphasize in the Bronx hip-hop story?

Only nineteenth-century European courtsOnly Hollywood movie studiosOnly rural cowboy bandsBlack, Latino and Caribbean communities

QUESTION 09Which pioneer did Smithsonian displays associate with headphone-monitoring innovations?

Grandmaster FlashGlenn MillerScott JoplinElvis Presley

QUESTION 10What does Smithsonian collecting show about early hip-hop beyond commercial records?

Only chart rankings are relevantPhysical artifacts and local crews matterEarly live events never existedTurntables had no cultural role

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