World Music & Genres Quiz

Question 1

From which country does the music genre 'bossa nova' originate?

Accepted Answer

Brazil

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Argentina

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Cuba

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Colombia

Question 2

What is 'flamenco'?

Accepted Answer

A Spanish art form of music, singing, and dance from Andalusia

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A Mexican folk dance

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A type of Argentine tango

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A Portuguese guitar style

Question 3

Which African country is the origin of the music genre 'Afrobeats'?

Accepted Answer

Nigeria

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Ghana and Nigeria (simultaneously)

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South Africa

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Senegal

Question 4

What instrument is central to traditional Irish folk music and has a distinctive open-string drone?

Accepted Answer

Uilleann pipes

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Lute

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Bouzouki

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Banjo

Question 5

In which city did jazz music originate?

Accepted Answer

New Orleans

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Chicago

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New York City

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Memphis

Question 6

What is the name of the traditional Japanese instrument that has 13 strings and is played horizontally?

Accepted Answer

Koto

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Shamisen

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Shakuhachi

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Biwa

Question 7

What is the characteristic feature of 'blues' music?

Accepted Answer

The 12-bar blues chord progression and blue notes

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3/4 time signature

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Use of synthesisers

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A fast, driving tempo

Question 8

Which dance and music genre from Argentina is characterised by its dramatic, close-hold partnering?

Accepted Answer

Tango

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Salsa

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Merengue

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Cumbia

Question 9

What is 'Bollywood music'?

Accepted Answer

Film songs from the Hindi-language Indian film industry

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Traditional Indian classical music

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A genre of Indian electronic music

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Sacred devotional music from India

Question 10

Which Caribbean island is the birthplace of both reggae and ska?

Accepted Answer

Jamaica

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Trinidad

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Barbados

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Cuba

Question 11

What is 'Afrobeat' (the original genre, distinct from modern Afrobeats)?

Accepted Answer

A Nigerian genre blending jazz, funk, and Yoruba music pioneered by Fela Kuti

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South African jazz-pop fusion

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West African highlife music

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Congolese rumba

Question 12

Which country is known for the traditional music style called 'fado'?

Accepted Answer

Portugal

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Spain

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Brazil

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Cape Verde

Question 13

What is the primary instrument in Andean folk music, often heard in Peruvian and Bolivian music?

Accepted Answer

Charango and pan flute

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Charango

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Pan flute (quena/siku)

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Cuatro

Question 14

Which music genre originated in Kingston, Jamaica in the late 1960s and features a heavily accented offbeat?

Accepted Answer

Reggae

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Ska

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Rocksteady

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Dancehall

Question 15

What South African music genre, meaning 'mother music' in Zulu, became a global hit with Paul Simon's 'Graceland' album?

Accepted Answer

Mbaqanga

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Highlife

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Kwaito

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Mbube

Question 16

What instrument is the backbone of traditional Mexican mariachi music?

Accepted Answer

All of the above — mariachi uses multiple instruments

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Guitar and guitarrón (acoustic bass guitar)

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Trumpet and violin

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Accordion

Question 17

Which music genre from West Africa has influenced genres worldwide and is characterised by talking drums and call-and-response patterns?

Accepted Answer

Griot music

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Highlife

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Afrobeat

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Jùjú

Question 18

What is 'K-pop' short for?

Accepted Answer

Korean popular music

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Karaoke pop

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Korean punk

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Konglish pop

Question 19

From which country does the music genre 'cumbia' originate?

Accepted Answer

Colombia

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Mexico

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Venezuela

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Panama

Question 20

What Australian music genre, played on a long wooden tube, creates sound through buzzing lips and circular breathing?

Accepted Answer

Didgeridoo music

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Outback blues

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Corroboree music

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Bush ballad