Identify Music Genres Across Cultures
Test your knowledge of worldwide music forms and their defining traits.
Quiz Questions
Answer all questions below and test your knowledge.
- 1
Which style originated in the Jamaican streets of the 1960s and is characterized by off‑beat rhythms?
- 2
The Indian classical tradition that emphasizes improvisation on a melodic framework is called?
- 3
Which Brazilian music genre blends African rhythms with European harmonies and became internationally famous in the 1960s?
- 4
The subculture that gave rise to fast, distorted guitar music in early 1970s United Kingdom is known as?
- 5
In which African country did the genre called Highlife first develop, mixing jazz with local melodies?
- 6
Which electronic dance style, originating in Detroit in the 1980s, features repetitive beats and synthetic melodies?
- 7
The Spanish musical form characterized by passionate vocal delivery and guitar accompaniment, popular in the 19th century, is?
- 8
What term describes the 1970s Brazilian urban music movement that combined rock, funk, and samba?
- 9
Which style of traditional Japanese theater incorporates music, dance, and drama, often featuring a chorus?
- 10
The West African stringed instrument that gave rise to the blues slide technique is called?
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