National Jazz Appreciation Week Quiz

1. Which country did Jazz music and dance originate from?

SpainAmericaPortugalGreece

2. Which era was considered the height of Jazz?

1920s1940s1960s2000s

3. Of the following instruments, which is not a typical Jazz instrument?

SaxophoneTrumpetCelloDrums

4. Which U.S writer is credited with popularising and epitomising the Jazz Age with his well-known novel “The Great Gatsby”?

Ernest HemingwayMark TwainF. Scott FitzgeraldJohn Steinbeck

5. In which city did Jazz first become popular?

New OrleansLos AngelesBostonNew York

6. Which animal is commonly referred to in Jazz?

FoxBirdCatRabbit

7. Which of the following is the most important aspect of Jazz?

Slow tempoImprovisationHigh notesLow notes

8. Which of the following people is a great jazz singer and trumpeter?

Bob MarleyElton JohnAmy WinehouseLouis Armstrong

9. True or False - Jazz performances are full of secret hand signals among the band?

TRUEFALSE

10. Jazz music has lots of slang words, what does it mean if someone is called a ‘Rusty Gate’?

They’re boringThey’re a bad musicianThey’re oldThey’re slow

11. What kind of boat is Jazz music most commonly played on?

Sailing BoatCruise ShipYachtSteamboat

12. Which of these 4 dances is NOT a Jazz style dance?

CharlestonShimmySambaTrot

13. Jazz music has lots of slang words, what do you think the term ‘Lid’ means?

A hatThe end of a songTrouser bracesMoney

14. In the 1940s, a more complex instrumental-based version of Jazz came about - What was its name?

DobedoBebopSkoobieKerplunk

15. What type of female dance/performance derived from the Jazz scene?

BurlesqueBelly DancingCharlestonSalsa Dancing