Popular Music Genres Quiz

1. Which music genres originated from African-American communities and are recognized for their complex rhythms and emotive lyrics?

Rock 'n' Roll and Disco
Blues and Jazz
Folk and Reggae
Classical and Ska

2. What is "Boogie-woogie" in Blues music?

A slow, melancholic style
A fast, upbeat style characterized by repeating bass figures
A style of singing without instruments
A dance associated with Blues music

3. Which term describes an improvised jazz singing style where the vocalist substitutes lyrics with nonsensical syllables or words?

Riff
Swing
Scat
Dixieland

4. In Rock 'n' Roll vocabulary, what is the "Beat"?

The lyrics of a song
A type of guitar
The basic unit of time in music
A type of drum

5. What does "Distortion" refer to in Rock 'n' Roll?

A dance move
An audio signal processing technique
A type of chord
A type of drum

6. In Folk music, what is a "Ballad"?

A dance performed to folk music
A song that tells a story
A type of musical instrument
A gathering of folk musicians

7. Which term in Disco vocabulary refers to a rhythmic pattern commonly employed in disco and electronic dance music?

Hi-hat
Sequencer
Four-on-the-floor
Reverb

8. What is "Dub" in Reggae and Ska vocabulary?

A type of dance
A subgenre of reggae involving remixing existing recordings
A musical instrument
A type of singing style

9. In Classical music, what is a "Symphony"?

A dance performance
A type of musical instrument
A song that tells a story
A lengthy musical composition for orchestra

10. Which idiom means to "deal with the consequences of your actions"?

March to the beat of your own drum
Blow your own trumpet
Face the music
Play it by ear