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1In Reggae what religion influences the music?
Rastafarianism
Christianity
Hinduism

2Name 1 artist who performs Reggae
Dwain Eddy
Bob Marley
Elton John

3In Reggae music what rhythms are used?
On the beat
Syncopated
Strict

4Where did Reggae come from?
Jamaca
Trinidad
Ghana

5Which contains instruments used in Reggae?
Clarinet, oboe and saxaphone
Violin, cello and harp
Bass guitar, drums and steel pans

6Where does Calypso come from?
Jamaca
Trinidad & Tobago
Austria

7Who are the Griots?
People who scoop out the inside of vegetables to make musical instruments
The best Calypso band in Jamaca
Professional musicans who make up songs to spead news and gossip

8What instruments usually accompany calypso songs?
Steel pans and bass guitar
Trumpet and sitar
Saxaphone and pipa

9Why are steel pans one of the most common accompaniments of Calypso music?
Sound quality - they produce the best quality sound
Cost - oil drums are recycled into steel pans
Portability - steel pans can easily be moved around

10Which is a traditional Caribbean song?
Yellow Submarine
Charley Marley
Bluegrass

11Another name for the Caribbean.
East Indies
West Indies
North Indies
South-West Indies

12What language do they speak in the Caribbean?
French
German
English
Spanish

13What language do they speak in Jamaica?
English
French
Spanish

14What language do they speak in Cuba?
English
French
Spanish

15Name two styles used in Caribbean music
Ska and Reggae
Reggae and Tala
Raga and Reggae

16What is a Riff?
Short melodic repeated pattern
Long rhythmic repeated pattern
Short melodic single pattern
Long melodic repeated randomness

17What does syncopation mean?
On-beat rhythm
Off-beat rhythm
Just off-beat rhythm
No rhythm

18What is a chord?
A term for heavy Caribbean rain
A type of fashionable trouser
Two or more notes played simultaneously

19What notes would there be in a D major chord?
All but D
C, D and E sharp
D, F sharp and A

20What are the 3 primary chords?
III, IV, VI
I, II, III
I, IV and V