New Rhythms

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1. Fado is a traditional musical style from which country? Greece Spain Portugal France

2. In which US city was the Dixieland jazz style developed? Chicago San Francisco New York New Orleans

3. Mambo became popular both as a musical form and a dance style. Which Caribbean island saw the birth of this genre? Trinidad and Tobago Puerto Rico Jamaica Cuba

4. The rhythms of the the Bossa nova were being heard for the first time on the beaches of which city? Montevideo Miami Maracaibo Rio de Janeiro

5. Where does the musical form of ska originate from? Jamaica Brazil Spain Mexico

6. As a mainstream genre, heavy metal had an important cultural impact in the last decades of the XXth century. Where was the genre developed? United States Ireland Germany United Kingdom

7. Gangsta rap emerged as an influential hardcore hip-hop sub-genre in the 80s. Which US region is credited with the initial development of the genre? East Coast South Midwest West Coast

8. Where did the electronic dance music of techno first appear? Detroit Tokyo London Los Angeles

9. Grunge shifted the attention over alternative rock from the local club stages to the international mainstream audience. Where was this style born? US - Pacific Northwest Western Europe US - Atlantic Coast Eastern Europe

10. Trip hop appeared on the musical stage as an European adaptation of the US hip-hop. Which city witnessed the birth of this genre? Frankfurt Bristol Amsterdam Paris