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Feb 21, 2022
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History of Jazz

Take a journey through the celebrated history of a uniquely American genre with this trivia game featuring questions about jazz

Q1

The word jazz originates from the idiom "jasm," an obsolete 19th-century slang term for ____________.

MuLtiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
Energy
C
Dance
B
Loud Noises
D
Fire
Player must type in the correct answer.
Q2

Which U.S. city is largely responsible for the origins of jazz, based on the popular 19th century genres of blues and ragtime?

MuLtiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
Chicago
C
Kansas City
B
New Orleans
D
New York City
Player must type in the correct answer.
Q3

Saxophonist Ornette Coleman is a leading figure in the sub-genre of _______ jazz, an experimental form of jazz that eschews traditional meter and tone.

Multiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
Fast
C
Open
B
Loose
D
Free
Player must type in the correct answer.
Q4

Primarily considered a blues and R&B label, the __________ brothers, Jewish immigrants from Poland, started their eponymous record label in Chicago in 1950.

MuLtiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
Equid
C
Chess
B
Stallion
D
Knight
Player must type in the correct answer.
Q5

Which influential jazz saxophonist's song, "India," was repurposed by the American psychedelic rock group, the Byrds, for their 1966 song, "Eight Miles High?"

MuLtiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
Charlie Parker
C
Sonny Rollins
B
Cannonball Adderley
D
John Coltrane
Player must type in the correct answer.

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