Bossa Nova

When did Bossa Nova begin on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro?

•  1940s
• 1950s
• 1960s
• 1970s

Who was attributed with starting this new sound?

• middle-class students, artists and musicians
• high-end affluent students, artists and musicians
• only artists and musicians
• none of these options

Bossa Nova was based on...

• Traditional Brazilian music and rhythms
• American jazz elements
• New Style of Portuguese lyrics
• All of the other options 

Bossa Nova can be best summed up as: 

• A youthful celebration of romance and beach culture. 
• A fusion of many different styles
• A post-WW1 by-product
• A mixture of American, Samba and African elements

Some people argue that Bossa Nova started in America and some argue that it was from the beaches of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo Paulo. What is the true answer?

• It started in Brazil on the beaches
• It started in Brazil in the bars by the beaches
• It started in the American bars
• We just do not know for sure. 

Bossa Nova began to catch on and it was eventually featured in 1962 in/on New York's famous: 

• Carnegie Hall 
• Madison State Gardens
• Fifth Avenue
• Broadway

In 1964, American Stan Getz recorded 'The Girl from Ipanema' with João Gilberto and his wife Astrud on vocals, along with Tom Jobim, the song's co-composer, on piano. What of the following options is accurate?

• False - Tom was not the song's composer
• True
• False - Gilberto and Astrud were not married
• False - this occured in 1962

The album Getz/Gilberto spent 40 weeks in the US charts and 'The Girl from Ipanema' would become the world's second most played song behind the Beatles' 'Yesterday'.

• True
• False - The time spent was in the US charts was over a year. 
• False - The Girl from Ipanema was the most played
• False - The Beatles 'It's Been a Hard's Day Night' was played the most often. 

The official language in Brazil is...

• English and Spanish
• English and Portuguese
• Portuguese only
• Spanish only

What is the name of the term used for singing at the beginning of the song "The Girl from Ipenema" in which the vocalist sings words that actually have no meaning?

• Improvisation 
• Imitation of instruments
• Scat
• Beat Boxing