WorksheetsBrazilian Music History
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the prominent language of Brazil?
Spanish
English
Portuguese
French
Which of the following musical styles originated in Brazil?
Samba
Merengue
Calypso
Reggae
What is the color scheme of the Brazilian flag?
Green, Yellow, and Blue
Red, Yellow, and White
Black, Yellow, and Red
Red, Green, and Yellow
Which samba instrument is this?
Caixa
Surdo
Repinique
Timbau
What is the name of the annual festival in BRAZIL which begins on the Friday before Ash Wednesday of the Christian calendar?
Mardi Gras
Entrudo
Carnival
Engolo
What is the Brazilian tambourine called?
Tamborim
Caixa
Chocalho
Pandiero
Which instrument below is an example of a shaker?
Timbau
Surdo
Repinique
Ganza
Which could describe a berimbau?
resonant drum
musical bow
lyrical lute
atonal aerophone
What is the name of the martial art which was developed from the Angolan 'engolo' by enslaved Africans in Brazil?
Muay Thai
Jiu Jitsu
Capoiera
Cabanero
Liberated slaves began to establish these settlements in remote areas of Brazil.
Quilombos
Shantytowns
Favelas
Suburbs
Capoiera resembles which of these art forms?
Tap Dancing
Cabanero Dancing
Ballroom Dancing
Breakdancing
Carnival originated from a Portuguese prank called what?
Engolo
Entrudo
Voodoo
Saturnalia
What landmark moment in Brazilian history took place in 1888?
the first Carnival in Rio
the abolition of slavery
Portuguese colonization
the beginning of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
What was the first song to be referred to as 'samba'?
Mbele Mama
Samba Brasileiro
Lola, Lola
Pelo Telefone
Samba was thought to be Brazil's answer to what type of music?
Jazz
Hip Hop
Afrobeat
Rock
What does 'escola de samba' mean?
Samba Skull
Samba School
Samba Sinatra
Samba Spree
What was the name of the first escola de samba?
Estacio de Sa
Samba Maxixi
Deixa Falar
Praca Onze
In what continent is Brazil located?
North America
South America
Africa
Europe
