Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Caribbean Music

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are elements or parts of a Carnival celebration? (Click all the correct answers!) / ¿Cuáles de los siguientes son elementos o partes de una celebración de Carnaval? (Haga clic todos)

a)

Costumes / Disfraces

b)

Driver's License / Licencia de conducir

c)

Music / Musica

d)

School / Escuela

e)

Dances / Bailes

2.

Dancehall music is from the Caribbean country ___________.

La musica Dancehall es de el pais caribe ____________.

(a)  

3.

Is Soca a type of dance or a type of music? / ¿Es la Soca un tipo de baile o un tipo de música?

a)

Dance / Baile

b)

Music / Musica

c)

Both / Ambos

4.

Which two countries have some of the most popular Carnival celebrations in the world? / ¿Qué dos países tienen algunas de las celebraciones de carnaval más populares del mundo?

a)

Quebec and Japan

b)

Russia and Brazil

c)

South African and the United States

d)

Brazil and Trinidad

5.

BONUS QUESTION #1: Which music genre are Vybez Kartel and Sean Paul from?

PREGUNTA EXTRA #1: ¿De qué género musical son Vybez Kartel y Sean Paul?

a)

Reggaeton

b)

Hip Hop

c)

Dancehall

d)

Pop

6.

Which country is Reggaeton music from? / ¿De qué país es la música Reggaeton?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Brazil

c)

Puerto Rico

d)

Grenada

7.

Soca dance and music are from ___________. / El baile y la musica Soca son de ________.

(a)  

8.

The Bob Marley song we will be learning today is called...

a)

Three Little Birds

b)

Wait in Vain

c)

Is This Love

d)

Buffalo Soldier

9.

Which is NOT a belief of Rastafarianism?

a)

Peace

b)

Love

c)

Brotherhood

d)

Revenge

10.

What have you liked about this topic?

4 lines
11.

The first ska hit record in the UK was

a)

Baggy Trousers by Madness

b)

Monkey Man by Reel Big Fish

c)

My Boy Lollipop by Millie Small

d)

Three Little Birds by Bob Marley

12.

Music of the caribbean music is often used for...

a)

Marching

b)

Dancing

c)

Sleeping

d)

Weddings

13.

What is Rastafarianism?

a)

A religion

b)

A political party

c)

A type of music

d)

Bob Marley

14.

Why is Jamaica 98% black?

a)

Slaves were brought over from Africa to farm sugarcane

b)

American slaves took boats to the island for freedom

c)

The original inhabitants were black

d)

It is a popular holiday location for Africans who decided to stay

15.

Offbeat chords fall on which beats of the bar?

a)

1 and 3

b)

2 and 4, and sometimes the 'and' beats (1&2&3&4&)

c)

All of the beats of the bar

d)

Only beat 2

16.

The most famous Jamaican musician was

(a)  

17.

What does the green of the Rasta flag represent?

a)

The trade in vegetables from Jamaica to the homeland

b)

The trees of the homeland

c)

The money and wealth of the homeland

d)

The beauty and vegetation of the homeland

18.

Jamaica became an independent Commonwealth country in..

a)

1945

b)

1882

c)

1962

d)

1982

19.

What type of guitar is most often played in Reggae music?

a)

Electric guitar

b)

Acoustic guitar

c)

Folk guitar

d)

Guitars are not used

20.

Bob Marley was a...

a)

Buddhist

b)

Rastafarian

c)

Hindu

d)

Muslim

21.

Bob Marley is best know for which style of music?

a)

Dubstep

b)

Roots Reggae

c)

Dancehall Reggae

d)

Ska Punk

e)

Drill

22.

What is a unique instrument section often used in Reggae?

a)

Strings

b)

Woodwinds

c)

Brass

d)

Percussion

23.

The guitar in Reggae plays a prominent pattern or riff on beats:

a)

3 and 6

b)

1 and 3

c)

2 and 4

d)

1 and 4

24.

When performing a song as a group, it is important to...

a)

Cooperate and listen to each other

b)

Focus only on your own part

c)

Stop playing if someone in your group makes a mistake

d)

Stop playing if you make a mistake

25.

Which artist brought Reggae to international recognition?

a)

Ziggy Marley

b)

Drake

c)

Bob Marley

d)

George Ezra

26.

There are around how many islands in the Caribbean

a)

12000

b)

7000

c)

3000

d)

1000

27.

When playing the steel pans, the effect when hitting the same note quickly qith the beaters is called a...

a)

Trill

b)

Tremolo

c)

A rapid note

d)

Bremolo

28.

In Reggae music, the bassline is usually played by a...

a)

Saxophone

b)

Double Bass

c)

Bass Guitar

d)

Drum Kit

29.

Place these styles of music in the correct order that they happened (chronologically).

a)

Mento-Ska-Rocksteady-Reggae-Dancehall

b)

Ska-Rocksteady-Reggae-Mento-Dancehall

c)

Reggae-Mento-Dancehall-Ska-Rocksteady

d)

Dancehall-Ska-Rocksteady-Reggae-Mento

30.

Which continent is the Caribbean in?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

31.

The tempo for Reggae will most often be...

a)

medium fast

b)

slow

c)

fast

d)

very fast

32.

A cowbell is usually found in...

a)

Reggae music

b)

Salsa music

c)

Soca music

d)

Calypso music

33.

Reggae music always has how many beats per bar?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

34.

Which country did Reggae originate?

a)

Brazil

b)

Jamaica

c)

South America

d)

Cuba

35.

What does the yellow of the Rasta flag represent?

a)

The wealth of the homeland.

b)

The wheat fields of the homeland.

c)

The golden sun of the homeland

d)

The national bird of the homeland.

36.

Which type of instruments most likely to be found in ska?

a)

Record Decks

b)

Banjo, Guitar, Violin and/or Flute,

c)

Electric Guitar, Bass guitar, keyboard, saxophone and/or brass

d)

Electronic Samplers and/or computers

37.

What is a syncopated rhythm?

a)

A rhythm which falls on the usual accented beats.

b)

A rhythm which falls on the offbeats, or the beats which are not usually accented.

c)

A fast rhythm.

d)

A slow rhythm.

38.

Which is NOT a typical timbre used in Reggae?

a)

Brass

b)

Electric guitar

c)

Bass Guitar

d)

Woodwinds

39.

The first song to mention reggae was called, Do the Reggay by..

a)

Bob Marley

b)

The Specials

c)

Harry Belafonte

d)

Toots and the Maytals

e)

Chaka Demus

40.

What is the easiest way to identify a Reggae song?

a)

The instruments used

b)

Jamaican dialect

c)

Clothes worn by the performers

d)

Chords on beats 1 and 3

41.

Which is NOT a characteristic of Reggae music?

a)

Jamaican dialect

b)

Off beat chords

c)

Brass

d)

Three beats in a bar

42.

Reggae is what style of music?

a)

African Caribbean

b)

American Caribbean

c)

Caribbean Jamaican

d)

Afro Jamaican

43.

Mento mostly used which kinds of instruments

a)

Electric guitars, drums, keyboard, saxophone and brass

b)

Banjo, acoustic guitar, flute or violin

c)

Record decks

d)

Electronics - Samplers and computer technology

44.

Punk Ska developed in America during the

a)

1950's

b)

1970's

c)

1990's

d)

2000's

45.

Reggae music is from...

a)

Trinidad

b)

Jamaica

c)

Cuba

d)

Puerto Rico

46.

A lot of Caribbean music is influenced by...

a)

Spanish and African cultures

b)

English and Irish cultures

c)

Dutch and German cultures

d)

Native American cultures

47.

Reggae developed during which decade?

a)

1950's

b)

1960's

c)

1970's

d)

1980's

48.

What does syncopation mean?

a)

Playing between the beats (on off beats).

b)

Playing on beats 1 and 3

c)

Dancing while playing

d)

Playing in a band

49.

The subjects of Reggae songs do NOT typically include:

a)

Local people and events

b)

Political views

c)

References to Rastafarianism

d)

Relationships and love

50.

What does the red of the Rasta flag represent?

a)

The blood of the martyrs who died for their cause.

b)

The red rivers in Jamaica.

c)

The blood that runs through the veins of all Jamaicans.

d)

The red night skies of Jamaica.

51.
Slow and somber music was written for these types of scenes.
a)
Sad scenes
b)
Love scenes
c)
Chase scenes
d)
Comedic scenes
52.

Common instruments used in Caribbean music from the brass and woodwind families are...

a)

Trumpet and Saxophone

b)

Guitar and Bass Guitar

c)

Oboe and Bassoon

d)

Tuba and Piccolo

53.

Jamaica is an island in the

a)

Mediterranean Sea

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Indian Ocean

Similar Resources on Wayground

SBK KELAS 7 SAS 2025

50 questions

SBK KELAS 7 SAS 2025

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th Grade

Pixlr X Basics

50 questions

Pixlr X Basics

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade

Soal Batik Kelas XI

50 questions

Soal Batik Kelas XI

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th Grade - University

Fall 2020 Final Exam Quizziz

55 questions

Fall 2020 Final Exam Quizziz

quiz

Worksheet

•

8th - 12th Grade

Softball

50 questions

Softball

quiz

Worksheet

•

KG - Professional Dev...

Intro Art AV 2022

50 questions

Intro Art AV 2022

quiz

Worksheet

•

7th - 8th Grade

Yu-gi-oh

52 questions

Yu-gi-oh

quiz

Worksheet

•

KG - Professional Dev...