Music questions and answers

01The 'castanets', a pair of wooden percussion instruments, are most associated with which country's music?

1. Spain
2. Italy
3. Portugal
4. Greece

02The 'flamenco' music genre, featuring guitar and rhythmic handclapping, originated in which region of Spain?

1. Andalusia
2. Catalonia
3. Basque Country
4. Galicia

03Which 1994 album by Nirvana, their final studio album, was produced by Steve Albini?

1. In Utero
2. Nevermind
3. Bleach
4. Incesticide

04Which 1994 album by Oasis, featuring 'Live Forever', was their debut?

1. Definitely Maybe
2. (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
3. Be Here Now
4. Standing on the Shoulder of Giants

05The 'balalaika', a triangular-bodied string instrument, is traditional to which country?

1. Russia
2. Ukraine
3. Poland
4. Romania

06Which 1994 album by Nas is widely considered one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time?

1. Illmatic
2. Ready to Die
3. The Chronic
4. Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

07Which 1993 album by A Tribe Called Quest, featuring 'Award Tour', was their third album?

1. Midnight Marauders
2. The Low End Theory
3. People's Instinctive Travels
4. Beats, Rhymes and Life

08Which 1989 album by Madonna, featuring 'Like a Prayer', was her most controversial?

1. Like a Prayer
2. True Blue
3. Like a Virgin
4. Erotica

09Which 1984 album by Prince, featuring 'When Doves Cry', was also a hit film?

1. Purple Rain
2. 1999
3. Sign o' the Times
4. Dirty Mind

10The 'rubato' marking in music instructs the performer to do what?

1. Steal time, playing expressively free of strict tempo
2. Play strictly in time
3. Play with heavy accentuation
4. Play at a very fast tempo