How much do you know the music of the Pacific Islands?

They look and feel like paradise. But how well do you know the sounds of the Pacific Islands?

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How much do you know the music of the Pacific Islands?

They look and feel like paradise. But how well do you know the sounds of the Pacific Islands?

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Which famous rock and pop stars are from Australia?

Air Supply

 

AC/DC

 

The Bee Gees

 

All of the above

 

1 / 10

What often accompanies music in the Polynesian Islands?

Pipe smoking

 

Narrative dance forms that tell a story such as hula and fire-dancing

 

Prayers to island Gods

 

Percussion instruments made from shells

 

2 / 10

Which of the following instruments are common in the music of the Pacific Islands?

Ukulele, guitar, kundu

 

Congas and djembes

 

String bass, piano, and trumpet

 

Pan pipes and  penny-whistles

 

3 / 10

Which island has a famous radio station that broadcasts in four languages? 

Fiji

 

New Zealand

 

Tonga

 

Kiribati

 

4 / 10

What famous chant-song-dance from New Zealand is performed by rugby player before each game around the world?

Hula

 

Haka

 

Fatele

 

Pate Pate

 

5 / 10

Which of the following instruments are unique to Micronesia?

Nose flute

 

Hand harp

 

Ukulele

 

Shell trumpet

 
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6 / 10

Where was the Ukulele invented 

Hawaii

 

Samoa

 

Australia

 

Guam

 

7 / 10

What type of music grew out of the blending of native people of the Marianas and Spanish colonizers?

Jawaiian music

 

Island opera

 

Chamorro music

 

Stick dancing

 

8 / 10

 In what Australian city would you find a famous opera house?

Melbourne

 

Perth

 

Adelaide

 

Sydney

 

9 / 10

Where was the "bamboo band" style--where rhythms are slapped out on bamboo tubes of various sizes with flip flops--invented?

New Caledonia

 

Papua, New Guinea

 

Tahiti

 

Nauru

 

10 / 10

Novice -

You've learned a thing or two about the music of the Pacific Islands, but if you want to become an expert you're going to have to fill your coconut with more knowledge!

Silver Medalist -

You're not there yet, but if you keep "staring at the edge of the water . . . there's just no telling how far you'll go!"

Expert -

Congratulations! You're outstanding music knowledge has you well-prepared for a trip to the Pacific Islands. The only question is whether you'll ever want to come back!

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