Year 8 Music Quiz

The word Reggae evolved in the late

• 1960s

• 1970s

• 2003s

• 1890s

Bob Marley was born in the year __________ and in __________.

• 1945 and Jamaica

• 1954 and Jamaica

• 1944 and Reggae

• 1960 and Greece

Bob Marley died of______in 1981. He was __________ years old.

• Kidney disease and 30

• Back pain and 45

• Cancer and 36

• Throat infection and 50

_______ is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s.

• Jazz

• Ska

• Swing

• Blues

The riff is often played by _______ .

• Brass instruments

• Guitar

• Wind Instrument

• Pitch blends

Then in 1970, musicians combined _________ with mento shuffle to create reggae music.

• Forte

• Jazz

• Rock Steady

• Swing

Which of the following had no influence on Reggae music?

• Calypso

• Pop

• Mento

• Rhythm and Blues

In ________, Bob Marley’s song ‘No Woman, No Cry’ brought him fame at a wider level.

• 1960

• 1975

• 1990

• 2020

What are the letters that make up the chord of C major?

• C G B

• F A C

• A C E

• C E G

__________took over from orchestras in Jamaican dance halls in the 1950s.

• Sound systems

• Instruments

• Piano

• Voices