Test Your Knowledge About International Jazz Day

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    Jazz traces its origin from which culture?

    • Japanese
    • African
    • Indian
    • Russian
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Are you ready to test your knowledge on International Jazz Day? Then take this quiz. Declared in 2011, the day is celebrated on April 30 every year to highlight Jazz and its importance in uniting people from all over the world. Do you know from which culture this genre traces its origin? Which UN organization declared Jazz day? Get answers to this and much more in this quiz. Don't forget to share this quiz with others.

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  • 2. 

    Which place is often called the birthplace of Jazz?

    • Austin

    • Denver

    • New Orleans 

    • Boston 

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  • 3. 

    Who won the first Grammy for Jazz?

    • Blossom Dearie

    • Billie Holiday

    • Ella Fitzgerald

    • Betty Carter

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  • 4. 

    Which movie depicts Jazz?

    • Eat Pray Love

    • La La Land

    • Crazy Stupid Love

    • Cruella

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    Which Organization of the UN declared International Jazz Day?

    • UNICEF

    • UNEP

    • UNESCO

    • UNDP

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  • 6. 

    Who gave the idea to celebrate International Jazz Day?

    • Sylvia Brooks

    • Brad Mehldau

    • Herbie Hancock

    • Dizzy Gillespie

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    Which city has not served as a host for International Jazz Day so far?

    • Istanbul

    • Saint Petersburg

    • Osaka

    • Mumbai

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  • 8. 

    “If you’ve got to ask, then you’ll never know." Who said these famous lines about Jazz?

    • Miles Davis 

    • Charlie Parker 

    • Duke Ellington

    •  Louis Armstrong 

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    Which city was the Global Host City for International Jazz Day 2013?

    • Paris

    • Istanbul

    • Tokyo

    • Barcelona

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  • 10. 

    The first ever jazz record to be released commercially was

    • Blue Train

    • A Love Supreme

    • Livery Stable Blues

    • Kind of Blue

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