Trivia: The Ultimate Dance Quiz!
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- 1.Which Spanish dance is famous for the noise and passion with which it is performed?
- A.
Flamenco
- B.
Cha-Cha
- C.
Mambo
- D.
Square Dance
- 2.What does the name "polka" mean in Czech?
- A.
Sunday
- B.
Excitement
- C.
Half-Step
- D.
Happy
- 3.
- A.
Twist
- B.
Swing
- C.
Jitterbug
- D.
Waltz
- 4.Which dance does the American version of the polka closely resemble?
- A.
Jitterbug
- B.
Square Dance
- C.
Foxtrot
- D.
Two-Step
- 5.
- A.
Dionysus
- B.
Athena
- C.
Zeus
- D.
Eros
- 6.Referring to dancing, what is the person who creates structures in which movement occurs called?
- A.
Lyricist
- B.
Ballet Master
- C.
Conductor
- D.
Choreographer
- 7.Which authority temporarily banned the "waltz" in parts of Germany in 1760?
- A.
Church
- B.
King
- C.
Dictator
- D.
Government
- 8.Which dance is performed in the famous ballroom scene of "The King and I"?
- A.
Can-Can
- B.
Bolero
- C.
Polka
- D.
Tango
- 9.Which piece of French peasant music was the predecessor of the Waltz?
- A.
Arbeau
- B.
Province
- C.
Volta
- D.
Playford
- 10.In tribal dances performed by Native Americans, which part of the body was not considered important?
- A.
Torso
- B.
Arms
- C.
Head
- D.
Feet
- 11.Which slow, stately dance captured the attention of European kings and queens for over 150 years?
- A.
Mambo
- B.
Swing
- C.
Jazz Dance
- D.
Minuet
- 12.Which scandalous dance found fame in Paris, France during the 19th century?
- A.
Flamenco
- B.
Can-Can
- C.
Swing
- D.
Waltz
- 13.Where did barn dances originate?
- A.
Algeria
- B.
Brazil
- C.
Turkey
- D.
Scotland
- 14.Which dance was not incorporated into the development of the Calypso?
- A.
Rumba
- B.
Clogging
- C.
Samba
- D.
Bolero
- 15.
- A.
Hey
- B.
Line Dance
- C.
Spin
- D.
Run
- 16.What 1960's teenage dance fad originated from Jazz and rock 'n' roll music?
- A.
Two-Step
- B.
Go-Go
- C.
Can-Can
- D.
Cha-Cha
- 17.
- A.
Jews
- B.
Puritans
- C.
Druids
- D.
Christians
- 18.What type of movement made the Minuet different from other dances in the 17th and 18th centuries?
- A.
Quick Head Turns
- B.
Exaggerated Steps
- C.
Small Steps
- D.
Flailing Arm Movements
- 19.Approximately how many years of recorded history does Chinese dance have?
- A.
500
- B.
100
- C.
10,000
- D.
5,000
- 20.Even though Swing developed in the 1920's, when did dance schools start formally teaching it?
- A.
Late 1950's
- B.
Early 1940's
- C.
Mid 1960's
- D.
Late 1970's
- 21.
- A.
Sugar Hill Masquerade
- B.
Killer Diller
- C.
Hellzapoppin'
- D.
The Godfather
- 22.What is, statistically, the word with the longest definition ever recorded?
- A.
Bible
- B.
And
- C.
Antidisestablishmentarianism
- D.
Set
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