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Travel quiz: the world of music

Where was the ashram the Beatles visited, where does Calypso come from, and where is Jim Morrison's grave? Our quiz tests how much musical knowledge you've picked up on your travels
  
  


  1. In 1968 the Beatles travelled to India to visit the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. In which part of the country is it situated?

    1. Goa

    2. Manali

    3. Rishikesh

    4. Kerala

  2. Jim Morrison’s grave is a shrine to fans of the Doors. But where is it?

    1. Florida

    2. London

    3. Paris

    4. Los Angeles

  3. Which of these legendary musicians or bands has a Tennessee theme park in their name?

    1. The Osmonds

    2. Dolly Parton

    3. Kiss

    4. The Monkees

  4. Blues legend Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul at the crossroads - but where is the fabled crossroads believed to be?

    1. Mississippi

    2. Illinois

    3. New York state

    4. Georgia

  5. The Paradiso concert hall is in which European city?

    1. Paris

    2. Prague

    3. Brussels

    4. Amsterdam

  6. What happened to Venice's La Fenice opera house in 1996?

    1. It gained Unesco world heritage status

    2. It burned down

    3. The Spice Girls played a gig there

    4. Pavarotti broke the chandeliers with his voice

  7. The original underground dance party, Love Saves the Day, was held at which New York nightclub?

    1. The Blue Note

    2. CBGB

    3. The Loft

    4. Studio 54

  8. The Lake of Stars festival takes place on which lake?

    1. Lake Malawi

    2. Lake Tahoe

    3. Windermere

    4. Lake Victoria

  9. The Bayreuth festival in Germany celebrates the work of which composer?

    1. Mahler

    2. Wagner

    3. Schubert

    4. Debussy

  10. The Guca brass band festival takes place where?

    1. Yorkshire

    2. Munich

    3. New Orleans

    4. Serbia

  11. Both of these album covers were shot in which area of London?

    1. Camden

    2. Soho

    3. Notting Hill

    4. Mayfair

  12. Where was this U2 album cover shot? Clue: the location is also the title of the album

    1. The Grand Canyon

    2. Joshua Tree national park

    3. San Francisco

    4. Death Valley

  13. Where was the cover for this Led Zeppelin album shot?

    1. Amsterdam

    2. Toronto

    3. Paris

    4. New York

  14. Where does calypso originate?

    1. Jamaica

    2. Cuba

    3. Trinidad and Tobago

    4. Barbados

  15. What about gamelan?

    1. Japan

    2. Indonesia

    3. Malaysia

    4. Philippines

  16. And where would you be most likely to hear a raga?

    1. Jamaica

    2. Sri Lanka

    3. Cuba

    4. India

  17. Another London question. If you were "gonna rock down to Electric avenue", which part of the city should you head to?

    1. Hackney

    2. Clapham

    3. Vauxhall

    4. Brixton

  18. Where can you party "all night on the beach till the break of dawn”?

    1. Bangkok

    2. Miami

    3. San Francisco

    4. Cape Town

  19. On Hit me with your Rhythm Stick Ian Dury takes us on a musical journey, but which of these places DIDN'T he visit?

    1. The deserts of Sudan

    2. The gardens of Japan

    3. The beaches of Rio

    4. The vineyards of Bordeaux 

  20. Men at Work came from a land Down Under, but where did they meet a man who was six-foot four and full of muscle?

    1. Bombay

    2. Brussels

    3. Birmingham

    4. Baghdad

Solutions

1:C, 2:C, 3:B, 4:A, 5:D, 6:B, 7:C, 8:A, 9:B, 10:D, 11:B, 12:B, 13:D, 14:C, 15:B, 16:D, 17:D, 18:B, 19:C, 20:B

Scores

  1. 5 and above.

    Hmmmm. In your eyes, music really doesn't make the world go round.

  2. 10 and above.

    Good effort. You're in tune to the world of music, but occasionally you tune out.

  3. 15 and above.

    Music is your language, your life is one long polyphonic pilgrimage.

 

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