MUSC 3600 Quiz Q's
What does Nelson Mandela's given name "Rolihlahla" mean?
shaker of trees or troublemaker
What was the name of the song that was an old Estonian poem written by Lydia Koidula and was arranged by Gustav Ernesaks for an Estonian Singing Festival that became the unofficial National Anthem of Estonia?
"Mu Isamaa, On Minu Arm" translated "Land of my Fathers, Land That I Love"
What was the phrase Heinz Valk, an Estonian artist and activist, coined that the people demanded they hear every time he spoke?
"No matter what, one day we will win!"
Estonia was an independent country until 1939 when Stalin and Hitler signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact that had a secret clause dividing Europe between the two nations. Soviet troops soon occupied Estonia as a result of this pact. After the Soviet troops invaded Estonia there was one Soviet solider for about how many Estonians?
1 Soviet solider for every 12 Estonian
What was different about the tea cups for Black South Africans versus White South Africans when drinking tea publicly together?
Black South Africans were to drink from tin tea cups and White South Africans were to drink from china tea cups.
Who is known as the King of Zydeco music?
Clifton Chenier
Who was known as the Cajun "Hank Williams"?
D.L Menard
Which dance has become the symbol of the modern Pow Wow and was created in the Twentieth-Century?
Fancy Dance
What was the name of the resistance that arose in the early 1940s when approximately 30,000 Estonians fled to the woods and resisted the Soviet troops?
Forest Brothers
What "unjust law" did Nelson Mandela break to gain the attention of the government and press?
He burned his "Passbook".
What was one of Nelson Mandela's first political lessons as related in this video?
He was told he could not use the tea cups reserved for White people and must use the tea cups assigned to Black people.
What was the name of the organization that tested Gorbachev's new policy of glasnost (openness) and perestroika and used the forum of discussing Estonian's history as a cover to fight for Estonia's independence?
Heritage Society
What was the first Cajun song to be recorded?
Joseph F. Falcon's "Allon a Luafette"
What state is the home to more Native American tribes than any other state?
Oklahoma
During the civil war in Japan many of the samurai lost their knighthood and became wandering buddhist priests. Buddhist priests were not allowed to carry weapons. What instrument did they use as a type of club to protect themselves in place of a weapon?
Shakuhachi
When Rock and Roll started becoming popular in 1950s sons of Cajun musicians created a new type of Cajun music known as what?
Swamp Talk
What led to intertribal Pow Wows (Pow Wows were many tribes would dance together)?
The intertribal Pow Wow began as a causal celebration honoring warriors returning from WWII.
What was the fringe of the traditional Native America dancer's dress compared to?
moving grass in the wind
What was the event that the narrator points out became the first example that South Africa had become one nation under the presidency of Nelson Mandela?
a rugby tournament
The shamiseh was first made out of the skin of:
a snake
In the 1930s-40s the changes in Cajun music reflected changes in Cajun culture in general. What brought about these changes?
all of the above
The Koto was anciently used in the imperial palace. In addition to the imperial palace in modern times where else is it used?
all of the above
The Shamiseh in the past was used to accompany long songs of battles, heroes and romantic tales. Today it is used:
all of the above
How are wavering tones made on the Shakuhachi?
by movement of the head of the player
During a dance who is in control?
the head singer who sets the pace
