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Arabian riff - Quiz
Contributed by: Cole
  • 1. Which of these is an alternate title for the 'Arabian riff'?
A) The snake charmer song
B) The Desert Dance
C) The Nile Melody
D) Cairo Nights
  • 2. When was the French song 'Colin prend sa hotte' published?
A) 1719
B) 1893
C) 1864
D) 1845
  • 3. Who published 'Melodie Arabe' in 1845?
A) Franz Hünten
B) Gaston Akoun
C) James Thornton
D) Sol Bloom
  • 4. What is the supposed origin of 'Colin prend sa hotte'?
A) The Karnival Kid
B) Kradoudja
C) Melodie Arabe
D) Streets of Cairo
  • 5. Who was the entertainment director of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition?
A) Dan Quinn
B) Sol Bloom
C) James Thornton
D) Gaston Akoun
  • 6. Which dancer was featured in the 'A Street in Cairo' attraction?
A) Bonnie Thornton
B) Miriana Conte
C) Little Egypt
D) Lizzie Cox
  • 7. Who performed the oldest known recording of the song in 1895?
A) Sol Bloom
B) Dan Quinn
C) James Thornton
D) Franz Hünten
  • 8. Which songwriter penned the version titled 'Streets Of Cairo or The Poor Little Country Maid'?
A) Charles Ives
B) James Thornton
C) Steve Martin
D) Sol Bloom
  • 9. What is Lizzie Cox's stage name?
A) Kradoudja
B) Little Egypt
C) Miriana Conte
D) Bonnie Thornton
  • 10. Which song was released by Kool & the Gang in 1976?
A) Kutchy Kutchy
B) Take It Off
C) King Tut
D) Open Sesame
  • 11. In which Mickey Mouse short was the melody featured in 1929?
A) Kutchy Kutchy
B) The Streets of Cairo
C) A Street in Cairo
D) The Karnival Kid
  • 12. What is the nature of the versions of the 'Arabian riff' found in child folk culture?
A) Lewd or inappropriate
B) Highly religious
C) Strictly instrumental
D) Formal and educational
  • 13. Who composed 'Scherzo for String Quartet' in 1904?
A) Charles Ives
B) Sol Bloom
C) Franz Hünten
D) James Thornton
  • 14. Which of these is a 21st-century song based on the melody?
A) Timanttei
B) Open Sesame
C) King Tut
D) Kutchy Kutchy
  • 15. In which publication was the melody described as an 'Arabian Song' in 1864?
A) La grande méthode complète de cornet à piston et de saxhorn par Arban
B) Berliner Discs
C) Colin prend sa hotte
D) The Karnival Kid
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