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