Music in Spanish trivia questions and answers
The Quickfire pack has 50 Music in Spanish questions, all written in English and Spanish. Here are 15 of them. Hosts get the full set, ready to put on a TV with players answering on their phones.
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Flamenco is the traditional music and dance of which country?Very easy
Answer: Spain
Which Colombian singer performed 'Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)', the official song of the 2010 World Cup?Very easy
Answer: Shakira
What hand-held percussion instrument, a pair of hollowed wooden shells joined by a cord and clicked together, is traditionally used by Spanish dancers?Very easy
Answer: Castanets
Which Mexican singer, famous for 'La incondicional' and 'Ahora te puedes marchar', is nicknamed 'El Sol de México'?Easy
Answer: Luis Miguel
Which Spanish singer-songwriter had a huge hit in 1997 with 'Corazón partío'?Easy
Answer: Alejandro Sanz
Which Mexican-American singer, known as the 'Queen of Tejano music', was murdered in 1995 at the age of 23?Easy
Answer: Selena (Selena Quintanilla)
Which Spanish pop group of the 1980s, with singer Ana Torroja, recorded 'Hijo de la luna'?Intermediate
Answer: Mecano
Which German-invented, bellows-driven instrument is the signature sound of Argentine tango?Intermediate
Answer: The bandoneón (bandoneon)
Which Puerto Rican boy band did Ricky Martin join as a 12-year-old in 1984?Intermediate
Answer: Menudo
Which flamenco singer, Paco de Lucía's long-time musical partner, recorded the 1979 album 'La leyenda del tiempo'?Hard
Answer: Camarón de la Isla (Camarón)
The cajón, a wooden box drum now common in flamenco, originally comes from which South American country?Hard
Answer: Peru
Which Spanish march-style musical genre, played at bullfights, has a name meaning 'double step'?Hard
Answer: Pasodoble
Which Mexican pianist and songwriter composed the bolero 'Bésame mucho'?Very hard
Answer: Consuelo Velázquez
Which Chilean singer-songwriter, author of 'Te recuerdo Amanda', was killed days after the 1973 military coup?Very hard
Answer: Víctor Jara
Which New York record label, founded in 1964 by Johnny Pacheco and Jerry Masucci, became the home of salsa?Very hard
Answer: Fania Records (Fania)
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