Caribbean Music Jeopardy

Caribbean History

100

How many spanish speaking countries in the Caribbean?

What is three?

200

Three main languages spoken in the Caribbean.

What are French, Spanish and English?

300

African influences in Caribbean music. (2)

What are percussion instruments and march like dances?

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

400

English speaking islands in the Caribbean. (3)

What are Jamaica, The Bahamas, and Trinidad & Tobago?

500

Spanish speaking islands of the Caribbean. (3)

What are Cuba, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic?

Haiti

100

Their national language.

What is Creole French?

200

Country they are connected to.

What is Dominican Republic?

300

What genre is compas similar too.

What is merengue?

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

400

Musical interludes in merengue.

What are mambos?

500

The year in which Haiti gained independence from France.

What is 1804?

Salsa

100

The island it originated from.

What is Puerto Rico?

200

The Instruments used. (3)

What are maracas, bongos, and güira. (others possible)

300

The first great salsa musician.

Who is Tito Puentes?

400

The name literally translates to.

What is the "sauce"?

500

The American state Salsa was made famous. 

What is New York?

West Side Story

100

The names of the two gangs in this story.

What are the Jets and the Sharks?

200

The ethnicity of the Sharks.

What is Puerto Rican?

300

The couple modeling after Romeo and Juliet in this story.

Who are Tony and Maria?

400

The leaders of the Sharks and the Jets.

Who are Bernado and Riff?

500

The city in which this story takes place.

What is New York City?

Bachata

100

The island it originated from.

What is the Dominican Republic?

200

The first ever bachata singer.

Who is Jose Manuel Calderon?

DOUBLE JEOPARDY

300

The steps in bachata. (specific)

What is "step - step - step - hop" ?

400

The lyrics in bachata focus on.

What is "romance" or "heartbreak"?

500

The band that made bachata famous in the US.

Aventura

(bonus 200 : the arena they sold out in)