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100
Name the two tabla drums
Bayan and Dayan
100
How many Indian classical forms of dance are there?
8
100
What two countries did India split into after their Independence in 1947?
India and Pakistan
100
Name the largest religion in the Middle East
What is Islam
100
What is a subcontinent?
A large landmass smaller than a continent or a major subdivision of a continent
200
Give an example of two onomatopoeic words
Buzz, Boom, Clap, Bang, Crash, Click, Hissed, Knock, Purr, Slap, Swish
200
What are two types of Indian drums?
Tabla, Mridangam
200
How many official languages does India have?
22
200
In addition to silk, name one other item was introduced to the west from China
Spices, paper, gunpowder
200
How do you say "Begin" in Japanese
Hajimaru
300
Name three bols
Ti, Te, Na, Ta,Tin, Ga, Ka, Dhin, Dha, Tirikita
300
What material is the flute made out of in India?
Bamboo
300
What is the Japanese word for song/poem?
Uta
300
The land-bridge connected which two continents?
Africa and Eurasia
300
What is a Tala?
A regular, repeating rhythmic phrase usually played on a percussion instrument
400
Vocalization of sounds produced by the tabla is called...
A "bol"
400
Along with the Doumbek, what are some other middle eastern instruments?
Tambourine, Tar, Zills
400
What are the two major world religions that originated in India?
Hinduisim and Buddhism
400
This instrument is native to Egypt, Israel, Palestine and Lebanon
What is the Doumbek
400
What is Kuchi Showa?
A phonetic system in which the words/syllables express the sounds that come from the drums when struck
500
Name 5 Kuchi Showa syllables
Kuchi Showa syllables: Don, Kon,Do, Ko, Tsu, Ku, Ta, Ka
500
Name two Indian classical forms of dance
Manipuri, Odissi, Bharathanatyam, Kathak,Kathakali, Kuchipudi
500
Name three languages spoken in India
Hindi,Tamil, Gujarati, Punjabi, Manipuri, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Oriya, Nepali, Kashmiri
500
Who led India to Independence in 1947?
Mahatma Gandhi
500
The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it is called...... (Student must spell this word correctly on the board to receive points)
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