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(On a sheet of paper, write down 1 to 35 and then check your answers on the
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1. Who sang and recorded first, for commercial release
"The Girl from Ipanema"?
a. Antônio
Carlos Jobim
b. Dick Farney
c. Pery Ribeiro
2. What great bossa nova event occurred on November, 21st,
1962?
a. João Gilberto records "Chega de
Saudade"
b. The Carnegie Hall concert
c. Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd come
to Brazil
3. Which two guitarist/composers opened up a music school?
a. Luiz Bonfá/Paulinho
Nogueira
b. Carlos Lyra/Roberto Menescal
c. Baden Powell/Silvio Santisteban
4. Who is Heloisa Pinheiro?
a. The wife of João
Gilberto
b. The real girl from Ipanema
c. The famous dancer from Rio
5. In 1958, Elizeth Cardoso recorded "Canção do Amor Demais". Who was the guest guitarist?
a. Baden Powell
b. João
Gilberto
c. Geraldo Vespar
6. Who lived at Rua Nascimento e Silva, 107 - Apt. 201?
a. Vinicius de Moraes
b. Tom Jobim
c. Heitor Villa-Lobos
7. Which musician loved fishing and birds?
a. Luiz Bonfá
b. Carlos Lyra
c. Ronaldo Bôscoli
8. Where was Bottle’s Bar and Baccara located?
a. Copacabana
b. Leblon
c. Ipanema
9. Who played the piano in the Zimbo Trio?
a. Hamilton Godoy
b. Luiz Eça
c. Johnny Alf
10. Paulo Jobim plays what instrument?
a. Bass
b. Guitar
c. Flute
11. Who wrote the song, "Primavera"?
a. Carlos Lyra
b. Chico Buarque
c. Sergio Ricardo
12. João Gilberto started
out singing in which group?
a. Os Gafieras
b. Garotos da Lua
c. Bossa 4
13. Vinicius de Moraes was vice-consul for the Brazilian
Embassy in which city?
a. Paris
b. Los Angeles
c. Tel Aviv
14. Who played the drums for Bossa Três?
a. Edison Machado
b. Bebeto
c. Dom um Romão
15. Who was called the "Muse" of bossa nova?
a. Elis Regina
b. Sylvia Telles
c. Nara Leão
16. Who composed "Tempo Feliz"?
a. Cartola
b. Pixinguinha
c. Baden Powell
17. João Gilberto sang "Desafinado"
on a .78 rpm under what recording label?
a. Odeon
b. Fontana
c. Audio Fidelity
18. Laurindo Almeida played in what band in the late
‘40’s?
a. Stan Kenton Orchestra
b. Symphony of Rio de Janeiro
c. Nelson Riddle and his Orchestra
19. Who was Tião Neto?
a. Pianist for Balanço Trio
b. Bassist for Bossa Três
c. Drummer for Os Cariocas
20. Tom Jobim composed "Meditation" with what other
composer?
a. Newton Mendonça
b. Luiz Bonfá
c. Vinicius de Moraes
21. Who ran the show on Radio Bandeirante,
called "O pick-up do Picapau?
a. Jose de Palma
b. Walter Silva
c. Ivan Lessa
22. Creed Taylor was the producer of what record label?
a. Capitol
b. Verve
c. Decca
23. Sylvia Telles was married to which person?
a. Aloysio de Oliveira
b. Roberto Menescal
c. Sergio Ricardo
24. Where is the Veloso Bar?
a. Ipanema
b. Copacabana
c. Flamengo
25. In the movie Black Orpheus, who sang "Manhã de Carnaval"?
a. Altemar Dutra
b. Agostinho dos Santos
c. Breno Mello
26. "O amor, e sorriso, e a flor" was a show put on in what following establishment?
a. Au Bon Gourmet
b. Teatro Paramount
c. Arena da Faculdade de Arquitetura
27. João Gilberto was born in which city?
a. São Paulo
b. Juazeiro
c. Salvador
28. Tom Jobim was heavily influenced by the music of which composer?
a. Chopin
b. Mozart
c. Schubert
29. Ronaldo Bôscoli, Chico Feitosa and Roberto Menescal had what hobby in common?
a. Auto racing
b. Fishing
c. Flying
30. The club Zum Zum, was owned by who?
a. Caco Velho
b. Alberico Campana
c. Paulinho Soledade
31. Isaurinho Garcia was the wife of which musician?
a. Walter Wanderley
b. Eumir Deodato
c. Oscar Castro-Neves
32. Edinho, played for which group?
a. Trio Irakitan
b. Tamba Trio
c. Balanço Trio
33. "Tom e se voce fizesse agora uma canção" was the introduction to what song, made famous
at Au Bon Gourmet?
a. Desafinado
b. Garota de Ipanema
c. Chega de Saudade
34. Lennie Dale was one of the following.
a. Singer
b. Writer
c. Dancer
35. Who composed "Duas Contas"?
a. Garoto
b. Luiz Bonfá
c. Dorival Caymmi
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The Answers
1c
2b
3b
4b
5b
6b
7a
8a
9a
10b, c
11a
12b
13b
14a
15c
16c
17a
18a
19b
20a
21b
22b
23a
24a
25b
26c
27b
28a
29b
30c
31a
32a
33b
34c
35a
