Music Around the World

Connect musical instruments and traditions with their places of origin.

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Which place is most closely associated with the sitar tradition?
- India
- Spain
- West Africa
- Indonesia
Choose the best answer: which place is most closely associated with flamenco?
- West Africa
- Spain
- Indonesia
- Aboriginal Australia
Which option correctly answers this: which place is most closely associated with the kora harp-lute?
- Indonesia
- Aboriginal Australia
- West Africa
- Portugal
Test the association in this item: Which place is most closely associated with gamelan ensembles?
- Aboriginal Australia
- Portugal
- Japan
- Indonesia
Which country is especially associated with the didgeridoo through Aboriginal musical traditions?
- Australia
- Portugal
- Japan
- Mexico
From the choices given, which place is most closely associated with fado?
- Japan
- Portugal
- Mexico
- Argentina and Uruguay
Which choice completes this fact accurately? Which place is most closely associated with the shamisen?
- Mexico
- Argentina and Uruguay
- Japan
- Sweden
Consider the historical or technical context. Which place is most closely associated with mariachi?
- Argentina and Uruguay
- Sweden
- India
- Mexico
The bandoneon became central to tango in which South American cultural region?
- Río de la Plata
- Andean highlands
- Amazon basin
- Patagonian steppe
For this final item, which place is most closely associated with the nyckelharpa?
- India
- Sweden
- Spain
- West Africa