What is the traditional music genre of the Indigenous people of Australia?
a) Country
b) Hip-hop
c) Didgeridoo
d) Opera
Answer: c) Didgeridoo
Which Australian music genre originated from Irish and Scottish folk music?
a) Jazz
b) Blues
c) Folk
d) Reggae
Answer: c) Folk
The Australian band AC/DC is known for its contributions to which music genre?
a) Punk
b) Metal
c) Rock
d) Pop
Answer: c) Rock
What is the unique Australian dance music genre that originated in Sydney in the late 1980s?
a) Ska
b) Techno
c) Dubstep
d) Acid House
Answer: d) Acid House
In which genre did the Australian artist Sia gain international recognition?
a) R&B
b) Pop
c) Hip-hop
d) Electronic
Answer: b) Pop
What is the genre of music that is characterized by storytelling through song and is associated with Australia’s bushland?
a) Bush Ballad
b) Reggae
c) Blues
d) Funk
Answer: a) Bush Ballad
The Wiggles, a popular Australian children’s music group, primarily create music in which genre?
a) Pop
b) Rock
c) Classical
d) Children’s music
Answer: d) Children’s music
Which Australian rock band is famous for their hit song “Down Under?
a) Men at Work
b) INXS
c) Midnight Oil
d) Air Supply
Answer: a) Men at Work
The music of the Yolŋu people in Northern Australia is associated with which traditional genre?
a) Yidaki
b) Hip-hop
c) Jazz
d) Punk
Answer: a) Yidaki
What is the Australian rock subgenre that emerged in the 1970s and is characterized by socially conscious lyrics and energetic performances?
a) Pub Rock
b) Grunge
c) Glam Rock
d) Indie Rock
Answer: a) Pub Rock
The Australian singer Kylie Minogue is associated with which genre?
a) Country
b) Pop
c) Hip-hop
d) Jazz
Answer: b) Pop
Which Indigenous Australian music genre is often performed with clapsticks and vocals?
a) Country
b) Yidaki
c) Hip-hop
d) Corroboree
Answer: d) Corroboree
What is the genre of music that originated in the 1970s in Melbourne and is characterized by unconventional instruments and a DIY ethos?
a) Punk
b) New Wave
c) Folk
d) Electronic
Answer: a) Punk
The didgeridoo, commonly used in Indigenous Australian music, is associated with which genre?
a) Folk
b) Jazz
c) Blues
d) Aboriginal Traditional
Answer: d) Aboriginal Traditional
The Australian band Tame Impala is known for its music in which genre?
a) Indie Rock
b) Electronic
c) Metal
d) Reggae
Answer: a) Indie Rock
What is the genre of music that emerged in the 1980s in Sydney and is characterized by its use of drum machines and synthesizers?
a) Punk
b) New Wave
c) Reggae
d) Ska
Answer: b) New Wave
The Australian band INXS gained international fame in which genre?
a) Rock
b) Pop
c) Electronic
d) Hip-hop
Answer: a) Rock
Which Australian music genre is influenced by African and Caribbean rhythms?
a) Reggae
b) Ska
c) Jazz
d) Funk
Answer: b) Ska
The Australian singer John Farnham is known for his contributions to which genre?
a) Country
b) Pop
c) Rock
d) Blues
Answer: c) Rock
What is the traditional music genre of the Torres Strait Islanders in Australia?
a) Country
b) Yidaki
c) Islander Music
d) Didgeridoo
Answer: c) Islander Music
The Australian singer Nick Cave is associated with which genre?
a) Alternative Rock
b) Country
c) Hip-hop
d) Classical
Answer: a) Alternative Rock
The music of the Torres Strait Islanders often features which traditional instrument?
a) Didgeridoo
b) Yidaki
c) Bamboo Flute
d) Slit Drum
Answer: d) Slit Drum
Which Australian music genre emerged in the 1980s and is characterized by its fusion of rock and electronic elements?
a) Synthpop
b) Electro Rock
c) Electro Pop
d) Indie Rock
Answer: b) Electro Rock
The Australian rock band Midnight Oil is known for its socially and politically charged lyrics in which genre?
a) Punk
b) New Wave
c) Alternative Rock
d) Pop
Answer: c) Alternative Rock
The Australian singer-songwriter Paul Kelly is associated with which genre?
a) Folk
b) Blues
c) Rock
d) Jazz
Answer: a) Folk
What is the genre of music that originated in the 1990s in Australia and is characterized by its fusion of punk and rock elements?
a) Grunge
b) Indie Rock
c) Punk Rock
d) Alternative Rock
Answer: c) Punk Rock
The Australian singer Tina Arena is known for her contributions to which genre?
a) Pop
b) Rock
c) Country
d) Electronic
Answer: a) Pop
Which Australian music genre is influenced by American blues and rockabilly?
a) Country
b) Rock
c) Blues
d) Jazz
Answer: c) Blues
The Australian hip-hop group Hilltop Hoods gained popularity in which genre?
a) Electronic
b) Hip-hop
c) Reggae
d) Indie Rock
Answer: b) Hip-hop
The Australian singer Delta Goodrem is associated with which genre?
a) Pop
b) Country
c) R&B
d) Jazz
Answer: a) Pop
The Australian band Cold Chisel is known for its contributions to which genre?
a) Pub Rock
b) Metal
c) Indie Rock
d) Funk
Answer: a) Pub Rock
Which Australian music genre emerged in the 1990s and is characterized by its fusion of punk and ska elements?
a) Ska
b) Punk Rock
c) Indie Rock
d) Grunge
Answer: a) Ska
The Australian rock band Divinyls is known for its contributions to which genre?
a) Punk
b) New Wave
c) Rock
d) Pop
Answer: c) Rock
What is the traditional music genre of the Warlpiri people in Central Australia?
a) Country
b) Yidaki
c) Warlpiri Songlines
d) Didgeridoo
Answer: c) Warlpiri Songlines
The Australian band Powderfinger is known for its music in which genre?
a) Rock
b) Pop
c) Indie Rock
d) Country
Answer: a) Rock
What is the genre of music that emerged in the 1960s in Australia and is characterized by its laid-back and melodic style?
a) Surf Rock
b) Folk
c) Psychedelic Rock
d) Indie Rock
Answer: a) Surf Rock
The Australian singer Judith Durham is known for her contributions to which genre?
a) Folk
b) Jazz
c) Blues
d) Pop
Answer: b) Jazz
Which Australian music genre is influenced by the music of the Pacific Islands?
a) Islander Music
b) Reggae
c) Ska
d) Funk
Answer: a) Islander Music
The Australian band Jet gained international fame in which genre?
a) Rock
b) Indie Rock
c) Pop
d) Electronic
Answer: a) Rock
What is the traditional music genre of the Noongar people in Western Australia?
a) Country
b) Yidaki
c) Noongar Songlines
d) Didgeridoo
Answer: c) Noongar Songlines
The Australian band Wolfmother is known for its contributions to which genre?
a) Rock
b) Indie Rock
c) Metal
d) Punk Rock
Answer: a) Rock
What is the genre of music that emerged in the 1980s in Melbourne and is characterized by its use of synthesizers and electronic beats?
a) Synthpop
b) Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
c) New Wave
d) Indie Rock
Answer: a) Synthpop
The Australian singer Archie Roach is known for his contributions to which genre?
a) Folk
b) Country
c) Blues
d) Indigenous Australian Music
Answer: d) Indigenous Australian Music
Which Australian music genre is influenced by traditional Celtic music?
a) Country
b) Folk
c) Jazz
d) Blues
Answer: b) Folk
The Australian hip-hop artist Iggy Azalea gained international fame in which genre?
a) Pop
b) Hip-hop
c) Electronic
d) Reggae
Answer: b) Hip-hop
What is the traditional music genre of the Arrernte people in Central Australia?
a) Country
b) Yidaki
c) Arrernte Songlines
d) Didgeridoo
Answer: c) Arrernte Songlines
The Australian band The Bee Gees, although born in England, gained fame in which genre?
a) Pop
b) Rock
c) Disco
d) R&B
Answer: c) Disco
Which Australian music genre emerged in the 1990s and is characterized by its fusion of punk and pop elements?
a) Punk Rock
b) Pop Punk
c) Indie Rock
d) Grunge
Answer: b) Pop Punk
The Australian singer Christine Anu is known for her contributions to which genre?
a) Pop
b) Rock
c) Reggae
d) Indigenous Australian Music
Answer: d) Indigenous Australian Music
What is the genre of music that emerged in the 1970s in Australia and is characterized by its use of synthesizers and futuristic soundscapes?
a) Electronic
b) New Wave
c) Indie Rock
d) Funk
Answer: a) Electronic
