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Dance Music Quiz

A mix of both general and more specialist questions, concerning all sorts of electronic dance music.

A multiple-choice quiz by Mattu. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
Mattu

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
98,368

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
1150

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 15

1. He was part of the Wild Pitch collective, and is responsible for tracks like "Acid Tracks" under the name Phuture, and "Clap Your Hands" under his own name. Hint

DJ Pierre

Juan Atkins

DJ Dan

Derrick May

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Question 2 of 15

2. The song "Clap Your Hands" samples which classic 70s disco constellation? Hint

Sister Sledge

Logg

The Jacksons

Chic

3. This British trance producer/DJ recently released his first own artist album, and has written several music sound tracks, including a big-scale thriller featuring John Travolta. Who is he? Hint

Paul Oakenfold

Seb Fontaine

Carl Cox

John Digweed

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Question 4 of 15

4. One of very few big name females in the scene, this jungle enthusiast is more known for her old nudie centerfold pictures than her skills as a producer and DJ. Hint

DJ Lottie

DJ Rap

DJ Storm

DJ Heather

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who is the odd one out? Hint

Laurent Garnier

Jaques LuCont

Dimitri From Paris

Francois Kevorkian

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Question 6 of 15

6. They first rose to notoriety with their "What Evil Lurks" EP back in 1991, and had a huge club hit the same year with the anthemic "Charly". Hits over the years have been, among others, "No Good" and "Voodoo People". Who are they? Hint

Chemical Brothers

Prodigy

Underworld

Leftfield

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Question 7 of 15

7. His real first name is Quentin, but he calls himself Norman. He's recorded under the names Beats International, Mighty Dub Katz and Pizzaman. Which alias is he most known by? Hint

Moby

Aphex Twin

Q-Bert

Fatboy Slim

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Question 8 of 15

8. Ben Watt has remixed Sade and Maxwell, among others, but with which duo has he gained the most recognition?

Answer: (Four Words, hint: had a huge hit with the Todd Terry-remixed "Missing")

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Question 9 of 15

9. Moby was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada?

True

False

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Question 10 of 15

10. Moby started his musical career in a hardcore punk band. What were they called? Hint

Mouth Diarreah

Revolting Cocks

Vatican Commandos

Dirty Rotten Imbecilles

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Question 11 of 15

11. What is the title of the Twin Peaks-sampling hit that Moby released in 1995? Hint

Goo

Now

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Question 12 of 15

12. What is a different name for The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu? Hint

EMF

KLF

SOD

OMD

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Question 13 of 15

13. Armand Van Helden collaborated with which 'intellectual' rapper on the track "Full Moon"? Hint

Mos Def

KRS-1

Talib Kweli

Common

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Question 14 of 15

14. This New Jersey-based duo has remixed luminaries such as Angie Stone, Jody Watley and Mary J Blige, but is best known for their own deep NY garage productions, and their Manhattan nightclub Shelter. What's their 'high-tempered' band name? Hint

Fire Island

Sunscreem

Hot 'n Juicy

Blaze

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Question 15 of 15

15. 'Little' Louie Vega and Kenny 'Dope' Gonzales form which production duo?

Answer: (Three Words, hint: several collaborations with latin star India)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. He was part of the Wild Pitch collective, and is responsible for tracks like "Acid Tracks" under the name Phuture, and "Clap Your Hands" under his own name.

Answer: DJ Pierre

Chicago native DJ Pierre is currently living in NYC, where he continues to make good clean house music even today.

2. The song "Clap Your Hands" samples which classic 70s disco constellation?

Answer: Chic

Few other artists from the disco era have been so frequently sampled as Nile Rodgers' and Bernard Edwards' project Chic.

3. This British trance producer/DJ recently released his first own artist album, and has written several music sound tracks, including a big-scale thriller featuring John Travolta. Who is he?

Answer: Paul Oakenfold

Oakenfold's status has largely diminished in the UK, but he remains one of the big names of dance music in the USA.

4. One of very few big name females in the scene, this jungle enthusiast is more known for her old nudie centerfold pictures than her skills as a producer and DJ.

Answer: DJ Rap

Now respected, DJ Rap still appears to be struggling with preconceptions about her persona, although her centerfold days were brief and about 10 years ago.

5. Who is the odd one out?

Answer: Jaques LuCont

Jaques LuCont, better known under his Les Rhythmes Digitales alias, is not French like the others, he's British. Francois Kevorkian is French, although he has lived in the States since the mid-70s.

Answer: Prodigy

...and we've all been waiting for another album since 1997's "Fat Of The Land".

7. His real first name is Quentin, but he calls himself Norman. He's recorded under the names Beats International, Mighty Dub Katz and Pizzaman. Which alias is he most known by?

Answer: Fatboy Slim

One of the UK's most wealthiest musicians, he reportedly made more than �7.000.000 in 1999.

8. Ben Watt has remixed Sade and Maxwell, among others, but with which duo has he gained the most recognition?

Answer: Everything But The Girl

'Everything But The Girl' (Ben Watt and Tracy Thorne) started out with a more organic, melancholic pop sound, before going electronic in the mid 90s.

9. Moby was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada?

Answer: False

Techno god Richie Hawtin, another bald dance guru, is based there.

10. Moby started his musical career in a hardcore punk band. What were they called?

Answer: Vatican Commandos

Moby later revealed his punk rock past with his "Animal Rights" album.

11. What is the title of the Twin Peaks-sampling hit that Moby released in 1995?

Answer: Go

Let's leave Moby for now.

12. What is a different name for The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu?

Answer: KLF

Probably the first and last time we'll ever hear country queen Tammy Wynette in a dance track.

13. Armand Van Helden collaborated with which 'intellectual' rapper on the track "Full Moon"?

Answer: Common

Sounding almost like a hip-house revival, "Full Moon" samples Sylvia Striplin's disco classic "Give Me Your Love", with Common laying smooth flows on top of a mid-paced house beat.

Answer: Blaze

Responsible for classic dance tracks such as "My Beat" and "Do You Remember House?", Josh Milan and Kevin Hedge form the duo Blaze, which have almost become a quality certificate in the house music scene.

15. 'Little' Louie Vega and Kenny 'Dope' Gonzales form which production duo?

Answer: Masters At Work

True legends, with productions spanning over 15 years, and ranging from Latin to Afro-beat, from hip hop to house, from Brazilian beats to jazz funk.

Source: Author Mattu

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