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Music · Electronic & Dance

Ambient trivia quiz

Think you know Ambient? Prove it against a real opponent. QuizDown has over 120 Ambient questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.

Opens Monday 9 November at 06:00: get notified

What the Ambient questions cover

  • Japanese Ambient
  • Tape Loops
  • Ambient Origins
  • Ambient Techno
  • Deep Listening
  • Fourth World
  • Glitch Ambient
  • Nordic Ambient
  • Ambient House
  • American Ambient
  • Arctic Ambient
  • Chillout

Try three Ambient questions

Question 1

What electronic style is designed to create an atmospheric mood rather than demand focused listening?

  1. Ambient music
  2. Salsa music
  3. House music
  4. Punk rock
Show the answer

Ambient music

Question 2

Which English musician released the influential 1978 album Music for Airports?

  1. Jean-Michel Jarre
  2. Brian Eno
  3. David Bowie
  4. Vangelis
Show the answer

Brian Eno

Question 3

Which electronic artist released the album Selected Ambient Works 85–92?

  1. Fatboy Slim
  2. The Chemical Brothers
  3. Aphex Twin
  4. Daft Punk
Show the answer

Aphex Twin

In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.

How a Ambient match works

  1. Seven rounds. The same seven Ambient questions for you and your opponent.
  2. Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
  3. The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.

Your Ambient ranking is its own: climb it without your other topics dragging you down.