Question 1
Which New Orleans-born trumpeter recorded the hit "What a Wonderful World"?
- Louis Armstrong
- Miles Davis
- Chet Baker
- Dizzy Gillespie
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Louis Armstrong
Music · Jazz, Blues & Roots
Jazz Legends trivia quiz
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What the Jazz Legends questions cover
- Hard Bop
- Bebop
- Jazz Vocal
- Cool Jazz
- New Orleans
- Bebop Piano
- Big Band
- Chicago Blues
- Swing Era
- Delta Blues
- Free Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
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Question 2
Which vocalist was widely called the "First Lady of Song"?
- Billie Holiday
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Dinah Washington
- Sarah Vaughan
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Ella Fitzgerald
Question 3
Which bandleader and composer wrote "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)"?
- Count Basie
- Benny Goodman
- Duke Ellington
- Glenn Miller
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Duke Ellington
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How a Jazz Legends match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven Jazz Legends questions for you and your opponent.
- Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
- The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.
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