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Music Charts: Subcategories of Dance/Electronic Songs

Description: This quiz will test your knowledge about the subcategories of Dance/Electronic songs in music charts.
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Which of these is a subcategory of Dance/Electronic music that is characterized by a fast tempo and a heavy bassline?

  1. Trance

  2. House

  3. Dubstep

  4. Techno


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the late 1990s. It is characterized by a fast tempo, a heavy bassline, and a syncopated rhythm.

Which subcategory of Dance/Electronic music is known for its repetitive melodies and hypnotic rhythms?

  1. Trance

  2. House

  3. Dubstep

  4. Techno


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Trance is a genre of electronic dance music that is characterized by repetitive melodies, hypnotic rhythms, and a driving bassline. It is often used in club settings and at music festivals.

What is the name of the subcategory of Dance/Electronic music that is characterized by a four-on-the-floor beat and a steady bassline?

  1. Trance

  2. House

  3. Dubstep

  4. Techno


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

House is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago in the early 1980s. It is characterized by a four-on-the-floor beat, a steady bassline, and a repetitive melody.

Which subcategory of Dance/Electronic music is known for its fast tempo and aggressive sound?

  1. Trance

  2. House

  3. Dubstep

  4. Techno


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Techno is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Detroit in the early 1980s. It is characterized by a fast tempo, an aggressive sound, and a repetitive beat.

What is the name of the subcategory of Dance/Electronic music that is characterized by its use of samples and loops?

  1. Trance

  2. House

  3. Dubstep

  4. Electro


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Electro is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1970s. It is characterized by its use of samples and loops, as well as its repetitive melodies and rhythms.

Which subcategory of Dance/Electronic music is known for its use of breakbeats and a syncopated rhythm?

  1. Trance

  2. House

  3. Drum and Bass

  4. Techno


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Drum and Bass is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the United Kingdom in the early 1990s. It is characterized by its use of breakbeats and a syncopated rhythm.

What is the name of the subcategory of Dance/Electronic music that is characterized by its use of synthesizers and a melodic bassline?

  1. Trance

  2. House

  3. Synthwave

  4. Techno


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Synthwave is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the early 2010s. It is characterized by its use of synthesizers and a melodic bassline.

Which subcategory of Dance/Electronic music is known for its use of vocal samples and a soulful sound?

  1. Trance

  2. House

  3. Deep House

  4. Techno


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Deep House is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago in the late 1980s. It is characterized by its use of vocal samples and a soulful sound.

What is the name of the subcategory of Dance/Electronic music that is characterized by its use of tribal rhythms and a global sound?

  1. Trance

  2. House

  3. Tribal House

  4. Techno


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Tribal House is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the United States in the early 1990s. It is characterized by its use of tribal rhythms and a global sound.

Which subcategory of Dance/Electronic music is known for its use of acid sounds and a squelching bassline?

  1. Trance

  2. House

  3. Acid House

  4. Techno


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Acid House is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago in the late 1980s. It is characterized by its use of acid sounds and a squelching bassline.

What is the name of the subcategory of Dance/Electronic music that is characterized by its use of breakbeats and a jungle sound?

  1. Trance

  2. House

  3. Jungle

  4. Techno


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Jungle is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the United Kingdom in the early 1990s. It is characterized by its use of breakbeats and a jungle sound.

Which subcategory of Dance/Electronic music is known for its use of hardstyle kicks and a distorted sound?

  1. Trance

  2. House

  3. Hardstyle

  4. Techno


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Hardstyle is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the Netherlands in the early 2000s. It is characterized by its use of hardstyle kicks and a distorted sound.

What is the name of the subcategory of Dance/Electronic music that is characterized by its use of trance-inducing melodies and a psychedelic sound?

  1. Trance

  2. House

  3. Psytrance

  4. Techno


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Psytrance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Israel in the early 1990s. It is characterized by its use of trance-inducing melodies and a psychedelic sound.

Which subcategory of Dance/Electronic music is known for its use of minimal beats and a hypnotic sound?

  1. Trance

  2. House

  3. Minimal Techno

  4. Techno


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Minimal Techno is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Germany in the early 1990s. It is characterized by its use of minimal beats and a hypnotic sound.

What is the name of the subcategory of Dance/Electronic music that is characterized by its use of techno beats and a progressive sound?

  1. Trance

  2. House

  3. Progressive House

  4. Techno


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Progressive House is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the United Kingdom in the early 1990s. It is characterized by its use of techno beats and a progressive sound.

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