Carnatic Quiz

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10 questions every other week.
https://bit.ly/CQuiz29

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Carnatic Quiz #30
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The next fortnightly edition:
Carnatic Quiz #31
https://bit.ly/CQuiz31

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There was good feedback from the previous quiz. I have tried to address whatever could be addressed. I recommend going through the Answer Key at the end of the quiz for more information and links.

Here is the next one: Carnatic Quiz #32: https://bit.ly/CQuiz32

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Highlights from Carnatic Quiz #31:
This time had we had only one person score 10/10.
Congratulations to Ambarish.
Based on the responses, easiest question was:
1. Identify the musician in the picture.
Hardest question was:
4. In the book Sangeetha MummaNigaL, U.Ve.Sa talks primarily about three musicians. Who are they?

Have fun with Carnatic Quiz #32.

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There is a small change in Carnatic Quiz #33.
Google Forms has an issue with embedded YouTube videos. So, we have links instead. Please click on them to access the video content for questions and in the answer key. This also contributed to the delay in sending the quiz out.

Here is the Carnatic Quiz #33: https://bit.ly/CQuiz33

Highlights from Carnatic Quiz #32:
We didn’t have anyone getting 10/10 in the previous quiz. The highest score was 9/10 by Prasad Ramani Mahadevan and an unknown person.
The hardest question was:
6. Find the odd 'doctor' out.
The easiest question was:
1. Identify the person playing the Veena in the picture

Have fun with Carnatic Quiz #33.

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Here is the next quiz in the series: https://bit.ly/CQuiz34

Highlights from Carnatic Quiz #33:
Congratulations to the five folks (Prasad, Ambarish, Aravind, Ram and an unknown person) who scored 10/10 in Carnatic Quiz #33.
Based on the answers, the most difficult question was:
2. Three of the four clips in the link above are in the same rAgam. Find the odd one out. You don’t need to identify the rAgam or know its name. Just pattern matching is enough.
The easiest question was:
8. What is the rAgam of the song shrI saraswathi namOstutE?

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Here is the next quiz in the series: https://bit.ly/CQuiz35

Highlights from Carnatic Quiz #34:
Congratulations to Ambarish, Balagirish J and Sethu who scored 10/10.
Based on the answers, the most difficult question was:
7. A rAgA has the ArOhanam S R M P N S and avarOhanam S N D P M G R S. Is the phrase S R G S R valid in the rAgam? If so, why? If not, why not?
The easiest question was:
4. What would be variations sung in this piece of music be called?
Have fun with Carnatic Quiz #35.

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Here is the next quiz in the series: https://bit.ly/CQuiz36

Moving forward each quiz will have a question that is based on the information in the answer key from one of the previous quizzes. So, going through the answer key at the end will reap dividends in more ways.

Highlights from Carnatic Quiz #35:
Congratulations to the three folks (Ambarish, Aravind and an unknown person) who scored 10/10.
Based on the responses, the most difficult question was:
10. Who founded Sampradaya – an archival center for Carnatic Music – in Chennai
The easiest questions were:
4. Identify the instrument in the clip.
5. Which yesteryear musician had the prefix Papa to his name?

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Here is the next quiz in the series: https://bit.ly/CQuiz37

This quiz also features a question that is based on the information provided in one of the previous quizzes. Going through the answer key helps in multiple ways.
Highlights from Carnatic Quiz #36:
Congratulations to Ambarish, Prasad Ramani Mahadevan, Ramakrishnan G, Purush, Ramesh and Aravind, who scored 10/10.
Based on the answers, the most difficult question was:
8. What is Tribhinna?
The easiest question was:
7. While singing a song, a musician takes one of the lines in the song and sings it in different improvised tunes in the same rAgam while sticking to the overall thALA structure and the thALA positions that the syllables fall on. The violinist then takes turns to do the same. They repeat the process back and forth a few times. What is it that is being performed?

Have fun with Carnatic Quiz #37.

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Here is the next quiz in the series: https://bit.ly/CQuizT38

Highlights from Carnatic Quiz #37:
Congratulations to Ambarish, Janani and Diya & Aditya who scored 10/10.

Based on the answers, the most difficult question was:
4. What is the name of this pattern being played on the Mridangam?

The easiest question was:
8. RR Sabha is a famous venue and sabha in Mylapore, Chennai that has hosted Carnatic concerts and other cultural events for a long time. It has been featured in several movies as well. What does the RR in RR Sabha stand for?

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Here is the next quiz in the series: https://bit.ly/CQuiz39


Highlights from Carnatic Quiz #38:

Congratulations to Aravind and Kala who scored 10/10.

Based on the answers, the most difficult question was:

7. Find the odd term out.

The easiest question was:

4. Identify the song being sung.

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Here is the next quiz in the series: https://bit.ly/CQuiz40


Highlights from Carnatic Quiz #39:
Congratulations to Jagadeeswaran Jayaprakash, Swathi, Ramesh and Balagirish who scored 9/9.
Based on the answers, the most difficult question was:
3. Who tuned this Annamacharya composition Jo Achyutananda in Kapi?
The easiest questions were:
2. Three of the four clips in the link above are in the same rAgam. Find the odd one out. You don’t need to identify the rAgam or know its name. Just pattern matching is enough.
4. Identify the instrument.