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Dizzy Gillespie Quiz
Dizzy Gillespie Brain Battle: 31 Questions to Win the War
Updated: Jun 10, 2024
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer.
Get ready to flex your Dizzy Gillespie muscles! This quiz features 31 questions on everything from the basics to the most obscure facts. Can you ace it? Discover your unique strengths.
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John Barry Gillespie
John Benjamin Gillespie
John Bill Gillespie
John Birks Gillespie
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Swing
Bebop
Dixieland
Cool Jazz
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Saxophone
Trumpet
Piano
Drums
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1950s
1930s
1940s
1960s
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Louis Armstrong
Charlie Parker
Duke Ellington
Coleman Hawkins
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Smiling
Raised Eyebrows
Closed Eyes
Pouched Cheeks
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Afro-American Jazz
Caribbean Jazz
Afro-Cuban Jazz
Brazilian Jazz
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Panama Hat
Baseball Cap
Beret
Fedora
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Bent Horn
Double Bell
Silent Mute
Gold Plated
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Wrote Textbooks
Developed A Music App
Taught Many Musicians
Opened A Music School
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Best Music Video
Album Of The Year
Best New Artist
Best Jazz Performance
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Showmanship
Classical Technique
Reserved Demeanor
Minimalist
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Thelonious Monk
John Coltrane
Herbie Hancock
Miles Davis
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DJ
Dancer
Bandleader
Producer
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Tap Dancing
Scat Singing
Juggling
Painting
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1993
1987
2001
1990
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Bird
Duke
Satchmo
Dizzy
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Take Five
Giant Steps
A Night In Tunisia
Birdland
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Monocle
Horn-rimmed Spectacles
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Sunglasses
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Jon Faddis
Wynton Marsalis
Donald Byrd
Freddie Hubbard
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Harmonic And Rhythmic Complexity
Electronic Elements
Vocal Improvisations
Symphonic Integration
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Serious
Introspective
Melancholic
Light-hearted
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Pouched Cheeks
Double-neck Guitar
Bent Horn
Scat Singing
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Ken Burns
Robert Gottlieb
Stanley Crouch
Scott Yanow
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John Coltrane
Lee Morgan
Clifford Brown
Arturo Sandoval
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1910
1917
1908
1923
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Focused On Swing
Less Improvisational
More Traditional
Added Complexity
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Choir Vocals
Complex Harmonies
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Electronic Instruments
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Best Jazz Performance
Lifetime Achievement Award
Best Pop Vocal Album
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Teaching Younger Musicians
Reviving Older Jazz Forms
Promoting Jazz Fusion
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Apr 10, 2020
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Aug 16, 2007
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