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1. What U.S. city is known as the birthplace of jazz?
2. What band recorded “Hotel California”?
3. Why was the 'Shoegaze' genre given its name?
4. Which Hindu deity is traditionally depicted playing the Vina?
5. What marching-band version of the tuba is designed to wrap around the player’s body?
6. How does a Nyckelharpa player change the pitch of the strings?
7. Who is credited with adapting the African Mbira into the Western-tuned Kalimba?
8. How does a glass harp player typically change the pitch of an individual glass?
9. How many strings does a traditional West African Kora have?
10. What is the primary difference between a concertina and an accordion?
11. What natural biological process 'creates' the hollow center of a traditional Australian didgeridoo?
12. What climate phenomenon is believed to have improved the wood used for Stradivarius violins?
13. How does a Mellotron generate its sounds?
14. What scientific principle does the Leslie Speaker use to create its swirling sound?
15. Where is the bow placed when playing a Chinese Erhu?
16. Which famous American Founding Father invented the Glass Armonica?
17. What was the original purpose of the objects that became the first Cajóns?
18. How many strings does a traditional West African Kora have?
19. How does a Talk Box transfer the instrument's sound to the musician's mouth?
20. Which Hindu deity is traditionally depicted playing the Vina?

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