Francophone immigration: We’re all ears!

Every year in November, National Francophone Immigration Week is an opportunity to celebrate the cultural diversity within Canada’s Francophone and Acadian communities and to highlight the contributions of immigrants. The event is coordinated by the Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada at the national level and by the Francophone Immigration Networks (RIFs) at the provincial and territorial levels.

This quiz will help you learn about the cultural legacy of Canadian immigrants, which includes music, song, dance and poetry.

Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence below.

1. Bamileke leg rattles are used in the traditional music of .

Cameroun Cameroon spelled C a m e r o u n

Cameroon Cameroon spelled C a m e r o o n

Camaroon Cameroon spelled C a m a r o o n

2. The musette style of music, which originated in Paris, is associated with the .

acordeon accordion spelled a c o r d e o n

accordeon accordion spelled a c c o r d e o n

accordion accordion spelled a c c o r d i o n

3. The tcha-tcha, the graj and the vaksin are three instruments used in Haitian roots music.

traditional traditional spelled t r a d i t i o n a l

traditionnal traditional spelled t r a d i t i o n n a l

tradditional traditional spelled t r a d d i t i o n a l

4. The nuba is a musical form found throughout the .

Mahgreb Mahgreb spelled M a h g r e b

Maghreb Mahgreb spelled M a g h r e b

Magreb Mahgreb spelled M a g r e b

5. The Baule people of the invented a musical instrument called the ahoko.

ivory coast Ivory Coast spelled with a lower-case i and c

Ivory Coast Ivory Coast spelled with an upper-case i and c

6. Al-Zajal is a popular form of Lebanese poetry that’s either spoken or .

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resited recited spelled r e s i t e d

resighted recited spelled r e s i g h t e d

7. The Moroccan loutar is a plucked string instrument that is .

pear-shaped pear (p e a r) shaped

pare-shaped pare (p a r e) shaped

8. Maloya, which originated on the island of Réunion, is a form of music, song and dance that draws on influences from various African countries, including .

Madagascar Madagascar spelled M a d a g a s c a r

Madagaskar Madagascar spelled M a d a g a s k a r

Maddagascar Madagascar spelled M a d d a g a s c a r

9. Originally played in rural areas in western Algeria, raï is now a popular style of music, influenced by rock, disco and .

reggay reggae spelled r e g g a y

regae reggae spelled r e g a e

reggae reggae spelled r e g g a e

10. In Burundi’s ritual dance of the royal drum, an odd number of parade the drums, then place them around a central drum before performing a dance.

drummers drummers spelled d r u m m e r s

drumers drummers spelled d r u m e r s