Bossa Nova quiz
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Which model walked to Jobim's music at the Rio 2016 opening?
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Which US singer made a 1967 album with Jobim?
Answer: Frank Sinatra
Why: Sinatra's album with Jobim climbed to No. 19 on the US Billboard 200 album chart.
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Which movement's founder is guitarist Baden Powell named after?
Answer: Scouting
Why: Baden Powell's album Os Afro-sambas blended samba with sounds of Afro-Brazilian religions such as candomblé.
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Whose family flat in Copacabana hosted early bossa nova gatherings?
Answer: Nara Leão
Why: A plaque in front of the building now marks it as the cradle of bossa nova.
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Where was the 1964 hit 'The Girl from Ipanema' recorded?
Answer: New York
Why: Brazilian listeners heard it earlier, on a 1963 record by singer Pery Ribeiro.
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Who sang 'Bossa Nova Baby' in a 1963 film?
Answer: Elvis Presley
Why: Released as a single in 1963, his version reached No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
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What animal is on the cover of Jobim's 1967 album Wave?
Answer: giraffe
Why: Pete Turner shot the giraffe in Kenya's Amboseli National Park in 1964, three years before the album came out.
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