Sorry That's the Wrong Answer - Answer 6
Question 6: Where did the polka originate?
The correct answer is:
The polka did not originate in Poland but in eastern Bulgaria, from which it
spread to Prague, Czechoslovakia, in the 1830s. The polka reached Paris by 1840
and swept the dance floors of Europe and the United States. In Poland, a
variation did develop. Becoming the familiar Polish polka.
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