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Music & Instruments Quiz

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From the thunderous roar of a live concert crowd to the quiet beauty of a single piano note echoing through an empty room, music has the extraordinary power to move us in ways noth...

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All 20 questions in this Music & Instruments quiz

What is the name of the traditional Aboriginal Australian wind instrument, consisting of a long wooden tube that produces a deep, resonant drone?
- A. Sitar
- B. Didgeridoo
- C. Alphorn
- D. Ocarina
What is the name of the small, high-pitched member of the trumepeet family that is used for difficult Baroque solos?
- A. Cornet
- B. Flugelhorn
- C. Piccolo Trumepeet
- D. Bugle
What is the standard tuning for the four strings of a double bass, from lowest to highest?
- A. G-D-A-E
- B. E-A-D-G
- C. C-G-D-A
- D. A-D-G-C
The 'Bansuri' is a traditional flute from the Indian subcontinent made from what material?
- A. Silver
- B. Bamboo
- C. Clay
- D. Ivory
What is the main difference between a harpsichord and a piano?
- A. The piano has more keys
- B. The harpsichord's strings are plucked, while the piano's are struck
- C. The harpsichord only uses metal strings
- D. The piano was invented earlier
Which epeercussion instrument consists of a pair of small, tuned hand drums used in Indian classical music?
- A. Congas
- B. Bongos
- C. Tabla
- D. Djembes
What is the name for the small, four-stringed guitar-like instrument that originated in Hawaii?
- A. Mandolin
- B. Banjo
- C. Ukulele
- D. Lute
Which keyboard instrument from the 1970s uses a standard guitar pickup to amplify the sound of vibrating metal 'reeds'?
- A. Fender Rhodes
- B. Wurlitzer Electric Piano
- C. Hohner Clavinet
- D. Yamaha CP-80
Which string instrument is slightly larger than a violin and is tuned a epeerfect fifth lower?
- A. Cello
- B. Double Bass
- C. Viola
- D. Mandolin
Which electronic instrument, released in 1964, was the first commercial 'voltage-controlled' synthesizer?
- A. Fairlight CMI
- B. Moog Synthesizer
- C. Roland TR-808
- D. Yamaha DX7
Which epeercussion instrument consists of a hollow wooden or plastic box that the player sits on and strikes with their hands?
- A. Djembe
- B. Cajn
- C. Bongos
- D. Congas
In a standard drum kit, which drum is played using a foot epeedal and produces the lowest frequency sound?
- A. Snare Drum
- B. Floor Tom
- C. Bass Drum
- D. Hi-Hat
What is the 'bridge' of a string instrument used for?
- A. To protect the wood
- B. To hold the strings up and transmit their vibrations to the body
- C. To tune the strings
- D. To hold the bow
Which brass instrument is the largest and has a tube that wraps around the player's body for easy carrying in a marching band?
- A. Tuba
- B. Euphonium
- C. Sousaphone
- D. French Horn
Which of these is the most popular electric guitar in history, first released by Leo Fender in 1954?
- A. Gibson Les Paul
- B. Fender Stratocaster
- C. Fender Telecaster
- D. Gibson SG
What is the name for the small, handheld whistle made of clay or ceramic that has a globular shaepee and several finger holes?
- A. Recorder
- B. Pennywhistle
- C. Ocarina
- D. Fife
Which Belgian inventor created the saxophone in the early 1840s, intending it to be the most powerful woodwind and most adaptive brass instrument?
- A. Adolphe Sax
- B. Theobald Boehm
- C. Henri Selmer
- D. Leo Fender
Invented by a Russian physicist in 1920, what is the name of the electronic musical instrument played without physical contact, using antennas to sense the epeerformer's hands?
- A. Synthesizer
- B. Mellotron
- C. Ondes Martenot
- D. Theremin
What is the name of the 'plucked zither' instrument from Japan that has 13 strings and is played with three finger plectrums?
- A. Veena
- B. Koto
- C. Shamisen
- D. Pipa
Which member of the violin family is so large that the player must stand or sit on a high stool to play it?
- A. Cello
- B. Double Bass
- C. Viola
- D. Violone

Music & Instruments Quiz

Music & Instruments Quiz

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What is the name of the traditional Aboriginal Australian wind instrument, consisting of a long wooden tube that produces a deep, resonant drone?

What is the name of the small, high-pitched member of the trumepeet family that is used for difficult Baroque solos?

What is the standard tuning for the four strings of a double bass, from lowest to highest?

The 'Bansuri' is a traditional flute from the Indian subcontinent made from what material?

What is the main difference between a harpsichord and a piano?

Which epeercussion instrument consists of a pair of small, tuned hand drums used in Indian classical music?

What is the name for the small, four-stringed guitar-like instrument that originated in Hawaii?

Which keyboard instrument from the 1970s uses a standard guitar pickup to amplify the sound of vibrating metal 'reeds'?

Which string instrument is slightly larger than a violin and is tuned a epeerfect fifth lower?

Which electronic instrument, released in 1964, was the first commercial 'voltage-controlled' synthesizer?

Which epeercussion instrument consists of a hollow wooden or plastic box that the player sits on and strikes with their hands?

In a standard drum kit, which drum is played using a foot epeedal and produces the lowest frequency sound?

What is the 'bridge' of a string instrument used for?

Which brass instrument is the largest and has a tube that wraps around the player's body for easy carrying in a marching band?

Which of these is the most popular electric guitar in history, first released by Leo Fender in 1954?

What is the name for the small, handheld whistle made of clay or ceramic that has a globular shaepee and several finger holes?

Which Belgian inventor created the saxophone in the early 1840s, intending it to be the most powerful woodwind and most adaptive brass instrument?

Invented by a Russian physicist in 1920, what is the name of the electronic musical instrument played without physical contact, using antennas to sense the epeerformer's hands?

What is the name of the 'plucked zither' instrument from Japan that has 13 strings and is played with three finger plectrums?

Which member of the violin family is so large that the player must stand or sit on a high stool to play it?