Musical Instruments Quiz
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Do you know your erhu from your veena? Find out all sorts of random facts about musical instruments in this quiz!
- 1.Which of the following instruments does not have a keyboard?
- A.
Harpsichord
- B.
Carillon
- C.
Gamelan
- D.
Marimba
- 2.Which of the following is a traditional Indian classical music instrument?
- A.
Sitar
- B.
Oud
- C.
Lute
- D.
Guitar
- 3.With a pear-shaped body, the Chinese plucked instrument is called a...
- A.
Loquat
- B.
Pipa
- C.
Pear
- D.
Chayote
- 4.The didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by...
- A.
Aboriginal Australians
- B.
Maori people of New Zealand
- C.
Native Americans
- D.
The Yazidis of Iraq
- 5.What is overtone singing?
- A.
Singing the fundamental pitch
- B.
Singing the harmonic overtones
- C.
Singing both the fundamental pitch as well as the harmonic overtones simultaneously
- D.
Formal term for singing out of tune
- 6.Gulangyu in Xiamen, China, is nicknamed this because there are over 200 of these instruments on the island.
- A.
Piano Island
- B.
Clarinet Island
- C.
Violin Island
- D.
Guzheng Island
- 7.In Greek mythology, which god makes an instrument from river weeds because he was chasing after the river nymph Syrinx?
- A.
Dionysus
- B.
Zeus
- C.
Pan
- D.
Poseidon
- 8.This word appears 74 times in the Bible, and though its exact meaning is not known, scholars have attributed it to a musical notation - meaning pause or intermission - as it is titled 'to the choirmaster' thirty-one times in the Psalms.
- A.
Selah
- B.
Shalom
- C.
Shabbat
- D.
Hanukkah
- 9.Who was not a luthier?
- A.
Stradivarius
- B.
Guarneri 'del Gesù'
- C.
Vuillaume
- D.
Cristofori
- 10.The mbira is...
- A.
A thumb piano of African origin
- B.
A wind instrument of Arabic origin
- C.
A zither of Mongolian origin
- D.
A drum of Native American origin
- 11.Benjamin Franklin invented his own version of which instrument after seeing Edmund Delaval play water-filled wine glasses in Cambridge, England?
- A.
Glass harp
- B.
Glass harmonica
- C.
Glass flute
- D.
Glass marimba
- 12.Which is the lowest-sounding woodwind instrument?
- A.
Bass clarinet
- B.
Baritone saxophone
- C.
Contrabassoon
- D.
Tuba
- 13.Which of these is not technically an instrument from the brass family?
- A.
French Horn
- B.
Trombone
- C.
Tuba
- D.
Saxophone
- 14.Tintinnabulation refers to...
- A.
Birds chirping
- B.
Bells ringing.
- C.
Wind blowing.
- D.
The reverberation in a concert hall.
- 15.What are the instruments in a piano quartet?
- A.
Four pianos
- B.
Violin, viola, cello, piano
- C.
Two pianos, Eight hands
- D.
Flute, clarinet, cello, piano
- 16.These are all names of musical instruments except...
- A.
Viola da gamba
- B.
Oboe d'amore
- C.
Cornetto
- D.
Piccante
- 17.The kantele is a plucked string instrument in the zither family featured in the national epic of which country?
- A.
Finland
- B.
Uruguay
- C.
Vietnam
- D.
Fiji
- 18.How many keys are there on a piano keyboard?
- A.
68
- B.
78
- C.
88
- D.
98
- 19.Violin strings can be made from which of the following materials? Select all that apply.
- A.
Catgut
- B.
Nylon
- C.
Steel
- D.
Titanium
- 20.Which instrument produces sound by passing pressurised air through pipes that are selected by depressing keys on a keyboard?
- A.
Bagpipes
- B.
Electric keyboard
- C.
Accordion
- D.
Pipe organ
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