Music Instruments

Music Instruments — Questions & Answers

Master Music Instruments through hands-on learning! This medium level Trivia Quiz for Grade 7-8 students makes School concepts memorable and engaging. Perfect for supplementing lessons and encouraging independent study.

1. Which of these is a string instrument that is played by bowing or plucking?

   Trumpet Clarinet Violin Tuba

   ✓ Violin

   The violin is a string instrument played with a bow or by plucking the strings.

2. What is the main material used to make the body of most acoustic guitars?

   Metal Plastic Wood Glass

   ✓ Wood

   Wood is the primary material for the body of acoustic guitars, as it resonates sound effectively.

3. Which instrument is part of the brass family and has valves to change pitch?

   Flute Trombone Saxophone Trumpet

   ✓ Trumpet

   The trumpet is a brass instrument that uses valves to alter the length of the tubing and thus change the pitch.

4. What type of instrument is a piano, known for its black and white keys?

   String Wind Percussion Keyboard

   ✓ Keyboard

   While it has strings, the piano is classified as a keyboard instrument, and sometimes percussion due to hammers hitting strings.

5. Which woodwind instrument uses a double reed to produce sound?

   Clarinet Oboe Flute Saxophone

   ✓ Oboe

   The oboe is a woodwind instrument that uses a double reed, which vibrates to create its distinctive sound.

6. What is the largest instrument in the orchestra, often played while seated?

   Cello Double Bass Bassoon Tuba

   ✓ Double Bass

   The double bass is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra.

7. Which percussion instrument is played by striking it with sticks or mallets, and has a tunable head?

   Triangle Snare Drum Timpani Cymbals

   ✓ Timpani

   Timpani, also known as kettledrums, are large percussion instruments with tunable heads that are struck with mallets.

8. What is the primary way sound is produced on a flute?

   Blowing across an opening Striking a membrane Vibrating a reed Plucking a string

   ✓ Blowing across an opening

   Sound is produced on a flute by blowing air across an embouchure hole, causing the air column inside to vibrate.

9. Which of the following is a popular folk instrument from Ireland, often played with a bow?

   Banjo Mandolin Harp Fiddle

   ✓ Fiddle

   The fiddle is a colloquial term for a violin, and it is a central instrument in traditional Irish folk music.

10. What instrument family does a saxophone belong to?

    Brass String Woodwind Percussion

    ✓ Woodwind

    Despite being made of brass, the saxophone is classified as a woodwind instrument because it uses a single reed to produce sound.