Musical Instruments Trivia Questions
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What musical instrument evolved from a lutelike instrument called the mandola?
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mandolin
Which ancient Greek string instrument is the source of the term used to describe certain singing voices as 'lyric'?
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lyre
What type of instrument is an end-blown Japanese shakuhachi made of bamboo?
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flute
What instrument is associated with musicians Dave Brubeck, Fats Waller, and Count Basie?
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piano
What Hawaiian instrument was developed from a Portuguese guitar called a machete?
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ukulele
What is the name of the part inside a bell that is also a type of percussion instrument?
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clapper
What musical instrument has versions that utilize valves instead of the traditional slide?
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trombone
What type of musical instrument includes variations such as bass, snare, and kettle?
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drum
Which musical instrument, slightly larger than the violin, serves as the alto or tenor member of its family?
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viola
Which electronic musical instrument did 1968's 'Switched On Bach' help popularize, specifically the Moog type?
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synthesizer
What instrument is associated with musicians Duane Eddy, Andres Segovia, and Chuck Berry?
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guitar
What musical instrument, invented by Adolphe Sax, shares his name and has become more famous than his saxhorn?
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saxophone
In the 1830s, what instrument did Henry Steinway, a veteran of Waterloo, begin manufacturing?
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piano
What musical instruments are traditionally associated with Scotland's war songs and dirges known as pibrochs?
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bagpipes
What type of extremely hard black wood is used to make a violin's fingerboard?
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ebony
Which instrument, also known as a mouth organ, can be traced back to the Chinese sheng from 1100 B.C.?
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harmonica
From which animal's tusk is an oliphant, a type of horn, made?
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elephant
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