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Quiz about Folk Instruments
Quiz about Folk Instruments

Folk Instruments Trivia Quiz


The inventor and date of creation of these instruments is unclear, but all of them are used to create beautiful music.

A matching quiz by mlcmlc. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
mlcmlc
Time
3 mins
Type
Match Quiz
Quiz #
394,060
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
616
Last 3 plays: Guest 136 (10/10), Guest 147 (6/10), LancYorkYank (10/10).
(a) Drag-and-drop from the right to the left, or (b) click on a right side answer box and then on a left side box to move it.
QuestionsChoices
1. Flute with a whistle mouthpiece  
  harmonica
2. Cheap and easily found (once the moonshine is gone)  
  ukulele
3. Stringed instrument with circular resonator  
  didgeridoo
4. Bellows to move air manipulated by keys played with the other hand  
  banjo
5. Mouth organ  
  sitar
6. Australian wind instrument  
  recorder
7. Instrument popularized by Ravi Shankar  
  uilleann pipes
8. Hawaiian  
  jug
9. Irish bagpipe  
  pipa
10. Chinese lute  
  accordion





Select each answer

1. Flute with a whistle mouthpiece
2. Cheap and easily found (once the moonshine is gone)
3. Stringed instrument with circular resonator
4. Bellows to move air manipulated by keys played with the other hand
5. Mouth organ
6. Australian wind instrument
7. Instrument popularized by Ravi Shankar
8. Hawaiian
9. Irish bagpipe
10. Chinese lute

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Oct 08 2024 : Guest 147: 6/10
Oct 05 2024 : LancYorkYank: 10/10
Oct 04 2024 : Guest 72: 7/10
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Oct 02 2024 : Guest 73: 7/10
Sep 15 2024 : xxFruitcakexx: 9/10

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Flute with a whistle mouthpiece

Answer: recorder

Generally these instruments are made from wood or plastic, and come in a large variety of sizes. This instrument is mentioned in Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

The popularity of the flute would eventually edge the recorder out of the orchestra line-up.
2. Cheap and easily found (once the moonshine is gone)

Answer: jug

Jugs are generally made from glass or stoneware and produce a low pitched sound. Jug bands were popular in the 1920s, and included other easily obtainable objects such as a washboard, spoons, etc.
3. Stringed instrument with circular resonator

Answer: banjo

Banjos have developed from instruments created by enslaved West Africans. Today they are generally three-, four- or five-stringed instruments which are either picked or strummed.

The instrumental "Dueling Banjos" from the move "Deliverance" was actually recorded with a guitar and a banjo.
4. Bellows to move air manipulated by keys played with the other hand

Answer: accordion

The accordionist uses the bellows to create air flow. The keys allow the air to flow over the reeds exposed when the key(s) are pressed. Created in the 19th century, they now come in many different forms and are used in all types of music.
5. Mouth organ

Answer: harmonica

These wee instruments are popular in many music genres, and several sites state that these are the world's best-selling music instrument. They're small and can be easily carried, able to be played at a moment's notice.

Walter Schirra played "Jingle Bells" on the Gemini 5 spaceship on a small 4-hole harmonica.
6. Australian wind instrument

Answer: didgeridoo

This instrument was created by indigenous Australians, though no one really knows how old it is. The instrument is generally a long cylinder made from trunks hollowed out by termites.
7. Instrument popularized by Ravi Shankar

Answer: sitar

The sitar is a classical stringed instrument in India, played by plucking, often with a pic called the mezrab. Ravi Shankar helped popularize both Indian music and the sitar when touring in Europe and the Americas.
8. Hawaiian

Answer: ukulele

The ukulele comes in many shapes, but the most popular seems to be the figure 8 shape--making it appear to be a small guitar. The penultimate monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, King Kalākaua, not only played the instrument but promoted it as well.
9. Irish bagpipe

Answer: uilleann pipes

The pipes are played by pumping the bellows and playing the chanter. These pipes are most often played while sitting so that the bottom of the chanter is sealed by the player's leg or knee.
10. Chinese lute

Answer: pipa

The pipa has been providing music for the Chinese for over two centuries. The pear-shaped body has four strings and is played by flicking the fingers outward. The other hand is used to modify the sound by pressing or bending the strings.
Source: Author mlcmlc

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