Do You Know What Instrument I Am? Quiz

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1. I am an instrument most commonly seen with six strings. However, many harder rock groups tend to use a version of me which has seven strings for a deeper tone. What am I?

Answer: Guitar

A few of the more popular guitar makers include Fender, Gibson, Epiphone, and B.C. Rich. The baritone guitar, which is a guitar with a longer scale length, can be tuned to a much lower pitch and assorted drop tunings. These types of guitars are popular among heavy metal and hard rock bands.

2. What am I? I am a large, deep toned instrument. I am usually played sitting down. My neck is fretless and I am played with a bow. I am most often used in an orchestra, though music has been written for me to be played solo.

Answer: Cello

Johann Sebastian Bach wrote six suites, each featuring six movements, that were exclusively written for the cello. They are among the most frequently performed solo compositions for the cello. Yo-Yo Ma won the Best Instrumental Soloist Grammy Award in 1985 for his album "Bach: The Unaccompanied Cello Suites".

3. A trumpet has four piston valves that create different notes when pressed.

Answer: False

Early trumpets didn't have any valves at all. Most modern trumpets have three piston valves, but are sometimes, though rarely, seen with three rotary valves. Trumpets are prominent in jazz and swing style bands. One of the most notable trumpet players was jazz musician, Louis Armstrong.

4. I was invented in the 1700s by a man named Bartolomeo Cristofori. I am played on little black and white pieces called keys. When they are hit, a hammer taps a string and plays the note. What am I?

Answer: Piano

Most pianos have two or three pedals. The right pedal is a sustaining pedal, which allows each note to ring out even after the key is released. The left pedal is the soft pedal, which makes the tone of a struck note softer. The middle pedal is the sostenuto pedal, which sustains only the notes hit before or while the pedal is depressed, but not those after.

5. Percussion is my name, beats are my game. I am played with a set of sticks, and include a set of a few deep sounding barrels and usually accompanied by round, crashing discs. What instrument am I?

Answer: Drums

The drummer for Def Leppard, Rick Allen, lost one of his arms in an accident in 1984. Because this accident left him with only one arm, he was forced to use a semi-electric drum kit that still allowed him to play the drums.

6. Looking east, I am a three-string instrument played by the Japanese. I am played much like the American banjo, but am plucked with a bachi, which looks like a small paddle. What traditional instrument am I?

Answer: Shamisen

This classical instrument, which translates as "three strings," was an instrument concept borrowed from the Chinese sanxian. They can be played either solo or with other shamisen. They often accompany singers or drama productions, such as Kabuki Theater.

7. Much like a piano, I am played with keys. However, I am much deeper and my sounds originate from tall pipes that protrude out of my top. What am I?

Answer: Pipe Organ

The invention of the pipe organ is credited to Ctesibius of Alexandria, a Green engineer, in the 3rd century BC. The sound is produced when air pressure is sent through the large pipes that protrude from the top. These pipes can either be wood or metal. Each pipe has a dedicated pitch. The longer the pipe, the lower the pitch, and vice versa.

8. The taiko drum is a large snare drum used in chamber music to add a beat to the song.

Answer: False

The taiko drum is a Japanese instrument, which covers not only one drum but a range of percussion instruments. One of the most common forms kumi-daiko, and has a variety of elements when performing, such as technical rhythm, form, and even clothing. A Playstation 2 game featuring a taiko drum entitled "Taiko: Drum Master" was released in the United States on October 26 2004.

9. I am an instrument played with small sticks with large round heads. My keys can be made of aluminum or rosewood and I make a high and pleasant pitch when struck. What am I?

Answer: Xylophone

Because the xylophone is hit with mallets, it is considered a percussion instrument. Unlike other percussion instruments, the xylophone produces a pitch when struck rather than a thudding sound, such as a bass drum or a drum kit. Concert sized xylophones will typically have 42 to 48 bars that are arranged similar to a keyboard.

The xylophone is also a popular child's toy featuring colored keys.

10. I am a large, brass instrument that omits a loud and deep, almost ominous, bellowing sound when played. I am quite heavy, but I mix in well with an orchestra. What am I?

Answer: Tuba

The tuba is made of about 16 feet of tubing and will commonly have three or four valves. The tuba also comes in different keys to be used in different situations, such as in orchestras or marching/brass bands. The massive opening of the tuba, the bell, can be anywhere between 14 and 30 inches in diameter.

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This quiz is about ten different musical instruments. I will describe them and you have to tell me what I am talking about. Let's see how well you know your musical instruments. Good luck.

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