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Music Technicalities Trivia Quiz

Here is a quiz to test your skills on music!

A multiple-choice quiz by shikharras. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
shikharras

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
339,664

Updated
Oct 06 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
744

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is the notation for musicians called? Hint

Staff notation

Dot notation

Mystic notation

Stick notation

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who among the following was NOT a musician? Hint

Dali

Mozart

Beethoven

Saint - Saens

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which out of these is NOT a music related term? Hint

Scale

Pitch

Breadth

Tone

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which major challenge did Beethoven face during the latter part of his life? Hint

Deafness

Blindness

Death of a relative

Mentally unsound

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these is NOT a musical instrument?
Hint

Rockstone

Didgeridoo

Tabla

Piano

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following is a piano piece by Beethoven? Hint

Fur Elise

Danse Macabre

Death

Haunted Sonata

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who invented the piano? Hint

Cristofori

Mozart

Ludwig

Da Vinci

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Question 8 of 10

8. Under which category of musical instruments does the trombone fall? Hint

Mouth

Percussion

Brass

String

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following instruments DOES NOT have Indian origins? Hint

Tabla

Gamelan

Sitar

Mridangam

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Question 10 of 10

10. When did music first start? Hint

257 AD

No-one really knows

15 BC

1567 AD

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the notation for musicians called?

Answer: Staff notation

The staff is the set of horizontal lines(5) on which those "dots with sticks" are printed. Standardization of staves at five lines began in the 16th century.

2. Who among the following was NOT a musician?

Answer: Dali

Salvador Dali was a famous surrealist painter.

3. Which out of these is NOT a music related term?

Answer: Breadth

Breadth, of course is the measurement of how broad an object is.
Pitch is related to the frequency. The higher frequency, the higher pitch.
Tone can be a synonym for sound, or can refer to the nature of a sound.
Scale is a sequence of musical notes in ascending or descending order.

4. Which major challenge did Beethoven face during the latter part of his life?

Answer: Deafness

During the latter part of his life, Beethoven's hearing was almost nil but still he continued to make many pieces. He also had chronic abdominal pain.

5. Which of these is NOT a musical instrument?

Answer: Rockstone

Tabla = an Indian instrument invented by Amir Khusrao in the 13th century
Didgeridoo = Australian in origin invented by indigenous Australians at least 1500 yrs ago!
Piano = European in origin invented in around 1700 .

6. Which of the following is a piano piece by Beethoven?

Answer: Fur Elise

All of us might have heard this piano classic. Beethoven was almost fully deaf when he composed it.

7. Who invented the piano?

Answer: Cristofori

Cristofori, an Italian, was originally a harpsichord maker. He made the piano in between 1700 and 1720. The piano had better dynamic response than the harpsichord.

8. Under which category of musical instruments does the trombone fall?

Answer: Brass

Percussion include those instruments which have to be struck to produce sound and make music. Examples are Drums, Tabla or cymbals.
String instruments are those with strings. For example, Guitar, banjo or sitar.
There is no category known as "Mouth".

9. Which of the following instruments DOES NOT have Indian origins?

Answer: Gamelan

The gamelan is an Indonesian percussion instrument. All the others are Indian instruments and are widely used in the world today.

10. When did music first start?

Answer: No-one really knows

It started from the caveman who first made percussion instruments by using metal and rocks. Thus there is no defined year to the start of music.

Source: Author shikharras

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