Musical Instruments Trivia
From oboes and bongos to Hendrix’s flaming Stratocaster, prove you can tell a glockenspiel from a guitar solo.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
What keyboard instrument did Stevie Wonder famously play on his 1972 hit “Superstition”?
Hohner Clavinet
The oboe produces sound with a reed rather than vibrating lips or strings. Which major instrument family does it belong to?
Woodwind
What part of a trumpet does a player press in different combinations to change the notes?
Valves
The word “pianoforte” combines Italian words meaning which two contrasting volume levels?
Soft and loud
Orchestras commonly tune to which musical note, standardized at 440 vibrations per second?
A