Take This Quiz On The History Of These Amazing Musical Instruments

Where would we be without music in our lives? Music and musical instruments span all cultures and communities across the globe to be something that is universally loved. And while you have your Spotify or YouTube playlist up-to-date with your favorite bands and tracks, take our quiz to see if you’re a true music lover when it comes to the history of music and musical instruments.

Faye Remedios
Created by Faye Remedios
On Jan 26, 2022
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The guitar dates back to…

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Bartolomeo Cristofori, an Italian harpsichord maker is credited with the invention of which instrument?

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A piano has over ____ parts

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What were piano keys made of before 1950?

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The design and standardization of the modern classical guitar is given to?

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The name of this instrument comes from the Medieval Latin word ‘vitula’, which means stringed instrument.

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A violinist can burn around 170 calories per hour.

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The violin and the ____ are the same four-stringed instrument.

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Violin strings are now made from synthetic materials and metals. But originally they were made from…

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The first drums were said to be made from natural objects like ____ back in 5500 BC.

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What instruments were found in the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun in 1922 when his burial chamber was opened?

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The trumpet is a loud instrument that can reach a volume of 110 decibels, which is louder than a jet plane taking off 300 metres away.

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The trombone was also invented in the __ century.

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As one of the oldest hitting stringed instruments, the santour is of Persian origin, and its name originally meant ‘100 strings’. How many strings does it actually have?

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Modern pianos have ___ black and white keys.

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The ____ is known as The King of Instruments.

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Adolphe Sax invented the…

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The ____ is descended from a French instrument called the Chalumeau.

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In an orchestra performance, the first thing you’ll hear is the ___ A note, which is the standard tuning note.

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During World War I & II, Scottish soldiers would march into the war to the tunes of ____.

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When uncoiled, the tubing of the French horn is ___ feet long. 

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This instrument was the most complex machine invented before the Industrial Revolution.

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The full name of this instrument is the violoncello, but it is called by its popular nickname, which is the…

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The word “harp” originates from the German, Old Norse and Anglo Saxon words, which mean…

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Today, sitars can have 18, 19, 20, and even 21 strings. But the first sitar had only…

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