Instrument Descriptions Quiz

World Instruments Quiz What is a Sitar?

• A plucked string instrument from India with sympathetic strings for resonance.
• A percussion instrument used in Middle Eastern music.
• A wind instrument played in Brazilian Samba music.
• A type of electronic synthesizer used in pop music.

What is a Tanpura?

• A stringed instrument used to create a drone in Indian classical music.
• A large African drum with a deep sound.
• A Greek flute played in folk music.
• A type of brass instrument in a symphony orchestra.

What is a Tabla?

• A pair of Indian drums capable of producing a variety of sounds and pitches.
• A keyboard instrument used in Baroque music.
• A type of string instrument used in African music.
• An electronic drum machine used in pop music.

What is a Bansuri?

• A wooden flute used in Indian classical music.
• A small stringed instrument from Greece.
• A type of drum used in Samba music.
• A percussion instrument found in a Western orchestra.

What is a Bouzouki?

• A Greek string instrument, similar to a mandolin.
• A large African drum with a bass sound.
• A Middle Eastern wind instrument.
• A type of synthesizer used in electronic music.

What is a Defi?

• A Greek hand drum with metal bangles, similar to a tambourine.
• A type of flute used in Baroque music.
• A percussion instrument used in Bhangra music.
• A keyboard instrument used in symphony orchestras.

What is a Doumbek?

• A goblet-shaped drum used in Middle Eastern music.
• A bass drum used in African drumming.
• A type of keyboard instrument with a bell-like tone.
• A plucked string instrument from India.

What is an Oud?

• A lute-like instrument used in Middle Eastern music.
• A brass instrument used in classical music.
• A small drum used in Greek music.
• An electronic instrument used in film music.

What is a Darbuka?

• A goblet-shaped drum used in Middle Eastern music.
• A type of string instrument used in African music.
• A large Brazilian drum used in Samba.
• A keyboard instrument from the Baroque era.

What is a Djembe?

• A goblet-shaped drum used in African music.
• A type of stringed instrument played with a bow.
• A wind instrument used in Greek folk music.
• A digital drum machine used in electronic music.