Ukulele Introduction Quiz

In what year did a large number of Portuguese settlers travel to the Hawaiian Islands to work on sugar cane plantations?

• 1889

• 1999

• 1879

• 1878

Some of the workers brought along with them a love of music and a small what?

• ukulele

• guitar

• piano

• violin

What was the small guitar that the workers from the Hawaiian Islands brought with them called?

• Braggy

• Brat

• Braguinha

• bananas

The three famous skilled woodworkers were who?

• Manuel Nunez, Augusta Santo, and Jose Santo

• Manuel Nunez, Augusto Dias, and Jose do Espirito Santo

• Juan Carlos, Dias, and Lin Manuel Miranda

• None of the above.

What instrument is the result of Hawaiian and Portugal people combination?

• guitar

• violin

• viola

• ukulele

Where did the ukulele become part of the musical traditions?

• Portugal

• Spain

• Italy

• Hawaiian Islands

What year did the Hawaiian musicians performed at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago?

• 1889

• 1879

• 1893

• 1843

What became popular in the 1920’s and 30’s for ukuleles?

• Sheet music

• bananas

• ukuleles

• united states

What decade did the ukulele gain its’ popularity?

• 2000’s

• 1890’s

• 1980’s

• 1990’s

What is the length of a baritone ukulele?

• 21

• 23

• 26

• 30