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Music Around The World - Mexico - China - Australia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name an aboriginal instrument from Australia.

a)

wobble board

b)

didgeridoo

c)

guqin

d)

trumpet

2.

Which instrument belongs to a Mariachi band?

a)

didgeridoo

b)

erhu

c)

violin

d)

gumleaf

3.

In aboriginal culture, music is played during the following events,

a)

Halloween day

b)

a 15th birthday party

c)

a carnival

d)

a victory after a battle

4.

What is the name given to the native people of Australia?

a)

indians

b)

aborigenes

c)

africans

d)

australians

5.

Which instrument from Australia makes a "humming type of sound"?

a)

gumleaf

b)

didgeridoo

c)

wobble board

d)

bullroarer

6.

Which Chinese plucked instrument has 7 strings and is held flat to be played?

a)

tanggu

b)

didgeridoo

c)

guqin

d)

pipa

7.

Originally ____________ and metal bells were made as instruments in small communities of China.

a)

clay drums

b)

wooden sticks

c)

animal horns

d)

mallets

8.

_____________ is the music of the people who live in the country side of China.

a)

Aborigenes

b)

Han folk

c)

Mariachi

d)

British music

9.

Mouth-blown woodwind instrument with vertical pipes.

a)

erhu

b)

gumleaf

c)

sheng

d)

bamboo flute

10.

Which instrument is referred to as the "Chinese violin"?

a)

clapsticks

b)

erhu

c)

sheng

d)

pipa

11.

Which string instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body in Chinese music?

a)

erhu

b)

pipa

c)

sheng

d)

tanggu

12.

A type of traditional Mexican folk music, typically performed by a small group of strolling musicians dressed in native costumes.

a)

aborigenes

b)

Mariachi Band

c)

Australian band

d)

Rolf Harris

13.

Which was the last instrument added to a Mariachi band?

a)

violins

b)

harp

c)

vihuela

d)

trumpet

14.

Mariachi music is influenced by two music styles: polka and __________.

a)

reggeton

b)

waltz

c)

rock and roll

d)

country music

15.

Identify the instrument shown in the picture.

a)

violin

b)

vihuela

c)

guitar

d)

harp

16.

Who created the wobble board?

a)

Tom Hanks

b)

Rolf Harris

c)

Aborigenes

d)

Luis Miguel

17.

Which instruments belong to a Mariachi Band?

a)

erhu, sheng and pipa

b)

violins, trumpets and vihuela

c)

didgeridoo, clapsticks and gumleaf

d)

sheng, harp and wobble board

18.

Which Australian instrument makes a "whooping sound"?

a)

didgeridoo

b)

gumleaf

c)

wobble board

d)

clapsticks

19.

What is the most important fact about playing the didgeridoo?

a)

circular motion

b)

breathing soft

c)

decorating the instrument

d)

circular breathing

20.

Why do the aborigines use the bullroarer to communicate?

a)

because its humming type of sound

b)

because low-frequency sounds are heard over long distances

c)

because kangaroos are sensitive to bullroarers

d)

because swinging the bullroarer is a great exercise!