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Symphony quiz 20-21

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many sections of the orchestra?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

6

d)

7

2.

The leader or director of a symphony orchestra is...

a)

the conductor

b)

the principal

c)

the teacher

d)

the coach

3.

The saxophone belongs to which family?

a)

Percussion

b)

Brass

c)

Woodwind

d)

Strings

e)

Keyboard

4.

String instruments are played using

a)

a podium

b)

a baton

c)

a bow

d)

a reed

5.

Woodwind instruments have a small piece of wood that VIBRATES when you blow on it. This small piece of wood is called...

a)

a podium

b)

a baton

c)

a bow

d)

a reed

6.

What family of instruments is pictured here?

a)

the String Family

b)

the Brass Family

c)

the Woodwind Family

d)

the Percussion Family

7.

What family of instruments is pictured here?

a)

the string family

b)

the woodwind family

c)

the brass family

d)

the percussion family

8.

What family of instruments is pictured here?

a)

the string family

b)

the woodwind family

c)

the brass family

d)

the percussion family

9.

What family of instruments is pictured here?

a)

the string family

b)

the woodwind family

c)

the brass family

d)

the percussion family

10.

This instrument is called...

a)

a snare drum

b)

a timpani drum

c)

a drum kit

d)

a congo

11.

What is the highest playing instrument in a Symphony Orchestra?

a)

Flute

b)

Piccolo

c)

Violin

d)

Bassoon

12.

What instrument is this?

a)

violin

b)

trumpet

c)

viola

d)

cello

13.

What does a conductor do?

a)

Composes music

b)

Plays all the instruments

c)

Shows the beat with a baton and rehearses the musicians

d)

Teaches music to students

14.

Which instrument is NOT in the woodwind family?

a)

Clarinet

b)

Flute

c)

Tuba

d)

Oboe

15.

Name the four instrument families that are in the orchestra.

a)

Bells, woodwinds, percussion and harps

b)

Brass, woodwinds, percussion and strings

c)

Bells, pianos, strings and winds

d)

Strings, drums, piano and brass

16.

Which of these instruments are not found in the orchestra?

a)

Snare Drum

b)

Saxophone

c)

Clarinet

d)

Trombone

17.

It is a member of both the string and percussion family.

a)

violin

b)

harp

c)

piano

d)

cello

18.

Which instrument is NOT in the string family?

a)

flute

b)

bass

c)

violin

d)

harp

19.

Which instrument is NOT in the woodwind family?

a)

flute

b)

clarinet

c)

oboe

d)

trumpet

20.

Which instrument is part of the percussion family?

a)

violin

b)

trombone

c)

timpani

d)

viola

21.

Which two instruments are both part of the brass family?

a)

trumpet and oboe

b)

piano and trumpet

c)

trombone and tuba

d)

harp and flute

22.

Which instrument is a percussion instrument?

a)

recorder

b)

triangle

c)

oboe

d)

trumpet

23.

What do you call the group of instruments made up of metal, and which produce sound by "buzzing" the lips against the mouthpiece?

a)

Woodwinds

b)

Brass

c)

Percussions

d)

Strings

24.

These group of instruments are played by blowing into them and fingering different notes using keys that cover various holes.

a)

Strings

b)

Percussions

c)

Brass

d)

Woodwind

25.

The following are all examples of woodwind instruments EXCEPT the...

a)

Flute

b)

Oboe

c)

Tuba

d)

Clarinet

26.

It is the largest and lowest-sounding standard orchestral woodwind instrument.

a)

Oboe

b)

Flute

c)

Piccolo

d)

Bassoon

27.

Which of the following woodwind instruments produces a higher-sounding effect?

a)

Bassoon

b)

Saxophone

c)

Flute

d)

Piccolo

28.

It is the largest, low-sounding orchestral brass instrument.

a)

Tuba

b)

French Horn

c)

Trombone

d)

Trumpet

29.

It is the smallest, highest-sounding orchestral bass instrument.

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French Horn

d)

Tuba

30.

Which is the highest pitch instrument in the string family?

a)

Double bass

b)

Cello

c)

Violín

d)

Viola

e)

Harp

31.

What´s the lowest pitch instrument in the string family?

a)

Cello

b)

Double bass

c)

Viola

d)

Violin

e)

Harp

32.

Maracas and drums are both...

a)

String instruments

b)

Percussion instruments

c)

Brass instruments

33.

The clarinet is a

a)

String instrument

b)

Brass instrument

c)

Woodwind instrument

34.

Can you name the instrument?

a)

Bassoon

b)

Oboe

c)

Clarinet

35.

Can you name the instrument?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Trombone

c)

French Horn

36.

Can you name the instrument?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Tuba

c)

French Horn

37.
a)

strings

b)

percussion

c)

woodwind

d)

brass

38.
a)

strings

b)

percussion

c)

woodwind

d)

brass

39.

Instruments in the ___________________ Family make a sound when you hit, shake, or scrape them.

a)

String

b)

Woodwind

c)

Brass

d)

Percussion

40.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Cello

b)

Double Bass

c)

Violin

d)

Harp

41.

What is the name of this instrument?

a)

Flute

b)

Trombone

c)

Clarinet

d)

Bassoon

42.

Which family of instruments uses mallets?

a)

Woodwinds

b)

Percussion

c)

Brass

d)

Strings

43.

Which is responsible for tuning the orchestra at the beginning of a concert?

a)

the 1st violin

b)

the principal flute

c)

the conductor

d)

the piano

e)

the harp

44.

How are the instruments in the orchestra arranged?

a)

Loudest in the front - strings on the side

b)

Quietest in the front - percussion in the back

c)

Quietest on the far left and softest on the far right

d)

They are in order of importance

e)

Each conductor decides how to organize the instruments in his/her orchestra