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WorksheetsTheremin and Moog Quiz
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 17mins
Who was the inventor of the theremin?
Lev Tetaminski
Leon Termen or Leon Theramin
Leon King
Theramino Pinsk
Where was he from?
England
South Africa
Poland
Russia
What instrument did Termen learn to play?
guitar
clarinet
flute
What was different or interesting about the instrument that Termen started developing?
When did Termin first demonstrate the instrument?
1950
1965
1921
1985
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union at the time?
Hitler
Putin
Thomas Edison
Why was Lenin interested in Termin’s instrument?
because his son was a musician
because he wanted to learn how to play music
because it could be used as a listening device
because it was an amazing invention
When Termen moved to the USA what kind of work did he do?
developed security systems including metal detectors for prisons such as Alcatraz
worked as a vet tech
developed film for cameras
developed musical instruments for people in prison to use
Name one famous American who met Termen.
George Gershwin
Justin Bieber
Albert Einstien
Charlie Chaplin
What was another cool instrument Theremin developed?
the banjo
the electronic flute
the theramin drumset
the theramin cello
Why did Theremin continue to meet with the Soviet secret service?
he wanted to
he wanted to be famous
he gave them details of his meetings with famous americans (he was forced to since this is communism)
he wanted to be in the army
Termen left the USA in 1938 to go back to Russia. Where did he spend the next 10 years?
working in a museum
at his family house
playing instruments
in jail
What device did he develop while in jail?
The Bug
The Wand
The Button
What could “The Thing” do?
not a lot
it was a bug to listen to
conversations
connect electromagnetic waves to your hand
it was a bug to play music
Who was president when the bug was discovered?
Harry Truman
Trump
Abraham Lincoln
Bill Clinton
Was the relationship between the USA and USSR good or tense?
(a)
What was the theremin used for in science fiction movies?
(a)
Who was another pioneer in electronic music that was inspired by Terman?
Charles Jopstein
Derek Mob
Sherry England
Is the theremin still used today?
no
Robert Moog was another inventor later on. What were Robert’s hobbies as a child?
math, playing the drumset
zoology, paleontology
physical education, technology
electro-chemistry, playing piano, biology, electricity
riding his bike and hanging with his friends
What electronic instrument fascinated Robert Moog?
the electric guitar
the ukulele
the viola
Who helped Robert Moog build his projects?
His sister
his brother
his father
his uncle
What did people order from Robert Moog after he published a D.I.Y. article on building a theremin?
People ordered parts to build theremins (along with the manual)
ordered assembled theremins
Where was Bob’s business founded?
his grandma's closet
a store down the street
his friend's attic
at the family home
What was Bob studying at university?
Electrical engineering
Mechanical engineering
What did Bob do that helped him sell 1000 theremin kits in two years?
He wrote an article on how to build a birdhouse that made electronic sounds
He wrote an article on how to build a computer
He wrote an article on how to build a battery-operated transistorized theremin for Electronics World
He wrote an article on how to build an electric guitar
What was the new instrument Moog created in 1964?
the electric guitar
the guitar pedal
the theramin
What were some of the early groups that used the Moog synthesizer in the 1960s? Select 2 groups below.
The Monkees
The Doors
Nirvana
The Beatles
