🎺 Musical instruments quiz
How well do you know the instruments? Ten questions about strings, brass, woodwinds and drums.
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The answers, and why
- How many keys does a full-size piano have? 88. A full piano has 88 keys: 52 white and 36 black.
- Which family does the violin belong to? Strings. The violin is a string instrument, played with a bow.
- Which family does the trumpet belong to? Brass. The trumpet is brass: you buzz your lips into the mouthpiece.
- How many strings does a guitar usually have? Six. Most guitars have six strings. Some have twelve!
- How many strings does a ukulele usually have? Four. A ukulele has four strings, which makes chords easy.
- The flute is in which family? Woodwind. The flute is a woodwind, even though most are made of metal: it's about how the sound is made, by blowing across a hole.
- Which is the biggest instrument in the string family? Double bass. The double bass is the biggest and lowest string instrument; players stand or sit on a tall stool.
- Which brass instrument has a slide? Trombone. A trombone player moves the slide in and out to change the note.
- Which family does the drum belong to? Percussion. Percussion instruments are played by hitting, shaking or scraping.
- Which family does the harp belong to? Strings. The harp is a string instrument: the player plucks its strings.