Statistics for The Instruments of the Symphony Orchestra

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Smallest of the stringed instruments	Violin	99%
Slightly larger version of the above	Viola	98%
The largest of the string family	Bass	97%
The use of an endpin is crucial in holding this stringed instrumen between your legs	Cello	97%
Metallic woodwind that sounds like a bird	Flute	93%
Tiny version of the above	Piccolo	91%
Smallest of the commonly used double reeded instruments - famous for solos such as in the Somerset Rhapsody	Oboe	88%
Small brass instrument used in blaring fanfares	Trumpet	87%
The most Irish of the stringed instruments	Harp	83%
The one with a slide (the tenor voiced one)	Trombone	83%
Tenor-voiced double reed with solos such as in The Rite of Spring (the best of the orchestral instruments)	Bassoon	80%
The only one that requires a hand in its bell	Horn	78%
The lowest voice in the brass section	Tuba	78%
Single reeded instrument consisting of a mouthpiece, ligature, barrel, body, and bell	Clarinet	75%
The lower one of the above	Bass Trombone	67%
Similar to the above but with a bocal and slightly larger	Cor Anglais	66%
The above but with a neck	Bass Clarinet	64%
The lower version of the above	Contrabassoon	63%