Statistics for Ultimate Musical Instruments Quiz

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  • The average score is 27 of 38

Answer Stats

DescriptionMusical Instrument% Correct
A four-stringed hollow instrument played with a bow. Usually played in a treble clef tone and can be held on shoulder.Violin
97%
A six-stringed instrument composed of wood that can be strummed and is used in lots of music.Guitar
95%
A four-stringed hollow instrument played with a bow. Played on the ground due to its immense size and is usually played in a bass clef.Cello
93%
A four-stringed hollow instrument played with a bow. The largest of the bowed string family and is typically used in jazz as a beat.Bass
92%
A large keyboard instrument that can be played with keys that result in hammers striking strings within the instrument.Piano
92%
A metallic woodwind instrument usually played horizontally with the individual blowing into a reed at the front of the body while using fingerings to change tones and pitches on the side of the body.Flute
90%
A four-stringed hollow instrument played with a bow. Usually played in an alto clef tone and can be held on shoulder. Slightly larger than the previous answer.Viola
89%
A brass instrument that is used by blowing into a mouthpiece with three brass valves used for changing pitches and a large flared bell at the end where the sound comes out.Trumpet
85%
A large brass instrument worn around the musician that produces low-pitched sounds.Tuba
85%
A woodwind instrument with a single-reed mouthpiece, a cylindrical tube with a flared end, and holes stopped by keys. Usually black in color.Clarinet
84%
A woodwind instrument that consists of a curved body that an individual can play by blowing into a reed at the front of the instrument. Typically used in blues and jazz genres of music.Saxophone
84%
A percussive instrument that can be struck with sticks to create a sound. Usually used as a beat. (Use the general term.)Drum
81%
A brass instrument that uses an extended slide to alternate note pitches.Trombone
81%
A brass instrument that consists of a coiled body and a flared bell at the end of the instrument. It is also played using a mouthpiece.French Horn
80%
A large musical instrument having rows of tuned pipes sounded by compressed air, and played using one or more keyboards to produce a wide range of musical effects. Used commonly in the Baroque era.Organ/Celesta
80%
A roughly triangular string instrument that is stood upright and strummed with both hands in a sitting position.Harp
79%
A musical instrument played by striking wooden bars at various lengths with a stick to produce different types of pitches.Xylophone
79%
A woodwind instrument with a double-reed mouthpiece, a slender tubular body, and holes stopped by keys.Oboe
77%
A large woodwind bass instrument that can be played using a double reed and similar to the previous answer.Bassoon
75%
Two slightly concave brass plates that make a loud noise when struck together.Cymbals
75%
A musical instrument consisting of a steel rod bent into a shape and sounded by being struck with a small steel rod.Triangle
74%
A musical instrument made of either ivory, wood, or plastic that is played into using a mouthpiece and can change pitches by plugging the holes in its body with your fingers. Common instrument learned by schoolchildren.Recorder
72%
A small metallic instrument that is a variant of the previous answer that can be played an octave higher.Piccolo
71%
A stringed instrument consisting of a wooden or metal body with a piece of parchment stretched over a metal hoop. You can play this by strumming or plucking.Banjo
68%
A small instrument that has metal reeds across the front of its body, allowing an individual to blow or suck to create chords.Harmonica
68%
A large singular or set of kettledrums, especially played by a musician in an orchestra for low tonal sounds.Timpani
68%
A hollow block used as a percussion instrument.{Wood} Block
63%
A deep-toned xylophone of African origin. The modern form was developed in the US c. 1910.Marimba
60%
A musical percussion instrument having a set of tuned metal pieces mounted in a frame and struck with small hammers.Glockenspiel
56%
A small, simple musical instrument consisting of a hollow pipe with a hole in it, over which is a thin covering that vibrates and produces a buzzing sound when the player sings or hums into the pipe.Kazoo
56%
A metal hoop with a piece of parchment stretched over it, lined with bells to make it percussive when struck by hand.Tambourine
54%
A brass instrument that is similar to the previous answer, but is smaller and more concise. It was also used as military calls in the Civil War and can now be found in soul and jazz music.Bugle
52%
A metal disk with a turned rim, giving a resonant note when struck.Gong
46%
A musical percussion instrument with a double row of tuned metal bars, each above a tubular resonator containing a motor-driven rotating vane, giving a vibrato effect.Vibraphone
44%
A bell or a metal bar or tube, typically one of a set tuned to produce a melodious series of ringing sounds when struck.Chimes
43%
A handheld stringed instrument consisting of a wooden frame that can be strummed much like the previous answer.Lyre
42%
A long metal or plastic tube played by blowing into a mouthpiece and changes pitches when extending and retracting the slide at the end of the body. Used for comedic effect.{Slide} Whistle
38%
A hollow, metallic instrument that is similar to a tool used to locate an animal, except it is stricken by a stick because it has no clapper inside.Cowbell
36%

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