The BIG Music Quiz

Question 1

True or false: The trumpet is a woodwind instrument

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

Which of these is NOT a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Tuba

Question 3

In 'Frosty the Snowman,' what brought Frosty to life?

Accepted Answer

A magic hat

Question 4

Who got run over by a reindeer?

Accepted Answer

Grandma

Question 5

What is 'atonal' music?

Accepted Answer

No set key

Question 6

What does 'mezzo-forte' mean?

Accepted Answer

Moderately loud

Question 7

What is the name of the person who leads an orchestra?

Accepted Answer

Conductor

Question 8

True or false: A flute uses a reed

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

What does 'allegro' mean?

Accepted Answer

Quickly and lively

Question 10

What is a 'coda'?

Accepted Answer

An end section

Question 11

What is the lowest vocal range?

Accepted Answer

Bass

Question 12

What is a 'fermata'?

Accepted Answer

A pause or hold

Question 13

Which instrument is known as the 'king of instruments'?

Accepted Answer

Organ

Question 14

Which holiday song includes the lyrics 'Jingle all the way'?

Accepted Answer

Jingle Bells

Question 15

Which holiday song starts with 'Dashing through the snow'?

Accepted Answer

Jingle Bells

Question 16

Which of these is a woodwind instrument?

Accepted Answer

Clarinet

Question 17

What does 'crescendo' mean?

Accepted Answer

Getting louder

Question 18

What is the name of the space between two bar lines?

Accepted Answer

Measure

Question 19

Which percussion instrument has metal bars you hit with beaters?

Accepted Answer

Glockenspiel

Question 20

Which instrument has 47 strings?

Accepted Answer

Harp

Question 21

True or false: A violin has 6 strings

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

What does 'legato' mean?

Accepted Answer

Play smoothly

Question 23

What is the symbol at the beginning of a music staff?

Accepted Answer

Treble Clef

Question 24

In The Twelve Days of Christmas, how many golden rings are given?

Accepted Answer

5

Question 25

Which of these is a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Question 26

What is the first gift in the Twelve Days of Christmas song?

Accepted Answer

A partridge in a pear tree

Question 27

In the song Jingle Bell Rock, where do you dance and prance?

Accepted Answer

Jingle Bell Square

Question 28

How many strings does a violin have?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 29

How many keys are on a piano?

Accepted Answer

88

Question 30

What does a sharp symbol do to a note?

Accepted Answer

Raises the note 1/2 step

Question 31

What is the speed of music called?

Accepted Answer

Tempo

Question 32

What does 'fortissimo' mean?

Accepted Answer

Very loud

Question 33

Which of these composers wrote 'The Four Seasons'?

Accepted Answer

Vivaldi

Question 34

What is the name of a piece of music for two performers?

Accepted Answer

Duet

Question 35

How many beats does a quarter note get in 4/4 time?

Accepted Answer

1

Question 36

In "The Twelve Days of Christmas", how many swans are swimming?

Accepted Answer

seven

Question 37

Which of these is a percussion instrument?

Accepted Answer

All of these

Question 38

Which famous ballet is often performed during the Christmas season?

Accepted Answer

The Nutcracker

Question 39

Which instrument is a woodwind?

Accepted Answer

Oboe

Question 40

What is traditionally roasted in 'The Christmas Song'?

Accepted Answer

Chestnuts

Question 41

What is the Italian word for 'loud' in music?

Accepted Answer

Forte

Question 42

Which of these IS a brass instrument?

Accepted Answer

Cornet

Question 43

What does Rudolph's nose do?

Accepted Answer

glow

Question 44

What is Frosty the Snowman's nose made of?

Accepted Answer

A Button

Question 45

What does pianissimo mean?

Accepted Answer

very soft

Question 46

Which of these instruments does NOT use a reed?

Accepted Answer

Flute

Question 47

True or false: A piano has 88 keys

Accepted Answer

True

Question 48

What does a 'flat' symbol do to a note?

Accepted Answer

Lowers it by a half step

The BIG Music Quiz

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The BIG Music Quiz

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