Percussion Trivia Quizzes

The percussion family of instruments is extremely varied, so I won't try to get everything in on this quiz. Enjoy this sampling of various different types of percussion instruments.

Instruments, that is. This quiz is about some of the more unusual percussion instruments.

The percussion category is the catch-all of the orchestra - if an instrument doesn't fit in another group, it must be percussion! Drums may be the most common, but other interesting percussion instruments show up in popular music. Let's listen...

I've been a member of an amateur djembe band for the past three years, and thought it was high time that more people found out about this wonderful instrument. Enjoy!

The tambourine is an ancient instrument which has been played in everything from temple worship to hard rock. This quiz will jingle your memory as you answer questions about tambourines throughout music history.

Test your knowledge of some traditional percussion instruments from Latin America. Good luck and enjoy!

The kazoo is a fascinating instrument that nearly anyone can play. This quiz explores the very basic techniques and history of the kazoo.

Let's take a hit at the last (but not least) instrument family: the percussion. These guys are heads above the rest! (I hate to stop punning when I'm on a roll.)

This little number is a challenging quiz about the little-known instrument, the marimba! Similar to a xylophone, sounding more like a vibrophone, this quiz should have you thinking! Enjoy, and good luck!

This is a quiz on the coolest musical instrument I would love to play someday myself. This is a tricky and unusual quiz of my knowledge of the vibes.