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Music to my Ears Quiz for Experts | Other Music

This quiz is about muscial instruments found around the world. Read about some of these instruments and see if you can name them.

A multiple-choice quiz by qtmelba. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
qtmelba

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
128,734

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
570

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. A drummer in a South American dance often plays these drums. He grips the drums between his knees and taps them with his fingers and the palm of his hand. Name the drums. Hint

timbale drums

oil drums

bongo drums

snare drums

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Question 2 of 10

2. In Nigeria, these drums can even tell the news. Their beats are like a secret language that only a few people are able to understand. Name the drums. Hint

tantan drums

kalangu drums

timbal drums

zanbumba drums

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Question 3 of 10

3. This instrument is a block of wood fixed to a piece of string. You whirl it above your head and it makes a strange screamimg noise. Name the instrument. Hint

screaming-eagle

screaming-god

lion-roarer

bull-roarer

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Question 4 of 10

4. Also known as South American rattles, these instruments are often filled with dried beans. Name the instrument. Hint

darbukas

maracas

gamlans

frijolangas

5. This is a long musical pipe from Australia made from a log of the eucalyptus tree. This pipe is buried inside a termite's mound. The termites gnaw away, leaving a hollow pipe. Name the instrument. Hint

quena flutes

didgeridoo

djembas

dudula

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Question 6 of 10

6. You place this tiny harp between your teeth, and twang its metal tongue with your finger. Name the instrument. Hint

shang harp

small sankha

small suona

Jew's harp

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Question 7 of 10

7. Take a cow's horn, make a little hole at the pointed end with a tough kind of spiderweb, and you have this kind of instrument which is played in Africa. Name the instrument. Hint

ektara

tambura

santoor

mirliton

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Question 8 of 10

8. Some jazz musicians use these as musical instruments by scraping a stick or thimble across them. What are they?
Hint

washboards

Spanish bricks

slab of cement with pebbles

old record albums

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Tinguian people of the Philippines thought that the sound of thunder was a god pounding on his drum. What is the name of this god? Hint

Gamelan

Kadaklan

Siren

Kirlan

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Question 10 of 10

10. Tha Masai people of Kenya play this instrument. It has metal strips which you pluck with your thumb. Name the instrument. Hint

steel piano

Masai guitar

thumb piano

alphens

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A drummer in a South American dance often plays these drums. He grips the drums between his knees and taps them with his fingers and the palm of his hand. Name the drums.

Answer: bongo drums

These drums make zippy rhythms that soon get everyone dancing.

2. In Nigeria, these drums can even tell the news. Their beats are like a secret language that only a few people are able to understand. Name the drums.

Answer: kalangu drums

The drummer tightens or loosens the drum skin to change sounds. People believe that these drums talk.

3. This instrument is a block of wood fixed to a piece of string. You whirl it above your head and it makes a strange screamimg noise. Name the instrument.

Answer: bull-roarer

The funny thing about this instrument's name is that it sounds nothing like the roar of a bull.

4. Also known as South American rattles, these instruments are often filled with dried beans. Name the instrument.

Answer: maracas

Make your own maracas by filling a yogurt tub with some dried beans and decorating them.

Answer: didgeridoo

Didgeridoos can be hollowed out by hand but they don't give the same sound.

6. You place this tiny harp between your teeth, and twang its metal tongue with your finger. Name the instrument.

Answer: Jew's harp

It makes your lips feel funny because the metal vibrates so much.

7. Take a cow's horn, make a little hole at the pointed end with a tough kind of spiderweb, and you have this kind of instrument which is played in Africa. Name the instrument.

Answer: mirliton

They make a buzzy sound when you blow or sing through them.

8. Some jazz musicians use these as musical instruments by scraping a stick or thimble across them. What are they?

Answer: washboards

Washboards are just trays to scrub clothes on.

9. The Tinguian people of the Philippines thought that the sound of thunder was a god pounding on his drum. What is the name of this god?

Answer: Kadaklan

People believed that this god lived with his faithful dog, Kimat the lightning, who would bite a house, a tree, or a field whenever Kadaklan desired a speical ceremony.

10. Tha Masai people of Kenya play this instrument. It has metal strips which you pluck with your thumb. Name the instrument.

Answer: thumb piano

These pianos are found throughout Africa and are played by amateur and professional musicians. Many are decorated with geometric carvings.

Source: Author qtmelba

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