10 Musical Instrument Trivia Questions (With Answers)

Whether you've played in a school band, strummed a guitar around a campfire, or simply love music, these musical instrument trivia questions are sure to strike a chord. Test your knowledge of famous performers, unusual instruments, and music history.

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• 1. What child prodigy cellist has recorded more than 92 albums and received 20 Grammy Awards?

  Yo-Yo Ma

• 2. What Aboriginal instrument is commonly taken up by people trying to treat sleep apnea?

  Didgeridoo

• 3. The ukulele is a direct descendant of the machete, a stringed instrument brought to Hawaii by immigrants from what Iberian Peninsula country?

  Portugal

• 4. When you're playing the clarinet, which hand goes on top of the instrument: right or left?

  Left

• 5. The Rolling Stones' 1966 hit "Paint It Black" is notable for being the first No. 1 song to prominently feature what Indian instrument?

  Sitar

• 6. In Hindu tradition, which deity is most closely associated with the flute--Vishnu, Shiva, or Krishna?

  Krishna

• 7. What instrument is prominently featured in Ricola cough drop commercials?

  Alphorn

• 8. What modern brass instrument evolved from an earlier instrument called the sackbut?

  Trombone

• 9. Orchestras traditionally tune to an A played by what double-reed woodwind instrument?

  Oboe

• 10. Which of the three piano pedals is known as the damper pedal: left, middle, or right?

  Right pedal

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