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Music Styles and Instruments
1. What band is Freddie Mercury best known for?
2. Who is known as the “Godfather of Soul”?
3. Which Brazilian percussion instrument produces 'squeaky' sounds by rubbing a stick inside the drum?
4. How many strings does a standard traditional Japanese Koto have?
5. What component of the hurdy-gurdy acts like a continuous violin bow?
6. What was the nickname of the first electromagnetic electric guitar prototype created in 1931?
7. Which Hindu deity is traditionally depicted playing the Vina?
8. Why did Doo-Wop groups frequently practice on street corners and in subway stations?
9. Which fingers are primarily used to play a traditional Shona Mbira?
10. What material is a traditional Indian Bansuri flute made from?
11. On a modern concert harp, what color are the 'C' strings traditionally colored?
12. What was the primary reason for the slowing of tempo from Ska to Rocksteady?
13. In which island chain did the 'steel guitar' and its slide technique originate?
14. What does a Theremin player use to control the pitch of the instrument?
15. What material are the primary instruments in a Gamelan ensemble made of?
16. How many strings does a traditional West African Kora have?
17. What are the knobs on a pipe organ called that control the flow of air to different sets of pipes?
18. Which 1968 album by Wendy Carlos helped bring the Moog synthesizer into the mainstream?
19. Which fingers are primarily used to play a traditional Shona Mbira?
20. Despite being made of brass, why is the saxophone classified as a woodwind instrument?