Trivia Time!
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Musical Instruments
1. What discarded industrial item was used to create the first modern steelpans?
2. What is the name of the marching band version of the tuba that wraps around the player?
3. What is unique about the bow of an Erhu?
4. What physical phenomenon does a Leslie speaker use to create its shimmering sound?
5. Which Brazilian martial art is the berimbau primarily associated with?
6. What playing technique is used to produce sound on a harpejji?
7. How does a double reed differ from a single reed?
8. How was the cello primarily held before the invention of the endpin?
9. Which Tchaikovsky ballet first popularized the celeste in orchestral music?
10. What is the function of the 'dog' (chien) on a hurdy-gurdy?
11. What happens to the pitch of a musical glass when more water is added?
12. What was the primary benefit of introducing a cast-iron frame to the piano?
13. What is the soundpost called in French and Italian?
14. What did John Cage place inside a piano to create a 'prepared piano'?
15. Why is the saxophone classified as a woodwind instrument?
16. How many 'courses' (pairs of strings) did a standard vihuela typically have?
17. What is the primary material difference between a glockenspiel and a xylophone?
18. What mechanical component produces the initial sound in a Hammond organ?
19. What acoustic effect is created by the slightly different tuning of paired Gamelan instruments?
20. What is the first step in transforming an oil drum into a steelpan?