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Music Trivia Questions and Answers: Page 2
Page 2 of 2: music trivia questions 51 to 65 of 65, with the answer hidden under each one.
This page holds 9 hard and 6 impossible questions. Every page of the list has its own questions, so each one makes a fresh round for music lovers, families and quiz nights. They were written and fact-checked by the Quiz Zoomies team in the same easy-to-impossible format as the Quiz Zoomies videos.
Questions 51 to 65
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Which is the lowest standard male singing voice?
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Bass Hard question
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Which is the highest-pitched instrument in the woodwind section of an orchestra?
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Piccolo Hard question
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Which tuned steel drum instrument comes from Trinidad and Tobago?
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Steelpan Hard question
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The balalaika, with its triangle-shaped body, comes from which country?
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Russia Hard question
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Which music genre began in Jamaica in the late 1960s?
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Reggae Hard question
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In which city did hip hop begin in the 1970s?
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New York City Hard question
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Which musical symbol raises a note by a half step?
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A sharp Hard question
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What is a piece for a solo instrument accompanied by an orchestra called?
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A concerto Hard question
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What does an a cappella group sing without?
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Instruments Hard question
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Which composer wrote Peter and the Wolf to introduce children to the instruments of the orchestra?
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Sergei Prokofiev Impossible question
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Which British composer wrote The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra?
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Benjamin Britten Impossible question
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Which composer wrote The Planets orchestral suite?
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Gustav Holst Impossible question
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Which instruments make up a classic string quartet?
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Two violins, a viola and a cello Impossible question
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How many black keys are on a standard 88-key piano?
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36 Impossible question
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Which keyboard instrument, popular before the piano, plucks its strings instead of hitting them?
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Harpsichord Impossible question
Frequently asked questions
How many music trivia questions are on this page?
There are 65 music trivia questions in this list (13 easy, 29 medium, 17 hard, and 6 impossible), spread over 2 pages. Every question has its answer right below it, hidden until you tap Show answer.
Do these music questions include song lyrics?
No. The questions are about instruments, composers, music history and theory, so there are no lyrics to finish.
What are 10 good music trivia questions?
1) Which instrument has 88 black and white keys? Piano. 2) What do you draw across a violin's strings to play it? A bow. 3) How many lines are in a standard music staff? 5. 4) Which composer lost his hearing but kept composing, finishing his Ninth Symphony in 1824? Ludwig van Beethoven. 5) Which is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument in an orchestra? Tuba. 6) Flamenco music and dance come from which country? Spain. 7) A symphony is usually written to be played by what? An orchestra. 8) Which composer wrote his first symphony when he was about 8 years old? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. 9) Which tuned steel drum instrument comes from Trinidad and Tobago? Steelpan. 10) What does an a cappella group sing without? Instruments.
What is the hardest music trivia question here?
One of the hardest is: Which composer wrote Peter and the Wolf to introduce children to the instruments of the orchestra? The answer is Sergei Prokofiev. 6 questions in this list are rated impossible, the top level in the Quiz Zoomies videos.
Can I play these questions as a quiz?
Yes. The Play as a quiz button starts a scored quiz with four answer choices right on this page, with rounds of 10, 25 or 50 questions and a shareable score.
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