Instrument Jeopardy
Questions on Orchestra Family Instruments
Brass Percussion Strings Woodwinds
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Brass 10 points
Brass instruments are made of this.
Brass 20 points
The type of mouth piece used by brass instruments.
Brass 30 points
The name of the “buttons” used by a trumpet
Brass 40 points
The item used to produce sound on a trombone.
Brass 50 points
Name the four main instruments in the brass
family.
Woodwinds 10 points
The “buttons” on woodwind instruments
are called
Woodwinds 20 points
A clarinet uses this in the mouth piece to produce
sound.
Woodwinds 30 points
The reason this family got its name.
Woodwinds 40 points
Name an instrument in this family that does not
use a reed.
Woodwinds 50 points
Name the type of reed is used in an oboe.
Strings 10 points
This is where the cello is placed to be played.
Strings 20 points
This is the reason the violin plays very high
notes.
Strings 30 points
This is the stick that is used to play the violin.
Strings 50 points
This is the number of pedals that a harp has.
Strings 40 points
This is the difference between a violin and a
viola.
Percussion 10 points
This is what you use to produce a sound on the
snare drum.
Percussion 20 points
This is used to produce sound on a bass drum.
Percussion 30 points
This the way sound is produced in jingle bells.
Percussion 40 points
The is the reason a piano is in this family.
Percussion 50 points
This is the difference between a timpani and a
bass drum.
Percussion 50 points (answer)
The timpani are never played alone (2-4 each with a different pitch).The bass has only
one pitch
Brass 10 points (answer)
What is brass and another metal ie. nickel or silver?
Brass 20 points (answer)
What is a cup mouthpiece?
Brass 30 points (answer)
What are values?
Brass 40 points (answer)
What is the slide?
Brass 50 points (answer)
What are trumpet, French horn, trombone and
tuba?
Woodwinds 10 points (answer)
What are keys?
Woodwinds 20 points (answer)
What is a reed?
Woodwinds 30 points (answer)
What is they were made out of wood and use
wind?
Woodwinds 40 points (answer)
What is a flute or piccolo?
Woodwinds 50 points (answer)
What is a double reed?
Strings 10 points (answer)
What is between your legs?
Strings 20 points (answer)
What is it is the smallest instrument?
Strings 30 points (answer)
What is the bow?
Strings 40 points (answer)
What is size? (the viola is larger and thicker)
Strings 50 points (answer)
What is seven? (one for each note of the musical
alphabet)
Percussion 10 points (answer)
What is a drum stick?
Percussion 20 points (answer)
What is a mallet?
Percussion 30 points (answer)
What is shaking? (small ball inside hitting the
sides)
Percussion 40 points (answer)
What is hammers hitting the strings?