String Instruments: An Introduction for 1st Graders

Question 1

What is the part of the violin that you hold?

Accepted Answer

Neck

Answer

Fretboard

Answer

Body

Answer

Scroll

Question 2

What do you use to make a violin sound?

Accepted Answer

A bow

Answer

Mallets

Answer

Picks

Answer

Reeds

Question 3

Which country is famous for making violins?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Answer

United States

Answer

France

Answer

Germany

Question 4

Which instrument uses strings that are either plucked or bowed to create sound?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Piano

Answer

Drum

Question 5

Which instrument in the violin family is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Answer

Double bass

Question 6

Which of these string instruments is the largest and plays the lowest notes?

Accepted Answer

Cello

Answer

Violin

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Harp

Question 7

Which of these instruments is NOT a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Clarinet

Answer

Violin

Answer

Cello

Question 8

What type of musical instrument is the violin?

Accepted Answer

String instrument

Answer

Wind instrument

Answer

Percussion instrument

Answer

Keyboard instrument

Question 9

Which string instrument is played by strumming?

Accepted Answer

Guitar

Answer

Violin

Answer

Cello

Answer

Harp

Question 10

What do you use to play a violin?

Accepted Answer

Bow

Answer

Mallet

Answer

Drumsticks

Answer

Piano keys

Question 11

Which part is not found on a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Keys

Answer

Strings

Answer

Bow

Answer

Bridge

Question 12

Which of these is a string instrument that is played by plucking or strumming?

Accepted Answer

Guitar

Answer

Piano

Answer

Violin

Answer

Drums

Question 13

Which part of the violin do you use your fingers to press down on the strings?

Accepted Answer

Neck

Answer

Bridge

Answer

Body

Answer

Strings

Question 14

What is the difference between a violin and a guitar?

Accepted Answer

Guitars have frets, while violins do not.

Answer

Violins have frets, while guitars do not.

Answer

Violins are made of wood, while guitars are made of metal.

Answer

Guitars are played with a bow, while violins are plucked.

Question 15

Who is considered one of the most famous violin makers in history?

Accepted Answer

Antonio Stradivari

Answer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Answer

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Answer

Pablo Picasso

Question 16

Which of these is NOT a way to make sound on a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Blowing

Answer

Plucking

Answer

Bowing

Answer

Tapping

Question 17

Which string instrument is often used in bluegrass music?

Accepted Answer

Banjo

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Violin

Answer

Cello

Question 18

Which of these is NOT a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Answer

Violin

Answer

Cello

Answer

Guitar

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a way to play a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Blowing

Answer

Plucking

Answer

Bowing

Answer

Strumming

Question 20

Which of these is the largest member of the violin family?

Accepted Answer

Double bass

Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Question 21

What is the name of the person who makes and repairs string instruments?

Accepted Answer

Luthier

Answer

Carpenter

Answer

Violinist

Answer

Guitarist

Question 22

Which culture is known for its use of the sitar, a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Indian

Answer

Chinese

Answer

Japanese

Answer

Spanish

Question 23

What is the name of the technique used to make a string instrument sound louder or softer?

Accepted Answer

Dynamics

Answer

Vibrato

Answer

Articulation

Answer

Inversion

Question 24

Which of these string instruments is played by strumming?

Accepted Answer

Guitar

Answer

Violin

Answer

Harp

Answer

Cello

Question 25

Which of these is a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Drums

Answer

Piano

Answer

Flute

Question 26

Which type of string instrument is the smallest?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Cello

Answer

Double bass

Answer

Viola

Question 27

What is the name of the family of musical instruments that includes the violin, viola, and cello?

Accepted Answer

String quartet

Answer

Woodwind family

Answer

Brass family

Answer

Percussion family

Question 28

Which of these instruments has strings that you pluck?

Accepted Answer

Guitar

Answer

Violin

Answer

Flute

Answer

Drums

Question 29

What do you use to make sound on a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Strings

Answer

Bridge

Answer

Neck

Answer

Body

Question 30

Which of these is NOT a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Answer

Cello

Answer

Double Bass

Answer

Harp

Question 31

Which string instrument is the biggest?

Accepted Answer

Double Bass

Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Question 32

Which instrument has a very high sound?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Cello

Answer

Double Bass

Question 33

Which of these musical instruments is played by plucking or bowing strings?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Piano

Answer

Drum

Answer

Flute

Question 34

Which string instrument is the smallest in the violin family?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Answer

Double bass

Question 35

What part of a string instrument vibrates to create the sound?

Accepted Answer

Strings

Answer

Bow

Answer

Neck

Answer

Bridge

Question 36

Which string instrument has the highest-pitched sound?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Cello

Answer

Guitar

Answer

Harp

Question 37

Which of the following is NOT a technique used to play a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Blowing

Answer

Plucking

Answer

Bowing

Answer

Tapping

Question 38

Which of these instruments is a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Drum

Answer

Piano

Question 39

What part of a string instrument makes the sound when you pluck or bow it?

Accepted Answer

Strings

Answer

Neck

Answer

Bridge

Answer

Body

Question 40

Which string instrument is the largest in the string family?

Accepted Answer

Double bass

Answer

Viola

Answer

Cello

Answer

Violin

Question 41

What kind of material is typically used to make the strings of a string instrument?

Accepted Answer

Metal

Answer

Plastic

Answer

Glass

Answer

Wood

Question 42

Which of these string instruments is NOT played with a bow?

Accepted Answer

Guitar

Answer

Violin

Answer

Double bass

Answer

Cello

Question 43

Which of these string instruments is often used in folk music?

Accepted Answer

Banjo

Answer

Clarinet

Answer

Trumpet

Answer

Saxophone

Question 44

What part of a string instrument do you place your fingers on to change the pitch?

Accepted Answer

Fretboard

Answer

Neck

Answer

Body

Answer

Bridge

Question 45

Which of these string instruments has the highest pitch?

Accepted Answer

Violin

Answer

Viola

Answer

Double bass

Answer

Cello