Take the Quiz - Timed General Knowledge Challenge | GK Mania

1 What decade saw the birth of electronic dance music?

A) 1990s

B) 1960s

C) 1980s

D) 1970s

2 What traditional music genre from Mali features the balafon and kora?

A) Juju

B) Mande

C) Afrobeat

D) Highlife

3 What instrument uses a bow on strings?

A) Violin

B) Drum

C) Guitar

D) Trumpet

4 What does 'piano' mean in Italian?

A) Soft

B) Fast

C) Loud

D) Slow

5 What counts beats for practice?

A) Amp

B) Pedal

C) Metronome

D) Tuner

6 What is 5G?

A) A car model

B) A music genre

C) Fifth

D) A vitamin

7 What instrument has six strings typically?

A) Ukulele

B) Guitar

C) Bass

D) Banjo

8 What key has four sharps?

A) E major

B) D major

C) A major

D) B major

9 What instrument is plucked in country music?

A) Flute

B) Banjo

C) Drum

D) Trumpet

10 What tuning system divides the octave into 12 equal semitones?

A) Pythagorean tuning

B) Equal temperament

C) Meantone temperament

D) Just intonation

11 Who is known as the father of the symphony?

A) Wolfgang Mozart

B) Johann Sebastian Bach

C) Joseph Haydn

D) Ludwig van Beethoven

12 What do you strum on a guitar?

A) Keys

B) Valves

C) Pads

D) Strings

13 What instrument uses hammers to strike strings?

A) Piano

B) Dulcimer

C) Clavichord

D) Harpsichord

14 What do you bow on a cello?

A) Valves

B) Strings

C) Reeds

D) Keys

15 What instrument has a slide?

A) Trombone

B) Trumpet

C) French horn

D) Tuba

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