Woodwinds Quiz

What materials can woodwinds be made from?

• Only wood

• Metal, plastic, or other materials

• Only metal

• Only plastic

Where were most of the woodwinds that we see and hear today created?

• Asia between the 1500's and the 1600's

• Europe between the 1600's and the 1900's

• Africa between the 1700's and the 1800's

• America between the 1800's and the 1900's

What are the two types of woodwind instruments?

• Flutes and brass instruments

• Flutes and reed instruments

• Reed instruments and string instruments

• Brass instruments and string instruments

What is a reed made from?

• Bamboo

• Plastic

• Arundo donax (cane)

• Metal

What are the two types of reed instruments?

• Single and double reed

• Single and triple reed

• Double and triple reed

• Triple and quadruple reed

How do recorders make sound?

• By striking a surface

• By flicking air back and forth above and below the labium

• By plucking strings

• By hitting a drum

What is a nose flute?

• A type of flute played with the nose

• A type of flute played with the mouth

• A type of flute played with the fingers

• A type of flute played with the toes

Where were flutes discovered in 2008?

• In a cave in southern Germany

• In a cave in northern France

• In a cave in eastern Spain

• In a cave in western Italy

What are pan flutes made from?

• Metal

• Plastic

• Bamboo

• Glass

What is a fipple?

• A hole at one end of the instrument

• A type of reed

• A type of flute

• A type of mouthpiece