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"Anythingconnectedtotheviolinandotherorchestralstringinstruments."

Averagescoreforthisquizis6/10.Difficulty:Tough.Played570times.AsofSep1517.

1.Howmanystringsdothefollowinginstrumentshave:violin,viola,cello,bass?

5
2
4
3

2.Whoismostfamouslyknownforbuildingstringinstruments(especiallyviolins)?

AntonioStradivari
NiccolPaganini
NiccolAmati
ArturoToscanini

3.Whatisthetypicalsetupofastringquartet?

violinviolacellobass
violinviolaviolacello
violinviolincellobass
violinviolinviolacello

4.WhoisNOTafamous20thcenturyviolinist?

YehudiMenuhin
DavidOistrakh
GidonKremer
DanielBarenboim

5.Whatdoyouhavetodowhenyouencountertheindication"pizz"onascore?

playlouder
beatthestringswiththewoodofthebow
pluckthestrings
playsofter

6.Howcanyouplay"pizzicato"onaviolin?

righthand(mostoften)andlefthand
lefthandonly
lefthand(mostoften)andrighthand
righthandonly

7.WhatisawellknownnicknameforthefamousviolinistNiccolPaganini(17821840)?

Devil'sviolinist
Angels'violinist
God'sviolinist
Monster'sviolinist

8.Whichinstrument'sstringsaretunedinfourthsratherthaninfifths?

cello
violin
bass
viola

9.HowmanystringquartetsdidJosephHaydnwrite?

68
28
8
48

10.Everyfouryears,theQueenElizabethMusicCompetitionisdevotedtotheviolin.Thisisoneofthemostprestigiouscompetitionsintheworld.Whereisitheld?

Belgium
TheNetherlands
UnitedKingdom
Sweden

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