- 1. What is the standard number of keys on a piano?
A) 60
B) 76
C) 100
D) 88
- 2. Which composer is known for composing famous piano pieces such as 'Für Elise' and 'Moonlight Sonata'?
A) Bach
B) Beethoven
C) Mozart
D) Chopin
- 3. Which pedal on a piano is used to sustain the sound?
A) Sustain pedal
B) Soft pedal
C) Una corda pedal
D) Sostenuto pedal
- 4. What is the highest note on a standard 88-key piano?
A) C8
B) G8
C) A8
D) B8
- 5. Which famous pianist was a child prodigy who started performing at a very young age?
A) Chopin
B) Bach
C) Beethoven
D) Mozart
- 6. What is the name for playing a note or chord in a short, detached manner on the piano?
A) Legato
B) Sforzando
C) Staccato
D) Pianissimo
- 7. Which type of piano has strings that are struck by hammers when keys are pressed?
A) Upright piano
B) Digital piano
C) Grand piano
D) Spinet piano
- 8. What is the proper term for the musical sheet that shows the notations and instructions for playing a piece on the piano?
A) Music stand
B) Music theory
C) Sheet music
D) Piano score
- 9. Which genre of music is often associated with the piano compositions of Frederic Chopin?
A) Baroque
B) Classical
C) Contemporary
D) Romantic
- 10. Which pedal on a piano is used to reduce the volume of the sound produced?
A) Una corda pedal
B) Sostenuto pedal
C) Sustain pedal
D) Soft pedal
- 11. What is the proper term for the piece of wood on which the piano's keys are mounted?
A) Cabinet
B) Action
C) Keybed
D) Soundboard
- 12. Who invented the piano?
A) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
B) Johann Sebastian Bach
C) Ludwig van Beethoven
D) Bartolomeo Cristofori
- 13. What family of instruments does the piano belong to?
A) Keyboard
B) String
C) Percussion
D) Wind
- 14. What is the term for playing the piano loudly?
A) Staccato
B) Pianissimo
C) Crescendo
D) Forte
- 15. Which hand usually plays the melody on the piano?
A) Right hand
B) Left hand
C) Both hands together
D) Either hand
- 16. What is the lowest note on a standard 88-key piano?
A) G0
B) F#0
C) C1
D) A0
- 17. Who composed 'Clair de Lune' for piano?
A) Maurice Ravel
B) Erik Satie
C) Claude Debussy
D) Camille Saint-Saëns
- 18. Which part of a grand piano emits sound when the keys are pressed?
A) Strings
B) Pedals
C) Keys
D) Soundboard
- 19. What is the most common material used for piano keys?
A) Wood
B) Metal
C) Ivory
D) Plastic
- 20. Who composed 'The Entertainer' for piano?
A) Cole Porter
B) George Gershwin
C) Scott Joplin
D) Duke Ellington
- 21. What is the term for playing the piano softly?
A) Pianissimo
B) Arpeggio
C) Fortissimo
D) Legato
- 22. Which composer wrote 'Nocturnes' for piano?
A) Frédéric Chopin
B) Ludwig van Beethoven
C) Sergei Rachmaninoff
D) Claude Debussy
- 23. Which famous pianist is known for his interpretations of Chopin and Rachmaninoff pieces?
A) Lang Lang
B) Martha Argerich
C) Arthur Rubinstein
D) Vladimir Horowitz
- 24. What is the standard pitch of a modern piano?
A) C523
B) G277
C) A440
D) E369
- 25. What is the practice of playing all the notes in a chord in rapid succession on the piano called?
A) Cadenza
B) Canon
C) Arpeggio
D) Sonata
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