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