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