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