- 1. What is the standard number of keys on a piano?
A) 88
B) 76
C) 100
D) 60
- 2. Which composer is known for composing famous piano pieces such as 'Für Elise' and 'Moonlight Sonata'?
A) Bach
B) Mozart
C) Chopin
D) Beethoven
- 3. Which pedal on a piano is used to sustain the sound?
A) Sostenuto pedal
B) Sustain pedal
C) Una corda pedal
D) Soft pedal
- 4. What is the highest note on a standard 88-key piano?
A) G8
B) B8
C) A8
D) C8
- 5. Which famous pianist was a child prodigy who started performing at a very young age?
A) Bach
B) Mozart
C) Chopin
D) Beethoven
- 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) Digital piano
B) Upright 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 theory
B) Piano score
C) Sheet music
D) Music stand
- 9. Which genre of music is often associated with the piano compositions of Frederic Chopin?
A) Baroque
B) Contemporary
C) Romantic
D) Classical
- 10. Which pedal on a piano is used to reduce the volume of the sound produced?
A) Una corda pedal
B) Soft pedal
C) Sostenuto pedal
D) Sustain 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) Cabinet
D) Keybed
- 12. Who invented the piano?
A) Ludwig van Beethoven
B) Johann Sebastian Bach
C) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
D) Bartolomeo Cristofori
- 13. What family of instruments does the piano belong to?
A) Keyboard
B) Percussion
C) Wind
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) Both hands together
B) Right hand
C) Left hand
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) Camille Saint-Saëns
B) Claude Debussy
C) Erik Satie
D) Maurice Ravel
- 18. Which part of a grand piano emits sound when the keys are pressed?
A) Keys
B) Pedals
C) Strings
D) Soundboard
- 19. What is the most common material used for piano keys?
A) Plastic
B) Ivory
C) Metal
D) Wood
- 20. Who composed 'The Entertainer' for piano?
A) Scott Joplin
B) George Gershwin
C) Duke Ellington
D) Cole Porter
- 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) Sergei Rachmaninoff
C) Frédéric Chopin
D) Claude Debussy
- 23. Which famous pianist is known for his interpretations of Chopin and Rachmaninoff pieces?
A) Vladimir Horowitz
B) Arthur Rubinstein
C) Martha Argerich
D) Lang Lang
- 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) Arpeggio
B) Canon
C) Sonata
D) Cadenza
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