“Musical Instruments—Near and Far,” Friend, Aug. 1977, 14
Musical Instruments—Near and Far
Place the letter designating a musical instrument inside the bracket that best fits its description.
[ ] 1. A reed instrument of the accordion family invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone in England. |
a. maracas | |
[ ] 2. Dried gourds with seeds for rattles from Latin America. |
b. balalaika | |
[ ] 3. Popular strumming instrument in the United States, originally from Africa. |
c. samisen | |
[ ] 4. Clay wind instrument from Egypt and China used at Italian carnivals. |
d. sitar | |
[ ] 5. French hand-cranked barrel organ. |
e. banjo | |
[ ] 6. Russian stringed instrument with a triangular shape that is plucked. |
f. bagpipe | |
[ ] 7. Kilts should properly be worn when playing this Scottish instrument. |
g. ukulele | |
[ ] 8. Small Turkish drum with loose metal discs set in its rim. |
h. castanets | |
[ ] 9. Steel bars on a lyre-shaped frame that Germans strike with mallets. |
i. ocarina | |
[ ] 10. Ebony wood clappers used by Spanish dancers. |
j. xylophone | |
[ ] 11. Three-stringed Japanese instrument resembling a banjo. |
k. accordion | |
[ ] 12. Percussion instrument with wooden keys struck with mallets, probably from East Africa originally. |
l. tambourine | |
[ ] 13. Long-necked lute from India that usually has seven strings. |
m. concertina | |
[ ] 14. Four-stringed instrument popular in Hawaii, but derived from a Portuguese fiddle. |
n. hurdy-gurdy | |
[ ] 15. Large American shoulder tuba, invented by the “March King.” |
o. sousaphone | |
[ ] 16. “Squeeze” piano from Vienna. |
p. glockenspiel |