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Modern symphony orchestras can have up to about 100 instruments. That's a lot of instruments! Do you know their names? And what about their categories? Let's find out.

This quiz has 13 questions and it shouldn't take more than 2 minutes to complete.

Question 1 of 13 Q What is the name of this instrument? a) Oboe b) Clarinet c) English horn d) Bassoon

Question 2 of 13 Q And what about this one? a) Double bass b) Cello c) Viola d) Violin

Question 3 of 13 Q The piano is part of which section? a) Percussion b) Strings c) Woodwinds d) None of the above

Question 4 of 13 Q How do we call this one? (tip: it's a woodwind instrument...) a) Flute b) Oboe c) Clarinet d) Bassoon

Question 5 of 13 Q The brass section sits behind the woodwinds. How do we call this instrument? a) French horn b) Trombone c) Trumpet d) Tuba

Question 6 of 13 Q And this one? a) Trumpet b) Trombone c) Tuba d) French horn

Question 7 of 13 Q Which fact is NOT true about woodwind instruments? a) They are all instruments made out of wood b) The flute is the oldest instrument in the world to play notes c) The lowest notes in the symphony are played by the large contrabassoon d) The bigger the woodwind instrument the lower the pitch sound they make

Question 8 of 13 Q What is the name of this instrument? a) Xylophone b) Timpani c) Celesta d) Marimba

Question 9 of 13 Q What group is this instrument from? a) Brass b) Percussion c) Strings d) Woodwinds

Question 10 of 13 Q The strings section is most commonly composed of violin, viola, cello and double bass. Which is this one? a) Violin b) Viola c) Cello d) Double bass

Question 11 of 13 Q What is the shape of this percussive instrument? a) A square b) A triangle c) A rectangle d) A pentagon

Question 12 of 13 Q Beethoven's famous 5th Symphony was the first major symphony to use which instrument? a) Basson b) Piano c) Trombone d) Trumpet