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Potpourri
100
Name the instrument depicted here, which played by moving a fork or thimbles over the corrugations. The instrument produces a loud, staccato sound. 
washboard
100
Name the instrument depicted here, which is played using sticks. It became a part of country music when it was used by western swing bands. 
drums or drum set
100
Name the instrument heard here, which allows musicians to scoop and slide into notes, creating a "crying" sound.
pedal steel guitar
100
Name this instrument, which includes bent notes and resembles train sounds.
harmonica
100
Name the instrument depicted here, which has 88 black and white keys. Its first appearance in country music was in the western swing bands. 
piano
200
Name the instrument shown below, which has a round body and 4 strings.
banjo
200
Name the large 4-stringed instrument in the photo below. Notice that it has a hollow wooden body and the performer creates sound by plucking the strings with the right hand rather than using a bow.
bass (also called an acoustic bass, upright bass, or doghouse bass)
200
Name the instrument heard here. Notice it has a clickety-clack sound as the hand strums across the corrugated metal.
washboard
200
Name the stringed instrument heard here, which is also known as the dulcimer.
zither
200
Name the instrument seen here, which was often used to imitate train sounds. The instrument is played by inhaling and exhaling into it, causing reeds in the chambers to vibrate.
harmonica
300
Name the instrument shown below. This instrument was popular in jazz, and brought jazz elements into country western music. The instrument is brass colored and notes are created by depressing a combination of three valves.
trumpet
300
Name the keyboard instrument shown here. With the right hand playing keys similar to a piano, and the left pushing buttons, sound is created when air is pushed through the bellows.
accordian
300
Name this stringed instrument that is the center of the bluegrass sound.
fiddle
300
Name the stringed instrument heard here, which lays the harmonic foundation for the music.
bass
300
Name the artist and the instrument. This artist, known as the Father of Country Music, is depicted with a six-stringed instrument that was popular with singing cowboys in Hollywood western films.
Jimmie Rodgers and the (acoustic) guitar
400
Name the instrument. Also known as a resonator guitar, this instrument looks like an acoustic guitar and is distinctive because it has a circular metal plate that amplifies the sound.
dobro
400
Sara Carter gained fame as a member of the "First Family of Country Music," which made more than 300 recordings starting in 1927. Name the instrument she is playing. The instrument is held close to the chest when played, and the performer can either strum chords or pick the strings with the right hand.
autoharp
400
Name this stringed instrument, notable for its resonant and metallic sound.
dobro
400
Name this instrument, distinct for its high register and quickly decaying sound (sound that fades rapidly into silence).
mandolin
400
Name the instrument, which has two eight-string necks, foot pedals and knee levers. 
pedal steel guitar
500
Name the artist and the instrument. The artist in the image is shown playing a small, teardrop-shaped 8-string instrument. He is considered the most famous player of this instrument in country music history. 
Bill Munroe and the mandolin.
500
Name the artist and the instrument. The musician, depicted here playing a round bodied 5-string instrument, created the "three-finger roll" technique.
Earl Scruggs and the banjo.
500
Name the bright instrument featured in the opening of this Johnny Cash hit that includes elements of mariachi music.
trumpet
500
Name the solo instrument featured in the opening of this George Strait hit from 1987.
pedal steel guitar
500
Name the artist and the instrument. Depicted playing a 4 stringed instrument with a bow, this artist was the leader of a western swing band called the Texas Playboys.
Bob Wills and the fiddle