France, Italy, Spain
Germany, Austria, Switzerland
England, Ireland, Scotland
European Folk Music
Instruments of Europe
100
The song we learned both in English, French, and Spanish
100
What you call the type of music that is made in Switzerland
A. Dutch music
B. Austrian music
C. Swiss music
What is…..
C. Swiss Music
100
Name this special flute used in English, Irish, and Scottish music. 
What is…
a pan pipe
100
Reason we don’t know who wrote some of the European Folk music.
What is….
Folk music is often just passed down orally from generation to generation
100
Instrument whose name has two rhyming words. It’s nickname is “party in a box”
What is…..
a Hurdy Gurdy
200
Famous Italian dance that uses tambourines and is named with the Italian word for an eight legged creature that is NOT especially liked by Mrs. Mayne
What is….
the Tarantella (named after a tarantula)
200
Name of any two of the brass instruments used in German oompah music
What is a…..
Tuba, French Horn, Trombone, Trumpet
200
Fast pace Celtic music is used for........
A. Ballads
B. Waltzes
C. Step Dancing, Jigs, and Reels
What is ….
C. Step dancing, jigs, and reels
200
English title of the French folk song “Frere Jacques”
What is…..
"Brother John" OR “Are you Sleeping?”
200
An instrument with buttons, a keyboard and folding material that air is pushed into to power it.
What is….
an accordion
300
Material that the body of French, Italian, and Spanish bag pipes are made out of
What is….
animal skin (often goatskin)
300
Famous Festival at which a lot of Oompah music is played in Germany
What is.....
October Fest
300
What makes the Irish Bodhran drumstick unique?
A. It's covered with plaid material
B. It has knobs on both ends
C. It it hollow and has holes in each end
What is….
B. The drumstick has knobs on both sides.
300
The folk song “Danny Boy” is an
A. German Folk song
B. Irish folk song
C. Italian folk song
What is…..
B. Irish folk song
300
An instrument made from an animal skin and plastic tubes with holes.
What is…..a bag pipe
400
In Spain, what is the type of folk music involves gentlemen playing classical guitar and ladies dancing in fancy dresses with lots of ruffles.
A. Flamenco
B. Flamingo
C. Fandango
What is….
A. Flamenco
400
Name of these long instruments found in the mountainous regions of Germany, Austria and Switzerland
What is .....
Alphorns
400
Music that is slow and gentle and tells a story is called a
A. Riverdance
B. Ballad
C. Jig
What is….
B. Ballad
400
Round, long handled string instrument that the French brought over to America especially to southern states like Louisiana.
what is …
a banjo
400
Two different names used in Europe for this instrument
What is ……
a violin and a fiddle
500
The two categories of French Folk Music are ……
A. Catamaran and Gyrosy
B. Catalan and Gypsy
C. Catalina and Gripsy
What is….
B. Catalan and Gypsy
500
Two categories of German music are:
A. Classical Bazuka and Ooffendoor
B. Classical Broken and Oolala
C. Classical Baroque and Oompah
What is…..
C. Classical Baroque and Oompah
500
Name for the folk music of Great Britain (England, Ireland, Scotland)
A. Arctic
B. Baltic
C. Celtic
What is…..
C. Celtic
500
Strange activity being sung about in the French folk song “Alouette”
What is….someone telling a bird that they were going to pluck out its feathers.
500
Name three string instruments used in many European countries
What is….. (any 3 of these)
harp, violin, mandolin, lute, lyre, cello, guitar
