Music History
Instrument Facts
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Bad Jokes
100

This composer was entirely deaf by the time he wrote his 9th symphony.

Ludwig Van Beethoven

100

Which one of these is the oldest surviving musical instrument? 

a. Flute

b. Trumpet, 

c. Violin

Flute

100

What is the longest recorded flight of a chicken? 

a. 13 seconds

b. 1 min 2 seconds

c. 33 minutes

13 seconds

100

What do you call a fish with no eyes?

A fsh!

200

This composer started composing at the age of 5.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

200

Up until the 1900s, this instrument used ivory as one of its main materials.

The piano

200

The killer whale is a member of this animal family.

Dolphin

200

What do you call a bear with no teeth?

A gummy bear!

300

This composer wrote a fugue based on the notes his cats played when walking across his piano.

Domenico Scarlatti

300

The trombone is derived from what instrument? 

a. English horn

b. Trumpet

c. Sackbut

d. Didgeridoo

Sackbut

300

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?

364

300

What time do you go to the dentist?

Tooth-hurty!

400

is legendary outdoor US festival in 1969 hosted over 350,000 fans.

Woodstock

400

What does the word clarinet mean?

a. Reed flute

b. Long Tube

c. Tiny Trumpet

Tiny trumpet

400

It would take a sloth this long to travel 1mile

1 month

400

What did the buffalo say when his son left?

Bison!

500

This famous classical composer currently has two skulls in his tomb.

Joseph Haydn

500

Violin strings were originally made from…

a. Animal intestines

b. Shoestrings

c. Silk

Animal intestines

500

This famous cartoon character was banned from Finland because of their lack of pants.

Donald Ducks

500

What do you call a deer with no eyes?

No eye-deer!

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