Musical Instruments
Musical Genres
Famous Artists
Music By Decades
100

This instrument is the smallest member of the string family in an orchestra.

What is the violin?

100

This genre of music often features saxophones and lots of brass instruments at fast speeds.

What is jazz?

100

This 1950s artist's breakthrough hit was called "Heartbreak Hotel".

Who was Elvis?

100
This was the decade where when rock n' roll was invented.

What were the 1950s?

200

This percussion instrument is the largest part of most drum sets.

What is a bass drum?

200

This genre of music is famously played by bands like Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax.

What is heavy metal?

200

This band's biggest hit was entitled "Smells Like Teen Spirit".

Who was Nirvana?

200

In this decade, the song "Stairway to Heaven" was recorded by Led Zeppelin.

What were the 1970s?

300

This 5-string instrument is often used in country and bluegrass music.

What is a banjo?

300

This style of pop music was popular in the late 70s and was popular for dancing with its steady beat.

What is disco?

300

This jazz artist sang a well known ballad called "What a Wonderful World".

Who was Louis Armstrong.

300

In this decade, the TV station known as MTV first debuted.

What were the 1980s?

400

This brass instrument is played with a slide instead of valves.

What is a trombone?

400

In the early 1990s, this new form of rock was popularized by bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains.

What is alternative rock?

400

This British band from the 90s had a massive hit by the name of "Wonderwall".

Who was Oasis?

400

The music festival known as Woodstock occurred in this decade.

What were the 1960s?

500

This woodwind instrument is actually made of brass but produces sound with the help of a wooden reed.

What is a saxophone?

500

Before Elvis, 1950s musicians like Little Richard and Chuck Berry were performing this early style of rock n' roll.

What is R&B?

500

This is the name of band who famously performed songs including "We Are the Champions" and "Bohemian Rhapsody".

Who was Queen?

500

In this decade, the world was first introduced to the artist known as the Spice Girls.

What were the 1990s?