History
What was the name of the ship that brought Portuguese workers over from Portugal to Hawaii?
The Ravenscrag
The "Merry Monarch"
King Kalakaua
The very top of the ukulele is known as the _______.
Head or headstock.
What is the title of the popular ukulele song that was sung by Bruddah Iz?
"Over the Rainbow"
What is the lowest sounding string?
C
How many Portuguese workers came over to Hawaii and why did they come over?
25,000 workers; to work on sugar plantations
This person advertised the ukulele in the newspapers in 1884 and helped the ukulele gain popularity.
What is the name of the metal bars on the top of the ukulele fingerboard that help tell you where to place your fingers.
Frets
Which famous blues/funk singer helped make the ukulele popular?
Elvis Presley
What is the order of strings?
G C E A
Why was population in Hawaii decreasing even though the sugar industry was increasing?
Disease
This company sold as many ukuleles as guitars in the 1920s.
C.F. Martin
What is the name of the part of the ukulele that allows sound to come out?
The sound hole
What type of tuning does a ukulele traditionally have?
What year the did the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain begin?
1985
Explain the first theory of how the ukulele got its name.
A passenger on the Ravenscrag started playing the instrument when he reached Honolulu. People who saw this compared his fingers to fleas jumping around the fingerboard.
According to Queen Lili'uokalani, the ukuele translates to what?
"Gift that came here."
Which part of the ukulele suspends the strings upward in order to allow them to vibrate when plucked or strummed?
The bridge
What were ukulele strings traditionally made of?
Animal intestines
During which war did the ukulele reach Japan?
World War II
Explain the second theory of how the ukulele got its name.
Edward Purvis was a small man, with a vibrant personality, his nickname was “ukulele” or “jumping flea”. The instrument then took on the name.
Pop group from the 1960s-70s that helped make the ukulele popular.
The Beatles
What is the name of the part of the ukulele that helps hold the strings in place?
The saddle
What material are our ukulele strings made out of?
Nylon
The ukulele was featured on ______, ______, and ______, and promoted and symbolized a cultural change. (must name all 3 correctly to receive points)
records, radio, in the movies