October 2026 edition

Instruments quiz

Q14 / 50Easy15.0s
How many strings does a standard violin have?
AThree
BFour
CFive
DSix
104 pts+10

How well do you really know musical instruments? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from guitars and violins to the oldest flutes ever found.

Instruments · October 2026 edition

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Q4 / 50Opener
Which of these is a percussion instrument?
AFlute
BViolin
CDrum
DTrumpet

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1.4s

+10 points

15.0s

Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerPianos, guitars, drums and violins
2EasyBrass, woodwind and the orchestra
3TrickyStradivari, the saxophone and bagpipes
4HardSynthesizers, the theremin and early flutes
5BrutalHornbostel-Sachs classification and organology
Instruments titlesout of 500
Encore50 / 50
Soloist350+
Principal275+
Section leader200+
Back row100+
First lesson1+
Dead reed0

44 of 50 right · six short of Encore

You vs Katie BInstruments · Easy
412 pts
78%
You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Who is credited with inventing the piano?
Antonio Stradivari
Bartolomeo Cristofori✓GBKB
Adolphe Sax
Theobald Boehm

Speed scores

Fast fingers, high scores.

Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which of these is a percussion instrument? No time to tune up.

The ramp

School band first, then the symphony.

Five rounds of ten, each one harder than the last.

Titles

Work your way up the orchestra.

When you finish, your score earns a title: Dead reed if you score nothing, Encore if you get every question right.

Answer Sheet

See who knew their instruments.

Review every question and compare answers with friends. Did they know who invented the piano?

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