Musical Instruments—Near and Far

[ ] 1. A reed instrument of the accordion family invented by Sir Charles Wheatstone in England.

a. maracas

[ ] 2. Dried gourds with seeds for rattles from Latin America.

b. balalaika

[ ] 3. Popular strumming instrument in the United States, originally from Africa.

c. samisen

[ ] 4. Clay wind instrument from Egypt and China used at Italian carnivals.

d. sitar

[ ] 5. French hand-cranked barrel organ.

e. banjo

[ ] 6. Russian stringed instrument with a triangular shape that is plucked.

f. bagpipe

[ ] 7. Kilts should properly be worn when playing this Scottish instrument.

g. ukulele

[ ] 8. Small Turkish drum with loose metal discs set in its rim.

h. castanets

[ ] 9. Steel bars on a lyre-shaped frame that Germans strike with mallets.

i. ocarina

[ ] 10. Ebony wood clappers used by Spanish dancers.

j. xylophone

[ ] 11. Three-stringed Japanese instrument resembling a banjo.

k. accordion

[ ] 12. Percussion instrument with wooden keys struck with mallets, probably from East Africa originally.

l. tambourine

[ ] 13. Long-necked lute from India that usually has seven strings.

m. concertina

[ ] 14. Four-stringed instrument popular in Hawaii, but derived from a Portuguese fiddle.

n. hurdy-gurdy

[ ] 15. Large American shoulder tuba, invented by the “March King.”

o. sousaphone

[ ] 16. “Squeeze” piano from Vienna.

p. glockenspiel