Trumpet Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. What is the most common type of trumpet used today?
A. Piccolo trumpet
B. Bass trumpet
C. Bb trumpet
D.Keyed trumpet
Answer: C. Bb trumpet
Q2. How is sound primarily produced on a trumpet?
A. By striking the bell
B. By buzzing the lips into the mouthpiece
C. By sliding a trombone-like mechanism
D. By pressing keys like a clarinet
Answer: B. By buzzing the lips into the mouthpiece
Q3. Modern trumpets typically have how many piston valves?
A. Six
B. Two
C. Three
D. Five
Answer: C. Three
Q4. What material is a traditional trumpet primarily made from?
A. Wood
B. Brass
C. Plastic
D. Silver
Answer: B. Brass
Q5. Which part of the trumpet amplifies and projects the sound outward?
A. Mouthpiece
B. Valves
C. Bell
D. Leadpipe
Answer: C. Bell
Q6. The technique of changing pitch by altering lip tension and air speed is called:
A. Embouchure
B. Tonguing
C. Circular breathing
D. Growling
Answer: A. Embouchure
Q7. What is the primary difference between a trumpet and a cornet?
A. The trumpet has valves; the cornet does not
B. The cornet has a more conical bore
C. The trumpet is always in B?; the cornet is in C
D. The cornet uses rotary valves only
Answer: B. The cornet has a more conical bore
Q8. Which famous composer wrote a Trumpet Concerto in Eb major for Anton Weidinger and the keyed trumpet?
A. Johann Sebastian Bach
B. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
C. Joseph Haydn
D. Ludwig van Beethoven
Answer: C. Joseph Haydn
Q9. Who is widely regarded as the “father of jazz trumpet” for shifting focus to solo improvisation?
A. Miles Davis
B. Dizzy Gillespie
C. Louis Armstrong
D. Wynton Marsalis
Answer: C. Louis Armstrong
Q10. What is the name of the standard method book often used by trumpet students worldwide?
A. Arban’s Complete Conservatory Method
B. Haydn Concerto
C. Clarke Technical Studies
D. Brandenburg Concerto No. 2
Answer: A. Arban’s Complete Conservatory Method
Q11. In a standard symphony orchestra, how many trumpets are typically included?
A. 1
B. 2 to 4
C. 6 to 8
D. 10 or more
Answer: B. 2 to 4
Q12. Which trumpet type is pitched an octave higher than the standard Bb trumpet?
A. Bass trumpet
B. Pocket trumpet
C. Flugelhorn
D. Piccolo trumpet
Answer: D. Piccolo trumpet
Q13. What accessory is inserted into the bell to alter the trumpet’s tone and volume?
A. Mute
B. Valve oil
C. Tuning slide
D. Leadpipe
Answer: A. Mute
Q14. Dizzy Gillespie’s trumpet was famous for having what distinctive feature?
A. Extra-long tubing
B. No valves
C. A wooden body
D. An upward-bent bell
Answer: D. An upward-bent bell
Q15. Which jazz trumpeter is known for pioneering “cool jazz” and albums like Kind of Blue?
A. Clifford Brown
B. Freddie Hubbard
C. Miles Davis
D. Chet Baker
Answer: C. Miles Davis
Q16. What is the lowest standard note on a Bb trumpet (without pedal tones)?
A. C below the staff
B. F# below the staff
C. E below middle C
D. Bb below middle C
Answer: B. F# below the staff
Q17. Rotary valves are most commonly associated with trumpets from which region?
A. United States
B. France
C. Germany and Austria
D. Italy
Answer: C. Germany and Austria
Q18. Which famous Baroque composer featured a prominent trumpet part in Brandenburg Concerto No. 2?
A. Johann Sebastian Bach
B. George Frideric Handel
C. Antonio Vivaldi
D. Claudio Monteverdi
Answer: A. Johann Sebastian Bach
Q19. The flugelhorn is closely related to the trumpet but produces a:
A. Brighter, more piercing sound
B. Lower bass register
C. Higher pitch range
D. Darker, mellower sound
Answer: D. Darker, mellower sound
Q20. Circular breathing is a technique used on the trumpet to:
A. Produce growling effects
B. Play continuous tones without pausing for breath
C. Achieve microtones
D. Simulate a plunger mute
Answer: B. Play continuous tones without pausing for breath
Q21. Which trumpeter influenced hard bop with a powerful tone and worked with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers?
A. Lee Morgan
B. Fats Navarro
C. Booker Little
D. Blue Mitchell
Answer: A. Lee Morgan
Q22. The bass trumpet is typically pitched in:
A. B?, an octave below the standard trumpet
B. C, like a trombone
C. E?, like a tuba
D. G, for high fanfares
Answer: B. C, like a trombone
Q23. Who composed the famous “Bugler’s Holiday” for three trumpets?
A. Leroy Anderson
B. Dmitri Shostakovich
C. André Jolivet
D. Alexander Arutunian
Answer: A. Leroy Anderson
Q24. In jazz, the “plunger mute” technique is often associated with:
A. Clean, classical articulation
B. Wah-wah and growling effects
C. Extreme high register
D. Circular breathing solos
Answer: B. Wah-wah and growling effects
Q25. Which trumpeter is celebrated for both jazz and classical mastery, winning Grammys in both categories?
A. Arturo Sandoval
B. Alison Balsom
C. Wynton Marsalis
D. Sergei Nakariakov
Answer: C. Wynton Marsalis