Quiz 2

Question 1

tanpura

Answer 1

constant drone background; 4-5 tuned strings

Question 2

ektara

Answer 2

one string, rural and regional drone instrument

carry the repertoires of local and devotional sung poetry

Question 3

dambura

Answer 3

special tambura specific to Sufi shrine in Pakistan

Question 4

sitar

Answer 4

concert solo instrument

Question 5

setar

Answer 5

played across Pakistan, Afghanistan and central asia
what classical sitars developed out of
AKA dotar, saaz

Question 6

sarod

Answer 6

skin-covered body, metal strings, finger board covered in metal for sliding

Question 7

rabab

Answer 7

instrument of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ancestor of the sarod

gut strings and no metal cover

Question 8

sarangi

Answer 8

wood with skin covering hollowed out body, no frets, played with horsehair bow

Question 9

sindhi sarangi

Answer 9

regional sarangi

Question 10

kamaicha

Answer 10

bowed instrument with larger round body and deeper sound

Question 11

bansuri

Answer 11

bamboo flute

Question 12

shahnai

Answer 12

double reed instrument (like oboe)

used in outdoor processions and weddings

Question 13

pungi/been

Answer 13

wind instrument with gourd and reed inside the blowing tube

snake charmers

Question 14

tabla

Answer 14

2 piece drum

Question 15

dholak

Answer 15

predominant fold drum of north india and pakistan

Question 16

dhol

Answer 16

preeminent drum of pujab

played w/ 2 sticks