Trivia Quiz on Acoustics

1. What is the art of bell-ringing called

A) Carillon

B) Campanology

C) Horology

D) Tolling

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2. The effect produced when sound is reflected back is known as a(n) _______.

A) Reverberation

B) Echoes

C) Acoustic reflection

D) Echo

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3. How loud can a human snore be

A) 40 decibels

B) 55 decibels

C) 75 decibels

D) 69 decibels

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4. The study of sound is _________.

A) Phonetics

B) Acoustics

C) Phonology

D) Olfaction

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5. Does sound travel faster in warmer or colder air

A) Colder air

B) In a vacuum

C) Warmer

D) The speed is the same in all temperatures

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6. What is a wumph

A) A loud, sharp bang

B) A high-pitched whistle

C) Deep thud or noise

D) A soft, muffled hiss

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7. What animal is incapable of making a sound that will echo?

A) Dog

B) Cat

C) Duck

D) Cow

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8. The effect produced when sound is reflected back is known as a(n) ____.

A) Reverberation

B) Doppler effect

C) Echo

D) Refraction

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9. Where is the 'whispering gallery'

A) Westminster Abbey

B) St Patrick's Cathedral

C) St paul's cathedral

D) Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

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10. What is a sound called when it bounces back to the person who made it

A) Echo

B) Reverberation

C) Reflection

D) Feedback

E) Noise

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11. The effect produced when sound is reflected back is known as a(n) _______.

A) Reverberation

B) Acoustic resonance

C) Sound reflection

D) Echo

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12. Who is the unit of sound named after

A) Louis Pasteur

B) Alexander Graham Bell

C) Isaac Newton

D) Thomas Edison

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13. What is a sound below 20 cycles a second called

A) A Woof

B) Infrasound

C) Bass

D) Subsonic rumble

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14. What is the study of sound

A) Phonetics

B) Acoustics

C) Audiology

D) Musicology

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15. What sort of music is intended for a room rather than a large auditorium

A) Opera

B) Chamber

C) Ambient

D) Orchestral

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16. The study of sound is ________.

A) Phonetics

B) Auditory neuroscience

C) Sonology

D) Acoustics

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17. Which Letter Of The Alphabet Do The Sound Holes On Violins Resemble

A) The Letter 'S'

B) The Letter 'A'

C) The Letter 'F'

D) The Letter 'O'

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18. What does a mosquito vibrate to make its buzzing sound

A) Antennae

B) Legs

C) Mouthparts

D) Wings

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19. Sound Navigation Ranging is better known as _________.

A) Sonar

B) Radar

C) Echo sounding

D) Hydrophones

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20. A Phon is a unit of what?

A) Frequency

B) Wavelength

C) Loudness

D) Pitch

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21. What does breaking the sound barrier cause?

A) A visible vapor cone around the aircraft

B) A short-lived change in air pressure around the aircraft

C) Increased turbulence behind the aircraft

D) A sonic boom

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22. An adult lion's roar can be heard up to five miles away, and warns off intruders or reunites scattered members of the __________

A) Colony

B) Pack

C) Pride

D) Troop

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23. What Is An Anechoic Chamber

A) An Acoustic Echo Free Room

B) A soundproof room used for recording audio

C) A room with mirrors to reflect sound

D) A regular classroom designed to minimize echo with acoustic tiles

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24. Which scale is based on the speed of sound ?

A) Richter scale

B) Beaufort scale

C) Decibel scale

D) Mach

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25. Sound travels fastest through which state of matter?

A) Solid

B) Liquid

C) Gas

D) Plasma

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26. Which Branch of Science is the study of sound?

A) Geology

B) Optics

C) Acoustics

D) Thermodynamics

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27. What Is Measured In Decibels

A) Light Intensity

B) Sound Velocity

C) Sound Intensity

D) Frequency

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