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What is brass composed of?

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copper and tin
copper and zinc
copper and lead
Brass is us used for musical instruments such as horns and bells for its acoustic properties and high malleability. One type of brass, called Prince's metal (75% copper, 25% zinc), is used as an imitation of gold due to its beautiful yellow color.
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flagRepublic of Ireland
9%
18%
68%
4%
22
flagPakistan
13%
20%
55%
8%
81
flagMalaysia
23%
15%
55%
5%
38
flagthe Netherlands
16%
22%
55%
5%
18
flagIndia
11%
29%
53%
5%
674
flagNigeria
13%
30%
50%
6%
90
flagGermany
9%
36%
49%
3%
476
flagAustralia
21%
30%
45%
2%
84
flagFrance
5%
42%
42%
10%
19
flagthe United States
23%
28%
40%
6%
713
flagCanada
26%
21%
40%
12%
57
flagthe United Kingdom
17%
36%
39%
6%
277
flagPoland
16%
36%
37%
9%
11681
flagthe Philippines
25%
25%
37%
8%
59
flagSingapore
12%
45%
37%
0%
24
flagAustria
17%
40%
35%
7%
57
flagUnknown
10%
43%
35%
10%
37
flagSouth Africa
33%
16%
33%
16%
18
flagSwitzerland
26%
40%
30%
4%
50
flagIndonesia
42%
28%
14%
14%
63

Before the 19th century, how many people were needed to make pipe organ play?

one
at least two
four
seven

Where does English horn (cor anglais) come from?

London
Exeter
Paris
Breslau

How many instruments made by Antonio Stradivari still survive?

only one
five
around 70
around 650

Typically, what is bronze made of?

copper and zinc
copper and tin
copper and lead
copper and iron