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Quiz about About The Guitar
Quiz about About The Guitar

About The Guitar Trivia Quiz


Do you know more than you think about the guitar?

A multiple-choice quiz by BungeeAZ. Estimated time: 2 mins.
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Author
BungeeAZ
Time
2 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
67,409
Updated
Jul 31 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
7045
Last 3 plays: Guest 12 (8/10), Guest 64 (9/10), bigsouthern (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. This is not a type of guitar. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In an electric guitar these are the 'microphones'? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This man was a pioneer and designer of the electric guitar. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This device makes the sound of the guitar fuzzier? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Decreasing the tension of the strings on the guitar does not lower the tuning of the guitar?


Question 6 of 10
6. These are the steel pieces that you spread your fingers over when you play? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Complete the phrase: 'While _____ Guitar Gently Weeps'? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of these men can be considered a virtuoso of classical guitar? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. A guitar is usually considered part of this family of instruments. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. This is a ancestral father to the guitar. Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Oct 29 2024 : Guest 12: 8/10
Oct 27 2024 : Guest 64: 9/10
Oct 27 2024 : bigsouthern: 10/10
Oct 26 2024 : Guest 78: 7/10
Oct 23 2024 : Guest 51: 10/10
Oct 17 2024 : wjames: 9/10
Oct 05 2024 : Guest 1: 10/10
Oct 02 2024 : Guest 89: 8/10
Sep 29 2024 : Guest 78: 10/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This is not a type of guitar.

Answer: Fife

A fife is a woodwind instrument, very similar to the flute and piccolo. Short scale bass guitars are also known as piccolo basses.
2. In an electric guitar these are the 'microphones'?

Answer: Pickups

Cans are also known as headphones, potentiometers are dials, and the bridge lifts the strings over the fretboard.
3. This man was a pioneer and designer of the electric guitar.

Answer: Les Paul

Les Paul endorsed an electric guitar for the Gibson Guitar Company, that is still in use today, known as the Gibson Les Paul. The other three choices are guitar players. Although, all three have had guitars named for them as well.
4. This device makes the sound of the guitar fuzzier?

Answer: Distortion Pedal

The distortion pedal creates fuzz in the sound that can be manipulated.
5. Decreasing the tension of the strings on the guitar does not lower the tuning of the guitar?

Answer: False

This is another way of saying that you're tuning down the guitar.
6. These are the steel pieces that you spread your fingers over when you play?

Answer: Frets

The frets are the steel pieces that separate note changes on the guitar.
7. Complete the phrase: 'While _____ Guitar Gently Weeps'?

Answer: My

Great song showcasing the talents of the Beatles joined in the studio by Eric Clapton.
8. Which of these men can be considered a virtuoso of classical guitar?

Answer: Andres Segovia

Andres Segovia was known throughout the world for his interpretation of Bach Pieces.
9. A guitar is usually considered part of this family of instruments.

Answer: Strings

The guitar is part of the string, or more correctly lute family. However, there is a minority of people that consider it part of the percussion family because you strike the string rather than bowing it.
10. This is a ancestral father to the guitar.

Answer: Lute

The lute is one medieval precursor to the modern day guitar.
Source: Author BungeeAZ

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