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Name That Guitar Player Trivia Quiz

Identify these pickers if you can.

A multiple-choice quiz by tncvols. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
tncvols

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
330,639

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
635

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who is the now-accomplished acoustic player who was originally a keyboard player for Al Stewart? Hint

Peter Green

Lindsey Buckingham

Leo Kottke

Peter White

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Question 2 of 10

2. His first major band was ELF, where he sang and even started off playing bass for a while. Who is it? Hint

Martin Barre

Angus Young

Ronnie James Dio

Ritchie Blackmore

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who is the guitar great who wrote "Black Magic Woman"? Hint

Jimmy Page

Carlos Santana

Peter Green

Bob Dylan

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who is this German born player who moved to New Mexico and from rock to Flamenco with his band Luna Negra? Hint

Willi Lackmann

Rudolf Schenker

Ottmar Liebert

Michael Schenker

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Question 5 of 10

5. What is the (real) name of the player famous for the red painted goatee and his untimely death while performing? Hint

Darrell Abbott

Tommy Bolan

Zakk Wilde

Sid Vicious

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Question 6 of 10

6. Can you name the player who started his musical career at the old age of 22 and replaced David Coverdale for his first gig? Hint

Jeff Beck

Chris Rea

Pete Townshend

Ray Davies

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who became a rock guitar legend despite losing two fingertips on his right hand? Hint

Tony Iommi

Kirk Hammet

Django Reinhardt

Phil Leadbetter

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which player has created movie scores including "Paris, Texas" and "The Long Riders"? Hint

Paul McCartney

Mark Knopfler

Eddie Van Halen

Ry Cooder

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which guitar god played with his guitar held upside down? Hint

Jimi Hendrix

George Thorogood

Jimmy Page

C.C DeVille

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the age of color and flash his sexy first video was shot in black and white on a black sand beach. Who is it? Hint

Chris Isaacs

Chris Rea

Robert Palmer

Bryan Ferry

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who is the now-accomplished acoustic player who was originally a keyboard player for Al Stewart?

Answer: Peter White

He had to borrow a guitar for his first guitar work with Al Stewart. The song he played on for Al was "On the Border".

2. His first major band was ELF, where he sang and even started off playing bass for a while. Who is it?

Answer: Ronnie James Dio

He later played with Blackmore's Rainbow.

3. Who is the guitar great who wrote "Black Magic Woman"?

Answer: Peter Green

He replaced Eric Clapton with John Mayall's band. The band he founded was originally called Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac.

4. Who is this German born player who moved to New Mexico and from rock to Flamenco with his band Luna Negra?

Answer: Ottmar Liebert

He has recorded two Christmas CDs featuring his flamenco stylings. He has had a number of Grammy nominations.

5. What is the (real) name of the player famous for the red painted goatee and his untimely death while performing?

Answer: Darrell Abbott

He was barred from guitar contests after winning many of them in his youth. He won his first contest after practicing for only a couple of hours on his new Dean.

6. Can you name the player who started his musical career at the old age of 22 and replaced David Coverdale for his first gig?

Answer: Chris Rea

He recovered from pancreatitis and continued to perform after being given a 50 percent chance of survival. He also returned to his first love: blues.

7. Who became a rock guitar legend despite losing two fingertips on his right hand?

Answer: Tony Iommi

He first used homemade finger tips fashioned from melted plastic bottles though they were replaced by custom-made prostheses.

8. Which player has created movie scores including "Paris, Texas" and "The Long Riders"?

Answer: Ry Cooder

Ry played all the slide parts in "Crossroads", the movie based on Robert Johnson. He has appeared on numerous Rolling Stones songs.

9. Which guitar god played with his guitar held upside down?

Answer: Jimi Hendrix

He used right handed guitars restrung to left handed configuration. This contributed to his unique sound and made it difficult to copy.

10. In the age of color and flash his sexy first video was shot in black and white on a black sand beach. Who is it?

Answer: Chris Isaacs

He and Canadian sensation Michael Buble are close friends. He was also a boxer in his youth.

Source: Author tncvols

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