Statistics for The Guitar Quiz

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  • This quiz has been taken 44 times
  • The average score is 10 of 15

Answer Stats

HintAnswer% Correct
What are the metal strips running across it called?Frets
100%
What is the long, thin part of the guitar called?Neck
95%
What is the most common number of strings on a guitar?6
90%
What kind of guitar uses a hollow chamber to amplify sound, rather than any kind of electronic equipment?Acoustic guitar
90%
What small, handheld tool is often used to pluck the strings?Guitar pick
90%
In standard guitar tuning, to what note are the first and last strings tuned?E
82%
What part of the guitar supports the strings and transports their vibration to the sound board?Bridge
77%
What 2005 video game features a controller shaped like a guitar, to simulate the experience of playing the real instrument?Guitar Hero
77%
Which famous 1960's rock guitarist used a right-handed guitar with reversed strings, rather than a left-handed guitar?Jimi Hendrix
72%
Some electric guitars also feature what removable piece which lets the player modulate pitch?Whammy bar
62%
What form of musical notation uses numbers instead of standard musical notes to tell guitarists which notes to play?Tablature
59%
What is the piece at the end called where the strings are tied to tuning pegs?Headstock
51%
According to legend, what blues guitarist sold his soul to the Devil to obtain his musical talent?Robert Johnson
31%
What company manufactured the first known solid-body electric guitars, known as "frying pans" because of their distinctive shape?Ro-Pat-In Corporation
21%
Who invented the first magnetic pickup, leading to development of the electric guitar?George Beauchamp
3%

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