Statistics for Violin - Instrument Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
How many strings does a violin typically have?	Four	98%
What material are violin bows famously made out of?	Horse Hair	85%
Which family of instruments does the violin belong to?	Strings	84%
What is typically the lowest note on the violin?	G3	83%
When plucking the violin strings with your fingers, which technique is being used?	Pizzicato	76%
What is an alternative name for the violin?	Fiddle	64%
In which country did the current form of the violin emerge?	Italy	62%
Violins are tuned by turning which part of the instrument?	Pegs	58%
Which 19th century composer created the famously difficult '24 Caprices for Solo Violin?'	Niccolò Paganini	57%
In what intervals are violins tuned?	Fifths	38%
What is the name for those who construct violins?	Luthiers	19%
What word is commonly used to describe the shape of the violin?	Hourglass	17%
Which Italian word is 'violin' derived from?	Violino	17%
Which French King ordered 24 violins to be constructed in 1560?	Charles IX	9%
Which Stradivari violin was sold at a record £9.8 million during an online auction in 2011?	Lady Blunt	6%