The Guitar Quiz - Statistics

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  • This quiz has been taken 83 times
  • The average score is 10 of 15
Answer Stats
Hint Answer % Correct
What are the metal strips running across it called? Frets
97%
What is the most common number of strings on a guitar? 6
90%
What is the long, thin part of the guitar called? Neck
90%
What kind of guitar uses a hollow chamber to amplify sound, rather than any kind of electronic equipment? Acoustic guitar
88%
What small, handheld tool is often used to pluck the strings? Guitar pick
86%
In standard guitar tuning, to what note are the first and last strings tuned? E
83%
What part of the guitar supports the strings and transports their vibration to the sound board? Bridge
74%
Which famous 1960's rock guitarist used a right-handed guitar with reversed strings, rather than a left-handed guitar? Jimi Hendrix
74%
What 2005 video game features a controller shaped like a guitar, to simulate the experience of playing the real instrument? Guitar Hero
71%
What form of musical notation uses numbers instead of standard musical notes to tell guitarists which notes to play? Tablature
63%
Some electric guitars also feature what removable piece which lets the player modulate pitch? Whammy bar
61%
What is the piece at the end called where the strings are tied to tuning pegs? Headstock
42%
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
18%
Who invented the first magnetic pickup, leading to development of the electric guitar? George Beauchamp
1%
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