| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What are the metal strips running across it called? | Frets | 97%
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| What is the most common number of strings on a guitar? | 6 | 90%
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| What is the long, thin part of the guitar called? | Neck | 90%
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| What kind of guitar uses a hollow chamber to amplify sound, rather than any kind of electronic equipment? | Acoustic guitar | 88%
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| What small, handheld tool is often used to pluck the strings? | Guitar pick | 86%
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| In standard guitar tuning, to what note are the first and last strings tuned? | E | 83%
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| What part of the guitar supports the strings and transports their vibration to the sound board? | Bridge | 74%
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| Which famous 1960's rock guitarist used a right-handed guitar with reversed strings, rather than a left-handed guitar? | Jimi Hendrix | 74%
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| What 2005 video game features a controller shaped like a guitar, to simulate the experience of playing the real instrument? | Guitar Hero | 71%
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| What form of musical notation uses numbers instead of standard musical notes to tell guitarists which notes to play? | Tablature | 63%
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| Some electric guitars also feature what removable piece which lets the player modulate pitch? | Whammy bar | 61%
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| What is the piece at the end called where the strings are tied to tuning pegs? | Headstock | 42%
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| According to legend, what blues guitarist sold his soul to the Devil to obtain his musical talent? | Robert Johnson | 31%
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| What company manufactured the first known solid-body electric guitars, known as "frying pans" because of their distinctive shape? | Ro-Pat-In Corporation | 18%
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| Who invented the first magnetic pickup, leading to development of the electric guitar? | George Beauchamp | 1%
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