| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| How many strings does a violin typically have? | Four | 97%
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| What material are violin bows famously made out of? | Horse Hair | 85%
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| Which family of instruments does the violin belong to? | Strings | 84%
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| What is typically the lowest note on the violin? | G3 | 81%
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| When plucking the violin strings with your fingers, which technique is being used? | Pizzicato | 76%
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| What is an alternative name for the violin? | Fiddle | 63%
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| In which country did the current form of the violin emerge? | Italy | 61%
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| Violins are tuned by turning which part of the instrument? | Pegs | 58%
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| Which 19th century composer created the famously difficult '24 Caprices for Solo Violin?' | Niccolò Paganini | 55%
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| In what intervals are violins tuned? | Fifths | 37%
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| Which Italian word is 'violin' derived from? | Violino | 18%
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| What is the name for those who construct violins? | Luthiers | 17%
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| What word is commonly used to describe the shape of the violin? | Hourglass | 16%
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| Which French King ordered 24 violins to be constructed in 1560? | Charles IX | 9%
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| Which Stradivari violin was sold at a record £9.8 million during an online auction in 2011? | Lady Blunt | 5%
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