A Fun 10-Question Guitar Quiz

I thought I’d do something a little random today and give you a guitar quiz.

So, here are 10 questions on all things guitar.

There’s a good mix of trivia-based questions and some practical guitar-playing questions to test your knowledge.

Give it a blast and I hope you enjoy it!

Here we go…

What guitar does David Gilmour famously use?

What chord would you be playing if you strummed the notes of B D G?
What is commonly known as the most covered song of all time in pop music?
What note is on fret 3 of the B string on the guitar?
What is the real name of the guitarist The Edge from U2?
Who was the first band to destroy their instruments on stage?
Which of these notes is higher in pitch – fret 5 of the G string OR fret 1 of the B string?
On what frets are the “marker dots” on most guitars (don’t look)?
What famous celebration song can be played on frets 002054 and then 002075 (on any string)?
Who wrote the song “Mr Tambourine Man”, which was a big hit for The Byrds?

Okay, there you go, hope you enjoyed that little quiz.

Oh yeah, what about the answers?

I’ll be emailing the answers in 3 weeks.

Kidding, of course, you can scroll down for the answers.

The answers are further down the page so you don’t accidentally see them!

Here are the answers…

What guitar does David Gilmour famously use? A Fender Stratocaster
What chord would you be playing if you strummed the notes of B D G? A G Major chord
What is commonly known as the most covered song of all time in pop music? “Yesterday” by The Beatles
What note is on fret 3 of the B string on the guitar? The note of D
What is the real name of the guitarist The Edge from U2? David Evans
Who was the first band to destroy their instruments on stage? According to the Guinness Book of Records, it’s The Who
Which of these notes is higher in pitch – fret 5 of the G string OR fret 1 of the B string? Trick question – they’re the same note. Both are a C note.
On what frets are the “marker dots” on most guitars (don’t look?) Frets 3, 5, 7, 9, 12.
What famous celebration song can be played on frets 002054 and then 002075 (on any string)? Happy Birthday to You
Who wrote the song “Mr Tambourine Man” which was a big hit for The Byrds? Bob Dylan

So, how many questions did you get correct?

I hope most of you got the questions on the practical guitar-playing stuff correct!

…But if not, it’s not the end of the world…

You can always show off your knowledge with the other questions.

I mean, the next time you’re talking music or guitars with a friend, you can casually mention how “Yesterday” is the most covered song ever or how David Gilmour plays his sublime string bends on his Fender Stratocaster.

That’s all fancy-Dan knowledge of course and nice stuff to know.

…But I purposely snuck in the theory and fretboard-based questions, as they are very practical for all guitarists.

In fact, knowing the answers to these questions (Q 2,4,7,8,9) and similar stuff is something I want all guitarists to aim to know at the drop of a hat.

It’s all practical stuff.

Speaking of which, my Tom Dooley Mini Masterclass is very much a practical course that will get you playing music quickly.

The song itself is very simple from a theory point of view, but I’ve just added a new PDF to it with a little bit of the theory behind the song.

This will help you connect the theory and practical side of the song in a really useful way.

The course is on sale this week and to check it out you can do so below.

Tom Dooley Mini Masterclass

Dan Thorpe

Guitar Domination

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