History of the Guitar

Approximately how long ago did the first guitar like instruments exist?

• 4,000 years

• 400 years

• 40 years

• 40,000 years

How did the bowl harp differ from your guitar?

• It's the same thing

• Tortoise shell, bent wooden stick for neck, & silk strings

• Square wooden body, two arms, and strings coming off the arms.

• 10-12 strings, skinnier neck, and no frets.

Where does the word guitar come from?

• Kithara

• Lute

• Oud

• Bowl Harp

How did the kithara differ from your guitar?

• Tortoise shell, bent wooden stick, and silk strings

• A square body with two arms and strings connected to the arms

• 10-12 strings, skinnier neck, and no frets

• It's the same thing

Which comes from Europe, the Oud or the Lute?

• Oud

• Lute

How did the oud differ from your guitar?

• Tortoise shell body, bent wooden stick for neck, and silk strings

• Square body with two arms that the strings are connected to

• 10-12 strings, skinner neck, and no frets

• It's the same thing. 

A lute often had up to how many strings?

• 15

• 24

• 30

• 45

True or False: The primary difference between the Lute and the Baroque Guitarre was its curved shape. 

• True

• False

What was the name of the Spanish musician who built a guitar that looks like yours?

• Albert Einsten

• Antonio de Torres Jurado

• Salvador Dali

• Antonio Banderas

What is the difference between an acoustic guitar (the one you play) and an electric guitar?

• Acoustic Guitars were only made famous by the Trolls Movie. 

• Electric Guitars came first

• Acoustic guitars are more colorful

• Electric Guitars can be electrically amplified