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The Electric Guitar

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The first electric guitar was called the...
a)
Kitchen Pot
b)
Frying Pan
c)
Kettle
d)
Chopping Board
2.
When was the first electric guitar created?
a)
1932
b)
1956
c)
2003
d)
1832
3.
How can you create different sounds on the guitar?
a)
Hit it against a tree
b)
Drop it
c)
Effects pedals
d)
Play a different instrument
4.
What brand was the first mass produced solid body guitar?
a)
Gibson
b)
Fender
c)
Epiphone
d)
Yamaha
5.
What part of the Guitar is this?
a)
headstock
b)
fingerboard
c)
nut
d)
saddle
6.

How many strings does a guitar have?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

7.

Before guitar strings are made from nylon and steel like today, strings were made by intestine of animals like....

a)

sheep and goat

b)

cow and goat

c)

sheep and camel

d)

camel and cow

8.

"Unlike the previous guitars, this guitar has a solid body and as such, produce very little in the way of sound unless it is plugged into an amplifier."


What is the name of this guitar?

a)

Acoustic Guitar

b)

Electro-acoustic Guitar

c)

Semi-acoustic Guitar

d)

Electric Guitar

e)

Bass Guitar

9.

What guitar was electrified in 1936?

a)

Frying Pan

b)

Telecaster

c)

Gibson

d)

Stratocaster

10.

What was the first electric pick-up made of?

a)

Yarn and Coil

b)

Copper wire & coil

c)

Magnet & Coil

d)

Dental Floss & Magnet

11.

What was the first genre of music to use an electric guitar?

a)

Rock n Roll

b)

Hip-Hop

c)

Hawaiian

d)

Country

12.

Where did the acoustic guitar originate from?

a)

Spain

b)

Italy

c)

United States

d)

Mexico

13.

What was an issue with electrifying the acoustic guitar?

a)

couldn't hear it

b)

frets where to close to the neck

c)

sound chamber howl

d)

none of the above

14.

What was the name of the first electric guitar?

a)

Frying Pan

b)

Telecaster

c)

Gibson

d)

Stratocaster

15.
Was the Les Paul log guitar manufactured commercially?
a)
Yes
b)
Only in Europe
c)
Only in Mexico
d)
No
16.
What type of music is the Les Paul "log" guitar best for?
a)
Blues
b)
Jazz
c)
Rock
d)
Pop
17.
The Les Paul log is the predecessor of which guitar?
a)
Fender Telacaster
b)
Electric Pancake
c)
Gibson Les Paul
d)
Epiphone
18.
Who played the ES famously?
a)
Andrew Cardigan
b)
Jacob Sartorious
c)
Ellen DeGeneres
d)
BB King
19.
What is an advantage of the ES?
a)
Expensive
b)
Little feedback
c)
Had pickups
d)
Had f-holes
20.
Where does the Fender Telecaster name come from?
a)
city
b)
last name
c)
family member
d)
family friend
21.
What type of music was Fender Telecaster best suited for?
a)
pop
b)
jazz
c)
blues
d)
funk
22.

Who designed the Fender Stratocaster?

a)

Leo Messi

b)

Les Paul

c)

Leo Fender

d)

Kobe Bryant

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