The Dan Thorpe Acoustic Academy General Knowledge Quiz

A general knowledge quiz to test you on your theory, fretboard, knowledge, and trivia!
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Q1 - If a song has the chords of G Major, C Major, and D Major, what key is it in?

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G Major

C Major

D Major

F Major
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Q2 - What note is on the 5th fret of the low E string?

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A

C

Gb

F
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Q3 - Who sang the song "Like a Rolling Stone"?

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The Beatles

Chuck Berry

Bob Dylan
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Q4 - What are the '3Ps' of Guitar Playing as Dan teaches?

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Positivity, Patience, Practice

Posture, Positioning, Pressure

Pizza, Potatoes, Pasta
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Q5 - What are the three main chords in the 12-bar blues?

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I-IV-V (1,4,5)

I-V-vi-IV (1,5,6,4)

ii-V-I (2,5,1)
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Q6 - Which of the following is the biggest selling single of all time?

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Hey Jude

Sound of Silence

White Christmas
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Q7 - What is Dan's "T.E.S.T. Method" an acronym for?

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Toast, Eggs, Sausage, Tea

Technique, Enjoyment, Specific Plans, Time Management

Try, Excel, Succeed, Try Again
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Q8 - Why is it useful to video record yourself playing? (2 answers)

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To admire your decor

To look for the things that need fixing in your playing

To watch back the videos over time and see how far you have progressed

To see if you look cool when you play
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Q9 - Which of the following frets and strings gives you the note of C?

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High E string, fret 1

Low E string, fret 3

B string, fret 1

D string, fret 2
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Q10 - Which of these may be described as a "sad" chord?

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D7

D minor

D Major

Db
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Q11 - Which of the following Major and minor chords make up the key of C Major?

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C, Dm, E, F#, G, A

C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am

C, D, Em, F, Gm, A
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Q12 - Which of the following are two rules that Dan encourages everyone to follow?

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Learn how to play 15 scales and 50 chords

Learn 5 songs from start to finish

Be able to play in the key of Gb

Everyday - play something fun on the guitar and try to improve one small thing
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Raise the sound of the note by one fret

Lower the sound of the note

Raise the sound of the note by more than 1 fret
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Q14 - What actor starred in the video for Paul Simon's "You Can Call Me Al"?

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Mike Myers

Steve Martin

Chevy Chase
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Q15 - Which chord would typically sound most musical after Am F C ...?

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A Major

C7

G Major
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Q16 - What is the meaning of the word "arpeggio"?

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Notes from a chord played individually

Gradually get louder

Play the notes an octave higher
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Q17 - What is the "relative minor" chord to G Major?

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A minor

B minor

E minor
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Q18 - Which two notes in music cannot have a sharp?

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A & G

E & F

B & E
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Q19 - Which song starts with the line 'I am just a poor boy. Though my story's seldom told.'

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The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man

Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer

The Beatles - Yesterday
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Q20 - How many different notes are there in the whole of western music?

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8

5

12

25
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I hope you enjoyed it and found the questions to be useful but also fun.
Some of the questions were no doubt tricky and some will be new to you. The answers to these questions are all around the DTAA, so keep using it and keep trying the quiz!
The more you do it, the better you will get!
I hope you enjoyed it and found the questions to be useful but also fun.
Some of the questions were no doubt tricky and some will be new to you. The answers to these questions are all around the DTAA, so keep using it and keep trying the quiz!
The more you do it, the better you will get!
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