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It's Only Rock 'n' Roll!

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Guitarists : It's Only Rock 'n' Roll!

Introduction:
"2004 saw the 50th anniversary of the Fender Stratocaster guitar. In those 50 years the "Strat" has been in the hands of many great rock stars. This quiz features the stars - the guitar - and the music so-far."


1. The audience went wild - the tortured Fender Stratocaster screeched as it was set ablaze on-stage at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Who was responsible for this act of pyromania?
    Jimi Hendrix
    Marc Bolan
    Eric Clapton
    Pete Townshend


2. Glam rock star Marc Bolan played a Fender Stratocaster on the seventies hit single "Get It On".
What was the name of the group with whom Marc played?
    Mungo Jerry
    The Animals
    T. Rex
    The Move


3. The stunning Strat featured on the 1958 track "Peggy Sue".
Who sang lead vocal on this rock masterpiece?
    Answer: (Two Words)


4. A classic pop track featuring the Strat in rather laid-back mode is "Sultans of Swing".
Who played the lead guitar on this exalted tune?
    Keith Richard
    Bob Geldof
    Gary Newman
    Mark Knopfler


5. Jimi Hendrix created new playing techniques and guitar sounds - not just strumming the Strat.
But, what else was unusual about the way Jimi Hendrix played his Fender Stratocaster?
    It was upside-down
    He always wore gloves
    It only had five strings
    He used a gold plectrum


6. One of the first successful Strat recordings was the legendary track "Blue Suede Shoes".
Who wrote and recorded the original version of this song?
    Jerry Lee Lewis
    Bill Haley
    Little Richard
    Carl Perkins


7. The Fender Stratocaster had an older brother, an electric guitar introduced in 1952.
What was the name of this early Fender model?
    Tonecaster
    Telecaster
    Moviecaster
    Newscaster


8. Cliff Richard first hit the UK charts with the song "Move It". His backing group on that track later became known as the Shadows, lead by Strat playing Hank B Marvin. But, they had a different name on "Move It".
How did the credits on this 1958 record label read - Cliff Richard and the ______?
    Clifftops
    Strollers
    Wanderers
    Drifters


9. At which music festival did Jimi Hendrix give a memorable rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" on a solo Fender Stratocaster?
    Altamont
    Monterey
    Woodstock
    Watkin's Glen


10. The opening notes rip out of the speaker, a tingle goes down your spine.
The guitarist is Eric Clapton... The guitar, a Fender Strat... The song is "Layla".
Which of these groups did Clapton play with before going his own way?
    Cream
    All of them
    John Mayall's Bluesbreakers
    The Yardbirds


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