Q 01/05

From lowest to highest, what are the standard notes of a violin's four strings?

A) G, D, A, E

B) C, G, D, A

C) E, A, D, G

D) D, G, B, E

Answer · why

A) G, D, A, E

The lowest string sits at G3, just below middle C, and the top E string is the one that snaps most often.

Q 02/05

Adjacent strings on a violin are tuned what interval apart?

A) A perfect fourth

B) A major third

C) An octave

D) A perfect fifth

Answer · why

D) A perfect fifth

Guitars use fourths, but the whole violin family (except the double bass) stacks fifths, which is why one finger pattern repeats across every string.

Q 03/05

The violin in its present form first emerged in the early 16th century in which region?

A) Southern Germany

B) Flanders

C) Northern Italy

D) Andalusia

Answer · why

C) Northern Italy

Brescia and Cremona became the first great centres, and the word itself is Italian: violino, the little viola.

Q 04/05

Which French king ordered 24 violins from Andrea Amati in 1560?

A) Francis I

B) Charles IX

C) Henry IV

D) Louis XIII

Answer · why

B) Charles IX

Amati's royal set is among the earliest surviving violins anywhere; a handful of the instruments still exist in museums.

Q 05/05

Which wood is traditionally used for the top plate (soundboard) of a violin?

A) Spruce

B) Maple

C) Ebony

D) Rosewood

Answer · why

A) Spruce

The back, ribs and neck are usually maple, while ebony is saved for the fingerboard and pegs.