Question 1
Which Kentucky-born mandolin player is widely known as the Father of Bluegrass?
- Bill Monroe
- Doc Watson
- Ralph Stanley
- Earl Scruggs
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Bill Monroe
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Bluegrass trivia quiz
Bluegrass trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 120 Bluegrass questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.
What the Bluegrass questions cover
- Newgrass
- Festivals
- Instruments
- Seldom Scene
- Dobro
- Blue Grass Boys
- Kentucky Colonels
- Osborne Brothers
- Songwriters
- Stanley Brothers
- Banjo Style
- Classic Artists
Try three Bluegrass questions
Question 2
In which U.S. state did this acoustic string-music style get its name?
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
- Virginia
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Kentucky
Question 3
Which five-string instrument is especially associated with fast picking in this genre?
- Harmonica
- Trumpet
- Banjo
- Saxophone
Show the answer
Banjo
In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.
How a Bluegrass match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven Bluegrass questions for you and your opponent.
- Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
- The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.
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