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Parkville Trivia
100

This is the round hole in the middle In the ukulele that lets sound come out

Sound Hole

100

The ukulele was invented in this island state of the US.

Hawaii

100

You press one finger on the 3rd fret of the bottom string (A string)

C chord

100

A ukulele has how many strings 

4

100

True or False: Room 100 is underneath of Parkville Middle's stage.

TRUE

200

This long, thin part of the ukulele holds frets and strings your fingers press on it to make notes

Neck
200

The ukulele was inspired by a small guitar brought from this country

Portugal

200

This chord uses two fingers on the 1st fret of the e string 2 of the g string (green dots!)

F chord

200

On Standard ukulele, the top string closest to your face is:

G

200

What is Mr. Wiggins' famous saying?

Parkville POWER!

300

The strings are attached here at the bottom of the ukuleles body

Bridge
300

The ukulele means "jumping flea" in this language.

Hawaiian

300

This chord uses three fingers: Fret 2 on the a string, fret 3 on the e string, and fret 2 on the c string (blue dots).

G Chord

300

The strings are tuned to these four notes from top to bottom:

G C E A

300

Who are the other two music teachers here at Parkville?

Mr. Neville & Ms. Wilson!
400

These small metal bars across the neck help you find different notes

frets

400

What was the name of the Portuguese relative to the ukulele (hint: it starts with an "m")?

machete

400

You press the 2nd fret on the g string only (green dot!).

a minor
400
this string is called low or high string depending on the tuning 

G string

400

Who is your guidance counselor next year?

It's still Mrs. Robinson

500

This part is the wooden the top of the ukulele. It has tuning pegs that tighten and has loosen strings 

headstock

500

What was the first pop song we learned on the ukulele?

Riptide

500

This chord is the simplest we learned, one finger on the first fret of the a string (yellow dot).

E7

500

Ukulele are often made of this smooth matireral instead of metal giving it a good sound

Nylon

500

In what month did the "great flood of room 100" occur?

February

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