True or False
Violin Facts
The Violin Conspiracy
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100

The size of the shoe found in the violin case was a size 12.

False! It was a 10 1/2

100

How many strings does a violin have? 

4

100

What is the first setting in the book?

New York 

100

Who has the eighth-note tattoo?

Nicole 

200

Ray took is violin on the subway. 

False! Only taxicabs and to a couple bars.

200

What is the stick called that you play violin with?

the bow 

200

In what state did Ray realize his violin was missing?

North Carolina 

200

What is the name of Ray's grandma?

Nora 

300

Violinists will typically burn 170 calories per hour when playing their instrument.

True!

300

What type of hair is the bow made of? (hint: it is an animal)

Horse

300

What is the name of the competition Ray is competing in in less than a month?

The Tchaikovsky Competiton

300

Who is described as a "beer-gutted guy in a suitcoat"?

Bill Soames; Head of FBI's art crime unit 

400

The flight that Ray took back to Charlotte, NC was an American Airlines flight.

False! it was a Delta. 

400

What country was the violin invented in?

Italy 

400

What was the name of the replacement violin that Ray bought? 

Lehman 

400

What is the name of the private art detective mentioned in chapter 3?

Alicia Childress

500

The name of the hotel Ray and Nicole stayed at in New York was called the Saint Jacques.

True!

500

How much is the most expensive violin worth?

18 million dollars 

500

What was the name of the store where Ray got his replacement violin?

Rowland's Fine Instruments 

500

In the book, Who is Kim Wach? 

Ray's Lawyer