Antiques questions This is a list of recently added questions about antiques. Who made the first violin? Antonio Stradivari 1721 Andrea Amati 1365 Giovanni Paolo Maggini 853 Leonardo da Vinci 909 The oldest documented violin to have four strings, like the modern violin, is supposed to have been constructed in 1555 by Andrea Amati. Earlier instruments only had three strings and were called violetta. The violin immediately became very popular, both among street musicians and the nobility. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 4 Very interesting! Classical music questions How many instruments made by Antonio Stradivari still survive? only one 1451 five 2347 around 70 2126 around 650 2009 Antonio Stradivari continued to work until his death, in 1737, at the age of 93. He made over 1,000 instruments, of which around 650 still exist, including around 500 violins. Pritam Meitei Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 5 Very interesting! Musical instruments questions Which famous person made guitars? Leonardo da Vinci 1393 Antonio Stradivari 4227 Saint Francis 651 Napoleon Bonaparte 266 Two complete guitars by Stradivari exist: Hill, (1688, Ashmolean Museum at Oxford University) and Rawlins (1700, National Music Museum South Dakota). These guitars have ten (doubled) strings, which was typical of the era. life-o-holic Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 3 Very interesting! Guitars questions --> Play and see more questions Musical instruments quiz