Trivia Quiz about The Ventures: Kings of Electric Guitar

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Started working as a music writer as a side job while employed at a record shop, and have been contributing to music magazines and web media for over 15 years. Although Western music is my main field, I always strive to stay curious with the motto, “I like what I like.” I have experience playing in a band, where I was a bassist responsible for songwriting and composition. Instruments I’ve performed on include bass, guitar, and piano. I resumed piano lessons after turning 40 and have been continuing ever since!

The Ventures are a guitar-driven instrumental band with worldwide recognition, and in Japan in particular they wield enormous influence.

Formed in 1959, they’re also a long-running band that remains active even now in the 2020s.

They visited Japan in the 1960s and sparked the eleki (electric guitar) boom; their works—complete with that distinctive guitar sound—are ones everyone has probably heard at least once.

But how much do you actually know about what kind of band the Ventures are?

We’ve put together trivia and fun facts about them in a quiz format, so be sure to check it out!

[King of Electric Guitar] Trivia Quiz about The Ventures (11–20)

When did the Ventures get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

1996
the year 2003
the year 2008

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the year 2008

The Ventures were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008. Their achievements are recognized for pioneering instrumental rock centered on the electric guitar.

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In conclusion

As mentioned at the beginning, their music is full of songs everyone has heard at least once somewhere, but if you’re not a fan, there are probably many people who “only know the band’s name” when it comes to The Ventures.

If this article has sparked your interest in the band’s history, career, or individual members, I hope you’ll dig deeper!