# Air Guitar
Type: Trivia Card | Deck: Silly Sports | Rarity: Common
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# Air Guitar
Type: Trivia Card | Deck: Silly Sports | Rarity: Common

Air guitar is a competitive sport where participants mime playing guitar to music, judged on technical merit, stage presence, and "airness." The Air Guitar World Championships began in 1996 in Oulu, Finland, as part of a music video festival, founded on the peace-promoting concept that universal air guitar playing would end wars and solve global problems.

Key facts:
- Competition format: 60-second performances; using actual guitar results in disqualification
- Judging criteria: technical merit, stage presence, and "airness" (embodiment of invisible instrument spirit)
- Notable champions: Zac "The Magnet" Monro (UK), Nanami "Seven Seas" Nagura (Japan, first female world champion, 2014)
- Geographic spread: competitions now held in over 20 countries
- Scientific validation: neurological studies show air guitar activates same brain motor regions as playing real instruments

## Trivia Questions

Q1: What happens if a contestant uses an actual guitar during the Air Guitar World Championships?
A: They receive a penalty but can continue

Q2: Who was the first woman to win the Air Guitar World Championship title?
A: Zac 'The Magnet' Monro

Q3: According to the Finns who created the competition, what would happen if everyone played air guitar?
A: Music education would improve worldwide

Q4: What did scientists discover about air guitar's effect on the brain?
A: It improves memory and concentration skills

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