People in Indigo Girls Lyrics

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1. According to the lyrics of this, one of the Indigo Girls' most popular songs, whose "head was on the block- the crime was looking up for truth"? Answer: (One word, 7 letters)

2. Although they did not write the song (it was penned by Buffy Marie Sainte James,)"Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee" is one of the most powerful performances the Indigo Girls have turned in. The lyrics mention the person many consider to be the martyr of the American Indian Movement (AIM), Leonard Peltier. What other Native American activist do they mention? Clyde Bellecourt Anna Mae Aquash Winona LaDuke Floyd Red Crow Westerman

3. The song "Go" is an anthem to young activists. During the song, some poetry is read, and the activist author of the poetry was the inspiration for the song. Who was she? Emma Goldman Susan Goldman Edna St. Vincent Millay Meridel Le Sueur

4. The song "Three Hits" contains these lyrics: "Three hits to the heart son and it's poetry in motion one could send you down the river three's a strange way to be delivered" What poet is being referenced in this song? Sylvia Plath Frank Stanford Dylan Thomas Pablo Neruda

5. "Jonas and Ezekial" contains these lyrics: "A bullet in the head, now he's dead a friend of a friend, someone said he was an activist with a very short life I think there's a lesson here - he died without a fight" Who is the activist referred to in these lyrics? Malcolm X Martin Luther King Bob Sheldon John F. Kennedy

6. "Lucystoners," on Amy Ray's solo album "Stag," is named after Lucy Stone, who was best known for what accomplishment? Staging a sit-in in a redwood tree to save the forest Being the first openly gay Congresswoman Keeping her maiden name when she married Participating at the Battle of Wounded Knee

7. On her album "Stag," Amy Ray sings "We hit snow on the road to Laramie we all heard about that mess but that town ain't nothing different than the rest" What incident is she referring to? The Wounded Knee Massacre The Trail of Tears The Great Depression The murder of Matthew Shepard

8. The haunting song "Nuevas Senoritas" was inspired by the deaths of Ingrid Washinawatok and Marsha Gomez, who were leaders of what movement? American Indian Movement Assembly of First Nations The Buffalo Trust Indigenous Women's Network

9. Emily Saliers wrote: "They published your diary and that's how I got to know you the key to the room of your own and a mind without end" Who was she referring to? Frida Kahlo Anne Frank Virginia Woolf Louisa May Alcott

10. On her album "Stag," in the song "Lucystoners," Amy Ray sings "Janny Wenner, Janny Wenner, _______________ most fearless leader." Of what company or organization was Jann Wenner, as he is more commonly known, the leader? Fox News Rolling Stone Moral Majority Nazi Youth