Wolverton Mountain: A Very Unusual Song

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1. What year did this song first hit the charts in the U.S.? 1962 1965 1960 1972

2. Who, if anyone, co-authored "Wolverton Mountain" with Claude King? There was no co-author. Merle Haggard Merle Kilgore Harlan Howard

3. What is the name of the girl's father in the song? Clifton Clowers Clinton Flowers Clifton Flowers Clint Wolverton

4. In the song, the narrator has his heart set on a girl who lives on Wolverton Mountain. Why is it so difficult for him to get this girl? All of these Her father may kill him. The mountain protects her there. The animals will tell her father if a stranger should wander there.

5. What do we know about the daughter from the lyrics? Her name is Lou Anne Her tender lips are sweeter than honey She is in love with the narrator All of these

6. What happens at the end of the song? The girl runs down from the mountain and they elope. He climbs the mountain and gets the girl. He is determined to keep trying. The father kills him while he is climbing the mountain.

7. Claude King was an actor as well as a singer. True False

8. Which of the following statements about the song is correct? All the names and characters in the song are fictional The father in the song is named after Claude King's father-in-law The father in the song is named after Claude King's uncle The father in the song is named after Merle Kilgore's uncle

9. Where is this Wolverton Mountain? Virginia There is no such place. Kentucky Arkansas

10. "Wolverton Mountain" has been recorded by many singers and bands. Who of the following has NOT recorded the song? Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Hank Williams, Jr. Nat "King" Cole Trent Reznor