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1 trivia quiz  Danny Boy coolicon
D'ye remember that most beloved of tunes, lads and lassies? Sing it wi' me, then!
Easy 10Q
2895 plays
Mar 17 07
stuthehistoryguy gold
2 trivia quiz  Irish Songs and Ballads icon
I will give you a few lines from the song, and you identify the song's title. The lyrics I give you will usually, but not always, be the first lines of the songs.
Very Difficult 25Q
1869 plays
Nov 10 02
daver852 gold
3 trivia quiz  Irish '60s Beat icon
While The Beatles were spearheading the British Beat Boom in the '60s, there was an exciting beat-scene in Ireland. What do you know about Irish beat?
Very Difficult 10Q
177 plays
Mar 23 07
francisk
4 trivia quiz  Fifteen Irish Songs and Ballads coolicon
I've picked 15 Irish songs and ballads and will ask you different kinds of questions about them. Could be lyrics, title, or content. Good luck!
Tough 15Q
480 plays
Mar 22 07
PearlQ19
5 trivia quiz  Name That Dubliners Song coolicon
I give you a couple of lines, you pick the song title. The common thread is that these have all been recorded by the Granddaddies of Irish folk - The Dubliners. Be warned, they start easy and get more obscure.
Average 10Q
270 plays
Mar 26 07
Ada_Doom
6 trivia quiz  Irish Folk Song Lyrics coolicon
Hey, well I did this quiz listening to my CDs one night, so try it and have fun! I'll give you the lyrics and you tell me the song!
Tough 10Q
354 plays
Apr 17 07
x-piper-x
7 trivia quiz  Ireland In Song coolicon
Songs about Ireland are known and sung throughout the world. How well do you know the places mentioned in those songs?
Average 10Q
690 plays
Mar 11 07
francisk
8 trivia quiz  More Irish Songs and Ballads icon
I will give you a few lines of the lyrics, and you tell me the name of the song. The lyrics will usually, but not always, be the the opening lines of the song or chorus.
Difficult 25Q
414 plays
Nov 30 02
daver852 gold
9 trivia quiz  Irish Folk Songs icon
Grab a pint, and take this quiz (and feel free to burst into song at any time!).
Difficult 10Q
555 plays
Oct 08 03
astorian
10 trivia quiz  Irish '60s Music icon
The 1960s was a vibrant, exciting time for music in Ireland. They say if you can remember anything about it, you weren't there! Let's see...
Very Difficult 10Q
237 plays
Mar 13 07
francisk
11 trivia quiz  Modern Irish Songs and Artists - II
Each question gives you a title. You have to choose the right Irish artist or band.
Average 10Q
441 plays
Jan 24 01
Vermic
12 trivia quiz  Modern Irish Songs And Artists - I
Each question gives you a title. You have to choose the right Irish artist or band.
Tough 10Q
540 plays
Jan 24 01
Vermic
13 trivia quiz  Irish Songs And Artists
Each question gives you a title. You have to choose the right Celtic artist.
Difficult 10Q
450 plays
Jan 24 01
Vermic

Some sample questions from this category:

* The Great Song Of Indifference
* "Proudly the note of the trumpet is sounding/Loudly the war cries arise on the gale . . ."
* "It was down by Brannigan's corner, one morning I did stray/I met a fellow rebel, and to me he did say . . ."
* "The pale moon was rising above the green mountain/The sun was declining beneath the blue sea . . ."
* "Come over the hills, my bonnie Irish lass/Come over the hills to your darling . . ."
* "I am a young fellow that's easy and bold/In Castletown conners I'm very well known/And at Newcastle West I've spent many's the note/With Kitty and Judy and Mary . . ."
* "Look out for hirelings, King George of England/Search every kingdom that breeds a slave/For Father Murphy, of the County Wexford/Sweeps o'er the land like a mighty wave." These are not the opening lines of the song
* "When you honor in song and in story/The names of the patriot men/Whose valor has covered with glory/Full many a mountain and glen . . ."
* "Oh, see the fleet foot host of men/Who speed with faces wan/From farmstead and from fisher's cot/Along the banks of Bann . . ."
* "In Dublin's fair city/Where the girls are so pretty . . ."
* "Twas down the glen one Easter morn to a city fair rode I/There Ireland's lines of marching men in squadrons passed me by . . ."
* "In the County Tyrone in the town of Dungannon/There was many's a ruction myself had a han' in . . ."
* "Dear are her charms to me/Dearer her laughter free/Dearest her constancy . . ." These are not the opening lines of the song.
* "Twas on a dreary New Years' Eve, as shades of night fell down/A lorry load of volunteers approached the border town . . ."
* "Come all you young rebels, and list while I sing/For the love of one's country is a terrible thing . . ."
* "When winter was brawling, o'er high hills and mountains/And dark were the clouds o'er the deep rolling sea . . ."
* "Come single belle and beau, and to me pay attention/Don't ever fall in love, 'tis the Devil's own invention . . ."
* "When on Ramilles' bloody field/The baffled French were forced to yield/The victor Saxon backward reeled ..."
* "When I was a maiden fair and young/On the pleasant banks of Lee/No bird that in the greenwood sung/Was half so blithe and free . . ."
* "Maybe someday I'll go back again to Ireland/If only at the closing of my days . . ."

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