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1 trivia quiz  Folk Songs of the Fifties and Sixties coolicon
Questions about the artists and the songs of the folk music craze of the 1950s and 1960s. The information is from my collection of vinyl folk albums.
Average 10Q
1023 plays
Dec 16 07
shanteyman gold
2 trivia quiz  Blues Run The Game coolicon
Passing through the lyrics of his folk classic "Blues Run The Game", you are invited to pay tribute to the life and music of Jackson C. Frank - the most famous 60s folksinger that no one has ever heard of.
Tough 10Q
114 plays
Apr 08 08
gentlegiant17
3 trivia quiz  Folk Goes Electric coolicon
In the wake of The Byrds' version of Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" a lot of acoustical folk-music was recorded in electric settings and folk-rock was born. Here's a few other fine examples in folk-rock and beyond.
Tough 10Q
486 plays
Sep 24 05
droombolus
4 trivia quiz  Folk Song Hootenanny coolicon
As folk songs vary widely from one place to another (that's why they are what they are!), I'll rely on the most common versions. These songs are from the 'classics' of folk.
Tough 10Q
1368 plays
Aug 19 01
Bruyere editor
5 trivia quiz  Just Plain Folks icon
There was more to the folk music revival of the early '60s than The Rooftop Singers so time to pick up the ol' axe, strum a few chords and see how well you know your folks.
Tough 10Q
867 plays
May 25 04
nutmeglad
6 trivia quiz  Folk Duos of the '60s icon
See how many of these popular musical duos you recognize from the folk revival of the early 1960s.
Tough 10Q
621 plays
Jan 16 06
McGruff editor
7 trivia quiz  American Folk Music icon
Gadzooks Daddy-o, time for a folk music quiz.
Tough 10Q
1017 plays
Oct 27 03
sku
8 trivia quiz  British Folk Rock Music icon
Do you know the difference between Donovan and Dylan, Fairport Convention and Fairfield Parlour? If the answer is yes, slip your clogs off and try these 10 questions. Good luck!
Tough 10Q
705 plays
Feb 26 04
Steamhammer
9 trivia quiz  A Man Named Charlie ... icon
Many years ago, a campaign song became a major hit record. This quiz is about that song, and poor Charlie and the MTA.
Average 10Q
276 plays
Oct 02 05
collect editor
10 trivia quiz  Fo'c'sle and Halyards and Capstan...oh, my! icon
Here is a quiz on a variety of chanteys for a variety of purposes, in addition to ballads and fo?c?sle songs and all manner of sea music. I'll give you a line or two of the song, and you give me the name of the song.
Tough 10Q
246 plays
Jun 23 04
jacobite1745
11 trivia quiz  Names in Traditional Songs icon
Many of the popular traditional and folk songs have a proper name in the title -- here is your chance to show just how well you remember these classic songs.
Easy 10Q
1188 plays
Oct 30 06
collect editor

Some sample questions from this category:

* 'I spent my last hundred dollars on that iron gray mare'
* 'I asked my love to go with me, to take a walk, a little way'
* 'Bury me beneath the _________' ?
* 'I hang my head and mournful cry'
* 'I will twine with your mingles of raven black hair, with the roses so red and the lilacs so fair'
* 'Little ken I my bairny's father, fur less then the land he steps in'
* 'Late in the evening, hear the wind blow'
* 'I never eat cookies because they have yeast, and a man who eats cookies turns into a beast, O can you imagine a sadder disgrace, than a man in the gutter with crumbs on his face?!'
* One of the fathers of the modern American folk revival, his autobiography was entitled "Bound for Glory."
* Which popular folk music group of the 1950s was comprised of Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Ronnie Gilbert and Fred Hellerman?
* Which hit for the Kingston Trio was originally a political campaign song?
* The appearance of this folk singer in Peekskill, New York caused a riot.
* "I marched in the Battle of New Orleans at the end of the early British war, the young land started growing, the young blood started flowing, but I ain't marchin' anymore," so said this folksinger in the 1960s anitwar ballad "I Ain't Marching Anymore."
* Which of the following songs was not written by Bob Dylan?
* Bob Dylan supposedly wrote "Positively 4th Street," which opened with the lyrics, "You got a lotta' nerve to say you are my friend," about which folk singer?
* Which folk group had John Denver as a member?
* Which Christopher Guest movie parodies 1950s-60s folk music?
* This popular folk trio criticized pop music in their song "I Dig Rock And Roll Music."
* "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" was an anti-war anthem all through the Viet Nam War era. Who authored this touching folk song?
* "This land is your land, this land is my land..." We all learned this folk song in school, but who wrote it?

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