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Quiz about Popular US Patriotic Singalong Songs
Quiz about Popular US Patriotic Singalong Songs

Popular US Patriotic Sing-a-long Songs Quiz


With these songs, we show our pride for our country on Independence Day, or the Fourth of July, as we sometimes call it. However, should we not show our pride for our country every day?

A multiple-choice quiz by lilady. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
lilady
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
308,413
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
9 / 10
Plays
2695
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: ebanks120 (9/10), Peachie13 (9/10), DeepHistory (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. "You're a grand old flag, you're a high flying flag, and forever in peace may you wave. You're the emblem of the land I love, the home of the ____ and the brave". Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "This land is your land; this land is my land, from ______ to the New York island". Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "When Johnny comes ______ home again, hurrah! hurrah! We'll give him a hearty welcome then, hurrah! hurrah!" Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "O beautiful, for _____ skies, for amber waves of grain. For purple mountain majesties, above the fruited plain". Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "Over hill, over dale, as we hit the dusty trail, and the Caissons go ______ along. In and out, hear them shout; counter march and right about, and the Caissons go ______ along". Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "I'm a Yankee doodle dandy, a Yankee doodle, do or die. A real live nephew of my Uncle ___, born on the Fourth of July". Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "From the halls of Montezuma to the _____ of Tripoli. We will fight our country's battles in the air, on land, and sea". Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "My country 'tis of thee, ____ land of liberty, of thee I sing". Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light? What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and _____ stars, through the perilous fight? O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming". Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the _____ of wrath are stored. He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword, His truth is marching on". Hint





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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "You're a grand old flag, you're a high flying flag, and forever in peace may you wave. You're the emblem of the land I love, the home of the ____ and the brave".

Answer: free

"Every heart beats true, 'neath the Red, White and Blue, where there's never a boast or a brag. But should auld acquaintance be forgot, keep your eyes on the grand old flag".
"You're a Grand Old Flag", was a song written to honor the flag of the United States of America by George M. Cohan.
2. "This land is your land; this land is my land, from ______ to the New York island".

Answer: California

"From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters, this land was made for you and me".
"This Land Is Your Land" is a famous folk song written by Woody Guthrie in 1940.
3. "When Johnny comes ______ home again, hurrah! hurrah! We'll give him a hearty welcome then, hurrah! hurrah!"

Answer: marching

"The men will cheer and the boys will shout, the ladies they will all turn out, and we'll all feel gay, when Johnny comes marching home".
This song was popular before, and during, the Civil War between the states in 1862. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home", was written by a bandleader of the Union Army named, Patrick S. Gilmore.
4. "O beautiful, for _____ skies, for amber waves of grain. For purple mountain majesties, above the fruited plain".

Answer: spacious

"America! America! God shed His grace on thee. And crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea".
Katharine Lee Bates, a college English professor, wrote, "America, the Beautiful", in 1893. It is probably the most well-loved of the American patriotic songs.
5. "Over hill, over dale, as we hit the dusty trail, and the Caissons go ______ along. In and out, hear them shout; counter march and right about, and the Caissons go ______ along".

Answer: rolling

"Then it's hi! hi! hee! in the field artillery, shout out your numbers loud and strong. For where'er you go, you will always know, that the Caissons go rolling along".
The United States Army adopted "The Caissons Go Rolling Along", as their official military song.
6. "I'm a Yankee doodle dandy, a Yankee doodle, do or die. A real live nephew of my Uncle ___, born on the Fourth of July".

Answer: Sam

"I've got a Yankee doodle sweetheart; she's my Yankee doodle joy. Yankee doodle went to town, a-riding on a pony; I am a Yankee doodle boy".
George M. Cohan wrote "(I'm a) Yankee Doodle Dandy", for a Broadway play in New York, on November 7, 1904. It soon became a popular patriotic tune.
7. "From the halls of Montezuma to the _____ of Tripoli. We will fight our country's battles in the air, on land, and sea".

Answer: shores

"First, to fight for right and freedom, and to keep our honor clean. We are proud to claim the title, of United States Marines".
The "Marines' Hymn", was the first song of the military, yet no one knows who wrote it. It was declared the official anthem for the United States Marine Corps. The Army, Navy, and Air Force, all have anthems as well.
8. "My country 'tis of thee, ____ land of liberty, of thee I sing".

Answer: sweet

"Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside let freedom ring!"
Sometimes we simply call this song "America". Samuel Francis Smith wrote "My Country, 'Tis of Thee" in 1831.
9. "Oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light? What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and _____ stars, through the perilous fight? O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming".

Answer: bright

"And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night, that our flag was still there. Oh say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave, o'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave?"
"The Star-Spangled Banner", has been the national anthem of the United States of America since March 3, 1931. Francis Scott Key wrote it in September 1814.
10. "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the _____ of wrath are stored. He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword, His truth is marching on".

Answer: grapes

"Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on".
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic", was written by a woman named Julia Ward Howe, in November 1861. It was a popular song during the American Civil War, and is still a popular patriotic song today!

You can hear and learn all of these songs at:
kids.niehs.nih.gov/musicpatriot.htm
http://bussongs.com/patriotic_songs

A very special "thank you" to NatalieW for her kindness. Until next time. Enjoy!
Source: Author lilady

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