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Quiz about Loreena McKennitt Lyrics 1
Quiz about Loreena McKennitt Lyrics 1

Loreena McKennitt Lyrics 1 Trivia Quiz

This is my favorite singer/songwriter of all time, and I wanted to create a quiz of some of her most famous songs and their lyrics. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by elfallalone. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
elfallalone
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
247,670
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
235
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Question 1 of 10
1. From which album do the songs "All Souls Night", "Greensleeves", and "The Old Ways" come from? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Complete this lyric "I wish I was in____________________" Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Was "The Stolen Child", which appears on her album "Elemental", adapted from a famous poem?


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Question 4 of 10
4. In the song "The Bonny Swans", which sister pushes the other in the water? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. In which song does a dying monk say "O Light the Candle John, the day is almost done"? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Complete the lyric "Let us the Infant greet, in worship before Him ________" Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. According to the song "Coventry Carol" on the album "A Winter Garden", which mighty King wished all young children to be killed? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. In the song "Breaking the Silence", which is one of the places which is mentioned as a place where death cries out for more? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. From the song "Mystic's Dream", what type of wall did the painting hang on? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Which song below is NOT an instrumental? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. From which album do the songs "All Souls Night", "Greensleeves", and "The Old Ways" come from?

Answer: The Visit

 "The Visit" was her groundbreaking album which was released in 1992.
2. Complete this lyric "I wish I was in____________________"

Answer: Carrighfergus

 "Carrighfergus" was a popular song off of the "Elemental" CD.
3. Was "The Stolen Child", which appears on her album "Elemental", adapted from a famous poem?

Answer: Yes

W. B. Yeats composed the original poem describing the story of a child who is drawn from his home into the wild, never to return. Loreena McKennitt then wrote the music to accompany his words.
4. In the song "The Bonny Swans", which sister pushes the other in the water?

Answer: eldest sister

 "His daughters, they walked by the river's brim. The eldest pushed the youngest in"
5. In which song does a dying monk say "O Light the Candle John, the day is almost done"?

Answer: Skellig

 This is a rather sad song depicting the life and death of an Irish Monk who had come to see his last days and was attempting to resolve his last wishes with a close friend.
6. Complete the lyric "Let us the Infant greet, in worship before Him ________"

Answer: fall

 This is one of Loreena Mckennitt's Christmas songs located on her "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" CD, which was released in 1994.
7. According to the song "Coventry Carol" on the album "A Winter Garden", which mighty King wished all young children to be killed?

Answer: King Herod

 "Herod, the king in his raging, Charged he hath this day. His men of might, in his own sight, all young children to slay".
8. In the song "Breaking the Silence", which is one of the places which is mentioned as a place where death cries out for more?

Answer: South Africa

 "From the troubled heart of South Africa
Nicaragua's festering sore
The turmoil on the streets of China,
Death crying out for more"

From the album "Parallel Dreams"
9. From the song "Mystic's Dream", what type of wall did the painting hang on?

Answer: ivy

 "A painting hangs on an ivy wall"

This song was used in the movie trailer for the film "Possession" starring Gwyneth Paltrow.
10. Which song below is NOT an instrumental?

Answer: Courtyard Lullaby

 All the other three listed are from the albums: "The Book of Secrets", "Elemental", and "Parallel Dreams". They are all different kinds of instrumental songs.
Source: Author elfallalone

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