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Quiz about The Men They Couldnt Hang Lyrics
Quiz about The Men They Couldnt Hang Lyrics

The Men They Couldn't Hang Lyrics Quiz

How well do you know the lyrics of the Bristol folk band The Men They Couldn't Hang?

A multiple-choice quiz by rowena8482. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
rowena8482
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
254,638
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
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232
Question 1 of 10
1. Which country completes the song title "A Map Of _____"? Hint


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2. What time completes the lyric "Dancing on the pier _______"? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Which famous engineer is mentioned in the lyrics for "Rain, Steam and Speed"? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. "Who ended up in a uniform" for the title of another song? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. What did the singer sell to fund the trip to a "Place In The Sun"? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. What colour is Jimmy's new shirt? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Complete the lyric - "Listen to the sound of marching feet, And the voices are the ghosts of ______" Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. "Dog's eyes, ___ meat and man chops" - which unlikely 'food' completes this song title? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. In "The Colours", what was red the colour of? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Who is the young soldier in "The Green Fields Of France"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which country completes the song title "A Map Of _____"?

Answer: Morocco

 "Map of Morocco" featured on the album "Silvertown" released in 1989.
2. What time completes the lyric "Dancing on the pier _______"?

Answer: 7 o'clock til 2

 "And bring your blue suede shoes."
3. Which famous engineer is mentioned in the lyrics for "Rain, Steam and Speed"?

Answer: Brunel

 "And some men carve a statue to Isambard Brunel, Some men carve a tunnel straight to Hell" - the song tells the story of the construction of the railway network in the 19th Century.
4. "Who ended up in a uniform" for the title of another song?

Answer: The Lion And The Unicorn

 "The Lion And The Unicorn" is on the "Domino Club" album, released in 1990.
5. What did the singer sell to fund the trip to a "Place In The Sun"?

Answer: His Red Guitar

 "I sold my red guitar, Jimmy stole a red hot car" - "Place In The Sun" was also on "Silvertown" which was the band's fourth studio album.
6. What colour is Jimmy's new shirt?

Answer: Blue

 "Shirt of Blue" is about a man meeting someone he knew at school years ago. It featured on the album "How Green Is The Valley" released in 1986.
7. Complete the lyric - "Listen to the sound of marching feet, And the voices are the ghosts of ______"

Answer: Cable Street

 "Ghosts of Cable Street" is about a riot, the 'Battle of Cable Street' which took place on October 4th 1936 between the police, Oswald Moseleys Black Shirts, and anti fascists in the East End of London. The battle led to the passing of the Public Order Act 1936 which made it illegal to wear political uniforms in public in the UK.
8. "Dog's eyes, ___ meat and man chops" - which unlikely 'food' completes this song title?

Answer: Owl

 "Dog's Eyes, Owl Meat And Man Chops" features on the album "Smugglers and Bounty Hunters".
9. In "The Colours", what was red the colour of?

Answer: The New Republic

 "The Colours" tells the story of a young lad, press ganged into the Navy on the streets of Bristol. "If I starved on the streets of Bristol, I starved worse on a British ship"
10. Who is the young soldier in "The Green Fields Of France"?

Answer: Willie McBride

 This song was written in 1976 by Eric Bogle after he visited the War Cemeteries in Flanders and northern France.
Source: Author rowena8482

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Music   Food & Drink   Albums   London   Meats   Ghosts   France   Statues   Blue   Maps   The Color Black   Guitar   Green   Blues   The Police   The Sun   1990s Country Music   Owls   Lions   Eric Bogle  

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