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Quiz about Tragedy in Songs Part 2 Hangings
Quiz about Tragedy in Songs Part 2 Hangings

Tragedy in Songs, Part 2: Hangings Quiz


Grandpa used to say there's nothing like a song about a hangin'. Can you identify these songs about gallows, lynchings, and executions?

A multiple-choice quiz by czolgolz. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
czolgolz
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
187,211
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
745
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Question 1 of 10
1. Reba McEntire sings how her brother is hanged for a murder she committed. What is the name of the song? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What song tells the story of a condemned prisoner who dreams of his old town, his parents, and the girl he left behind, the day before his execution? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Johnny Cash sings this humorous(!) song about the last few minutes before his hanging. What is it called? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In this song, a man goes to the gallows for a murder he didn't commit, rather than admit where he really was on that cold dark night. Can you name it? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What is the name of the song in which a man tells of his past lives, including one as a bandit hung for his crimes? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In a weird folk song, Nelly's father is to be executed when curfew rings. How does she save him? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. The song 'Tom Dooley' is about a sensational 19th century murder. What was the real name of the man hanged for the crime? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Woody Guthrie sang this song about a bad man who is executed for killing a man over the theft of his Stetson hat. What is this song named? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In elementary school we loved to sing a song that ends with the principal hanging from the flagpole. How does this song begin? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Let's end it on a happy note. A broken-hearted prospector learns to love again after nearly being lynched by bandits. What is this song? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Reba McEntire sings how her brother is hanged for a murder she committed. What is the name of the song?

Answer: The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia

A 1992 song, Reba tells how she shot her brother's cheating wife and lover, but her brother ends up taking the fall (a ten foot fall, as it were). This song was originally recorded by Vicki Lawrence in 1973.
2. What song tells the story of a condemned prisoner who dreams of his old town, his parents, and the girl he left behind, the day before his execution?

Answer: Green, Green Grass of Home

Johnny Cash and Tom Jones have covered this depressing song.
3. Johnny Cash sings this humorous(!) song about the last few minutes before his hanging. What is it called?

Answer: 25 Minutes to Go

You just have to look at the funny side of this sort of thing.
4. In this song, a man goes to the gallows for a murder he didn't commit, rather than admit where he really was on that cold dark night. Can you name it?

Answer: Long, Black Veil

And where was he? With his best friend's wife, of course. Written by Danny Dill, it's been covered by such notables as Johnny Cash, the Greatful Dead, and Joan Baez.
5. What is the name of the song in which a man tells of his past lives, including one as a bandit hung for his crimes?

Answer: Highwayman

Written by Jimmy Webb, covered by Johnny Cash, and others.
6. In a weird folk song, Nelly's father is to be executed when curfew rings. How does she save him?

Answer: Sabotages the bell

In 'Hang on the Bell, Nelly,' Nelly hangs on the clapper of the bell so it can't ring. Luckily, her father is pardoned shortly after. The song's by Erad Connor.
7. The song 'Tom Dooley' is about a sensational 19th century murder. What was the real name of the man hanged for the crime?

Answer: Tomas C. Dula

Dula was hanged in North Carolina in 1868 for the murder of Laura Foster, though the exact circumstances were a matter of debate. ('Rise Up Singing,' 1992).
8. Woody Guthrie sang this song about a bad man who is executed for killing a man over the theft of his Stetson hat. What is this song named?

Answer: Stagolee

Subsequent artists change it to a fight over a gambling debt. In this version Stagolee goes to the electric chair. He was allegedly a real person around the turn of the century. ('Rise Up Singing, 1992)
9. In elementary school we loved to sing a song that ends with the principal hanging from the flagpole. How does this song begin?

Answer: Joy to the world, the school burned down...

'Joy to the world, the school burned down, and all the teachers died/ but where is the principal, up on the flagpole, with a rope, around her (or his) neck!' Don't worry, I'm a teacher myself now and paying for it.
10. Let's end it on a happy note. A broken-hearted prospector learns to love again after nearly being lynched by bandits. What is this song?

Answer: The Hanging Tree

By Mack David, Recorded by Marty Robbins. 'They took the gold and let me free/ and I walked away from the hangin' tree/ and my own true love, she walked with me.'
Source: Author czolgolz

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