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Quiz about Folk Song Hootenanny
Quiz about Folk Song Hootenanny

Folk Song Hootenanny Trivia Quiz


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.

A multiple-choice quiz by Bruyere. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Bruyere
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
50,702
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1984
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
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Question 1 of 10
1. Where did this lyric come from? 'I spent my last hundred dollars on that iron gray mare' Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Where did this sad line come from? 'Oh I feel so breakup, I wanna go home' Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. From which song did this line come? 'I asked my love to go with me, to take a walk, a little way' Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these songs did this lament come from? 'Bury me beneath the _________' ? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Where did this ending line come from? 'I hang my head and mournful cry' Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Where did this flowery line come from? 'I will twine with your mingles of raven black hair, with the roses so red and the lilacs so fair' Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Where did this line from the Hebrides come from? 'Little ken I my bairny's father, fur less then the land he steps in' Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Where did this line come from? 'Well met, well met, my own true love, well met, well met cried he. I've just returned from the salt salt sea and it's all for the sake of thee' Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 'Late in the evening, hear the wind blow' Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. '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?!' Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Where did this lyric come from? 'I spent my last hundred dollars on that iron gray mare'

Answer: 'Stewball'

Rhody was about a goose, the cannonball was a train, the house was where someone lost money!
2. Where did this sad line come from? 'Oh I feel so breakup, I wanna go home'

Answer: The Sloop John B

Belafonte did a version of this, and later the Beach Boys.
3. From which song did this line come? 'I asked my love to go with me, to take a walk, a little way'

Answer: 'On the Banks of the Ohio'

This seemed to be like playing 'Heart and Soul' on the piano for anyone who sat down, but on a dulcimer or guitar.
4. Which of these songs did this lament come from? 'Bury me beneath the _________' ?

Answer: Willow

Very sentimental song, but beautiful in its own way.
5. Where did this ending line come from? 'I hang my head and mournful cry'

Answer: 'Evr'y Night When the Sun Goes Down'

Harry Belafonte did a version of this one too.
6. Where did this flowery line come from? 'I will twine with your mingles of raven black hair, with the roses so red and the lilacs so fair'

Answer: 'Wildwood Flower'

Baez did a version of this. Sung in the late 19th century in particular.
7. Where did this line from the Hebrides come from? 'Little ken I my bairny's father, fur less then the land he steps in'

Answer: 'The Great Silkie'

The silkie was supposed to be a seal person who came up from time to time and had children with humans.
8. Where did this line come from? 'Well met, well met, my own true love, well met, well met cried he. I've just returned from the salt salt sea and it's all for the sake of thee'

Answer: House Carpenter

This sad ballad ends with these stark lines: "What hills, what hills, are those, my love,That are so dark and low?
Those are the hills of Hell, my love,Where you and I must go." Because she gave up her wee babe for him, they're heading towards hell.
9. 'Late in the evening, hear the wind blow'

Answer: 'Down in the Valley'

Beautiful song, and great for crowds as you can always catch up.
10. '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?!'

Answer: 'Away with Rum'

The other title is the song of the Salvation Army. Although the temperance union is often seen as a negative thing, it actually served a purpose, as a woman stuck with a drunken husband had to face enormous difficulties. This song is funny though.
Source: Author Bruyere

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