Folk Music Trivia Quizzes

Passing through the lyrics of his folk classic "Blues Run The Game", you are invited to pay tribute to the life and music of Jackson C. Frank - the most famous 60s folksinger that no one has ever heard of.

When I was about thirty-five I heard my first bluegrass music and I fell madly in love. Here are some of the people with whom I fell I love.

If you've ever attended a sporting event in the UK or Ireland, you may have heard this lovely song rising from the terraces. But how much do you know of the story? Another 'Anatomy' quiz, inspired by FussBudget.

The New Christy Minstrels was a popular and successful folk group between 1961 and 1971, reforming later in the seventies. Several notable singers and musicians have been part of the band. This quiz deals with some of them.

I'm sure you remember these great folk trios from the Fifties through the Seventies. Have fun!

Rock and roll had some competition in the ‘60s. How much do you know about the times that were a-changin’?

Shiver me timbers and blow me down, it's a pirate symphony. I'll give you part of a line or two and you finish the lyrics of these well known sea shanties!

See how many of these popular musical duos you recognize from the folk revival of the early 1960s.

Many of the popular traditional and folk songs have a proper name in the title -- here is your chance to show just how well you remember these classic songs.

This is a quiz about old time folk singers. Some have left us, some are still around, but all have made important contributions to the world of folk music.

"One Tin Soldier" is an anti-war song from the Vietnam War era. See how much you know about it!

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.

This is a quiz about some famous women folk singers; some are more famous than others. Hope you have fun remembering them (you'll do better on this quiz if you are an old geezer like me).

Most of my misspent youth was spent as a sailor in the US Navy. Sailors have always had their own songs - work songs, songs to pass the lonely hours at sea, and songs to boast about their deeds at sea. I hope you enjoy this quiz about their music.

People seemed to enjoy the Singles Folk Album quiz, so I hope you like this one as well. Have fun.

"Michael, Row Your Boat Ashore" is Quiz Number 5 of a series based on my teammates' names. They volunteered to be my guinea pigs. I volunteered to "experiment" on them! (Bwaa-haa-haaa!) Hope you enjoy this series!

Gadzooks Daddy-o, time for a folk music quiz.

A quiz about UK folk music in the twenty-first century prior to the first COVID-19 lockdowns.

In the wake of The Byrds' version of Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man" a lot of acoustical folk-music was recorded in electric settings and folk-rock was born. Here's a few other fine examples in folk-rock and beyond.

Here is a quiz on a variety of chanteys for a variety of purposes, in addition to ballads and fo'c'sle songs and all manner of sea music. I'll give you a line or two of the song, and you give me the name of the song.

There was more to the folk music revival of the early '60s than The Rooftop Singers so time to pick up the ol' axe, strum a few chords and see how well you know your folks.

Filk music is folk music for the Science Fiction and Fantasy world. Filk music includes everything from song parodies to original pieces to poetry. Here is a quiz on some of my favorite filk songs.

Do you know the difference between Donovan and Dylan, Fairport Convention and Fairfield Parlour? If the answer is yes, slip your clogs off and try these 10 questions. Good luck!

This quiz primarily focuses on popular folk and folk rock songs of the 1960s.

This Yorkshire dialect song, considered to be the "Yorkshire Anthem", is sung in many places. It was always the most popular song at the many Beer Festivals that I attended during my younger days. How much do you know about it?

Many years ago, a campaign song became a major hit record. This quiz is about that song, and poor Charlie and the MTA.

The children's song of today has changed considerably since it was first recorded by Harry McClintock in 1928. All questions have been taken from the 1949 Burl Ives version of the song.

This is a mixed questions quiz about the enduring and well-known folk song 'The Old Gray Mare'. Have fun!