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Quiz about Marty Robbins   Gunfighter Ballads  Trail Songs
Quiz about Marty Robbins   Gunfighter Ballads  Trail Songs

Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs Quiz


From "El Paso" to "Utah Carol" - all the multi-choice questions are based on the Marty Robbins album "Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs". Shoot your way out !

A multiple-choice quiz by Philian. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
Philian
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
128,860
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
Plays
878
Awards
Top 10% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 208 (12/15), Guest 208 (10/15), Guest 24 (12/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. What is the name of the beautiful girl who dances in the cantina and wins the heart of the tragic young cowboy at the centre of the song in "El Paso"? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. The story of "Big Iron" concerns the hunting down of an outlaw by a ranger. From which state does the ranger come? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Complete this line from "Cool Water". "The shadows ...." Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. In the song "In the Valley" which two things does he say he is "as sad as" ? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. In "Running Gun" from which town is he running way and in which town does he meet his fate? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. In "The Master's Call" what crime was the young outlaw involved in when he heard the "Master's Call"? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. In "The Little Green Valley" which bird sings out a song of welcome to him? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. In "A Hundred and Sixty Acres" what is "jingling in my jeans"? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. "Billy the Kid" tells the story of the famous young killer. Which is the last line of Marty's version of this song? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. What is the name of the girl in "They're hanging me tonight"? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. In "Utah Carol" what is the colour of the blanket? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What is the name of the boss's daughter in "Utah Carol"? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. How much will the "bronc fighter" get paid to ride "The Strawberry Roan" for a "couple of days"? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Which three of the "Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs" are in the "Public Domain" for nobody knows who wrote them? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. In which song are the lines "and why my brow is darkened like the clouds upon the hill"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the name of the beautiful girl who dances in the cantina and wins the heart of the tragic young cowboy at the centre of the song in "El Paso"?

Answer: Felina

That's just an easy one to get you started. Much later there was a sequel to "El Paso" where we learn the story from Felina's point of view.
2. The story of "Big Iron" concerns the hunting down of an outlaw by a ranger. From which state does the ranger come?

Answer: Arizona

The outlaw was called Texas Red. He had already killed twenty men. The Arizona ranger wouldn't be "too long in town".
3. Complete this line from "Cool Water". "The shadows ...."

Answer: sway and seem to say

"Keep a-movin' Dan, don't you listen to him..."
This is a song of a hope not quite realised. They never do seem to reach the "cool, clear water".
4. In the song "In the Valley" which two things does he say he is "as sad as" ?

Answer: the willow tree and the cold wind

The willow weeps in the valley and the cold wind is making a sad noise in the tree-tops. It is all about waiting for her return.
"I will be lonesome until you return".
5. In "Running Gun" from which town is he running way and in which town does he meet his fate?

Answer: Kansas City and Amarillo

The cowboy is doomed. His last words to the bounty hunter are to ask him to tell his woman that "A woman's love is wasted when she loves a running gun."
6. In "The Master's Call" what crime was the young outlaw involved in when he heard the "Master's Call"?

Answer: cattle rustling

He gets caught in a storm and the cattle stampede towards him. A second flash of lightning kills some of the cattle which form a barricade and save him. In return he vows to give "his life and soul" to God and a new way of life.
7. In "The Little Green Valley" which bird sings out a song of welcome to him?

Answer: a mockingbird

It's just one of the pleasures that come to his mind when he thinks of the place that he must regard as home. He is waiting for the candle to be lit and to meet someone at the garden gate. But is it all a memory or a hopeless dream?
8. In "A Hundred and Sixty Acres" what is "jingling in my jeans"?

Answer: pocket money

Happiness is a small plot of land that you can call your own. It doesn't matter if you get up at dawn and work all day.
9. "Billy the Kid" tells the story of the famous young killer. Which is the last line of Marty's version of this song?

Answer: They'll lose their lives in the very same way.

All these lines come at the end of the song but the correct one points out the moral of the story and how you will end if you don't take the chance "to be square".
10. What is the name of the girl in "They're hanging me tonight"?

Answer: Flo

It seems an unlikely name for a heroine but this contraction of "Florence" is a useful one syllable word to fit to the tune of the song.
11. In "Utah Carol" what is the colour of the blanket?

Answer: red

Scientists say that cattle can't see colours and so the explanation for why the frightened cattle charged the red blanket must be that it was being waved about and that agitated them. The story ends with Utah Carol being buried in the blanket that caused his death.
12. What is the name of the boss's daughter in "Utah Carol"?

Answer: Lenore

In this story Lenore is just a young girl and a friend whose life is saved by Utah Carol when he sacrifices his own life in the face of a charging stampede of cattle.
13. How much will the "bronc fighter" get paid to ride "The Strawberry Roan" for a "couple of days"?

Answer: ten dollars

"He offered me ten and I said, "I'm your man.
The bronc never lived that I couldn't fan."
It's a proud boast that is never fulfilled. The strawberry roan proves there are "ponies that I cannot ride. There's some of them left. They haven't all died." He's almost glad.
14. Which three of the "Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs" are in the "Public Domain" for nobody knows who wrote them?

Answer: Billy the Kid, Utah Carol, Strawberry Roan

Marty Robbins wrote "In the Valley", "The Master's Call", "Big Iron", and, of course, "El Paso".
"Cool Water" by Bob Nolan, "A Hundred and Sixty Acres"-Kapp, "Running Gun" -Tom Glaser and Tim Glaser.
15. In which song are the lines "and why my brow is darkened like the clouds upon the hill"?

Answer: Utah Carol

It is strange that we will never know who came up with such a beautiful image as this which begins the sad but uplifting tale of Utah Carol.
"And now, my friends, you asked me what makes me sad and still,
And why my brow is darkened like the clouds upon the hill.
Run in your ponies closer and I'll tell to you my tale...."
Source: Author Philian

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