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Quiz about Songs from the 1850s That I Like

Songs from the 1850s That I Like Quiz

Here are ten songs that came out in the 1850s that are still sung today that I like. How many have you heard?

A multiple-choice quiz by Ilona_Ritter. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Ilona_Ritter

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
409,687

Updated
Sep 05 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

Plays
333

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 1850 Stephen Foster wrote a song about some races that were "five miles long." What were they called? Hint

Uptown Races

Partytown Races

Camptown Races

Funntown Races

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1851, Matthew Bridges and Godfrey Thring wrote the lyrics to a Christian song with the line, "hark how the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own." What is the song? Hint

Trust and Obey

Crown Him with Many Crowns

What a Friend we Have in Jesus

I Serve a Risen Savior

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Question 3 of 10

3. This song, also known as "Swanee River," came out in 1851; what is it? Hint

Water

Polly Wolly Doodle

Rain Rain Go Away

Old Folks at Home

4. In 1852, a song came out that has many different versions. Living in America, I know the one that started, "All around the cobbler's bench..." which is the version Laura Ingalls said her father sang when she was growing up. What is this song? Hint

Pop Goes the Camel

Pop Goes the Monkey

Pop Goes the Weasel

Pop Goes the Turkey

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Question 5 of 10

5. This 1852 song is only four lines long. It is usually sung in four rounds, with each group starting a line after the other starts. What is this song that ends with "life is but a dream"? Hint

Drink, Drink, Drink Some Water

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Eat, Eat, Eat Those Chips

Read, Read, Read A Book

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Question 6 of 10

6. This Christmas song actually takes place the day after Christmas, "on the Feast of Stephen." What is this song called? Hint

We Three Kings

Good King Wenceslas

King of the Hill

Stephen the Bohemian

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Question 7 of 10

7. According to a song that came out in 1854, who has "light-brown hair?" Hint

Janet

Jasmine

Jenny

Jeanie

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Question 8 of 10

8. What song initially published in 1857 was first called "The One Horse Open Sleigh"? Hint

Patapan

Silver Bells

Jingle Bells

The Little Drummer Boy

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Question 9 of 10

9. Before "ye soldiers of the cross" are told to "lift his royal banner," what were they told to do in the title of this Christian hymn from 1858? Hint

Trust and Obey

Tell Me the Stories of Jesus

Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus

Hallalujah! Praise Ye the Lord

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Question 10 of 10

10. This song was written in 1859 and gained popularity during the American Civil War. The lyrics say, "I wish I was in_____Hooray, Hooray." Where does the singer wish they were? Hint

Davenport

Dayton

Dallas

Dixie

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 1850 Stephen Foster wrote a song about some races that were "five miles long." What were they called?

Answer: Camptown Races

"Camptown Races" is a minstrel song written by Foster. Many historians believe the song was based in the town of Camptown, Pennsylvania, USA. The song was used in Mel Brooks' movie "Blazing Saddles."

2. In 1851, Matthew Bridges and Godfrey Thring wrote the lyrics to a Christian song with the line, "hark how the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own." What is the song?

Answer: Crown Him with Many Crowns

The music to "Crown Him with Many Crowns" was written by George Elvey for a song called "Diademata." "Crown Him with Many Crowns" was based on Revelation 19:12, which in the King James Version states, "His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on His head were many crowns; and He had a name written, that no man knew, but He Himself."

3. This song, also known as "Swanee River," came out in 1851; what is it?

Answer: Old Folks at Home

"Old Folks at Home" was a minstrel song written by Stephen Foster. The official state song of Florida, USA, has been altered many times to make it less racist. The Suwannee River (as it's now called) is the second largest river system in the state of Florida.

Answer: Pop Goes the Weasel

"Pop Goes the Weasel" is a traditional nursery rhyme song often used for the Jack-in-a-Box toy before Jack pops out. This song is usually sung in a round with children.

5. This 1852 song is only four lines long. It is usually sung in four rounds, with each group starting a line after the other starts. What is this song that ends with "life is but a dream"?

Answer: Row, Row, Row Your Boat

"Row, Row, Row Your Boat" was written by Eliphalet Oram Lyte. The lyrics are similar to the song people sing today, but the tune is different. There have also been parodies made of this song, including one by Don Music on "Sesame Street," who changed "boat" to "car."

6. This Christmas song actually takes place the day after Christmas, "on the Feast of Stephen." What is this song called?

Answer: Good King Wenceslas

The legend of King Wenceslas says he was a martyr. Despite being royalty, he trekked through the brisk cold with his servant. When the servant got cold and said he couldn't keep going, the king told him to follow in his footsteps, and miraculously the king's footsteps kept the servant warm.

King Wenceslas was a Bohemian king from 907-935.

7. According to a song that came out in 1854, who has "light-brown hair?"

Answer: Jeanie

"Jeanie with the Light-Brown Hair" was written by Stephen Foster.

The TV show "I Dream of Jeanie," starring Barbara Eden, took its name from the song's first line, which says, "I dream of Jeanie with the light-brown hair."

8. What song initially published in 1857 was first called "The One Horse Open Sleigh"?

Answer: Jingle Bells

"Jingle Bells" was written by James Lord Pierpont. It was not originally meant to be a Christmas song but a parlor drinking song. However, sometime between 1860 and 1870, people associated the song with Christmas.

9. Before "ye soldiers of the cross" are told to "lift his royal banner," what were they told to do in the title of this Christian hymn from 1858?

Answer: Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus

"Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus" was written by a Presbyterian minister named George Duffield Jr. George James Webb wrote the tune. Some churches have taken it out of the hymnal as it is concerned offensive to some people who are differently-abled.

10. This song was written in 1859 and gained popularity during the American Civil War. The lyrics say, "I wish I was in_____Hooray, Hooray." Where does the singer wish they were?

Answer: Dixie

"Dixie," also known as "Dixie's Land" or "I Wish I Was in Dixie," was written by a man from Ohio. During the Civil War, it represented the South, not the North.

Source: Author Ilona_Ritter

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