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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.

Author
Bruyere

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
50,702

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1989

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Where did this lyric come from? 'I spent my last hundred dollars on that iron gray mare' Hint

'Go Tell Aunt Rhody'

'The House of the Rising Sun'

'Stewball'

'The Wabash Cannonball'

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Question 2 of 10

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

Sailing Sailing

My Bonnie

Michael Row the Boat Ashore

The Sloop John B

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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

'The House of the Rising Sun'

'On the Banks of the Ohio'

'The Great Silkie'

'I never will marry'

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Question 4 of 10

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

Titanic

Rosewood tree

Willow

Wildwood flower

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Question 5 of 10

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

'Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad'

'Evr'y Night When the Sun Goes Down'

'Down in the Valley'

'Good News'

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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

'Wildwood Flower'

'Old Maid's Song'

'Rosewood Casket'

'House Carpenter'

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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

'The Great Silkie'

'The Housecarpenter'

'The Four Maries'

'The Willow Tree'

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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

If I Had a Hammer

Swing Low Sweet Chariot

Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen

House Carpenter

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Question 9 of 10

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

'On Top of Old Smokey'

'Down in the Valley'

'Shenandoah'

'New River Train'

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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

'Away with Rum'

'Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad'

'The House of the Rising Sun'

'Mamma told me not to come!'

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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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