Traditional Folk Songs and Shanties Trivia

'Click Go The Shears' is an old Australian bush ballad. Simply fill in the blanks to reveal the story of the workings of a shearing shed! Recommended for grades: 8,9,10,11,12

This quiz explores the origins, lyrics, and various versions (from folk and country to blues and hard rock) of this famous traditional song.

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!

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.

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.

"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!

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.

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?

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!