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3 Loreena McKennitt quizzes and 40 Loreena McKennitt trivia questions.
1.
  Loreena McKennitt Lyrics 1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is my favorite singer/songwriter of all time, and I wanted to create a quiz of some of her most famous songs and their lyrics. Enjoy!
Average, 10 Qns, elfallalone, Jul 03 07
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  Loreena McKennitt Lyrics and Albums 2    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is my second Loreena McKennitt quiz. If you know of her and her songs, this should be easy for you. I hope you enjoy!
Tough, 10 Qns, elfallalone, Jan 01 07
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  Loreena McKennitt's Songs    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Mostly lyrics: if you're a fan, this quiz should not give you any problem. Lots of lyrics. If you're not fan and you like celtic or new age stuff, you have to find one of her CDs. My favorites: The Visit and Parallel Dreams. Good luck!
Average, 20 Qns, lykorne, Jan 01 07
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trivia question Quick Question
Which song off of the album "Elemental" did these lyrics come from?: "How far of you to travel this dark and dreary night"

From Quiz "Loreena McKennitt Lyrics and Albums 2"





Loreena McKennitt Trivia Questions
1. In 2006, Loreena McKennitt released her first CD in almost 10 years. What was its title?

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics and Albums 2

Answer: An Ancient Muse

"An Ancient Muse" was her first international CD release in almost ten years, following "The Book of Secrets" in 1998.

2. From which album do the songs "All Souls Night", "Greensleeves", and "The Old Ways" come from?

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics 1

Answer: The Visit

"The Visit" was her groundbreaking album which was released in 1992.

3. 'I lost myself to him, and laid my face upon my lover's breast'

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt's Songs

Answer: The Dark Night of the Soul

4. On the 1994 album, "To Drive the Cold Winter Away", which is the longest recorded song?

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics and Albums 2

Answer: Let all that are to Mirth Inclined

The song "Let all that are to Mirth Inclined" is the last song on this CD, and is six minutes and fifty two seconds long.

5. Complete this lyric "I wish I was in____________________"

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics 1

Answer: Carrighfergus

"Carrighfergus" was a popular song off of the "Elemental" CD.

6. 'I'm drunk today, but I'm seldom sober'

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt's Songs

Answer: Carrighfergus

Hum. Maybe its the best way to be... drunk I mean...

7. Finish these lyrics: "Who will go down to those shady groves, ________________"

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics and Albums 2

Answer: And summon the shadows there

"The Mummer's Dance" was Loreena McKennitt's first true international hit.

8. 'One kiss, my bonny sweetheart, I'm after a prize tonight'

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt's Songs

Answer: The Highwayman

9. Which song off of the album "Elemental" did these lyrics come from?: "How far of you to travel this dark and dreary night"

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics and Albums 2

Answer: Banks of Claudy

"The Banks of Claudy" is a song about a woman who traveles to Claudy to find her lost lover whom she believes died at sea.

10. In the song "The Bonny Swans", which sister pushes the other in the water?

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics 1

Answer: eldest sister

"His daughters, they walked by the river's brim. The eldest pushed the youngest in"

11. 'Fear not slander, censure {rash;} Thou hast finished joy and moan'

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt's Songs

Answer: Cymbeline

For those who recognized it, Yes, Loreena borrowed from Shakespeare...

12. In what song on the album "An Ancient Muse" did the sun shine on Carlisle wall?

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics and Albums 2

Answer: The English Ladye and The Knight

In the song "The English Ladye and The Knight", the sun shining on Carlisle wall was a repeated phrase used througout the entire song.

13. In which song does a dying monk say "O Light the Candle John, the day is almost done"?

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics 1

Answer: Skellig

This is a rather sad song depicting the life and death of an Irish Monk who had come to see his last days and was attempting to resolve his last wishes with a close friend.

14. 'I did not believe because I could not see, though you came to me in the night...'

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt's Songs

Answer: Dante's prayer

15. In the song "Standing Stones" off of the album "Parallel Dreams", on what special Eve does the story take place?

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics and Albums 2

Answer: Christmas Eve

"One bonny moonlight Christmas Eve, they met at that sad place..."

16. Complete the lyric "Let us the Infant greet, in worship before Him ________"

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics 1

Answer: fall

This is one of Loreena Mckennitt's Christmas songs located on her "To Drive the Cold Winter Away" CD, which was released in 1994.

17. 'Let your thoughts be on Night the Herder.'

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt's Songs

Answer: Moon Cradle

18. Off of the CD "The Mask and Mirror", what is the rest of the name for the song "The Two Trees"?

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics and Albums 2

Answer: Ce He Mise Le Ulaingt

"The Palace" is the rest of the song "Dickens' Dublin" off of the CD "Parallel Dreams". "Amhran Duit" come from the CD "An Ancient Muse". "La Serenissima" is off of the CD "The Book of Secrets"

19. According to the song "Coventry Carol" on the album "A Winter Garden", which mighty King wished all young children to be killed?

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics 1

Answer: King Herod

"Herod, the king in his raging, Charged he hath this day. His men of might, in his own sight, all young children to slay".

20. 'The wind is full of a thousand voices...'

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt's Songs

Answer: All Soul's Night

21. On the album titled "A Winter Garden", which song's words came from "Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors" originally?

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics and Albums 2

Answer: Coventry Carol

"Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors" was written in the 15th century, and then was later arranged and adapted with music by Loreena McKennitt for this album.

22. In the song "Breaking the Silence", which is one of the places which is mentioned as a place where death cries out for more?

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics 1

Answer: South Africa

"From the troubled heart of South Africa Nicaragua's festering sore The turmoil on the streets of China, Death crying out for more" From the album "Parallel Dreams"

23. 'Strange news is come to town, strange news is carried'

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt's Songs

Answer: Blacksmith

24. Finish these lyrics: "We woke that morning at the onward call__________"

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics and Albums 2

Answer: Our camels bridled up, our howdahs full

These lyrics come from the song "Caravanserai" off of the newest CD "An Ancient Muse".

25. From the song "Mystic's Dream", what type of wall did the painting hang on?

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics 1

Answer: ivy

"A painting hangs on an ivy wall" This song was used in the movie trailer for the film "Possession" starring Gwyneth Paltrow.

26. What is the 'strange news' in 'Strange news is come to town, strange news is carried'?

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt's Songs

Answer: my love is married & My love is married

27. What is the name of the landlord's daughter in the song "The Highwayman" off of the "Book of Secrets" album?

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt Lyrics and Albums 2

Answer: Bess

"Bess the landlord's daughter, the landlord's blackeyed daughter"

28. 'And there does sit my false sister, Anne...'

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt's Songs

Answer: The Bonny Swans

29. What did my false sister, Anne do?

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt's Songs

Answer: She drowned her sister

30. 'My world was not yours, your eyes told me so'

From Quiz Loreena McKennitt's Songs

Answer: The Old Ways

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