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I Love To Go A-Wandering Trivia Quiz

"The Happy Wanderer" is a very old song which originated in Germany. You may have learned it in scouting or at a summer camp. What can you remember about it?

A multiple-choice quiz by CmdrK. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
CmdrK

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
379,506

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
577

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Where does the singer of the song like to wander? Hint

the seaside

fields of clover

in the city

the mountains

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does the person in "The Happy Wanderer" like to do while he walks? Hint

blow his nose

sing

hum

hiccup

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Question 3 of 10

3. What does the wanderer use to carry his things while he wanders? Hint

kerchief

tucker bag

knapsack

suitcase

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Question 4 of 10

4. What does the happy wanderer find that danced in the sun? Hint

gold

a fish

a stream

nine ladies

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Question 5 of 10

5. The wanderer sings because he loves the mountains, singing "Val-da-ri, val-da-ra, val-da-ri, val-da-ra". What does he do then? Hint

cries

coughs

sneezes

laughs

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Question 6 of 10

6. What does the happy wanderer do when he meets people on the trail? Hint

shouts "Hello!"

waves his hat

hides

turns around

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Question 7 of 10

7. As the wanderer goes along he hears some birds singing. What kind of birds are they? (A king might know.) Hint

bluejays

robins

blackbirds

bluebirds

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Question 8 of 10

8. Look up! What does the wanderer see winging along? Hint

vultures

sparrows

eagles

skylarks

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Question 9 of 10

9. What does the wanderer always want to do for the rest of his life? Hint

laugh and sing

not slip on the ice

watch out for mountain lions

just keep walking

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where does the wanderer always want to be? Hint

beneath the clear blue sky

where he won't have to cry

where it's always dry

where he can watch squirrels fly

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Where does the singer of the song like to wander?

Answer: the mountains

The singer likes to wander through mountain tracks. Since the song was written in Germany he may like to hike in the Alps.

2. What does the person in "The Happy Wanderer" like to do while he walks?

Answer: sing

Singing helps him pass the time while he walks. If he meets some hikers from Switzerland maybe they will teach him how to yodel.

3. What does the wanderer use to carry his things while he wanders?

Answer: knapsack

If the wanderer were in Australia he might have a tucker bag, but in Europe (and in the song) he uses a knapsack to carry all his things as he wanders.

4. What does the happy wanderer find that danced in the sun?

Answer: a stream

A nice stream was running alongside the mountain track. Can you hear it gurgling?

5. The wanderer sings because he loves the mountains, singing "Val-da-ri, val-da-ra, val-da-ri, val-da-ra". What does he do then?

Answer: laughs

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!" He is a very happy man.

"I love to go a-wandering, along the mountain track,
And as I go I love to sing, my knapsack on my back,
Val-da-ri, val-da-ra, val-da-ri, val-da-ra Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

"I love to wander by the stream that dances in the sun,
So joyously it calls to me, come join my happy song".

6. What does the happy wanderer do when he meets people on the trail?

Answer: waves his hat

Being a friendly person, the wanderer waves his hat at fellow hikers. They wave back, too.

7. As the wanderer goes along he hears some birds singing. What kind of birds are they? (A king might know.)

Answer: blackbirds

Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie? Maybe not such a great meal but four and twenty blackbirds singing might be nice.

"I wave my hat to all I meet and they wave back at me,
And blackbirds call so loud and sweet, from ev'ry greenwood tree".

8. Look up! What does the wanderer see winging along?

Answer: skylarks

The wanderer notices that the skylarks never rest at home, they roam over the world.

9. What does the wanderer always want to do for the rest of his life?

Answer: laugh and sing

He's a happy wanderer so he sings and laughs as he goes.

10. Where does the wanderer always want to be?

Answer: beneath the clear blue sky

Out in the fresh mountain air, with a stream dancing in the sun and beneath a clear blue sky; sounds like a happy wanderer's ideal life.

"High overhead, the skylarks wing, they never rest at home,
But just like me, they love to sing, as o'er the world we roam.
Oh, may I go a-wandering until the day I die,
Oh, may I always laugh and sing, beneath God's clear blue sky".

Source: Author CmdrK

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