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Songs I Sang as a Kid Trivia Quiz

These are some of the songs that I was singing growing up in the 60's and 70's. Note: some questions are US-specific.

A multiple-choice quiz by steelman86. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
steelman86

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
357,515

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
9 / 10

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1556

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. "The itsy bitsy ______ climbed up the waterspout
Down came the rain and washed the ______ out
Out came the sun and dried up all the rain
And the itsy-bitsy ______ climbed up the spout again!"

What is the missing word? Hint

cockroach

grasshopper

spider

lizard

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Hickory, dickory, dock! The _____ ran up the clock;
The clock struck one, The _____ ran down,
Hickory, dickory, dock!"

What is the missing word? Hint

rat

dog

cat

mouse

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Question 3 of 10

3. "Yankee Doodle went to town, a-riding on a pony
Stuck a _______ in his cap and called it macaroni
Yankee Doodle, keep it up Yankee Doodle dandy
Mind the music and the step and with the girls be handy."

What is the missing word? Hint

feather

cabbage

pencil

tomato

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Question 4 of 10

4. "London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down,
London Bridge is falling down, my ____ Lady"

What is the missing word? Hint

old

fair

mean

grey

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Question 5 of 10

5. "I've been working on the ________, all the live long day
I've been working on the ________, just to pass the time away
Can't you hear the whistle blowing? Rise up so early in the morn
Don't you hear the captain shouting, "Dinah, blow your horn""

What is the missing word? Hint

railroad

airport

homestead

shipyard

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Oh give me a home, where the buffalo roam,
Where the deer and the antelope play,
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word,
And the skies are not ______ all day"

What is the missing word? Hint

windy

sunny

cloudy

rainy

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Born on a mountain top in _________, greenest state in the land of the free
Raised in the woods so's he knew every tree,
Kilt him a bear when he was only three,
Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!"

What is the missing word? Hint

Kentucky

Washington

Arkansas

Tennessee

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Question 8 of 10

8. "This ____ is your ____, this ____ is my ____
from California to the New York Island
from the redwood forest, to the gulf stream water
this ____ was made for you and me"

What is the missing word? Hint

world

state

land

country

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd
Buy me some _______ and Cracker Jack, I don't care if I never get back
So let's root, root, root for the home team, If they don't win it's a shame
For it's one, two, three strikes you're out at the old ball game"

What is the missing word? Hint

candy

peanuts

soda

hotdogs

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Question 10 of 10

10. "From the Halls of Montezuma, To the ______ of Tripoli;
We fight our country's battles in the air, on land, and sea;
First to fight for right and freedom and to keep our honor clean:
We are proud to claim the title Of United States Marine"

What is the missing word? Hint

lands

roads

beaches

shores

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "The itsy bitsy ______ climbed up the waterspout Down came the rain and washed the ______ out Out came the sun and dried up all the rain And the itsy-bitsy ______ climbed up the spout again!" What is the missing word?

Answer: spider

"Itsy Bitsy Spider" has been around in one form or another since the early 1900s. There are several versions of the song including "The Incy Weensy Spider". Kids love to use their fingers and try to mimic the movements of the spider.

2. "Hickory, dickory, dock! The _____ ran up the clock; The clock struck one, The _____ ran down, Hickory, dickory, dock!" What is the missing word?

Answer: mouse

"Hickory, Dickory, Dock" was first published in 1744. "The Mouse and the Clock" and "Hickety Dickety Dock" are also titles used for this nursery rhyme.

3. "Yankee Doodle went to town, a-riding on a pony Stuck a _______ in his cap and called it macaroni Yankee Doodle, keep it up Yankee Doodle dandy Mind the music and the step and with the girls be handy." What is the missing word?

Answer: feather

This popular American patriotic song was originally a song sung by the British to mock the upstart American colonists during the Revolutionary War. "Yankee Doodle" is the state song of Connecticut.

4. "London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down, London Bridge is falling down, my ____ Lady" What is the missing word?

Answer: fair

The earliest printing of the song "London Bridge is Falling Down" is found in "Tommy Thumb�s Pretty Song Book" which was published in 1744. There were several London Bridges over the years which might explain the "falling down" reference.

5. "I've been working on the ________, all the live long day I've been working on the ________, just to pass the time away Can't you hear the whistle blowing? Rise up so early in the morn Don't you hear the captain shouting, "Dinah, blow your horn"" What is the missing word?

Answer: railroad

The American folk song "I've Been Working On The Railroad" was first published in 1894 in a Princeton University song book. The men performing the backbreaking work of building the railroads would often sing songs to make the work just a little bit easier.

6. "Oh give me a home, where the buffalo roam, Where the deer and the antelope play, Where seldom is heard a discouraging word, And the skies are not ______ all day" What is the missing word?

Answer: cloudy

"Home On The Range" was written originally as a poem named "My Western Home" by Dr. Brewster M. Higley in the early 1870's. It is the state song of Kansas.

7. "Born on a mountain top in _________, greenest state in the land of the free Raised in the woods so's he knew every tree, Kilt him a bear when he was only three, Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier!" What is the missing word?

Answer: Tennessee

George Burns wrote the music and Thomas Blackburn wrote the lyrics to "The Ballad of Davy Crockett". The song was written for the ABC TV show "Davy Crockett" which became a big hit for ABC and Walt Disney. Kids everywhere were wearing coonskin caps and singing the song.

8. "This ____ is your ____, this ____ is my ____ from California to the New York Island from the redwood forest, to the gulf stream water this ____ was made for you and me" What is the missing word?

Answer: land

"This Land Is Your Land" was written by Woody Guthrie in 1940. The song was originally titled "God Blessed America", in 1944 Guthrie rewrote some of the lyrics and gave it its current title.

9. "Take me out to the ball game, Take me out with the crowd Buy me some _______ and Cracker Jack, I don't care if I never get back So let's root, root, root for the home team, If they don't win it's a shame For it's one, two, three strikes you're out at the old ball game" What is the missing word?

Answer: peanuts

"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" was written by Jack Norworth while riding the New York City subway in 1908. Albert Von Tilzer later put the lyrics to music and the iconic baseball song was born. The ironic thing is that neither one of the songwriters had ever been to baseball game.

10. "From the Halls of Montezuma, To the ______ of Tripoli; We fight our country's battles in the air, on land, and sea; First to fight for right and freedom and to keep our honor clean: We are proud to claim the title Of United States Marine" What is the missing word?

Answer: shores

The "Marines' Hymn" has been in use since the mid-1800s making it the oldest song of the US military, no one knows who wrote the hymn. In 1929 it became the official song of the United States Marine Corps. Semper Fi!

Source: Author steelman86

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