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With A Banjo On My Knee Trivia Quiz

What do you know about the banjo - not only the musical instrument, but anything entertaining or related to a banjo?

A multiple-choice quiz by abecedarian. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
abecedarian

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
374,367

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
384

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Question 1 of 10

1. A banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a circular frame. How many strings does a banjo usually have? Hint

Six or seven

Two or three

Four or five

One

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Question 2 of 10

2. What were the Australian poet A. B. "Banjo" Paterson's given names? Hint

Albert Beresford

Arthur Bertrand

Adam Balfour

Andrew Barton

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the song "Oh! Susanna", from where do I come "with a banjo on my knee"? Hint

Mississippi

Alabama

Lou'siana

Tennessee

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Banjo on My Knee" is a 1936 American musical comedy-drama film. Who starred as Pearl Elliott Holley? (Joel McCrea played her husband Ernie.) Hint

Barbara Stanwyck

Marilyn Monroe

Jean Harlow

Norma Desmond

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Question 5 of 10

5. This banjo player was a welder in the Glasgow shipyards, a singer in the "Humblebums", and an actor and presenter, but he is best known as a stand-up comedian. Who is he? Hint

Ronnie Barker

Gerry Rafferty

Billy Connolly

John Cleese

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Question 6 of 10

6. Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs were the founding members of "The Foggy Mountain Boys". Who was the banjo player? Hint

Paul Warren

Lester Flatt

Earl Scruggs

Bill Monroe

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Southern Fiddler Ray, also known as the Banjo Ray and Banjo Shark amongst other names, is native to which country? Hint

Canada

Brazil

Australia

Greenland

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Question 8 of 10

8. The Banjo Frog, native to Australia, is also known as what? Hint

Gobbledok

Pobblebonk

Togglewog

Ribbitwig

9. "He lived by the apple orchard in this little orchard shack.
His real name was Jackson Taylor but I called him AppleJack.
Now old AppleJack was loved by everyone he ever knew,
AppleJack picked apples but he picked the banjo, too."

These lyrics are from the song "AppleJack". Who wrote it? Hint

Irving Berlin

Dolly Parton

Bob Dylan

Willie Nelson

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Question 10 of 10

10. "Dueling Banjos" was featured in which 1972 movie? Hint

Cabaret

Deliverance

The Godfather

Man of La Mancha

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. A banjo is a stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a circular frame. How many strings does a banjo usually have?

Answer: Four or five

Banjos usually have four or five strings. Six string banjos are tuned and played similar to guitars. Banjos with seven strings and up to ten strings have been developed. Banjos come in a variety of forms!

2. What were the Australian poet A. B. "Banjo" Paterson's given names?

Answer: Andrew Barton

He was the eldest of seven children born to Andrew Bogle Paterson and his wife Rose. The pen-name "The Banjo" was taken from the name of a station racehorse owned by his family.

3. In the song "Oh! Susanna", from where do I come "with a banjo on my knee"?

Answer: Alabama

"Oh! Susanna" written by Stephen Foster, sold over 100,000 copies. Before that, no song had sold more than 5,000 copies in America.

4. "Banjo on My Knee" is a 1936 American musical comedy-drama film. Who starred as Pearl Elliott Holley? (Joel McCrea played her husband Ernie.)

Answer: Barbara Stanwyck

During a career spanning 59 years, Barbara Stanwyck made 93 movies and made many television appearances.

5. This banjo player was a welder in the Glasgow shipyards, a singer in the "Humblebums", and an actor and presenter, but he is best known as a stand-up comedian. Who is he?

Answer: Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly bought his first banjo at the Barrowland market in Glasgow.

6. Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs were the founding members of "The Foggy Mountain Boys". Who was the banjo player?

Answer: Earl Scruggs

Lester Flatt played guitar and Paul Warren played fiddle. Bill Monroe played mandolin in the "Bluegrass Boys". The Foggy Mountain Boys, an American bluegrass band, won a Grammy Award for "Foggy Mountain Breakdown".

7. The Southern Fiddler Ray, also known as the Banjo Ray and Banjo Shark amongst other names, is native to which country?

Answer: Australia

Found along the southern coast of Australia, the fiddler rays are a genus of guitarfish. Get a few together and you've got guitars, banjos and fiddles!

8. The Banjo Frog, native to Australia, is also known as what?

Answer: Pobblebonk

The Pobblebonk (or Banjo) Frog, gets its name from its distinctive "bonk" call.

9. "He lived by the apple orchard in this little orchard shack. His real name was Jackson Taylor but I called him AppleJack. Now old AppleJack was loved by everyone he ever knew, AppleJack picked apples but he picked the banjo, too." These lyrics are from the song "AppleJack". Who wrote it?

Answer: Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton plays banjo, too.

10. "Dueling Banjos" was featured in which 1972 movie?

Answer: Deliverance

Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith composed a banjo instrumental in 1955 called "Feudin' Banjos". The song was used in the film "Deliverance" without his permission. He sued and won, receiving songwriting credit as well as royalties.

Source: Author abecedarian

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