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Quiz about The White Snows of Winter
Quiz about The White Snows of Winter

The White Snows of Winter Trivia Quiz

An Anatomy of a Song Quiz

How well do you know this lovely Kingston Trio song?

A multiple-choice quiz by Catreona. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Catreona
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
399,711
Updated
Jan 26 23
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
275
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Question 1 of 10
1. "The white snows of winter fall"... where? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. "The town lies asleeping. Asleeping beneath the"... what? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Complete the lyric:

"It soon will be _____. Bells will be ringing. Bring us another round"
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Question 4 of 10
4. Complete the lyric:

"But here in the white of a _____ winter night, my love cannot be found"
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Question 5 of 10
5. Complete the lyric:

"'Twas only _____, we danced the fire out"
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Question 6 of 10
6. Complete the lyric:

"I _____ as I left her, 'Away from here I'm bound'"
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Question 7 of 10
7. Complete the lyric:

"I've been to the _____ and back to the _____ and many's the hill I've crowned"

Answer: (Two words, 3 and 4 letters, separated with one space. No punctuation.)

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Question 8 of 10
8. Complete the lyric:

"And now in the winter I've come to find her here
My _____ lies a sleeping. I know that she is near"
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Question 9 of 10
9. Complete the lyric:

"It soon will be Christmas. Bells will be ringing. _____ are all around"
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Question 10 of 10
10. Complete the Lyric:

"For here in the white of a _____ winter's night, my love at last I've found"
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "The white snows of winter fall"... where?

Answer: Into the quiet town

 "The White Snows of Winter" was written by Bob Shane and Tom Drake.
2. "The town lies asleeping. Asleeping beneath the"... what?

Answer: Down

 The song's melody is based on a theme from Johannes Brahms' First Symphony.
3. Complete the lyric: "It soon will be _____. Bells will be ringing. Bring us another round"

Answer: Christmas

 The Kingston Trio included the song on their Christmas album "The Last Month of the Year".
4. Complete the lyric: "But here in the white of a _____ winter night, my love cannot be found"

Answer: Cold

 Founded in 1957, The Kingston Trio was well enough established by 1960 to issue a Christmas album.
5. Complete the lyric: "'Twas only _____, we danced the fire out"

Answer: October

 Sales of "The Last Month of the Year" fell short of expectations and Capital Records withdrew the album shortly after its release. This puzzles your quiz writer, who agrees with critic David A. Milberg's assessment in his Allmusic review, "An essential part of any Christmas album collection." As he points out, "these are true Christmas folk songs, from spirituals to Old English rounds." The fact that "The Last Month of the Year" was re-released on CD three times in less than fifteen years (in 1991 by Capital, in 1999 by Collectors' Choice Music and in 2014 by Real Gone Music) attests to the enduring appeal of this lovely, gentle album.
6. Complete the lyric: "I _____ as I left her, 'Away from here I'm bound'"

Answer: Called

 The founding members of The Kingston Trio were Dave Guard, Bob Shane and Nick Reynolds.
The group formed in San Francisco, California USA.
7. Complete the lyric: "I've been to the _____ and back to the _____ and many's the hill I've crowned"

Answer: sea land

 Dave Guard left the trio in 1961. Bob and Nick continued playing with John Stewart, finally disbanding in 1967.
8. Complete the lyric: "And now in the winter I've come to find her here My _____ lies a sleeping. I know that she is near"

Answer: Love

 With Tom Drake, Bob Shane wrote "Blue Eyed Gal", "Blow the Candle Out", "Who's Gonna Hold Her Hand" and "Mary Mild" as well as "The White Snows of Winter". "Mary Mild" also appears on "The Last Month of the Year".
9. Complete the lyric: "It soon will be Christmas. Bells will be ringing. _____ are all around"

Answer: Blessings

 Tom Drake worked as a child actor on the CBC, a corporate newsletter writer, an English professor and a Folk musician (founding The Other Singers and The Goodtime Singers, who replaced The New Christie Minstrels on "The Andy Williams Show") before settling on a career as a film and television writer and director. He and Bob Shane remained lifelong friends.
10. Complete the Lyric: "For here in the white of a _____ winter's night, my love at last I've found"

Answer: Warm

 In Question 4 the winter night was cold because "my love cannot be found", whereas here, the winter night is warm because "my love at last I've found". The winter night becoming warm is not a contradiction. Rather, it shows how perceptions change with changing circumstances.

The speaker's heart was cold in loneliness. Now it is warmed by the glow of rediscovered love. And, after all, love is what Christmas is all about.
Source: Author Catreona

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