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Big Rock Candy Mountain Trivia Quiz

The children's song of today has changed considerably since it was first recorded by Harry McClintock in 1928. All questions have been taken from the 1949 Burl Ives version of the song.

A multiple-choice quiz by jimpimslim1. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
jimpimslim1

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
326,517

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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298

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which unhealthy product is grown on the trees in this hobo's utopia? Hint

cigars

snuff

pipes

cigarettes

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Question 2 of 10

2. What are the bulldog's teeth made from? Hint

plastic

rubber

putty

they are toothless

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Question 3 of 10

3. In which way are the cops encumbered in this wanderer's paradise? Hint

rubber battens

open to bribery

very gullible

wooden legs

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Question 4 of 10

4. What kind of eggs do the hens lay? Hint

fried

hard-boiled

scrambled

soft-boiled

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Question 5 of 10

5. In the month of May, what kind of 'bum came hiking'? Hint

burly

bony

brawny

beefy

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Question 6 of 10

6. What kind of water is emitted from the fountain? Hint

sparkling

spring

soda

holy

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Question 7 of 10

7. What bird would you hear singing at the Big Rock Candy Mountain? Hint

blackbird

blue hen

robin

bluebird

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Question 8 of 10

8. What would a bum not need 'for many a day' in this seventh heaven? Hint

a knife and fork

handouts

money

to hide away

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Question 9 of 10

9. What do the farmers keep in their barns? Hint

tobacco

sugar cane

hay

fruit

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Question 10 of 10

10. What kind of weather is not mentioned in the song? Hint

snow

sunshine

sleet

wind

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which unhealthy product is grown on the trees in this hobo's utopia?

Answer: cigarettes

Peppermint trees have replaced the original cigarette trees in many of the more recent sanitized versions of the song.

2. What are the bulldog's teeth made from?

Answer: rubber

The imagery of a bulldog with rubber teeth, must be very appealing as it seems to have lasted the test of time in most versions of the song.

3. In which way are the cops encumbered in this wanderer's paradise?

Answer: wooden legs

You would think there would be no need for the police in a land where everything was free.

4. What kind of eggs do the hens lay?

Answer: soft-boiled

In my idea of an idyllic world there would be no sign of any soft boiled eggs.

5. In the month of May, what kind of 'bum came hiking'?

Answer: burly

I wonder if this burly bum had over indulged on the soft boiled eggs before he arrived.

6. What kind of water is emitted from the fountain?

Answer: soda

The original song mentions crystal fountains. lakes of whisky and gin along with streams of alcohol.

7. What bird would you hear singing at the Big Rock Candy Mountain?

Answer: bluebird

The bluebird is the recognized international symbol of happiness.

8. What would a bum not need 'for many a day' in this seventh heaven?

Answer: money

With all that food and drink just lying around, what good would money be!

9. What do the farmers keep in their barns?

Answer: hay

That hay sounds just the trick for a quick nap to sleep off the excesses of the day.

10. What kind of weather is not mentioned in the song?

Answer: sunshine

In the original version it is said that 'the sun shines every day'.

Source: Author jimpimslim1

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