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Old Time Hymns Trivia Quiz

Many of the old fashioned hymns and spirituals are still meaningful and much loved today. Test your knowledge of lyrics and other facts about these old favorites.

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

Author
bigwoo

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
42,239

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
10 / 15

Plays
5618

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 72 (9/15), Guest 117 (5/15), Guest 174 (13/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. What famous hymn was written by, John Newton, a former slave trader? Hint

'How Great Thou Art'

'Amazing Grace'

'At The Cross'

'On Zion's Glorious Summit'

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Question 2 of 15

2. Albert Brumley wrote, 'Some glad morning when this life is oe'r I'll' do this? Hint

Go to Heaven

Fly Away

Get my Reward

See Jesus

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Question 3 of 15

3. In this old hymn, what type of memories 'flood my soul'? Hint

'Precious Memories'

'Happy Memories'

'Golden Memories'

'Family Memories'

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Question 4 of 15

4. Who wrote the 'Battle Hymn of the Republic'? Hint

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Katherine Lee Bates

Stephen Douglas

Julia Ward Howe

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Question 5 of 15

5. To what church did Dr. William Pitts tell us to 'come, come, come'? Hint

'The Church by the River'

'The Church in the Valley'

'The Church in the Wildwood'

'The Church on the Mountain'

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Question 6 of 15

6. William Bradbury is credited with writing the music for what famous children's hymn in 1862? Hint

'Jesus Loves the Little Children'

'Away in the Manger'

'This Little Light of Mine'

'Jesus Loves Me'

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Question 7 of 15

7. Which of these hymns has the same title as a rock song which talks about a bullfrog that has the same name as an Old Testament prophet? Hint

'Go Tell it on the Mountain'

'Joy to the World'

'I'll be Listening'

'Every Time I feel the Spirit'

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Question 8 of 15

8. What does 'Kum Ba yah' mean? Hint

Come by Here

God is Near

Praise the Lord

Come to God

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Question 9 of 15

9. What traditional spiritual has the phrase, 'See the little baby, lyin' in a manger'? Hint

'Away in the Manger'

'Amen'

'Roll, Jordan, Roll'

'Were You There?'

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Question 10 of 15

10. How is Jesus said to be calling 'for you and for me' in this hymn written by Will Thompson in 1882? Hint

'Softly and Lovingly'

'Gently and Lovingly'

'Softly and Tenderly'

'Gently and Mercifully'

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Question 11 of 15

11. What song begins with the lyrics, 'I'm satisfied with just a cottage below'? Hint

'Mansion over the Hilltop'

'How Beautiful Heaven Must Be'

'An Empty Mansion'

'Sweet By and By'

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Question 12 of 15

12. What famous hymn writer became blind as a small child when a physician gave her the wrong medicine? Hint

Fanny Crosby

Joyce Croft

Doris Akers

Karen Eagan

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Question 13 of 15

13. What reformer wrote 'A Mighty Fortress is Our God'? Hint

John Calvin

John Wesley

Martin Luther

Charles Wesley

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Question 14 of 15

14. According to this Johnson Oatman hymn, what should you count when you are tossed 'upon life's billows'? Hint

Sheep

The days

God's promises

Your blessings

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Question 15 of 15

15. Who does Andrae Crouch say we will see 'soon and very soon'? Hint

The King

Jesus

The Lord

God

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What famous hymn was written by, John Newton, a former slave trader?

Answer: 'Amazing Grace'

Newton went from slave trader to preacher after being lost at sea for almost a month. After that experience he wrote Amazing Grace.

2. Albert Brumley wrote, 'Some glad morning when this life is oe'r I'll' do this?

Answer: Fly Away

3. In this old hymn, what type of memories 'flood my soul'?

Answer: 'Precious Memories'

4. Who wrote the 'Battle Hymn of the Republic'?

Answer: Julia Ward Howe

Howe wrote the hymn during the 'War Between the States' in 1862.

5. To what church did Dr. William Pitts tell us to 'come, come, come'?

Answer: 'The Church in the Wildwood'

6. William Bradbury is credited with writing the music for what famous children's hymn in 1862?

Answer: 'Jesus Loves Me'

7. Which of these hymns has the same title as a rock song which talks about a bullfrog that has the same name as an Old Testament prophet?

Answer: 'Joy to the World'

Jeremiah was the bullfrog.

8. What does 'Kum Ba yah' mean?

Answer: Come by Here

9. What traditional spiritual has the phrase, 'See the little baby, lyin' in a manger'?

Answer: 'Amen'

10. How is Jesus said to be calling 'for you and for me' in this hymn written by Will Thompson in 1882?

Answer: 'Softly and Tenderly'

11. What song begins with the lyrics, 'I'm satisfied with just a cottage below'?

Answer: 'Mansion over the Hilltop'

Ira Stanphill wrote this classic in 1949.

12. What famous hymn writer became blind as a small child when a physician gave her the wrong medicine?

Answer: Fanny Crosby

Some of her songs include, 'To God be the Glory', 'Tell Me the Story of Jesus', 'Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross', and 'I am Thine O Lord'.

13. What reformer wrote 'A Mighty Fortress is Our God'?

Answer: Martin Luther

14. According to this Johnson Oatman hymn, what should you count when you are tossed 'upon life's billows'?

Answer: Your blessings

15. Who does Andrae Crouch say we will see 'soon and very soon'?

Answer: The King

This lively spiritual was written by Andrae Crouch in 1976.

Source: Author bigwoo

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