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1. "One Tree Hill" was a well received single from the popular album "The Joshua Tree" by which Irish band?
2. "Most with cones for seeds, most with needles for leaves
_ is for _____, my kind of trees
Large junipers and fir, spruce, cedars and pines
_ is for _____, more then five hundred kinds"
What goes in the blanks to complete the lyrics and form the title of the song by the American alternative rock band, "They Might Be Giants"?
3. According to the English carol "The Twelve Days of Christmas", which tree formed part of the gift received by the singer from her true love on the first day?
4. "Boy and his dog
Went out looking for the rainbow
You know what did they learn
Since that very day"
These are the opening lines to the song "Redwood Tree" by which singer-songwriter?
5. The American folk song "In The Pines" may have originated in the southern Appalachian region. Which unlikely band recorded a cover version of this traditional song?
6. "The Cherry Tree" by Sting is a ballad that has been covered by various artistes. Is it true that this ballad is based on an apocryphal story involving Mary and Joseph, the parents of Jesus?
7. "Sleep, little willow
Peace gonna follow
Time will heal your wounds"
Which member of "The Beatles" recorded the song "Little Willow" from which these lines are taken?
8. Which of the following recorded the song "Lemon Tree" in which a father advises his son not to put his trust in love with the following lines?
"Lemon tree very pretty and the lemon flower is sweet
But the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat."
9. A popular song by "The Andrews Sisters" had a girl telling her lover not to sit with any other girl under which tree?
10. "There's a thorn tree in the garden, if you know just what I mean,
And I hate to hurt your feelings but its not the way it seems,
'Cause I miss her."
Which group, that included Eric Clapton as a member, recorded this song titled "Thorn Tree In The Garden"?
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