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Quiz about Tom Paxton
Quiz about Tom Paxton

Tom Paxton Trivia Quiz


One of my favourite American artists, Tom Paxton - so I thought I'd write one! I hope you enjoy the quiz as much as I enjoy his music!

A multiple-choice quiz by Quiz_Beagle. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Quiz_Beagle
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
243,819
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
13 / 20
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243
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Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 20
1. "It's a lesson too late for the learning, made of sand". First line of which song? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Tom Paxton wrote some marvellous children's songs. What colour was "Jennifer's Rabbit"? Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. In "Jennifer's Rabbit", how many monkeys from the city zoo joined them? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Children from the UK will have heard "The Marvellous Toy" sung by Val Doonican, but it was written by Tom Paxton. Who gave the toy to the singer? Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Where did Tom Paxton write "The Marvellous Toy"? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. We're "Goin' To The Zoo" tomorrow - how long can we stay? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. Tom has written some amazing songs about Vietnam. This is a very blackly comic one called "Talking Vietnam Pot-Luck Blues". When the singer first got to Vietnam what did he hardly get to see? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. Where does the "Pot" in "Talking Vietnam Pot-Luck Blues" come from? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Another moving song about Vietnam concerns a man trying to wake up his room-mate. What's it called? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. What was Tom Paxton's song written in response to Henry Kissinger getting the Nobel Peace Prize? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. This Tom Paxton song about Vietnam shares its name with a Tom Cruise film - what is it? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. Which Tom Paxton song is concerned with the discrepancies in women's wages before the ERA? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. President Jimmy Carter was once photographed panicking over a rabbit 'attacking' him in a boat (Honest!) What Tom Paxton song commemorates this historic event? Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. When Russia invaded Afghanistan, the UN did not invade to free Afghanistan. They did take some action though, which prompted which Tom Paxton song? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. Enough of the satire. Tom Paxton also wrote some of the most beautiful and tender love songs ever. One is great fun, and written about a little girl. "Take an angel with a devil" is who? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. A hit for Pete Seeger, this Tom Paxton song is about someone with wanderlust - title? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. Tom Paxton's "Lady" is what? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Back to satire - how long is Tom Paxton's song about Spiro Agnew? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Ecology and concern for the environment are the latest things, but Tom was singing about them a long time ago - what is his song about ruining the planet? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. A group called Rednex had a one-hit wonder in the UK with a remix of an old American folk song. The group was Rednex - and the song title was the same as a Tom Paxton song, but wasn't the same song! What was it? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "It's a lesson too late for the learning, made of sand". First line of which song?

Answer: The Last Thing On My Mind

From the sleeve notes to "Ramblin' Boy" - "Sometimes something important slips right through our fingers. We stand and watch it happening but don't have the wrords to stop it and there it goes and that's it".
2. Tom Paxton wrote some marvellous children's songs. What colour was "Jennifer's Rabbit"?

Answer: Brown and white

Unlike "Marvellous Toy" or "Goin' To The Zoo", I didn't come across this song until I was an adult. I still love it, though!
3. In "Jennifer's Rabbit", how many monkeys from the city zoo joined them?

Answer: 17

"...along with a turtle and a kangaroo...and Jennifer too"!
4. Children from the UK will have heard "The Marvellous Toy" sung by Val Doonican, but it was written by Tom Paxton. Who gave the toy to the singer?

Answer: My father

This song used to be played constantly on children's radio when I was growing up, so I grew to hate it! It was, however, the first song that Tom had published, so deserves its place in this quiz...
5. Where did Tom Paxton write "The Marvellous Toy"?

Answer: Fort Dix, New Jersey

Tom Paxton gives lots of biographical information on stage. I think it's fair to say that his time at Fort Dix was not the most enjoyable in his life!
6. We're "Goin' To The Zoo" tomorrow - how long can we stay?

Answer: All day

I bet you could all sing this one right through, couldn't you?
7. Tom has written some amazing songs about Vietnam. This is a very blackly comic one called "Talking Vietnam Pot-Luck Blues". When the singer first got to Vietnam what did he hardly get to see?

Answer: Saigon

I loved this song and can still remember all the words. Don't get stuck next to me at a party!
8. Where does the "Pot" in "Talking Vietnam Pot-Luck Blues" come from?

Answer: Straight from Uncle Ho's victory garden

There are some wonderful lines in this song - I particularly like the "Little chap in black PJs - BF Goodrich sandals".
9. Another moving song about Vietnam concerns a man trying to wake up his room-mate. What's it called?

Answer: Jimmy Newman

This song is about a guy forlornly pleading his (presumably dead) room mate to wake up and get on the planes going home. It's very moving.
10. What was Tom Paxton's song written in response to Henry Kissinger getting the Nobel Peace Prize?

Answer: The White Bones Of Allende

When Henry Kissinger won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973, Tom Lehrer said "It was at that moment that satire died", but Tom Paxton still squeezed some out of this song.
11. This Tom Paxton song about Vietnam shares its name with a Tom Cruise film - what is it?

Answer: Born On The Fourth Of July

Although "Coming Home" and "The Deer Hunter" are about Vietnam, Tom Cruise is not in them. He is is "Rain Man", but it's not about Vietnam! I don't know if the song and the film are connected - please let me know if you do!
12. Which Tom Paxton song is concerned with the discrepancies in women's wages before the ERA?

Answer: Mary Got A New Job

Tom sings about all sorts of diverse subjects, doesn't he?
13. President Jimmy Carter was once photographed panicking over a rabbit 'attacking' him in a boat (Honest!) What Tom Paxton song commemorates this historic event?

Answer: I Don't Want A Bunny Wunny

From the chorus "I don't wanna Bunny Wunny in my little wow boat, In my little wow boat in the pond, 'Cos that bunny might be cwazy and he'll bite me in the thwoat...." - you couldn't make it up, could you?
14. When Russia invaded Afghanistan, the UN did not invade to free Afghanistan. They did take some action though, which prompted which Tom Paxton song?

Answer: Be A Sport, Afghanistan

An Olympics boycott was proposed, but some people argued it was inappropriate, so Tom Paxton sang that Afghanistan should just "Be A Sport", even though they were in a "War you didn't want and didn't start" because the other countries had already "Ordered some rippin' Olympic ties..."
15. Enough of the satire. Tom Paxton also wrote some of the most beautiful and tender love songs ever. One is great fun, and written about a little girl. "Take an angel with a devil" is who?

Answer: Kate

Great song. I love the bit where he's playing hide and seek and discovers Kate's gone out and forgotten all about him!
16. A hit for Pete Seeger, this Tom Paxton song is about someone with wanderlust - title?

Answer: Ramblin' Boy

This is a sad and lovely song.
17. Tom Paxton's "Lady" is what?

Answer: A wild, flying dove

This was written for his wife, Midge and is one of the most beautiful love songs that I know.
18. Back to satire - how long is Tom Paxton's song about Spiro Agnew?

Answer: 11 words

In its entirety: "I sing of Spiro Agnew, and all the things he's done...."
19. Ecology and concern for the environment are the latest things, but Tom was singing about them a long time ago - what is his song about ruining the planet?

Answer: There Goes The Mountain

Some of you might know it better by James Durst, but it's a Tom Paxton song!
20. A group called Rednex had a one-hit wonder in the UK with a remix of an old American folk song. The group was Rednex - and the song title was the same as a Tom Paxton song, but wasn't the same song! What was it?

Answer: Cotton-Eyed Joe

Ton Paxton's song is about an old man. Thanks to splashhawk for letting me know it's not the same song.
Source: Author Quiz_Beagle

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