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1. When Bobby Shafto went to sea, what did he have on his knee?
 
Golden buckles
Golden buttons
Silver Buckles
Silver Buttons
 
 
2. Which folk group, formed in the 1960s, had the surnames Yarrow, Stookey and Travers?
 
The Kingston Trio
The Limeliters
Peter, Paul and Mary
The Weavers

Mary Travers was the pretty one
 
 
3. What is the first name of Woody Guthrie's son, whose most famous work is Alice's Restaurant?
 
Arlo
Arno
Arpo
Arvo
 
 
4. Who or what is the Irish Rover in the traditional Irish song?
 
A gypsy
A navvy
A ship
A tinker

It sails from Cork to New York
 
 
5. According to popular legend, which English king wrote Greensleeves?
 
William I
Richard III
Henry VIII
George III

He's supposed to have written it for Anne Boleyn
 
 
6. Which folk singer ran away from home in New York at the age of 15 to join a rodeo?
 
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Ramblin' Jay Elliott
Ramblin' Jim Elliott
Ramblin' Joe Elliott
 
 
7. Which town is mentioned in the Ewan McColl song Dirty Old Town?
 
Bolton
Blackburn
Salford
Wigan
 
 
8. What is the surname of the Glasgow-born folk singer Donovan?
 
Lee
Leitch
Loach
Lynch
 
 
9. What is the alternative title (and also the first line) of The Riddle Song?
 
I Gave My Love a Baby
I Gave My Love a Cherry
I Gave My Love a Lily
I Gave My Love a Poppy
 
 
10. According to the song, where was John Henry working when he 'died with his hammer in his hand'?
 
In a coal mine
On a railroad
In a shipyard
In a steel works
 
 
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