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Folk Song Trivia

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Whose house is "over the river and through the woods"?

a)

Auntie's

b)

Grandmother's

c)

Sister's

d)

Mother's

2.

What was sent on the first day of Christmas?

a)

turtle doves

b)

maids-a-milking

c)

a partridge in a pear tree

d)

a bald eagle

3.

"This old man, he played two; he played knick-knack on my________."

a)

shoe

b)

boot

c)

sandal

d)

house

4.

What is seldom heard on "Home on the Range"?

a)

mother yelling

b)

a tearful goodbye

c)

an encouraging word

d)

a discouraging word

5.

"Hickory Dickory Dock, the mouse ran _______________"

a)

in the mouse hole

b)

up the tree

c)

down the block

d)

up the clock

6.

Where are we going while singing "Polly Wolly Doodle"?

a)

up north

b)

down south

c)

out east

d)

out west

7.

Who were the three blind mice chasing?

a)

the car

b)

the farmer's wife

c)

Tom

d)

the old barn cat

8.

What happened to Clementine?

a)

she was lost and gone forever

b)

she was blind

c)

she died and left forever

d)

she lived happily ever after

9.

How many little Indians are there?

a)

3

b)

8

c)

10

d)

5

10.

What does the cat take in "The Farmer and the Dell"?

a)

cat

b)

rat

c)

bat

d)

hat

11.

What stands alone in "The Farmer and the Dell"?

a)

rat

b)

mother

c)

farmer

d)

cheese

12.

How long have "I Been Workin' on the Railroad"?

a)

5 months

b)

every day

c)

all the live-long day

d)

forever

13.

Where does the Muffin Man live?

a)

Drury Lane

b)

Dreary Lane

c)

Dreamy Lane

d)

Dear Lane

14.

What does the star look like in "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"?

a)

the Big Dipper

b)

a diamond

c)

an asteroid

d)

a planet

15.

What musical instrument is on my knee in "O Susannah"?

a)

flute

b)

guitar

c)

drum

d)

banjo

16.

"She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain" driving what?

a)

4 white ponies

b)

6 white horses

c)

a white stallion

d)

a horse and buggy

17.

Where did Mary's little lamb follow her?

a)

to her house

b)

to the store

c)

to school

d)

to the mall

18.

How long is the Camptown Racetrack?

a)

3 miles

b)

5 miles

c)

2 miles

d)

1 block

19.

"Are you sleeping, are you sleeping, __________________?"

a)

brother Abe

b)

brother Mike

c)

brother John

d)

brother Sam

20.

Old Smoky is covered with _______________

a)

ice

b)

dirt

c)

grass

d)

snow

21.

Why did Jack and Jill go up the hill?

a)

to fetch water

b)

to go home

c)

to find their friend

d)

to run away from bullies

22.

What washed the spider out?

a)

snow

b)

sprinkler

c)

rain

d)

wind

23.

Over the river and through the woods, the ____________ knows the way......

a)

man

b)

coach

c)

dog

d)

horse

24.

What shall we tell Aunt Rhody?

a)

the cow had a calf

b)

the grey goose is dead

c)

the bald eagle has landed

d)

the storm is comin'

25.

When are we going around the Mulberry bush?

a)

late at night

b)

once a week

c)

so early in the morning

d)

all night and all day

26.

Where are we rowing the boat?

a)

up the stream

b)

across the pond

c)

across the lake

d)

down the stream

27.

What did Yankee Doodle ride on?

a)

stallion

b)

pony

c)

white horse

d)

dog sled

28.

What do the Camptown ladies sing?

a)

fa-la-la

b)

tra-la-la

c)

doo-dah

d)

zippety do-dah

29.

What color is Mary's lamb's fleece?

a)

grey

b)

silver

c)

white

d)

off-white

30.

Where does my Bonnie lie?

a)

under the hammock

b)

in her bed

c)

over the ocean

d)

in the pond

31.

What will the baby's cradle do when the wind blows?

a)

swing

b)

fall

c)

rock

d)

tremble

32.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of American Folk Music?

a)

it is passed down from generation to generation

b)

the are always in a foreign language

c)

we don't know who the composer is

d)

the music is about the life and times they were living