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WorksheetsA Boy Named Sue (live at San Quentin, 24/2/1969)
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 19mins
This recording was made about...
30 years ago
40 years ago
50 years ago
60 years ago
This live record was recorded in a ...
football stadium
mental institution (hospital for crazy people)
a hospital
a high security jail
What does it mean that the dad only left a "guitar and a bottle of booze"?
that he took everything except those things
that he didn't own much
that he was addicted
he didn't leave a testament
When Sue was young...
only girls laughed at his name
only boys laughed at his name
both boys and girls laughed at his name
all the adults laughed at his name
"I grew up mean" could be translated into Dutch as...
ik werd een venijnig ventje
ik werd een gemiddeld persoon
ik werd onbelangrijk
ik werd een ziekelijk persoon
What is a synonym for 'vow'?
prayer
promise
excuse
curse
Which of the four is the odd one out?
Which word means something different?
honky-tonk
bar
saloon
brew
"There at the table, dealing stud..." What is the dad doing when the son comes in?
having dinner
playing cards, gambling
talking to someone
having a fight
What is the name of the town where Sue finds his dad?
Georgetown
Gatlinburg
Gettysburg
Washington
With which animal is the dad not compared in the song?
snake
mule
crocodile
tiger
What is the meaning of the 'mangy'
hungry
evil
good
black
How does the son actually recognise the father?
he has a photograph
by sight
by his horse
people tell him who his dad is
Who wins the fight between father and son?
father
son
it's undecided
Who wrote the song?
Johnny Cash
Shel Silverstein
San Quentin
Mario Aromando
"I got all choked up" means
I became emotional
I was strangled
I got shaken up
I got surrounded by people
What is the season when Sue finds his dad?
winter
spring
summer
fall/autumn
When the dad and Sue fight, what do they not use?
knife
fists
rope
gun
Why did the father give the boy such a strange name?
because he was drunk
so he could have a laugh about it
so he could find his son back easily
so the boy would learn to fight his way through life
Why does the crowd go wild when they hear 'San Quentin'?
it's Johnny Cash's greatest hit
it's a very funny song
it's a song about them
it's a very funky, danceable song
What did Johnny Cash's family do for a living when he was young?
sharecropping
farming
selling cattle
grocery store
Where did Johnny learn how to sing?
in church
in a choir
out on the cotton fields
music lessons
