Folk Music and Social Movements in America Quiz

Test your knowledge on the intersection of folk music and social change in America with this engaging quiz!

#1

Which social movement heavily influenced the folk music revival in the 1960s?

Civil Rights Movement
Feminist Movement
Environmental Movement
Anti-War Movement
#2

Who is often considered the 'father of American folk music'?

Bob Dylan
Pete Seeger
Woody Guthrie
Lead Belly
#3

Which folk singer is known for popularizing the song 'This Land Is Your Land,' which has become a patriotic anthem?

Joni Mitchell
Pete Seeger
Bob Dylan
Woody Guthrie
#4

What term is used to describe a folk song that tells a story, often based on historical or fictional events?

Ballad
Sonnet
Limerick
Haiku
#5

In which city did the folk music scene in America begin to thrive in the early 20th century, particularly in places like Greenwich Village?

Los Angeles
San Francisco
New York City
Chicago
#6

Which instrument is commonly associated with Appalachian folk music?

Banjo
Accordion
Sitar
Bagpipes
#7

What was the name of the music festival that became synonymous with the counterculture movement of the 1960s?

Bonnaroo
Woodstock
Coachella
Lollapalooza
#8

What was the name of the African American vocal group that played a significant role in the civil rights movement, blending folk and gospel music?

The Kingston Trio
The Weavers
The Freedom Singers
The Highwaymen
#9

Which folk music icon co-founded the influential Newport Folk Festival in 1959?

Joan Baez
Pete Seeger
Woody Guthrie
Bob Dylan
#10

Which folk singer-songwriter wrote the protest song 'We Shall Overcome,' which became an anthem for the Civil Rights Movement?

Woody Guthrie
Bob Dylan
Pete Seeger
Joan Baez
#11

Which folk singer-songwriter wrote the iconic protest song 'Blowin' in the Wind'?

Joan Baez
Joni Mitchell
Bob Dylan
Pete Seeger
#12

Which social movement heavily influenced the folk music revival in the 1930s?

Prohibition Movement
Labor Movement
Suffrage Movement
Great Depression
#13

Who was the influential folklorist and ethnomusicologist who collected and recorded thousands of American folk songs?

Alan Lomax
John Lomax
Zora Neale Hurston
Ralph Rinzler
#14

What was the name of the iconic protest song recorded by The Weavers in 1950, based on a traditional African-American spiritual?

This Land Is Your Land
If I Had a Hammer
We Shall Overcome
Turn! Turn! Turn!

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