Folk Music Quiz

Try out this Folk Music quiz to test your knowledge. Folk Music trivia invites you into a tradition rooted in oral storytelling, regional customs, and songs passed from one generation to the next.

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Question 1 · Easy · 10 pts
At which festival did Bob Dylan famously play an electric set in 1965?
Question 2 · Medium · 20 pts
If you walked into the world of the 2013 film "Inside Llewyn Davis," which musical scene would you be entering?
Question 3 · Hard · 40 pts
Who created the Roud Folk Song Index?
Question 4 · Hard · 40 pts
Which collector is specifically associated with gathering both English folk songs and morris dances?
Question 5 · Hard · 40 pts
Name the early collector of English folk songs identified here as Sabine Baring-Gould.?
Question 6 · Hard · 40 pts
Who ran the Folklore Center in Greenwich Village?
Question 7 · Hard · 40 pts
Since 1987, what institution has served as the steward of Folkways Records?
Question 8 · Easy · 10 pts
Who wrote the folk classic "This Land Is Your Land"?
Question 9 · Easy · 10 pts
Which singer was an early champion of Bob Dylan's songwriting?
Question 10 · Easy · 10 pts
Who is often called the father of bluegrass?
Question 11 · Easy · 10 pts
Which musician became famous for a three-finger banjo style?
Question 12 · Easy · 10 pts
Which artist is closely associated with the song "Goodnight, Irene"?
Question 13 · Easy · 10 pts
The 1958 hit version of "Tom Dooley" was recorded by which group?
Question 14 · Easy · 10 pts
"We Shall Overcome" became an anthem of which movement in the United States?
Question 15 · Easy · 10 pts
The charango is closely associated with which mountain region?

At which festival did Bob Dylan famously play an electric set in 1965?

If you walked into the world of the 2013 film "Inside Llewyn Davis," which musical scene would you be entering?

Who created the Roud Folk Song Index?

Which collector is specifically associated with gathering both English folk songs and morris dances?

Name the early collector of English folk songs identified here as Sabine Baring-Gould.?

Who ran the Folklore Center in Greenwich Village?

Since 1987, what institution has served as the steward of Folkways Records?

Who wrote the folk classic "This Land Is Your Land"?

Which singer was an early champion of Bob Dylan's songwriting?

Who is often called the father of bluegrass?

Which musician became famous for a three-finger banjo style?

Which artist is closely associated with the song "Goodnight, Irene"?

The 1958 hit version of "Tom Dooley" was recorded by which group?

"We Shall Overcome" became an anthem of which movement in the United States?

The charango is closely associated with which mountain region?