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Rocky Road to Dublin - Quiz
Rocky Road to Dublin
  • 1. What musical mode is used in 'Rocky Road to Dublin'?
A) Ionian mode
B) Mixolydian mode
C) Dorian mode
D) Phrygian mode
  • 2. How is the rhythm of 'Rocky Road to Dublin' classified?
A) Hornpipe
B) Reel
C) Hop jig
D) Polka
  • 3. What is the time signature of the song?
A) 3/4
B) 4/4
C) 9/8
D) 6/8
  • 4. What is often added between the chorus and verse?
A) A guitar solo
B) A drum roll
C) A long musical pause
D) An extra beat or two
  • 5. In the final line of verses, how many strong musical beats are sometimes used instead of six?
A) Eight
B) Seven
C) Nine
D) Five
  • 6. What Irish word is often used to replace 'June' in the first line?
A) Lughnasa
B) Meitheamh
C) Samhain
D) Bealtaine
  • 7. Which English month is 'Meitheamh' sometimes mistaken for?
A) May
B) July
C) March
D) April
  • 8. Which version of the song is featured in the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes?
A) The Pogues (1988)
B) Christy Moore (2000)
C) Luke Kelly (1973)
D) The Dubliners (1964)
  • 9. Which band collaborated with The Rolling Stones on the album The Long Black Veil?
A) The Dubliners
B) Celtic Thunder
C) The Pogues
D) The Chieftains
  • 10. In what year did The Longest Johns record the song?
A) 2019
B) 2022
C) 2025
D) 2023
  • 11. According to the text, what is a difficulty for the singer in the song?
A) The lyrics are in a dead language
B) The tempo is too slow
C) The melody has too many high notes
D) There are very few points to take a breath
  • 12. What appears in the chorus of 20th-century interpretations?
A) Take me back to Dublin town
B) Drinking whiskey by the fire
C) Goodbye to the hills of sweet Ireland
D) Hunt the hare and turn her down the rocky road
  • 13. Who is the author of the lyrics to 'Rocky Road to Dublin'?
A) A nurse from Munster
B) Harry Clifton
C) D. K. Gavan
D) The Dublin Magazine
  • 14. In which century was 'Rocky Road to Dublin' written?
A) 18th century
B) 17th century
C) 19th century
D) 20th century
  • 15. Which performer originally popularized the song?
A) A street performer in Dublin
B) Harry Clifton
C) A group of Irishmen from Galway
D) D. K. Gavan
  • 16. Where does the protagonist start his journey?
A) Tuam, Ireland
B) Liverpool, England
C) Clonmel, Ireland
D) Mullingar, Ireland
  • 17. What was the destination of the protagonist?
A) Liverpool, England
B) Galway, Ireland
C) Holyhead, Wales
D) Dublin, Ireland
  • 18. In what year was sheet music for the tune published in The Dublin Magazine?
A) 1872
B) 1841
C) 1832
D) 1850
  • 19. What is the phrase 'off to reap the corn' a metaphor for?
A) Visiting family
B) Buying grain
C) Seeking fortune
D) Harvesting crops
  • 20. Where did the protagonist stop to charm local women?
A) Mullingar
B) Dublin
C) Tuam
D) Liverpool
  • 21. What happened to the protagonist in Dublin?
A) He was robbed
B) He bought a shillelagh
C) He found work
D) He met his family
  • 22. Why was the protagonist mocked in Dublin?
A) His lack of money
B) His accent
C) His music
D) His clothing
  • 23. Where was the protagonist placed on the ship to England?
A) In the engine room
B) On the deck with the passengers
C) In the captain's cabin
D) In the hold with the pigs
  • 24. What physical ailment did the protagonist suffer off the coast of Holyhead?
A) Sea sickness
B) A broken leg
C) A fever
D) A headache
  • 25. What weapon did the protagonist use in the fight in Liverpool?
A) A wooden club
B) Blackthorn shillelagh
C) His bare fists
D) A kitchen knife
  • 26. Who came to the protagonist's rescue in Liverpool?
A) The local police
B) Irishmen from Galway
C) His family
D) A group of sailors
  • 27. Which folk song might the tune of 'Rocky Road to Dublin' derive from?
A) Cam Ye o'er frae France
B) The Dublin Magazine
C) The Corn Reaper
D) The Galway Poet
  • 28. What was D. K. Gavan's nickname?
A) The Galway Poet
B) The Irish Bard
C) The Liverpool Traveler
D) The Dublin Singer
  • 29. In which Irish province was the song reportedly popular for nurses to sing to children?
A) Ulster
B) Munster
C) Connaught
D) Leinster
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