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