Folk Music quiz
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In which country were Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen born?
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Who wrote Fast Car, Luke Combs's 2023 country hit?
Answer: Tracy Chapman
Why: At the 2023 CMA Awards it won Song of the Year, 35 years after Chapman's own 1988 release.
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What hollows out the eucalyptus trunks used for didgeridoos?
Answer: Termites
Why: Termites eat the dead heartwood but leave the living sapwood, whose chemicals repel them, so a natural tube remains.
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How many strings does a West African kora usually have?
Answer: 21
Why: A large calabash gourd, cut in half and covered with cow skin, forms its round body.
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Which 2001 animated film used Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah?
Answer: Shrek
Why: The film plays John Cale's cover of the song, while the soundtrack album carries Rufus Wainwright's version.
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Which song was Woody Guthrie's This Land Is Your Land a reply to?
Answer: God Bless America
Why: Guthrie first called it God Blessed America for Me, before renaming it This Land Is Your Land.
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In which Grammy category did the Kingston Trio's Tom Dooley win?
Answer: Country
Why: The first Grammys had no folk category; the second ceremony, later in 1959, added one, and the trio won it for At Large.
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