Question 1

The bodhrán is a frame drum central to the traditional folk music of which European country?

Accepted Answer

Ireland

Question 2

Who was an influential American folk and blues musician known for his powerful voice and 12-string guitar, whose repertoire included spirituals, blues, and prison songs like 'Goodnight, Irene'?

Accepted Answer

Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter)

Question 3

Which 1969 concept album by The Kinks, often considered a precursor to folk-rock, explored themes of English village life and preservation against modern development?

Accepted Answer

The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society

Question 4

Joan Baez, a prominent figure in the American folk revival, is most often associated with which instrument for her accompaniment?

Accepted Answer

Acoustic Guitar

Question 5

What subgenre of folk music emerged in the 1960s, combining elements of folk with electric instruments and rock rhythms, exemplified by artists like The Byrds and Fairport Convention?

Accepted Answer

Folk Rock

Question 6

Which American singer-songwriter, known for his gentle voice and nature-themed songs, had massive hits with 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' and 'Annie's Song'?

Accepted Answer

John Denver

Question 7

What 1969 album by the British folk-rock group Fairport Convention is widely regarded as a seminal work in the genre, featuring traditional English folk songs alongside original material?

Accepted Answer

Liege & Lief

Question 8

Odetta Holmes, known mononymously as Odetta, was a crucial figure in the American folk revival. She specialized in performing and interpreting which specific type of traditional American folk song?

Accepted Answer

African American spirituals and blues

Question 9

The Kora, a 21-stringed bridge-harp, is a central instrument in the oral traditions of griots from which West African region?

Accepted Answer

Manding Empire (or broadly, West Africa)

Question 10

Which Scottish poet and lyricist collected and revised numerous traditional folk songs, including 'Auld Lang Syne' and 'Tam o' Shanter,' becoming a national icon?

Accepted Answer

Robert Burns

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