Play Woody Guthrie Greats: Test Your Folk History Quiz
Woody Guthrie Greats: Test Your Folk History Quiz
Test your knowledge of folk legend Woody Guthrie with this engaging quiz and discover fun facts about his life, music, and lasting influence on American culture.
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Did You Know?
Woody Guthrie wrote over 1,000 songs, but only a fraction were recorded during his lifetime—many surviving only in notebooks and lyric sheets discovered after his death.
Practice Questions
Q:What inspired Guthrie's song 'This Land Is Your Land'?
A:He wrote it as a response to economic inequality and patriotism.
Woody Guthrie composed the song in 1940 after hearing overly optimistic popular tunes. It emphasized inclusion, equality, and love for all American landscapes, becoming one of the most iconic folk songs ever written.
Q:What message was written on Woody Guthrie's guitar?
A:It read 'This machine kills fascists.'
Guthrie’s guitar slogan became a symbol of his activism. The phrase represented his belief that music could confront injustice and inspire social change during a turbulent era of war and economic hardship.
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Did You Know?
Woody Guthrie’s son, Arlo Guthrie, found some of Woody Guthrie’s unfinished lyrics decades after his death and performed them in tribute concerts, continuing the family’s folk legacy.