Due to the tremendous response to my last quiz, here's another in a similar vein. Last time, you got more or less everything in 24 hours. Can you beat that?

Here it is.

Mudcat Quiz #2

1. What song, published by Henry Such in 1828, may have been the best selling broadside ever - selling over 1 million copies? Does it exist in the oral tradition? Has it ever been recorded?

2. What kind of dance is George Tremayne associated with, and what instrument did he play?

3. A hymn, based on a poem written by an American poet and early campaigner against slavery, was voted No. 3 in the BBC (UK) "Songs of Praise" poll in 1985 and is very popular in the United States. Who was the poet, what is the hymn called, and why might he have been horrified at the idea that it is sung in churches?

4. The "Scottish Students' Songbook" was originally published in 1891. What might appear particularly strange about it to the modern reader?

5. How did yodelling originate? Where is it most popular and why might this be?

6. The star of the 1946 film, "Hear my Banjo Play" is well known to all of us. How did he learn to play the guitar?

7. What is the musical range of the "Whittle" and what are its main peculiarities as an instrument?

8. How do the Australian and New Zealand versions of "The Black Velvet Band" differ? Why might this be?

9. Who was Aimee Macpherson, and what did she do that was worthy of a song?

10. What set of tunes, said to have been written by an English monarch, shares a name with a traditional song? What is the set used for?

Cheers!
Ian