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Questions about National Anthems
Quiz I
- What's the national anthem of France?
- What has been the official national anthem of the United States since 1931?
- Created by the Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick and first performed in 1878, what is the national anthem of Australia?
- What is the national anthem of Canada?
- The title of which country's national anthem means "Old Land of My Fathers"?
- "Jana Gana Mana" which translates to "Hail the ruler of all minds" is the national anthem of which country?
- Which country's national anthem, written by an anonymous author in the ninth century, has the oldest lyrics among all the world's national anthems?
- "The Soldier's Song" is the national anthem of which country?
- Which country's national anthem, "Maamme", was first written in Swedish?
- The British national anthem "God Save the Queen" was first performed under a different title in 1745, what was this title?
- Name the famous Austrian who composed the German National Anthem, "Song of the Germans"?
- Which small European country's national anthem is played to the same tune as "God Save the Queen"?
- Which large European country has a wordless anthem?
- In Scotland's "Flower of Scotland" which king's army is sent homeward to think again?
- The "March of the Volunteers" is the national anthem of which country?
- Which country's national anthem is unique in that five of the country's eleven official languages are used in the same anthem?
- Which European country is the only nation without a National Anthem of its own?
- The anthem of the European Union is an instrumental version called what?
- Rabindranath Tagore is the only known person to have written the national anthems for two different countries, India is one, can you name the other?
- The music of the "Pontifical Anthem" is the anthem of which independent city-state?
Answers:
- La Marseillaise
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- Advance Australia Fair
- O Canada
- Wales
- India
- Japan's
- Ireland
- Finland's
- God Save the King
- Franz Joseph Haydn
- Liechtenstein
- Spain (a competition to write words for it was held in 2007, but they proved so unpopular they were withdrawn)
- Edward I's
- The People's Republic of China
- South Africa
- Cyprus
- Ode to Joy
- Bangladesh
- Vatican City