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Songs About Political Issues

Test your knowledge about songs that address political issues and make a statement about social or political matters.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which Bob Dylan song became an anthem for the civil rights movement?

  1. Blowin' in the Wind
  2. The Times They Are A-Changin'
  3. Like a Rolling Stone
  4. Mr. Tambourine Man
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In what song does John Lennon express his opposition to the Vietnam War?

  1. Imagine
  2. Give Peace a Chance
  3. Strawberry Fields Forever
  4. Come Together
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by Nina Simone became a symbol of the fight against racial injustice?

  1. Feeling Good
  2. My Baby Just Cares for Me
  3. I Put a Spell on You
  4. Mississippi Goddam
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In what song does Marvin Gaye address the social and economic struggles of the inner city?

  1. What's Going On
  2. Sexual Healing
  3. Let's Get It On
  4. I Heard It Through the Grapevine
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by U2 became an anthem for the fight against poverty and injustice?

  1. With or Without You
  2. One
  3. Sunday Bloody Sunday
  4. Where the Streets Have No Name
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In what song does Green Day criticize the political establishment and the Iraq War?

  1. American Idiot
  2. Holiday
  3. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
  4. Wake Me Up When September Ends
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by System of a Down addresses the Armenian Genocide?

  1. Chop Suey!
  2. Toxicity
  3. Aerials
  4. B.Y.O.B.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In what song does Bob Marley call for unity and peace?

  1. One Love
  2. No Woman, No Cry
  3. Redemption Song
  4. Stir It Up
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by Rage Against the Machine criticizes corporate greed and exploitation?

  1. Killing in the Name
  2. Bulls on Parade
  3. Testify
  4. Guerrilla Radio
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In what song does Bruce Springsteen address the struggles of the working class?

  1. Born in the U.S.A.
  2. Glory Days
  3. Dancing in the Dark
  4. The River
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by Woody Guthrie became an anthem for the labor movement?

  1. This Land Is Your Land
  2. Pastures of Plenty
  3. Do Re Mi
  4. Roll On, Columbia, Roll On
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In what song does Joan Baez address the Vietnam War and the anti-war movement?

  1. We Shall Overcome
  2. Blowin' in the Wind
  3. Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
  4. Joe Hill
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by Public Enemy addresses police brutality and racial injustice?

  1. Fight the Power
  2. 911 Is a Joke
  3. Rebel Without a Pause
  4. Don't Believe the Hype
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In what song does Neil Young criticize the environmental destruction caused by industrialization?

  1. Heart of Gold
  2. Old Man
  3. Harvest Moon
  4. Rockin' in the Free World
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which song by The Clash addresses the struggles of the working class and the political establishment?

  1. London Calling
  2. Should I Stay or Should I Go
  3. Rock the Casbah
  4. I Fought the Law
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