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Question 1: A slightly reworded version was ________'s state song from 1940 until 1997, using the word "Virginia" instead of "Virginny".
VirginiaNew JerseyWest VirginiaNorth Carolina

Question 2: The Marching Virginians, the civilian marching band of ________, performs this song as part of its repertoire, often following the fight song or a big play.
Texas A&M UniversityFlorida State UniversityDuke UniversityVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Question 3: Written in 1878, soon after the ________, when many of the newly freed slaves were struggling to find work, the song has become controversial in modern times.
Bleeding KansasUnited StatesTennesseeAmerican Civil War

Question 4: On January 28, 1997, the ________ voted to designate "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" as state song emeritus, and a study committee initiated a contest for writing a new state song.
Virginia House of DelegatesSenate of VirginiaConnecticut SenateVirginia General Assembly

Question 5: ________ covered "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" on his full covered release "Sings for America".
Ray CharlesRay Charles discographyWhat'd I SayGenius Loves Company

Question 6: ________ also recorded this song in 1963, his final offer at Sun Records.
Johnny CashElvis PresleyJerry Lee LewisCarl Perkins

Question 7: Bland himself was an educated black man born in Queens, New York, and educated at ________.
Norfolk State UniversitySouth Carolina State UniversityHoward UniversityNorth Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Question 8: The slightly less explicit "Old Folks at Home", still the state song of ________ with important modifications, carries a similar message.
New JerseyMassachusettsFloridaNorth Carolina

Question 9: "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" is a song which was written by James A. Bland (1854 – 1911), an ________ minstrel who wrote over 700 folk songs.
African American cultureGreat Migration (African American)African AmericanAfrican-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)

Question 10: In 1997, it was retired on the grounds that the lyrics were considered offensive to ________.
African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)African AmericanAfrican American cultureGreat Migration (African American)
















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