Go Into the Woods With the Ultimate folklore Lyrics Quiz

The greatest quiz of all time was never made…until now.

I’m your Swiftie English teacher, and I’ve assembled the ultimate test of folklore knowledge just for you.

Will you be the 1 to pass? Or will it turn you into a mad woman?

Follow the invisible string through this tricky folklore lyrics quiz, and see if you can make it through the woods to the lakes.

Will you pass? I guess you never know, never know, until you try.

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folklore Lyrics Quiz

There are three general categories of questions: complete the lyric, fill-in-the-blank, and more general thematic questions that cover common imagery, metaphors, and song connections.

Some of the questions are easy, some are awfully tricky, and some have more than one right answer, so pay close attention.

At the end of the quiz, you’ll be able to see explanations for both right and wrong answers.

Each time you take the quiz, the questions will be different, so if you don’t pass on the first try, give it another shot!

Good luck, and may Taylor be with you!

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Taylor Swift folklore Lyrics Quiz

1. Which three songs on folklore make up the “folklore love triangle”?

Cardigan, August, Seven

Betty, August, The Last Great American Dynasty

Cardigan, Betty, August

Betty, August, James

2. Fill in the blanks: “And I still talk to you

When I'm screaming at _______

And when you can't sleep at night

You hear my _________”

the top of my lungs, muffled cries

the heavens, broken sighs

The sky, stolen lullabies

God, heartbeat on the high line

3. Fill in the blanks: “Her _____ house on the coast took her mind off _______”

Cape Cod, the city

Cape Cod, Las Vegas

Saltbox, St Louis

Saltbox, Milwaukee

4. Fill in the blanks: “Please picture me
In the _______
Before I learned _______
I used to ______
Ferociously”

trees, to use my feet, dream

weeds, civility, scream

trees, good manners, eat

creek, to hit my peak, dream

5. Complete the lyrics: “So much for summer love, and saying ‘us’…”

"To live for the hope of it all"

"'cause you went back to school"

"'Cause you weren't mine to lose"

"and you were mine to lose"

6. Which song on folklore describes Taylor’s precarious position in the celebrity and entertainment world?

the lakes

mirrorball

mad woman

hoax

7. How many songs on folklore describe high heels?

3

4

2

1

8. Which songs on folklore mention a cardigan?

cardigan

betty

the 1

august

9. Fill in the blanks: “But I'm a fire and I'll keep your _____ heart warm

If your _____ ocean wave blues come”

open, depression

broken, tsunami

Brittle, cascade

fragile, hurricane

10. Which song on folklore takes place at a metaphorical funeral?

epiphany

mad woman

this is me trying

my tears ricochet

11. Fill in the blanks: “I guess you never know, never know

And if you wanted me, you really should've _______

And if you never _____, you're never gonna _______”

Showed, bleed, grow

showed, see, know

told me, know, grow

called, eat, grow

12. Which song on folklore actually addresses the COVID pandemic during which the song was written?

epiphany

peace

my tears ricochet

the 1

13. Complete the lyrics: “Fifty years is a long time

Holiday House sat quietly on that beach

Free of women with madness

Their men and bad habits…."

"There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen"

"Who knows, if I never showed up what could've been"

“and then it was bought by me”

"I had a marvelous time ruining everything"

14. Complete the lyrics (pick as many as apply): “I didn't have it in myself to go with grace…”

"And you're the hero flying around saving face"

"And if I'm dead to you why are you at the wake?"

"And so the battleships will sink beneath the waves"

"'Cause when I'd fight, you used to tell me I was brave"

15. Complete the lyrics: “But I would die for you in secret

The devil's in the details…”

"I talk shit with my friends"

"Your integrity makes me seem small"

"I'd swing with you for the fences"

“But you got a friend in me”

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