Thursday 19th February 2026
    Difficulty: Easy

    The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (#1,189)

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    "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" is a song written by Robbie Robertson in 1969. The song explores the economic and social distress experienced by Virgil Kane, a poor white Southerner, during the last year of the American Civil War.

    1. Which of the following did NOT record a version of the song?

    2. How old was Virgil Kane's brother when he was killed in the war?

    3. Where did Virgil Kane return home to, at the end of the war (according to the song's lyrics)?

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