| Coverage : Altan Quiz is designed to test your knowledge of this famous band. How much do you think you really know about Altan? This Altan Quiz will give you new insight into the work and history of the famous band Altan. |
| 1. | Altan is a band from County Donegal, what, which plays traditional Irish music? |
| a. | | Russia |
| b. | | German |
| c. | | Ireland |
| d. | | Poland |
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| 2. | They featured on the first of well known Belfast singer and Irish language enthusiast Albert Fry's how many albums? |
| a. | | two |
| b. | | three |
| c. | | four |
| d. | | five |
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| 3. | N¡ Mhaonaigh grew up in Irish-speaking Gweedore, learning to play fiddle from her who? |
| a. | | mother |
| b. | | father |
| c. | | brother |
| d. | | uncle |
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| 4. | How many of the members appeared on the first album, Altan, although Altan was not used as the name of the band until the follow-up, Horse With A Heart? |
| a. | | five |
| b. | | four |
| c. | | three |
| d. | | two |
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| 5. | Guitarist D ith¡ Sproule also joined the band in? |
| a. | | 1990 |
| b. | | 1991 |
| c. | | 1992 |
| d. | | 1993 |
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| 6. | In what year did they sign to a major label, Virgin, a sign of success, but in their case it was without any commercial compromise? |
| a. | | 1999 |
| b. | | 1996 |
| c. | | 1994 |
| d. | | 1992 |
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| 7. | In 2001 Tourish and N¡ Mhaonaigh contributed to the Afro Celt Sound System album Volume 3: Further in Time? |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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| 8. | Altan remain the most successful proponents of traditional Gaelic song and Donegal fiddle-playing? |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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| 9. | In what year did they win the award for Best Group at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards? |
| a. | | 2007 |
| b. | | 2005 |
| c. | | 2003 |
| d. | | 2001 |
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| 10. | There have been distinguished guests on Altan albums such as song-writer and guitarist Steve Cooney, D¢nal Lunny from Planxty, blues guitarist Bonnie Raitt, and what country singer? |
| a. | | Dolly Parton |
| b. | | Kenny Rogers |
| c. | | Matt Peters |
| d. | | Trace Adkins |
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