Which classic American patriotic song shares its melody with a national anthem in three countries?
“You’re a Grand Old Flag”
“America the Beautiful”
“Yankee Doodle Dandy”
“My Country ‘Tis of Thee”
Fact: “My Country, ’Tis of Thee,” also known as “America,” shares its melody with national anthems used by three countries today. The United Kingdom sings it as “God Save the King,” which is also one of New Zealand’s two official national anthems. Liechtenstein sings the same tune with different lyrics as “Oben am jungen Rhein.” Samuel Francis Smith discovered the tune in a German school music book and set his own lyrics to it in 1831. By then, according to the Smithsonian, the melody was already in use in at least seven European national anthems.
Correct Answer: “My Country ‘Tis of Thee”