So you think you know: The patriotic song edition

May 14, 2023

Patriotic songs tend to lift our hearts regardless of where we are on the patriotism spectrum on that day because of their upbeat tunes and association with happier events. Let’s see if you know your patriotic music as well as you think you do.

So you think you know: The patriotic song edition

1. First, a classic: which famous Pakistani poet has penned classics such as ‘Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan’ and ‘Mera Paigham Pakistan’?

a) Ibn e Insha

b) Faiz Ahmed Faiz

c) Allama Mohammad Iqbal

d) Jamiluddin Aali

2. What was Pakistan’s anthem for the Cricket World Cup in 1996?

So you think you know: The patriotic song edition

a) ‘Dil Dil Pakistan
by The Vital Signs

b) ‘Hum Hain Pakistani
The Vital Signs

c) ‘Ae Jawan’ by Awaz

d) ‘Jazba Junoon’ by Junoon

3. ‘Hum Mustafavi’, written by the great Jamiluddin Aali was written specifically for this event:

So you think you know: The patriotic song edition

a) The 5th SAF Games

b) The 4th Organization of Islamic Cooperation Summit

c) That one point in the ‘60s the economy was stable

d) 1992’s Cricket World Cup win

4. This sweet ode to Pakistan is accompanied by a music video – a rarity for the time – directed by the formidable Sahira Kazmi:

So you think you know: The patriotic song edition

a) ‘Sohni Dharti
by Shahnaz Rahmatullah

b) ‘Watan Ki Mitti Gawah Rehna
by Nayyara Noor

c) ‘Ae Watan Pyare Watan
by Hamid Ali

d) ‘Chand Meri Zameen, Phool Mera Watan’ by Amanat Ali Khan

Answers

D) Jamiluddin Aali

D) ‘Jazba Junoon

B) The 4th Organization of Islamic Cooperation Summit

B) ‘Watan Ki Mitti

So you think you know: The patriotic song edition