The Rules

This contest consisted of the following steps:

1. Answer the 41 questions about Mary Black and her music.
2. Using the answers of these 41 questions solve the word search puzzle on this page. Words are hidden horizontally, vertically, diagonally, reversed order and letters can be used multiple times. No words like "The" and "A" are used in the puzzle. Be warned: only 39 of the questions are actually in the word search puzzle.
3. When you have found all the 39 words in the puzzle, the remaining letters form two song titles reading the remaining letters from left-to-right and top-to-bottom.
4. Mail the two found song titles and the two answers which where not in the word search puzzle (so your contest entry consists of four answers).

The Prizes

As with every contest there are prizes. I had five prizes to give away. Dara Records was so kindly to provide me with new official Mary Black photographs. These photos are high quality, glossy, black and white photos of Mary.

The Questions

1. Traditional song, sung by Mary, in which a girl is forced to mary another man, after which she dies.
2. First track from the video "The Collection Live".
3. The color of Mary's hair.
4. Last name of the songwriter who wrote the song "Tearing Up The Town".
5. Song which is also called "The Crooked Road".
6. Name of Mary's full album, released in 1995.
7. Title of the first collection album of Mary.
8. Song about slaves on a boat.
9. By going to these events, you experience Mary's music the best.
10. Name of Mary's eldest son.
11. Mary refers to her music as this classification of music.
12. The last name of Mary's main keyboard and piano player.
13. Name of Mary's record company in Ireland.
14. First name of the former band member who was with Mary from the beginning.
15. Title of a Mary Black song and also a part of harbours.
16. First single of "Speaking With The Angel".
17. Mary grew up in this city.
18. Title of a compilation album with only Gaelic songs, released in 1999.
19. Former band member who was "snapped away" by a major record company.
20. Occasionally Mary performs with another group, which includes her brothers and sister. What is the last word of the name of this group.
21. First name of Mary's sister.
22. A song title from the album "Babes In The Wood" and a place in Dublin from a certain bridge to a station.
23. This title is both an album title as the title of two songs from that album.
24. This song from 1995 has been remixed in 1996.
25. About which country sings Mary in her (almost) best know song.
26. The only instrumental song on one of Mary's albums.
27. First name of Mary's husband.
28. The title of a compilation album which is kind of the reverse as a song title on the same compilation album.
29. Title of a song about two people who meet and seem to be perfect for each other, but they couldn't stand daylight.
30. A give away: First name of our favourite singer.
31. Last name of the songwriter of whom also a complete album has been released with all his songs, sung by different irish artists. Mary participates with three songs on this album.
32. That what Mary makes.
33. Title of one of Mary's biggest hits outside Ireland, which made her well known in Japan and Europe. Title consists of two words.
34. First single released from "Shine".
35. The first name of Mary's mother.
36. Both the title of a song and the name of Mary's daughter.
37. The first name of Mary's great example, and of which Mary also recorded several songs.
38. First track of Mary's latest album "Speaking With The Angel".
39. The title of the compilation album created by several Irish female singers, like Mary Black, Dolores Keane and Maura O'Connol.
40. All the proceedings of this single went to the benefit organisation "Concern".
41. Give away: The song  "Soul Sister".

The Word Search Puzzle

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D R F A M I L Y A W A G N I N R U T 

N H A E W O N D E R C H I L D M C O 

A O S E C N A R F M A R Y N A I A B 

L Y N D H S C O N C E R T S R N R Y 

E D O N T S A Y O K A Y E C A A L N 

R T D V K C N H D R R I U C Z N O I 

I S E T E C O A O N N S H I O F P R 

L Y T H J C A P M A A I L D R R S E 

O H C C E A M B D O E S N O D B D T 

V T E C I E M R G G W A N E R L N S 

I R L O T S E I O N E T C W I A A I 

N A L N T A U R E N I L O R A C L S 

G C O N M E D M O E A K H E O K K L 

T C C O U O I T R N T E O H O E C U 

I M F R N A N S U B M U L O C J O O 

M F Y A D R E H T O N A A E L R D S 

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