90s Country Music Playlist Trivia Quiz

Answer: Neon Moon

"Neon Moon" appears on the Brooks & Dunn album "Brand New Man" in 1991. In 2021, a viral dance of the song was a huge TikTok trend. In 2024, the legendary country duo released "Reboot 2", a collaborative greatest hits album with some of current country's biggest stars. Morgan Wallen's duet kept the pace similar to the original version and very nostalgic.

Answer: Friends In Low Places

Nicknamed the Honky Tonk Highway, Broadway Avenue in Nashville is loaded with bars opened by many of country music biggest superstars. Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood opened Friends In Low Places Bar & Honky Tonk, the biggest bar in lower Broadway. Of course, the bar's name comes from his multi-platinum hit from his "No Fences" album in 1990.

Answer: False

"Independence Day" was a landmark country song as Martina McBride sang about an abusive relationship and an alcoholic father. The song was written by Gretchen Peters and first offered to Reba McEntire. "Independence Day" is primarily about a young woman's escape from the abuse. Although it indirectly references July 4th, no picnic is mentioned.

Answer: Toby Keith

"Should Have Been A Cowboy" was Toby Keith's debut single and his first number one hit on Billboard Country Singles chart in 1993. The song referenced Marshall Dillon, Miss Kitty, Roy Rogers, and Gene Autry. Sadly, we lost Toby Keith in 2024 at the age of 62.

Answer: Tim McGraw

The first single on Tim McGraw's "All I Want" album has become one of Tim's signature party songs. "I Like It" was Tim's third number one single on the Billboard Hot Country chart. The song was recorded in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and written by Jeb Stuart Anderson, Steve Dukes, and Mark Hall.

Answer: Hank Williams Sr

One of Alan Jackson's first big hits was dedicated to the memory of Hank Williams Sr. who was buried in Montgomery, Alabama. The song described a late night drive to the Montgomery graveyard where the ghost of Hank appeared. "Midnight In Montgomery" in 1992 ends with the words "Hank's always singing there".

Answer: Any Man Of Mine

"Any Man Of Mine" was the second single on Shania's "The Woman In Me" album in 1995. The song cracked the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart and became Shania's first number one on the country charts. The song was released as a double sided single with "Who's Bed Have Your Boots Been Under".

Answer: Oklahoma

Reba McEntire was born in McAlester, Oklahoma in 1955. Vince Gill was born in Norman, OK in 1957. Their duet was a popular music video that incorporated the theme of the Richard Gere movie, "An Officer and A Gentleman". Garth was born in Tulsa and Toby in Clinton, Oklahoma.

Answer: Dave Mason

Dave Mason's "We Just Disagree" was an Adult Contemporary hit song in 1977. Bob Dylan covered the song during his 1980 tour but never released it as an official single. Then in 1993, country singer Billy Dean on his "Fire In The Dark" album recorded a version that reached number nine on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

Answer: Some Gave All

Billy Ray Cyrus is either best known for his hit "Achy Breaky Heart" or being the father of Miley Cyrus. But Billy Ray's debut album "Some Gave All" gave us a patriotic anthem for the ages with the title track. The song was dedicated to those in the military who lost their lives protecting their country.

The song included the chilling line, "And if you ever think of me, think of all your liberties and recall some gave all".

Answer: Call Someone Who Cares

The rowdy hit "Here's A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" reached number two on the Billboard Hot Country singles chart in 1991. For those born in the 2000s, there were payphones back in the 1990s that cost a quarter to make a phone call. Fans would actually toss quarters on stage when Travis played the song live in concert.

Answer: Pure Prairie League

Vince Gill spent four years as the lead singer of the Pure Prairie League. Prior to Vince joining they had a big hit with "Amie". Then in 1980 with Gill as lead singer, they returned to the charts with "Let Me Love You Tonight". Vince is such a legendary singer and guitarist that after the death of Glenn Frey of the Eagles, the band chose Vince as his replacement on their tours starting in 2017.

Answer: California

"Heads Carolina, Tails California" was Jo Dee Messina's debut single in 1996. The perfect song for a roadtrip, Jo Dee sang about running away with her love. In 2024, Rolling Stone magazine placed the song on their list of the 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time. The song was reinterpreted in 2022 by Cole Swindell in his hit "She Had Me At Heads Carolina".

Answer: Won the Academy Award for Best Original Song

Diane Warren has written some of the biggest love songs in music history including "How Do I Live". Released as a single for Leann Rimes in late 1997, it reached number four on the Billboard Pop Airplay chart. When filming "Con Air", the movie producers wanted a more mature sound and Trisha Yearwood recorded a new version.

The song was nominated for an Oscar but lost to Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" from "Titanic".

Answer: Clint Black

Clint Black's debut album "Killing Time" had four number hits and he was one of the most popular country music artists of the early 1990s. In 1996, Clint became just the fourth country music singer to be given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The cover of the Eagles "Desperado" appeared on the country music tribute album "Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles" in 1993.