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Country Music Bands Trivia Quiz

This quiz includes the songs of country bands from the late 1980s through the mid-1990s. Good Luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by annanne. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
annanne

Time
7 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
347,751

Updated
Jul 23 22

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Nobody's Talking" was a number two hit in July 1990 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles. This song can be found on their "Still Standing" album by which country group? Hint

Exile

The Statler Brothers

Shenandoah

The Oak Ridge Boys

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Question 2 of 10

2. This 1992 song only reached number 13 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs but it received a great amount of air play making it one of this group's very recognized songs...who are they?

Chorus:
"But there's a first time for everything
Since you said goodbye
There's not much of anything
That I haven't tried
To somehow get over you
There's no tellin' what I might do
'Cause if I've learned anything
There's a first time for everything" Hint

Blackhawk

Desert Rose Band

Restless Heart

Little Texas

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Question 3 of 10

3. Formed in 1983 and including three past members of the Doobie Brothers and one from Creedence Clearwater Revival, their "Zuma" album contained their highest charted song "New Shade Of Blue". Do you recall the name of this band?

Answer: (Two Words - Initials S.P.)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Michael Bonagura (along with Craig Karp) co-wrote Marie Osmond's "There's No Stopping Your Heart". He and his wife Kathie and Alan LeBoeuf are members of which band? Hint

Highway 101

Asleep At The Wheel

Perfect Stranger

Baillie & The Boys

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Question 5 of 10

5. A former and original member of the The Byrds, Chris Hillman later went on to form which of the following bands along with Herb Pedersen and John Jorgenson in 1985?

From the chorus of a number two country song in 1987:
"One step forward and two steps back
Nobody gets too far like that" Hint

The Desert Rose Band

Nitty Gritty Dirt Bad

Perfect Stranger

Black Oak Arkansas

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Question 6 of 10

6. Do you recall the country group that sang these lyrics (the chorus) in 1993?

"She'd give anything and everything to fall in love
Just this one time, she'd like to find
What she's been dreaming of
She could find someone to hold her
But that wouldn't be enough
She'd give anything to fall in love" Hint

Highway 101

Shenandoah

Restless Heart

Boy Howdy

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Question 7 of 10

7. This band's original members reunited in 2003 after a nine year separation. The chorus below is from their number one hit of 1988...who are they?

"Say you'll never stop loving me
Just as if it were true
How much more damage now, honestly
Could one tender lie do" Hint

The Oak Ridge Boys

Little Texas

The Statler Brothers

Restless Heart

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1992, Dave Robbins, Henry Paul and Van Stephenson were the founding members of this country band.

"I Sure Can Smell The Rain" and "Down In Flames" were in the top ten on the country charts in 1994. Do you recall the name of this band? Hint

The Mavericks

Blackhawk

McBride & The Ride

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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Question 9 of 10

9. Raul Malo (singer) and Robert Reynolds (bassist) decided to start this band, originating from Miami, Florida in 1989.

Their highest ranking 1996 single featured accordionist Flaco Jimenez.

Do you know which band I'm referring to? Hint

Ricochet

The Tractors

Yankee Grey

The Mavericks

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1994, Alison Krauss lent her vocals on the recording of "Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart" winning two awards for her and which of the following bands? Hint

Foster & Lloyd

McBride & The Ride

Shenandoah

The Statler Brothers

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Nobody's Talking" was a number two hit in July 1990 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles. This song can be found on their "Still Standing" album by which country group?

Answer: Exile

Composed by Sonny LeMaire (Exile's bass and vocals) and Randy Sharp, "Nobody's Talking" was Exile's final top ten song.

Here is the chorus:
"Nobody's talking, talking straight
I ask about you, and they hesitate
but sooner or later I'm gonna find out
whatever it is
nobody's talking about"

2. This 1992 song only reached number 13 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs but it received a great amount of air play making it one of this group's very recognized songs...who are they? Chorus: "But there's a first time for everything Since you said goodbye There's not much of anything That I haven't tried To somehow get over you There's no tellin' what I might do 'Cause if I've learned anything There's a first time for everything"

Answer: Little Texas

"First Time For Everything", composed by the band's guitarists, Porter Howell and Dwayne O'Brien, was the second single released from their debut album.

The B-Side to this song was "Some Guys Have All The Love" which was a number eight country song. The band's only number one country hit was "My Love" from 1994.

Answer: Southern Pacific

Second verse and chorus:
"He parked his car along the road
To breathe the desert air
Told himself that he'd forget
She's no longer there"

"There's a New Shade of Blue
There's another kind of heartbreak to get through
Color loneliness with a New Shade of Blue"

"New Shade Of Blue" reached number two in 1988 on the country charts.
"Any Way The Wind Blows" was a number four song in 1989.

Southern Pacific was a short lived band (1983-1991) releasing only fifteen singles, though two others were also in the top ten.

4. Michael Bonagura (along with Craig Karp) co-wrote Marie Osmond's "There's No Stopping Your Heart". He and his wife Kathie and Alan LeBoeuf are members of which band?

Answer: Baillie & The Boys

From 1987, 1988 and 1989, "Oh Heart", "Wilder Days", "Long Shot", "She Deserves You" and "(Wish I Had A) Heart of Stone", are five of their seven singles reaching the top ten on the country charts.

5. A former and original member of the The Byrds, Chris Hillman later went on to form which of the following bands along with Herb Pedersen and John Jorgenson in 1985? From the chorus of a number two country song in 1987: "One step forward and two steps back Nobody gets too far like that"

Answer: The Desert Rose Band

"One Step Forward" was the third single released from their debut album, taking a number two spot in 1987, written by Chris Hillman and Bill Wildes.

The next single released was "He's Back And I'm Blue", the band's first of two number one country hits.

6. Do you recall the country group that sang these lyrics (the chorus) in 1993? "She'd give anything and everything to fall in love Just this one time, she'd like to find What she's been dreaming of She could find someone to hold her But that wouldn't be enough She'd give anything to fall in love"

Answer: Boy Howdy

Boy Howdy was another short lived band from 1990 through 1996.

Out of nine singles released, "She'd Give Anything" reached number four in 1993. Only one other single did a little better with a number two spot in 1994, "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore".

7. This band's original members reunited in 2003 after a nine year separation. The chorus below is from their number one hit of 1988...who are they? "Say you'll never stop loving me Just as if it were true How much more damage now, honestly Could one tender lie do"

Answer: Restless Heart

From 1988 their sixth number one, "A Tender Lie" off of the "Big Dreams In A Small Town" album.

Four of Restless Heart's albums have been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

8. In 1992, Dave Robbins, Henry Paul and Van Stephenson were the founding members of this country band. "I Sure Can Smell The Rain" and "Down In Flames" were in the top ten on the country charts in 1994. Do you recall the name of this band?

Answer: Blackhawk

Blackhawk never achieved a number one song though two singles reached the number two spot: "I'm Not Strong Enough To Say No" (1995), "Every Once In A While" (1994).

Van Stephenson died April 2001 in Nashville, TN of melanoma (age 47). He left the group a year prior due to his illness.

9. Raul Malo (singer) and Robert Reynolds (bassist) decided to start this band, originating from Miami, Florida in 1989. Their highest ranking 1996 single featured accordionist Flaco Jimenez. Do you know which band I'm referring to?

Answer: The Mavericks

Five of their most popular songs only reached the top 25.

"I Should Have Been True" a number 30 song in 1995 and "All That Heaven Will Allow" a number 49 song in 1995 received their fair share of airplay making them well-recognized Mavericks' songs.

10. In 1994, Alison Krauss lent her vocals on the recording of "Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart" winning two awards for her and which of the following bands?

Answer: Shenandoah

With twenty-three weeks on the charts and peeking at number seven in the early months of 1995, this song also won a Grammy for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals and a Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year.

Source: Author annanne

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