Opry Divas Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dolly Parton

Grandaughter of a Pentecostal minister, her fasting and isolation must help creativity as she has written more than 3,000 songs.

Answer: The Dixie Chicks

The Dixie Chicks are classically trained and Natalie Maines had a vocal music scholarship to Berklee College of Music in Boston.

Answer: Minnie Pearl

She was born Sarah Ophelia Colley, the youngest of 5 daughters born to a lumber magnate who lost his fortune during the depression. She attended the upscale Ward-Belmont College in Nashville. Well known for her country comedy, her signature opening line was: "Howdeee! I'm just so proud to be here!"

Answer: June Carter Cash

Johnny Cash later said he awakened in the middle of the night hearing mariachi horns in his head, and thus one of the great country songs of all times came to be.

Answer: Connie Smith

Known as one of the great voices of country music, she came in #9 as one of the great women of country music. Marty Stewart became husband #4 in spite of a 17 year age difference.

Answer: Cindy Walker

With the good looks of a performer, she instead took up composing and has a list of more than 300 songs to her credit. She has had Top Ten hits in each of the five decades between the 1940s and 1980s, including Eddy Arnold's, "You Don't Know Me". Her 1997 poem tribute to her Mother, when she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, brought tears to many eyes.

She wore the dress her mother had bought for her in the 1980's. Her mother had said, "When you are inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, I want you to wear this dress.".

Answer: Dottie West

She declared bankruptcy in 1990 and died after her car flipped on her way to a Nashville performance in September of 1991.

Answer: Patsy Montana

She was born Ruby Blevins, oldest daughter and one of 10 children born to a farmer. She attended schools in Hope, Arkansas, Bill Clinton's hometown. As a child she learned to yodel and play organ, guitar, and violin. In 1939 she made her film debut with Gene Autry in Colorado Sunset and Waylon Jennings once worked as a backup musician for her.

Answer: Shania Twain

Her stepfather was Ojibway Indian and Shania is an Ojibway name meaning: "I'm On My Way". In 1987 at age 21, she lost both parents in a car accident and was left with the care of 3 younger siblings. She kept the family together with a job at Ontario's Deerhurst Resort where she learned every aspect of performance.

Answer: Faith Hill

The Faith Hill Family Literacy Project, is her charity designed to help combat illiteracy worldwide, launched in response to her own family's experience. Her father, one of 14 children, left school to help support his family, never learned to read.