Country Music Industry Awards Trivia

1. After the opening with Bill Engvall and Taylor Swift, who sang the first song of the show?

From Quiz 2009 CMT Music Awards

Answer: Dierks Bentley

Dierks Bentley opened the CMT Music Awards with his single "Sideways" of his album entitled "Feel that Fire."

From Quiz 2008 Country Music Awards

Answer: Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood were the co-hosts of the 2008 Country Music Awards. The award show was held at the Sommet Center in Nashville Tennessee on November 12, 2008.

From Quiz Country's Biggest Night : The CMA Awards

Answer: Country Music Association

The Country Music Association Awards are held each November. The Academy of Country Music was once called the Country Music Academy, but the name was changed because people mistakenly thought it was a music school. Thank goodness they changed it! It's confusing enough to have the ACM and the CMA. What if they were both abbreviated CMA?!

From Quiz 2004 CMA Awards

Answer: Tim McGraw

Tim sang his 2004 song "How Bad Do You Want It".

From Quiz 2009 CMT Music Awards

Answer: Keith Urban

Sugarland was also nominated for Video of the Year, although they did not win that buckle. The video that won Duo Video of the Year was "All I Want To Do" from their album "Love on the Inside."

From Quiz 2008 Country Music Awards

Answer: Kenny Chesney

Kenny won for the fourth time, and third straight year. Although nominated for seven 2008 CMAs, this was his only winner.

From Quiz Country's Biggest Night : The CMA Awards

Answer: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

Tim and Faith were on the second leg of their 'Soul 2 Soul II' Tour in 2007, and earned more money than any other country act for the year, yet neither received any CMA nominations, with the exception of Tim's nod for Musical Event of the Year for "Find Out Who Your Friends Are" with Tracy Lawrence and Kenny Chesney. Garth Brooks is still officially retired and he and Trisha have announced no plans to tour together. Vince Gill and Amy Grant often do shows together, but they did not do any major shows together in 2007. Jimi Westbrook and Karen Fairchild are members of the group Little Big Town who married secretly in 2006. Little Big Town did receive 2 CMA nominations in 2007.

From Quiz 2004 CMA Awards

Answer: I Go Back

Kenny sang the past hit "I Go Back".

From Quiz CMA winners for 2000

Answer: George Strait with Alan Jackson

From Quiz 2009 CMT Music Awards

Answer: Toby Keith and T-Pain

T-Pain also was seen in the opening, performing in a parody of Taylor Swift's single "Love Story," a rap video entitled "Thug Story."

From Quiz 2008 Country Music Awards

Answer: Brad Paisley

Brad Paisley, a native of West Virginia, won his second CMA Male Vocalist of the Year Award. He also won an award for Music Video of the Year for "Waitin' on a Woman". His opening number with Keith Urban showed some serious guitar-playing talent.

From Quiz 2004 CMA Awards

Answer: Gretchen Wilson

The was the first CMA award for Gretchen.

From Quiz CMA winners for 2000

Answer: 'I Hope You Dance'

From Quiz 2009 CMT Music Awards

Answer: Love Shack

"Love Shack" was originally performed by the B-52s, who appeared at the CMT Music Awards to perform the song with Sugarland.

From Quiz 2008 Country Music Awards

Answer: Carrie Underwood

Former "American Idol", Carrie Underwood, won this prestigious award. This made her third straight Female Vocalist of the Year award by the CMAs.

From Quiz 2004 CMA Awards

Answer: Kenny Chesney

Supprisingly, this was Kenny's first CMA award.

From Quiz CMA winners for 2000

Answer: Fly

From Quiz 2009 CMT Music Awards

Answer: Alright

Darius Rucker was the lead singer of the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish. This his third straight Billboard Hot Country #1 single from his country debut album "Learn to Live."

From Quiz 2008 Country Music Awards

Answer: Lady Antebellum

Lady Antebellum is a trio out of Nashville, Tennessee consisting of Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott.

From Quiz Country's Biggest Night : The CMA Awards

Answer: 2004

Kenny Chesney won his very first career CMA awards in 2004. He won Entertainer of the Year and Album of the Year for "When The Sun Goes Down".

From Quiz CMA winners for 2000

Answer: Dixie Chicks

From Quiz 2009 CMT Music Awards

Answer: two

The three videos that were the most nominated were Taylor Swift's "Love Story," Sugarland's "All I Want To Do," and Brad Paisley's "Waitin' on a Woman." When host Bill Engvall mentioned this, he made a joke saying, "Or as I call them, courtship, my honeymoon, and every day of my life since," respectively.

From Quiz 2008 Country Music Awards

Answer: Rascal Flatts

For the sixth straight year, Rascal Flatts won the Vocal Group of the Year Award. Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Don Rooney make up this award-winning band.

From Quiz Country's Biggest Night : The CMA Awards

Answer: Keith Urban

The clue in the question gave this one away! All you had to know was that Keith Urban was the only Aussie on the list, and you had this one!

From Quiz 2004 CMA Awards

Answer: Break Down Here

She was nominated for the Horizon Award but didn't win.

From Quiz CMA winners for 2000

Answer: 'I Hope You Dance'

From Quiz 2009 CMT Music Awards

Answer: You Belong With Me

During the performance, cheerleaders from a local high school came out on stage and performed a dance routine. Miss Swift would perform again, performing "Pour Some Sugar on Me" from her CMT Crossroad appearance with rock band Def Leppard.

From Quiz 2008 Country Music Awards

Answer: Sugarland

Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush are the members of Sugarland. This was their second CMA for Vocal Duo of the Year.

From Quiz 2004 CMA Awards

Answer: Road

They were the last people to perform and they won vocal group of the year.

From Quiz 2009 CMT Music Awards

Answer: Kerry Collins

Kerry Collins appeared with Heidi Newfield to introduce Lady Antebellum. He plays quarterback for the Tennessee Titans.

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