Toby Keith Trivia

1. Finish the lyric. "I was hangin' out last night at the Top Cat when the band slowed down to _______".

From Quiz Every Dog Has Its Day

Answer: Merle

"The band slowed down to Merle" is referring to country music singer Merle Haggard. He has been in the music business since the early 1960s. Some of Merle's number one songs include, "Workin' Man Blues", "If We Make It Through December", and "Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star".

From Quiz Toby Keith Number One Hits Vol. 2

Answer: Beer For My Horses

The song spent six weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart starting on June 14, 2003. It was preceded by Diamond Rio's "I Believe" and succeeded by Lonestar's "My Front Porch Looking In". The song reached number 22 on US Billboard Hot 100. The video for the song won the ACM award for Video of the Year for 2003. A film adaptation of the song was made in 2008 but it was universally panned. It was Toby's second single to be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. It was the third single off of his album "Unleashed" to reach number one.

From Quiz Toby Keith Number One Hits Vol. 1

Answer: Should've Been a Cowboy

The song hit number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart on June 5, 1993. It was preceded by John Michael Montgomery's "I Love the Way You Love Me" and succeeded by Patty Loveless' "Blame It on Your Heart". Two other songs from Toby's self titled first album, "Toby Keith", finished number two, "A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action" and "Wish I Didn't Know Now", but this was the only one to make it to number one.

From Quiz Should've Been a Cowboy

Answer: Gunsmoke

Interestingly, "Gunsmoke" started out as a radio program and then became a TV series. For several years the shows ran concurrently. The TV show lasted for twenty years. Keith uses the characters from it to evoke the quintessential portrait of the American West where cowboys roamed free.

From Quiz Red, White, and Blue Controversy

Answer: The Angry American

The song is also called "The Angry American". Although the song was a number one hit on Country radio, it had a mixed reception. "Blender" magazine named it one of the "50 Worst Songs Ever". Keith said, "It wasn't written for everybody. And when you write something from your heart - I had a dad that was a veteran, taught me how precious our freedom is - I was so angry when we were attacked here on American soil that it leaked out of me." (Source: CBS News Online, 11/5/2003, "The Early Show")

From Quiz More Toby Keith Trivia

Answer: I Love This Bar

"I Love This Bar" is off of his tenth album "Shock N'Y'All".

From Quiz Toby Keith First Liners

Answer: "Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue"

"Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" was written in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This song appeared on the "Unleashed" CD. The song was also written after Keith had lost his father.

From Quiz Toby Keith with Willie Nelson "Beer For My Horses"

Answer: Six o'clock, shot, abused, building

Toby Keith, was born on July 8, 1961, in Clinton, Oklahoma, to H. K. and Joan Covel. He has two sisters, Torrie and Tracy. All three of the Covel children loved music, but Toby was the shining star in the family. He would perform songs that he heard on the radio, and he had dreams of becoming a famous entertainer and making his father very proud.

From Quiz Toby Keith Trivia

Answer: Should've Been A Cowboy

"Should've Been A Cowboy" was his first single. "He Ain't Worth Missing" was another single off of his debut album. "Me Too" and "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" came later on two different albums.

From Quiz 'How Do You Like Me Now?'

Answer: stadium

From Quiz Every Dog Has Its Day

Answer: baby girl

Toby Keith released his first album in 1993. His first song release, "Should Have Been A Cowboy" went to number one on the country charts. Some other number ones by Toby Keith include, "How Do You Like Me Now", "My List", "American Ride".

From Quiz Should've Been a Cowboy

Answer: Marshal Dillon

James Arness played the role of Marshal Dillon over five decades. The series ran from 1955 to 1975. Then in 1987 he reprised the role in "Return to Dodge" and again in the 1990s for four different TV movies. Keith uses Marshal Dillon because he is the archetypal cowboy in that he never got tied down to anyone or anything. He was married to his job, much like the cowboy of the West.

From Quiz Red, White, and Blue Controversy

Answer: Natalie Maines of The Dixie Chicks

Natalie Maines told the "Los Angeles Daily News", "I hate it. It's ignorant, and it makes country music sound ignorant. It targets an entire culture - and not just the bad people who did bad things. You've got to have some tact. Anybody can write, 'We'll put a boot in your ass'. But a lot of people agree with it. The kinds of songs I prefer on the subject are like Bruce Springsteen's new songs". The feud took on a life of its own and Keith later regretted how it all went down. He said, "I really disappointed myself in that, but you live and learn, and hopefully next time somebody decides to critique my music, another artist, maybe I'll take the high road next time." (Source: top40-charts.com, 08/08/2002)

From Quiz More Toby Keith Trivia

Answer: Ronnie Dunn

Ronnie from Brooks & Dunn heard Toby's song "I'm Just Talkin' About Tonight" and liked it. They were in a bar and heard a guy say "Don't Leave, I Think I Love You" and decided to make it a song.

From Quiz Toby Keith First Liners

Answer: "The Critic"

"The Critic" appears on 2003's "Shock'n Y'all". The song speaks against critics, and some have speculated that the song is in response to some negative reviews Keith has gotten. One way or the other, the song does not favor critics.

From Quiz Toby Keith with Willie Nelson "Beer For My Horses"

Answer: Car, away

Toby's debut album entitled "Toby Keith," racked the talented singer a number one hit "Should've Been a Cowboy," with his tribute about superstars of yesteryear. That same album scored him such hits as "Wish I Didn't Know Now," "He Ain't Worth Missing," and "A Little Less Talk And A Lot More Action." That same year, Keith was named Billboard's Top New Country Artist for 1993. The young boy from Oklahoma had finally made it to the big leagues.

From Quiz 'How Do You Like Me Now?'

Answer: valedictorian

From Quiz How well do you know the album "Clancy's Tavern"?

Answer: Elmo

The song Clancy's Tavern is based on a real bar that belonged to Keith's grandmother in Arkansas. He used to go there as a kid, and sure as it is, the best songs comes from the singer's own heart and real-life experiences.

From Quiz Toby Keith Lyrics

Answer: Trailerhood

It is from the song "Trailerhood", from the album "Bullets in the Gun". The full lyric goes, "I got her made in the shade, with a moon-shine lemonade"

From Quiz Every Dog Has Its Day

Answer: Yes I do, but not with you, I'm waiting on my man.

In addition to country music, Toby Keith has found some time for acting. He wrote and starred in the movie, "Beer For My Horses". The movie title came from a song Toby Keith sang with Willie Nelson.

From Quiz Toby Keith Number One Hits Vol. 2

Answer: American Soldier

The song spent four weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart starting on February 21, 2004. It was preceded by Alan Jackson's "Remember When" and succeeded by Tim McGraw's "Watch the Wind Blow By". It reached number 28 on US Billboard Hot 100. It was Toby's fourth single to be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. It was the second of three singles off of his album "Shock'n Y'all" to reach number one. The video for the song was filmed partly at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

From Quiz Should've Been a Cowboy

Answer: Miss Kitty

Amanda Blake was the third person inducted into the Hall of Great Western Performers at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, after Tom Mix and Gary Cooper. For Keith, Miss Kitty was the always-faithful girlfriend of the cowboy who would never settle down. He assumes she would have married Dillon in a "New York minute", but Dillon never wanted that.

From Quiz Red, White, and Blue Controversy

Answer: Gen. James L. Jones, Commandant of the Marine Corps

After hearing the song, Gen. James L. Jones told Keith, "It's your job as an entertainer to lift the morale of the troops. If you want to serve, that is what you can do." (Source: Wikipedia) Keith recalled it this way, "He [the Marine Corp commandant] said, 'You have to release it. You can serve your country in other ways besides suiting up in combat. We will go kick their butts. But we survive on morale. I mean, we live on the morale. That's what we travel on. I highly recommend you put that song out.'" (Source: CBS News Online, 60II section). Keith recorded the song and released it as the lead single off the album "Unleashed" (2002).

From Quiz Toby Keith First Liners

Answer: "The Taliban Song"

"The Taliban Song" is a self-described patriotic love song. Keith sings this song with his friend Scotty Emerick on "Shock'n Y'all". Keith said that "The Taliban Song" is a funny song.

From Quiz Toby Keith

Answer: Willie Nelson

Toby was having a drink with Willie Nelson when Toby told Willie that he had a song that he would really like Willie to sing the second verse of. When Willie heard the title he told Toby "With a title like that it would be hard to have a bad song" The song shot right up the chart to number 1.

From Quiz Toby Keith with Willie Nelson "Beer For My Horses"

Answer: Grandpappy, my pappy, wicked

Willie Nelson was born in Abbott, Texas on April 30, 1933, and was raised by his grandparents. As a small child working in his grandparents fields, he heard many different types of music, which one day he would incorporate into his own unique and individual style.

From Quiz How well do you know the album "Clancy's Tavern"?

Answer: semper fi

Semper fi (meaning 'always faithful') is the US marine corps' motto. Keith's father served in the army and became his source of inspiration for many of his patriotic songs, specifically "The Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue". Carpe Diem means 'Seize the Day', and is probably best known as the quote from the movie "Dead Poets Society". The pledge of allegiance is also mentioned in the same song ("Made in America") in the next verse.

From Quiz Toby Keith Lyrics

Answer: He Ain't Worth Missing

The lyric is from "He Ain't Worth Missing", from his debut album "Toby Keith." The song also was on the albums, "Greatest Hits Volume 1", "20th Century Masters" and "35 Biggest Hits".

From Quiz Every Dog Has Its Day

Answer: your ducks lined up in a row

To "have your ducks lined up in a row" means that all the small details are taken care of and everything is where it should be.

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