It's Time to Line Dance Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hairspray

The Madison is reported to have been started in Columbus, Ohio by William "Bubbles" Holloway. The Madison is a dance where the dancer moves in steps back and forth. Different moves are called out during the dance. Some of the names of these moves include: the Double Cross, the Cleveland Box, the Big M, the Rifleman, and the Jackie Gleason.

Answer: The Diamonds

The Stroll became popular due to the show "American Bandstand". According to Dick Clark, there wasn't an official song about The Stroll, so he asked The Diamonds to come up with a song and they did.

Basically, The Stroll is a dance where there are two parallel lines, of guys on one side and girls on the other. Each couple makes their way to the end of the line and then they dance their way down between the two lines of people.

Two examples of the Stroll can be seen in the movies "Grease" and "American Graffiti".

Answer: true

The dance originated in New York and Florida's Hispanic communities. There are line dance and couples versions of the Hustle.

Answer: Billy Ray Cyrus

In 1992, "Achy Breaky Heart" reached number one on the country charts. It was also a crossover hit and climbed up to number four on the pop music charts. The song was off of Cyrus' "Some Gave All" album.

Answer: true

The Electric Slide was created in 1976 by Ric Silver. It is a four wall line dance with a count of 22. The dance includes moves such as grapevines, but these can be omitted and replaced with single or double turns.

Answer: Cupid

"Cupid Shuffle" was a single from Cupid's 2007 album, "Time for a Change". The song's lyrics give instructions to the listener what the moves are. For example, "To the right, to the right, to the right, to the right (Slide your body to the right) To the left, to the left, to the left, to the left (Slide your body to the left)." The dance originated in Cupid's hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana.

Answer: Vancouver

Bill Bader created the Boot Scootin' Boogie line dance. He taught the dance in Vancouver, where the dance was also called "The Vancouver Boogie."

The song "Boot Scootin'Boogie" was written by Ronnie Dunn of Brooks and Dunn, but it was first recorded by a group called Asleep at the Wheel. The song became a number one hit on the country charts for Brooks and Dunn in 1992.

Answer: Macarena

The Macarena is a dance that is basically a series of hand and hip movements. There are eight steps to the dance: hands out with palms down, turn hands over, hands on opposite arms/shoulders, hands on back of head, hands on opposite hips, hands on same side hips, hip swing and a 90 degree jump and turn.

Answer: Cha Cha Slide

DJ Casper created the Cha Cha Slide in 1996 as an aerobic workout. The line dance is similar to the Electric Slide, but with more turns and twists.

Answer: true

Flapping one's arms like a chicken is one part of the Chicken Dance. Other steps of the dance include forming the beak with both hands, forming tail feathers with hands and arms, wiggling, and spinning around during the bridge portion of "The Chicken Dance" song. The Chicken Dance was introduced in 1981 at an Oktoberfest celebration in Tulsa, Oklahoma.