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1. What year did CMT (Country Music Television) debut in the United States?
2. Country musician Louis Marshall Jones was a regular on the variety show 'Hee Haw'. What was his nickname?
3. What Honky Tonk style singer recorded hits including 'Always Late' and 'Falling'?
4. From 1943 to 1974, the Grand Ole Opry was located in what building?
5. The Country and Western Music Academy (later called The Academy of Country Music)presented its first awards in 1965. What performer, who later won the first Entertainer of the Year award in 1970, took the honor of Most Promising New Male Artist (now called Top New Male Vocalist)?
6. When Hank Williams, Sr. failed to show up for a guest spot on a radio show, this announcer filled in for him and was heard by the owner of a record company, who signed him. Who is this legendary singer whose hits include 'Welcome to My World'?
7. Who is known as 'The Father of Country Music'?
8. Which CMA award category, along with the Horizon Award, never had an artist win more than once in the twentieth century?
9. Which singing cowboy has more total film credits?
10. Who is known as 'The Voice'?
11. Marty Stuart and Rodney Crowell were at one time both sons-in-law of what legendary female country artist?
12. Though this 'Tennessean' has recorded albums as a singer, he is probably better known for his songwriting which includes the unofficial anthem of outlaw country, 'Mammas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys'. Who is this singer-songwriter?
13. What musician, whose hits include 'Wabash Cannonball' and 'Tied Down', made his Grand Ole Opry debut in 1938?
14. What artist formed 'Lonesome Mountain Boys' with high school friend Ricky Skaggs before later pursuing a solo career and releasing his first album 'Hard Act to Follow' in 1984?
15. Which of the following artists was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2000?
16. This female singer was a third generation rodeo brat from Chockie, Oklahoma and was discovered while singing the national anthem at the 1974 National Rodeo Finals and was signed by Mercury Records. Who is she?
17. What album was the first certified platinum record in country music history?
18. Before becoming a successful singer-songwriter, what artist was a noted sculpter, house builder and was also a World Champion Bareback Rider?
19. What host and producer of a weekly syndicated radio program that counts down the top 40 country songs is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Academy of Country Music?
20. Public acceptance from Willie Nelson brought wider acceptance for this performer from country music fans. His first performance at the Opry came 42 years after DeFord Bailey became the first black entertainer to appear at the Opry.
21. What country group, formed in 1969 as Young Country, change it's name to Wild Country before later achieving stardom with another name?
22. What event, held in June 1974, was highlighted by an unexpected visit from former Beatle, and country music fan, Paul McCartney?
23. Which of these stars (as of 2000) is (was) not both a Grand Ole Opry performer AND a Country Music Hall of Fame member?
24. Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs once played for what bluegrass legend?
25. Who was known as the 'Rubber Duck' in the movie 'Convoy'?
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