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Test yourself! Take this Classic Country Quiz | Country Music

This quiz tests your basic knowledge of classic country music.

A multiple-choice quiz by knope. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
knope

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
345,878

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
785

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. In 1952, she was the first woman to hit number one on the country music chart with her single "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels." Hint

Kitty Wells

Patsy Cline

Dolly Parton

Donna Fargo

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Question 2 of 10

2. She often sings about her modest upbringing in Tennessee, where she was one of 12 children living with her parents in a one-room cabin. Hint

Dolly Parton

Tanya Tucker

Tammy Wynette

Sammi Smith

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Grand Ole Opry is a giant country music venue located in which city? Hint

Memphis, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Athens, Georgia

Jackson, Mississippi

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Question 4 of 10

4. This early American country singer combined a 12-bar blues format with his signature yodel. Because of this, he was known as the "blue yodeler". Hint

Jimmie Rodgers

Merle Haggard

Cliff Carlisle

John Carson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Country singers Buck Owens and Roy Clark co-hosted this variety show that aired from 1969 to 1992. Hint

Talen Varieties

ABC Barn Dance

Hee Haw

Opryland USA

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Question 6 of 10

6. The lyrics to this Merle Haggard song go, "I turned 21 in prison doin' life without parole." Hint

Silver Wings

San Quentin

Folsom Prison Blues

Mama Tried

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Question 7 of 10

7. In 1950, he reached the top of the country charts twice with "If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)" and "I Love You a Thousand Ways".
Hint

Ernest Tubb

Lefty Frizzell

Hank Williams

Buck Owens

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Question 8 of 10

8. In a 1990 60-minutes interview, Hillary Clinton said that she "wasn't some little woman 'standing by my man'." Which country music singer was she referring to? Hint

Emmylou Harris

Tammy Wynette

Dottie West

Loretta Lynn

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1970, Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash won a Grammy for best country duet for which song? Hint

One Piece at a Time

Jackson

I Walk the Line

If I Were a Carpenter

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who was not involved in the "Million Dollar Quartet"? Hint

Carl Perkins

Johnny Cash

Jerry Lee Lewis

Chet Atkins

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 1952, she was the first woman to hit number one on the country music chart with her single "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels."

Answer: Kitty Wells

The single was considered controversial at the time and was initially banned from the Grand Ole Opry.

2. She often sings about her modest upbringing in Tennessee, where she was one of 12 children living with her parents in a one-room cabin.

Answer: Dolly Parton

When Dolly Parton was born, her father paid the doctor who delivered her with a bag of oatmeal.

3. The Grand Ole Opry is a giant country music venue located in which city?

Answer: Nashville, Tennessee

The Grand Ole Opry was founded in 1925 and was originally located on the fifth floor of an insurance company building.

4. This early American country singer combined a 12-bar blues format with his signature yodel. Because of this, he was known as the "blue yodeler".

Answer: Jimmie Rodgers

His 1930 recording of "Blue Yodel No. 9" featured Louis Armstrong on the trumpet and Louis' wife Lil Hardin Armstrong on the piano.

5. Country singers Buck Owens and Roy Clark co-hosted this variety show that aired from 1969 to 1992.

Answer: Hee Haw

"Hee Haw", as well as "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Green Acres", was dropped by CBS in 1971 as part of the network's "rural purge".

6. The lyrics to this Merle Haggard song go, "I turned 21 in prison doin' life without parole."

Answer: Mama Tried

Although not completely autobiographical, this song focused on the pain and suffering Haggard caused his mother while being locked up in San Quentin.

7. In 1950, he reached the top of the country charts twice with "If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)" and "I Love You a Thousand Ways".

Answer: Lefty Frizzell

In 1977, Willie Nelson dedicated an album to Frizzell entitled "To Lefty From Willie".

8. In a 1990 60-minutes interview, Hillary Clinton said that she "wasn't some little woman 'standing by my man'." Which country music singer was she referring to?

Answer: Tammy Wynette

Wynette's classic song, "Stand By Your Man" was criticized by the feminist movement of the 1970s who claimed that the song encouraged women to be subservient to their husbands.

9. In 1970, Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash won a Grammy for best country duet for which song?

Answer: If I Were a Carpenter

The couple also won a Grammy for best country duet in 1968 for their song "Jackson".

10. Who was not involved in the "Million Dollar Quartet"?

Answer: Chet Atkins

Elvis Presley also joined this impromptu recording session when he arrived with his girlfriend to pay a casual visit.

Source: Author knope

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