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Quiz about Country Crossovers
Quiz about Country Crossovers

Country Crossovers Trivia Quiz


I don't think there was a separate chart for country hits in the 50s. In any event, all these country style songs were hits on the rock and roll charts.

A multiple-choice quiz by mafekinggal. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
mafekinggal
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
34,275
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
2105
Last 3 plays: Guest 64 (6/10), Guest 174 (8/10), Guest 173 (8/10).
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1. Who sang 'I Walk the Line'? Hint


2. In 'El Paso', who did Marty Robbins fall in love with? Hint


3. Finish this song title by Marvin Rainwater: 'Gonna Find Me a ______'

Answer: (One Word (think feathers!))
4. In 'Sixteen Tons', who does 'Tennessee' Ernie Ford owe his soul to? Hint


5. Who sang 'He'll Have to Go'? Hint


6. In 'The Auctioneer', where was the boy who became an auctioneer from? Hint


7. In 'Ballad of a Teenage Queen', where did the boy work? Hint


8. In 'Running Bear', what happened to him and Little White Dove? Hint


9. Finish this song title: 'Heartaches By the _______'.

Answer: (One Word)
10. Whose version of 'Four Walls' did NOT make the hit charts? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who sang 'I Walk the Line'?

Answer: Johnny Cash

All Johnny Cash's hits in the late 50's were attributed to 'Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two'. From 1956.
2. In 'El Paso', who did Marty Robbins fall in love with?

Answer: Felina

'Blacker than night were the eyes of Felina ---' From 1959.
3. Finish this song title by Marvin Rainwater: 'Gonna Find Me a ______'

Answer: Bluebird

From 1957.
4. In 'Sixteen Tons', who does 'Tennessee' Ernie Ford owe his soul to?

Answer: A store

'St. Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go - I owe my soul to the company store' From 1955.
5. Who sang 'He'll Have to Go'?

Answer: Jim Reeves

From 1959.
6. In 'The Auctioneer', where was the boy who became an auctioneer from?

Answer: Arkansas

'There was a boy in Arkansas who wouldn't listen to his ma' -- from 1956 by Leroy Van Dyke.
7. In 'Ballad of a Teenage Queen', where did the boy work?

Answer: Candy store

'But she loved the boy next door who worked at the candy store' - a hit for Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two in 1958.
8. In 'Running Bear', what happened to him and Little White Dove?

Answer: They drowned

'Running Bear dove in the water - Little White Dove did the same----' sung by Johnny Preston in 1959.
9. Finish this song title: 'Heartaches By the _______'.

Answer: Number

'---troubles by the score' - by Guy Mitchell, 1959.
10. Whose version of 'Four Walls' did NOT make the hit charts?

Answer: Eddy Arnold

A number 11 hit for Jim Reeves in 1957,number 15 for Jim Lowe and Kaye Starr's version went only to number 92 in 1964.
Source: Author mafekinggal

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