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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.

Author
mafekinggal

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
34,275

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2110

Last 3 plays: Guest 108 (5/10), Guest 192 (6/10), cherm (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who sang 'I Walk the Line'? Hint

Carl Perkins

Jim Reeves

Don Gibson

Johnny Cash

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Question 2 of 10

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

Felina

Maria

Rosa

Angela

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Question 3 of 10

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

Answer: (One Word (think feathers!))

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Question 4 of 10

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

A store

His wife

The devil

Jesus

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Question 5 of 10

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

Marty Robbins

Jim Reeves

Guy Mitchell

Stonewall Jackson

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Question 6 of 10

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

Tennessee

Arkansas

Missouri

Kentucky

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Question 7 of 10

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

Candy store

Laundramat

Soda shop

Pool hall

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Question 8 of 10

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

They drowned

They had a baby

They got married

They got shot

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Question 9 of 10

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

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 10 of 10

10. Whose version of 'Four Walls' did NOT make the hit charts? Hint

Jim Reeves

Jim Lowe

Kaye Starr

Eddy Arnold

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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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