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Quiz about Country Music Songwriters
Quiz about Country Music Songwriters

Country Music Songwriters Trivia Quiz


Test your ability to identify the songwriter(s) of hit country songs, old and new!

A multiple-choice quiz by tejones72. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
tejones72
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
119,310
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
927
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who wrote the Charlie Louvin hit "Will You Visit Me on Sunday?"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Bill Anderson wrote the Mark Wills hit "Wish You Were Here".


Question 3 of 10
3. Curley Putman, writer of the T.G. Shepard hit "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven", also wrote which other hit song? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who co-wrote "When Two Worlds Collide" with Bill Anderson? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who wrote the Charlie Louvin smash "Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. In the song written by Curley Putman "Do You Wanna Go To Heaven", in which river did the narrator get baptized? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Mel Street recorded a song in the 1970's called "If I Had A Cheatin' Heart". The writer is Waylon Holyfield. What artist revived the song and had a hit with it in 1993? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Who co-wrote the Dwight Yoakam hit "Ain't That Lonely Yet" with hit songwriter Kostas? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Curley Putman wrote the hit "War is Hell (On the Homefront, Too)". Finish the line: "It was July hot across ________ in 1942".

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 10
10. The surname Louvin is a stage name for Charlie Louvin.



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who wrote the Charlie Louvin hit "Will You Visit Me on Sunday?"?

Answer: Dallas Frazier

Dallas Frazier also wrote the Oak Ridge Boys' "Elvira".
2. Bill Anderson wrote the Mark Wills hit "Wish You Were Here".

Answer: True

Bill Anderson, a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Journalism, also co-wrote Lefty Frizzell's monster hit "Saginaw, Michigan".
3. Curley Putman, writer of the T.G. Shepard hit "Do You Wanna Go to Heaven", also wrote which other hit song?

Answer: Green, Green Grass of Home

Curley Putman, a native of Paint Rock, Alabama, scored big with "Green, Green Grass of Home", which was recorded by Tom Jones and Porter Wagoner.
4. Who co-wrote "When Two Worlds Collide" with Bill Anderson?

Answer: Roger Miller

Roger Miller, country singer/songwriter/humorist, also co-wrote the hit song "It Only Hurts When I Cry" with Dwight Yoakam.
5. Who wrote the Charlie Louvin smash "Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep"?

Answer: Bill Anderson

Bill Anderson wrote the song in a 8-dollar-a-night hotel room in Atlanta, Georgia.
6. In the song written by Curley Putman "Do You Wanna Go To Heaven", in which river did the narrator get baptized?

Answer: Paint Rock

The Paint Rock River is a real place. The river runs through Jackson County, Alabama, near Scottsboro.
7. Mel Street recorded a song in the 1970's called "If I Had A Cheatin' Heart". The writer is Waylon Holyfield. What artist revived the song and had a hit with it in 1993?

Answer: Ricky Lynn Gregg

Ricky Lynn Gregg, notable artist having recorded hits like "Can You Feel It" and "Get A Little Closer", was also a member of the 1980's Rock group Head East.
8. Who co-wrote the Dwight Yoakam hit "Ain't That Lonely Yet" with hit songwriter Kostas?

Answer: James House

James House also had a Country music recording career, having written and recorded the song "This is Me Missing You".
9. Curley Putman wrote the hit "War is Hell (On the Homefront, Too)". Finish the line: "It was July hot across ________ in 1942".

Answer: Georgia

T.G. Shepard recorded the song. T.G.'s real name is Bill Browder.
10. The surname Louvin is a stage name for Charlie Louvin.

Answer: True

Charlie Louvin's real surname is Loudermilk.
Source: Author tejones72

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