Is it Country OR Is it County? Quiz

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1. In this song, the word Country is repeated twenty-one times ... who sings this? Here are two separate lines: "I hear down there it's changed, you see Well, they're not as backward as they used to be" "Lord it sounds so easy, this shouldn't take long Be back in the money in no time at all"

Answer: Alan Jackson

"Gone Country", Jackson's tenth number one single (January 1995) was written by Bob McDill. New York City's former Twin Towers can be seen in the video.

2. Garth Brooks sings: "Her eyes well up with tears God, could it be it's been ten years Since that Autumn night outside the ________ fair" Where is Garth ... at a country fair or a county fair?

Answer: county

"That Ol' Wind" verse continued:

"When two strangers shared a night
And in the darkness found a light
That to this day is still alive and burning there"

Composed by Garth Brooks and Leigh Reynolds, it peaked at number four late 1996. It was the final single released from his sixth studio album "Fresh Horses", certified seven times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

3. Three years later, Tim McGraw sings about his visit to a fair: "It was Labor Day weekend I was seventeen I bought a Coke and some gasoline And I drove out to the _______ fair" Would Tim be at a country fair OR a county fair?

Answer: county

Tim McGraw's "Something Like That" continued:

"When I saw her for the first time
She was standing there in the ticket line
And it all started right then and there"

From McGraw's fifth studio album and Country Music Association's album of the year (1999) "A Place In The Sun", this song became his tenth number one hit single.

4. Most refer to this song as "Sold" but the full title is: "Sold (The Grundy ______ Auction Incident)" Is it country OR county?

Answer: county

From Danville, Kentucky, John Michael Montgomery's "Sold" took the number one spot July of 1995, from his self-titled, third studio album. Billboard named the song the number one country song of 1995.

The comical video, set up as a livestock auction, can be seen on you-tube.

5. From the four listed songs sung by Martina McBride, these lyrics belong to which one? "They just put out the flames And took down some names And sent me to the county home"

Answer: Independence Day

Verse continued to "Independence Day":

"Now I ain't sayin' it's right or it's wrong
But maybe it's the only way
Talk about your revolution
It's Independence Day"

Only peaking at number twelve in 1994, it was a win for Song of the Year by the Country Music Association.

Country Music Television's 2003 list of Greatest Songs of Country Music ranked it at number 50; it was ranked number two in 2004 as CMT's Greatest Videos in Country Music.

6. These lyrics may be familiar but can you name the band? "Back then she was nothin' but knees and elbows" but now: "She's a good bass fisher, a dynamite kisser, country as a turnip green"

Answer: Ricochet

Chorus to "Daddy's Money":

"She's got her daddy's money, her mama's good looks
More laughs than a stack of comic books
A wild imagination, a college education
Add it all up, it's a deadly combination"

From country group Ricochet, this fun upbeat song reached number one July 1996, from their self-titled debut album.

During the band's beginnings, they toured with and opened for Charlie Daniels, Merle Haggard and Doug Stone.

7. His car is in sad shape but the radio works perfectly ... do you know the singer? "I've got sixteen speakers crossin' my back dash A little bobbin' dog watchin' everybody pass Dual antennas whippin' in the wind Lord, there ain't a country station that I can't tune in"

Answer: Aaron Tippin

"There Ain't Nothing Wrong with the Radio" chorus continued:

"She ain't a Cadillac and she ain't a Rolls
But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio"

Written by Tippin and Buddy Brock, the song was his first number one (April 1992), from his second studio album "Read Between The Lines".

A version of the song is on the 1992 album "Chipmunks In Low Places"; Tippin sings with Alvin and his buddies.

8. A number four song from 1993, do you recall who sang the slow ballad, "Ol' Country" (country boy was from Birmingham, city girl was from Ohio)?

Answer: Mark Chesnutt

First verse to "Ol' Country":

"City sun goes down at night
Makin' way for neon lights
Country boy is looking at the moon
City girl is dressed just right
She may stay out late tonight
Country boy just plowed today till noon"

This song reached number four early 1993 and is from his third studio album, "Longnecks & Short Stories", certified platinum.

For many years early in his musical career, Chesnutt and his band performed at Cutters Nightclub in Beaumont, Texas as their house-band.

9. Neal McCoy takes us to New York City in this video ... do you know the missing word? "They were whirling and a twirling To the fiddles and a steel guitar Them _____ folk was drinking from Mason jars I think I found what paradise might be The city put the country back in me"

Answer: city

Here is the first verse to "The City Put the Country Back in Me":

"I was born dirt poor on a dead end country road
My every dream was to just grow up and go
Like a siren song those bright lights called my name
So I turned that country road into memory lane"

A number five song in 1994 and filmed partly in New Jersey, most of the video's backdrop is the New York City skyline, also showing the former Twin Towers.

10. Here are lines from two songs by different singers ... can you name them? Song Number One: "We live out in the country, hey she's my little queen of the south" "Her strong country lovin' is hard to resist" "We'll find some country music on the radio" Song Number Two: "There's a big fire burnin' but don't be alarmed It's just country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm" "If it starts to rainin' will just head to the barn We're country boys and girls gettin' down on the farm"

Answer: Garth Brooks / Tim McGraw

Garth's fun, up-beat song "Two Of A Kind, Workin' On A Full House" was his fifth number one (April 1991), from his second studio album, "No Fences".

Also a fun, up-beat song for Tim, "Down On The Farm" from his second studio album "Not A Moment Too Soon", hit number two in 1994.

11. Eight years after this number one hit, he played the role of Billy Porter in "The Rainmaker" (1997) ... do you know who? "Well I've heard those city singers singin' 'bout how they can love Deeper than the oceans higher than the stars above Well I come from the country and I know I ain't seen it all"

Answer: Randy Travis

Completion of first verse:

"But I heard that ocean's salty and the stars they sometimes fall
But that would not do justice to the way I feel for you
So I have to sing this song about all the things I knew"

"Deeper Than The Holler", Travis' sixth consecutive number one (January 1989) was off of his third studio album, "Old 8x10".

Among Travis' many awards, this song was voted Favorite Country Single by the 1990 American Music Awards.

The album, "Old 8x10" won the Grammy award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance.

The song was composed by singer/songwriter Paul Overstreet and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame member, Don Schlitz.

12. "What was I supposed to do", she asks ... who is she? "Read about you in a Faulkner novel Met you once in a Williams play Heard about you in a country love song Summer nights beauty took my breath away"

Answer: Pam Tillis

Chorus to "Maybe It Was Memphis":

"What was I supposed to do
Standin' there lookin' at you
A lonely boy far from home
Maybe it was Memphis
Maybe it was southern summer nights
Maybe it was you, maybe it was me
But it sure felt right"

"Maybe It Was Memphis", a number three song, was released November 1991 from her album "Put Yourself In My Place".

Tillis was a cast member of Broadway's "Smokey Joe's Cafe".

13. For this question, I've referenced two songs by the same artist. Here are the lyrics ... who is he? In the first song the singer tells us: "I saw a homemade sign written in red, Rind County Watermelon Festival Ahead" The second song, he gives us many reasons why he's glad to be from the country, specifically saying: "That's where I'm from and I'm proud to say I'm from the country and I like it that way"

Answer: Tracy Byrd

"Watermelon Crawl", a 1994 number four song, was released from Byrd's second studio album "No Ordinary Man", certified two times multi-platinum.

"I'm From The Country" a 1998 number three song and title track of his fifth studio album.

Tracy Byrd's charity work includes the Special Olympics, the March of Dimes and the Children's Miracle Network.

14. Back in 1991, this singer was quite surprised when he walked in: "To that run down, one room tavern, That used to be my(his) stompin' ground" So, he had some questions: "What'd you do with those swingin' doors? And where's the sawdust on the floor? Why's everybody wearin' suits and ties? From where I stand I can't believe my eyes" Who would it be that needed "A Jukebox With A Country Song"?

Answer: Doug Stone

Doug Stone's second number one song (February 1992) from his second studio album "I Thought It Was You".

Stone has suffered several health issues including quadruple bypass surgery, breathing problems caused by a lump within the nasal cavity, a near-fatal heart attack and a mild stroke, all within the early to mid 90s.

15. Some players may remember this song from 1991 which fell within the top 40 at number 26 on Billboard Hot Country Songs. The title, "(It It Weren't For ______ Music) I'd Go Crazy" Tell me, what on earth could this missing word be?

Answer: country

From Martinsville, Virginia, Clinton Gregory is an accomplished fifth generation fiddler beginning at age five.

A live performance of this song recorded at the Grand Ole Opry, can be viewed on you-tube.

For a little taste, here is the first verse:

"I sit here by the jukebox in this country bar
I gotta hear some fiddle and some steel guitar
A month ago my loving lady threw me out
And I don't know what to do
So I just do without"

Source: Author annanne

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The song title or lyrics contain the words Country or County. Identify the artist, song title or missing words. Chart positions: Billboard Hot Country Singles. Have Fun!

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