Lesser Known Women of Country Trivia Quiz

Answer: Break Down Here

All three of the singles from her debut CD entered the Top 50 of the Billboard US Country Songs chart, but only "Break Down Here" made it into the Top 20, peaking at number 18. "The Chance" and "Wake Up Older" reached numbers 47 and 46, respectively. "Men & Mascara" was the title track of her second album, also released through Mercury Nashville.

It was released in 2006 and did not chart.

Answer: Trick Pony

Trick Pony had a few top 20 singles on the Billboard US Country Songs chart between 2000 and 2005, including "Pour Me," "On a Night Like This," and "Just What I Do." Newfield quit the band in 2005 in favor of a solo career but didn't have much success as a solo artist as her biggest single was "Johnny & June" which peaked at number 11 (Billboard US Country Songs).

Hannah Blaylock was the lead singer for Eden's Edge. The band released their debut album via Big Machine Records in 2012. They scored only one Top 20 single, "Amen," which reached a peak of number 18 (Billboard US Country Songs).

Sugarland's lead singer was Jennifer Nettles. Although Sugarland was wildly successful as a band, Nettles had trouble breaking through as a solo artist. Neither one of the two singles she released from her debut solo record, "That Girl," reached the Top 30 of the Billboard US Country Songs chart. The title track reached a peak of 37 on that chart. The second and final single, "Me Without You" did not peak on that chart, but did reach number 50 on the Billboard US Country Airplay chart.

Trenna Barnes was the lead singer of Cowboy Crush. Curb Records released six singles from the band's self-titled debut record between 2005-08 but only one managed to chart on the Billboard US Country Songs chart, the number 56-peaking "Nobody Ever Died of a Broken Heart." As of March 2015 they are still listed on the Curb Records site as still being signed to the label.

Answer: Mindy McCready

McCready tragically ended her life on the front porch of her home on February 17, 2013, dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after fatally shooting her ex-boyfriend's dog. She was 37. She had a string of hits in the late 1990s, including "Guys Do It All The Time" and "Ten Thousand Angels," which peaked at number one and number six, respectively, on the Billboard US Country Songs chart in 1996.

Messina (born August 25, 1970), McCann (born December 4, 1981), and Carter (born January 4, 1966) are all still alive as of March 2015.

Answer: True

Shepherd released two CDs with MCA Nashville, 2008's "Sounds So Good" and 2011's "Where Country Grows," plus one EP entitled "Look It Up," also released in 2011. She released four singles via MCA and three of the four entered the Top 20 of the Billboard US Country Songs chart and the fourth peaking at number 21 on the same chart. Her biggest hit was a song called "Look It Up," which was the lead single from "Where Country Grows," peaking at number 19.

Shepherd has also released one album via a small independent label, Pickin' Shed Record, in 2013. The CD, "This Is America," produced two singles, neither of which charted.

Answer: Dawn of a New Day

This album was released via RCA Nashville in 2008: in her native Canada on June 24 and in the United States on August 19. Five singles were released in the United States, all of which failed to reach Top 20 status on the Billboard US Country Songs chart.

The highest peaking was "You Can Let Go," which reached number 21 on that chart. While being minor hits in Canada, neither the title track nor "My Roots Are Showing" charted in the US. The fifth and final single from this album, "Try," failed to chart in either country. Perhaps she should have tried harder.

Answer: Lauren Alaina

After finishing as the runner-up to Scotty McCreery in the tenth season of "American Idol," Alaina released her debut CD, "Wildflower," via Mercury Nashville in conjunction with Interscope Records and 19 Recordings. The CD peaked at number two on the Billboard US Country Albums chart.

Alaina released three singles off her debut record, all of which peaked within the Top 40 of the Billboard US Country Songs chart. "Like My Mother Does," "Georgia Peaches," and "Eighteen Inches" peaked at 36, 28, and 37, respectively, on this chart. Her label released a fourth Alaina single, "Barefoot and Buckwild," in 2012 but this was not from an album. This song made it to number 34.

Pickler came in sixth place during the fifth season of "American Idol." She released three albums with BNA Records (in conjunction with 19 Recordings) between 2006 and 2012. She released a fourth album via Black River Entertainment, one of the larger independent record companies. Pickler has had a number of Top 40 singles on the Billboard US Country Songs chart, including the Top Ten hit "Best Days of Your Life," which peaked at number nine. She won the sixteenth season of the ABC reality show "Dancing With The Stars" along with professional dancer Derek Hough.

McGhee finished in twelfth place during season five of "American Idol."

McNamara reached the Top 36 during the sixth season of the reality show but didn't make it to the finals. As of March 2015, neither woman has released a record. Interestingly, McNamara appeared on the country singing show "Nashville Star" prior to becoming a contestant on "Idol," finishing in sixth place of season four.

Answer: "Let It Rain" by David Nail

This song was Nail's first number one single, and it is the first song Buxton has been a part of to reach this spot. It took forty-nine weeks for "Let It Rain" to reach the top spot, setting a record for slowest uninterrupted climb to number one in the history of the Billboard US Country Songs chart.

Buxton released an EP entitled, "Almost My Record," in 2007 and a self-titled CD in 2010. Her biggest hit off of either record was "Outside My Window," which peaked at number 23 in 2010.

Answer: When You Lie Next to Me

This song peaked at number eight on the Billboard US Country Songs chart. "At The End of The Day" and "Whatever It Takes" were also issued as singles from her debut record, peaking at number 18 and number 44, respectively.

Coffey recorded a second album for BNA, "A Little More Me," but the label never released it. "Texas Plates" was a single from this unreleased record and it reached a peak of number 24 in 2003.

Answer: Amanda Wilkinson

Her label issued four singles from her self-titled debut record, none of which charted on the Billboard US Country Songs chart.

The Wilkinsons released eight singles in the US and Canada via Giant Records between 1998 and 2001. Seven of these songs reached Top 20 status on the Billboard Canadian Country Songs chart. Three singles made it into the Top 40 of the Billboard US Country Songs chart: "26 Cents" (number three), "Fly (The Angel Song)" (number 15), and "Jimmy's Got a Girlfriend" (number 34).

Answer: Kristy Lee Cook

Cook finished in seventh place of the seventh season of "American Idol." She was signed to Arista Nashville, which released her major-label debut record, "Why Wait," in 2008. Her label only issued one single from the album, "15 Minutes of Shame," which reached number 28 on the Billboard US Country Songs chart, before dropping her from their roster.

Cook later released three singles for independent label Broken Bow Records, including two songs that were minor chart hits, between 2012 and 2014 but BBR did not release an album for her.

Whitney Duncan, Erika Jo, and Angela Hacker all appeared on the reality show "Nashville Star," not "American Idol," at least as of March 2015.

Answer: Honeysuckle Sweet

Sadly, this song was her biggest hit. The second single was "Make Me Stay or Make Me Go" which reached number 57. "Canyon Prayer" was the third and final single and did not chart.

With her singing career all but dead, Alexander has found her calling as a songwriter, writing numerous Top Ten hits, including the Grammy-nominated Miley Cyrus song "The Climb," which she co-wrote with Jon Mabe. She has co-written number one hits for Blake Shelton ("Drink On It" and "Mine Would Be You") and Lee Brice ("I Drive Your Truck") as well as successful singles for Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, and Eric Paslay.

Answer: False

The lead single from the record, "Days Like This," peaked at number 24 on the chart. The second single, "Didn't I," only made it to number 43. "Me And Emily," the third single, and "Where I Belong," hit number 18 and number 37, respectively.

After exiting BNA Records' roster in 2004, Proctor self-released two more albums, 2007's "One Lonely Girl" and 2009's "What Didn't Kill Me." Neither album charted nor produced any charting singles.

Answer: Sherrié Austin

Austin, whose real name is Sherrie Krenn and who was born in Sydney, entered the Top 20 of the US charts for the very first time with the title track of her first album with the independent Broken Bow Records. She had previously released two records on Arista Nashville in the late 1990s but none of her singles from those albums achieved this feat. "Streets of Heaven" the song peaked at number 18.

Answer: Boy Like Me

Warner Bros. Nashville released Harp's major-label debut solo record, "A Woman Needs," on March 16, 2010 in the United States. "Boy Like Me" and the title track peaked at number 30 and number 56, respectively, on the Billboard US Country Songs chart. "My Oh My" and "Tennessee" were singles Harp recorded and released as part of The Wreckers, the former of which was a Top Ten hit.

The Wreckers is best remembered by their Grammy-nominated smash hit "Leave The Pieces," which was their lead single from their debut album, 2006's "Stand Still, Look Pretty."

Answer: Julianne Hough

She's a dancer. She's an actress. She's a singer. She's a reality television judge. Is there anything Julianne Hough can't do? Apparently not!

Two singles were released from her debut record, "That Song in My Head," which peaked at number 18 on the Billboard US Country Songs chart, and "My Hallelujah Song," which hit number 44 on the same chart. Her label released a third single for her, "Is That So Wrong," that was to be the lead single for her second album, "Wildfire," but the song didn't chart and the CD wasn't released.