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Moon Songs Trivia Quiz

From the 1980s/90s, I've chosen ten country songs each with the word "Moon" in the title. Several songs I've given a partial lyric containing the emphasized title. Chart reference is from Billboard Hot Country Songs. Good Luck!

A matching quiz by annanne. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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1. Number one from 1992: "I spend most every night beneath the light of this NEON MOON"

Answer: Brooks & Dunn

Solely written by Ronnie Dunn, their third consecutive number one song from their debut album, "Brand New Man". Throughout the music industry, the duo has won 70 awards out of 180 nominations, including two Grammy's.

2. Number two from 1997: "Now there's a SAD LOOKIN' MOON shining down on me"

Answer: Alabama

From this super group's 17th studio album, "Dancin" on the Boulevard", which also includes Alabama's version of "My Girl", The Temptaions number one hit from 1965, co-written by Smokey Robinson.

3. Number five from 1992: "Even The Man In The Moon Is Crying"

Answer: Mark Collie

Mark Collie appeared alongside John Travolta in the 2004 film, "The Punisher".
Collie is also recognized for his involvement in raising millions of dollars devoted to the research of Type 1 Juvenile Diabetes and benefit performances for numerous charities following his own diagnosis as a teenager.

4. Number five from 1993: "That's SOMEBODY ELSE'S MOON tonight, those are somebody else's stars"

Answer: Collin Raye

During the early 1990s, Raye's number one songs include: "Love, Me", "In This Life", "My Kind Of Girl" and "I Can Still Feel You".

Raye's 2013 album, "Still On The Line", includes Ricky Skaggs and Billy Dean covering hits by Glen Campbell, Raye's longtime friend.

5. Number two from 1996: "She shines like a diamond when she walks into a room, she could charm the stars, "HYPNOTIZE THE MOON"

Answer: Clay Walker

In 2003, Walker established Band Against MS (Multiple Sclerosis), a charitable organization stemming from his own diagnosis in 1996, which has raised in excess of five million dollars.

January 2017, Walker sang the National Anthem for the Houston Texans/Oakland Raiders game at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, and for the Houston Astros Home Opener, April 2016.

6. Number two from 1996: "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You"

Answer: Toby Keith

Penned solely by Keith and from his third studio album, "Blue Moon". Keith's and Sting's 1997 recording of "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying", earned them a duo Grammy.

In 2005, Keith was inducted to the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, his home state; then in 2015, his induction to the Songwriter's Hall of Fame.

7. Number four from 1994: "She thinks I could ROPE THE MOON"

Answer: John Michael Montgomery

From his second studio album, "Kickin' It Up". John Michael's 1992 debut album, "Life's A Dance" hit triple platinum status. His first two number one singles were "I Swear" and "I Love The Way You Love Me", from 1993.

May 2016, he performed at the 12th Annual National Memorial Day Parade, in Washington, D.C.

8. Number one from 1988: "HONKY TONK MOON keeps shinin' on my baby and me"

Answer: Randy Travis

This song was the lead off single from his third studio album "Old 8 x 10", Travis's seventh number one song and fifth consecutive number one hit.

Throughout his early career and prior to his 2013 massive stroke, Travis has won thirty music awards along with six Grammy awards. Following his three-year rehabilitation, Travis performed "Amazing Grace" at his October 2016 induction to the Country Music Hall of Fame.

9. Number one from 1981: "Blue Moon With Heartache"

Answer: Roseann Cash

Her third number one song, solely written by Cash, from her album "Seven Year Ache". The title track from this album was her first number one hit and her signature song.

10. Number one from 1986: "But ONCE IN A BLUE MOON, I'll do something right"

Answer: Earl Thomas Conley

Earl Thomas Conley's eleventh number one song. Conley's eighteen number one hits include his first, "Fire and Smoke" from 1981. The 1991 song, "Brotherly Love", Conley's duet with Keith Whitley, peaked at number two and was recorded two years prior to Whitley's May 1989 death.

Source: Author annanne

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Questions		Choices
1. Number one from 1992: "I spend most every night beneath the light of this NEON MOON"		Earl Thomas Conley
2. Number two from 1997: "Now there's a SAD LOOKIN' MOON shining down on me"		Brooks & Dunn
3. Number five from 1992: "Even The Man In The Moon Is Crying"		Toby Keith
4. Number five from 1993: "That's SOMEBODY ELSE'S MOON tonight, those are somebody else's stars"		Roseann Cash
5. Number two from 1996: "She shines like a diamond when she walks into a room, she could charm the stars, "HYPNOTIZE THE MOON"		John Michael Montgomery
6. Number two from 1996: "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine On You"		Mark Collie
7. Number four from 1994: "She thinks I could ROPE THE MOON"		Collin Raye
8. Number one from 1988: "HONKY TONK MOON keeps shinin' on my baby and me"		Clay Walker
9. Number one from 1981: "Blue Moon With Heartache"		Alabama
10. Number one from 1986: "But ONCE IN A BLUE MOON, I'll do something right"		Randy Travis