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1. Usually I write about songs that were number one, but in 2004 there was a song that stayed at number two for seven weeks and tied JoDee Messina's number two hit from 1999, "Lesson in Leaving" for sticking at that point and never hitting the top spot. What song was it?
2. In 2004, she became the first female Canadian member of the Grand Ole Opry on June 12th. Who is she?
3. This Shania Twain song hit the Billboard charts in many countries but on this chart, the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks, it hit number seven. "Party for Two" was a duet with country singer Billy Currington. She made a Pop version with the lead singer of a rock band. What is his name?
4. A Christian Music singer and a soap star formed a Country Duo in 2004; they had success with their first song called, "Good Little Girls." What was the name of this colorful duo?
5. On July 3, 2004 Montgomery-Gentry celebrated their very first US Country Billboard number one hit. Can you name it?
6. It seemed like the year of the rappers in Country Music in 2004. Uncle Kracker had a number one with Kenny Chesney with "When the Sun Goes Down" and Kid Rock cameoed in Gretchen Wilson's video for her first number one song, "Redneck Woman." What rapper sang with Tim McGraw on the duet "Over and Over", which went to number three on the US Country Charts, number two on the US Pop Charts and number one on the US Hot 100 Charts?
7. What female country artist was chosen by Hollywood shoe designer Stuart Wizeman, to wear a pair of $2 Million dollar sandals with four and a half inch glass heels and straps adorned with 565 diamonds set in platinum to the 76th Academy Awards?
8. In 2004, Tim McGraw co-starred in the high school football movie, "Friday Night Lights" with Billy Bob Thornton. That same year his wife premiered in her own movie, a remake of a 1975 thriller with Matthew Broderick. What was the name of the movie Faith Hill co-starred in?
9. Jimmy Buffett had his first number one with Alan Jackson in 2003 in country music and I think he liked it because he stuck around to make another duet with Martina McBride, called "Trip Around The Sun." He then re-recorded a Hank Williams classic "Hey Good Looking" in the summer of 2004 with a who's who list of Country stars. They were Clint Black, George Strait, Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney, and who else?
10. Mary Frances Penick, also known as Skeeter Davis, passed away in Brentwood Tennessee in 2004. But, true or false, was she the first woman in country music to hit the Top Ten Singles Charts on each of the following charts: Hot 100, Country, Easy Listening, and Soul?
11. This tall Tennessean had a Top 5 hit on US Country Billboard with the song "Honesty (Write Me a List)" in 2004. Who is he?
12. They called their first album "Horse of a Different Color" and Big & Rich led a troupe of Nashville wanna-be singers, musicians and songwriters that had members such as Cowboy Troy and Two Foot Fred called the Muzik Mafia. What band did John Rich first sing and play guitar for before he paired up with Big Kenny?
13. The Academy of Country Music and the Country Music Association agreed on a lot of things when they gave out awards in 2004. They awarded Male Vocalist to Keith Urban, Brooks and Dunn won the Duo of the Year, Rascal Flatts took home the Top Group honors, and Video of the Year was Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss with "Whiskey Lullaby" Can you remember who they thought deserved The Entertainer of the Year award?
14. On June 13, 2004 Country Music Television aired a special called '100 Greatest Love Songs of Country Music.' What song was at the top of that list?
15. Okay last question, what was the number one country song in 2004 according to Billboard? It was at the top for seven weeks, the longest of any song that year.
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