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1. What Country Music trio became a part of an elite group of artists when they had their fourth studio album sell over 700,000 copies in the first week and went multi-platinum in the first month?
2. They became the first rock group to have a number one song on Billboard's country charts. Who are they?
3. Season four of "Nashville Star" began in March 2006. The new hosts were Cowboy Troy and Wynonna and by May there was a winner. Who was it?
4. The last bachelor in Rascal Flatts was married in 2006. Joe Don Rooney married ex-Playboy Playmate of the Year Tiffany Fallon on April 23, 2006. Tiffany has worn several hats in her career, including a crown when she was Miss Georgia USA in 2001. Tiffany was the star of a country music video in 2002. What was the name of the song and artist?
5. What country music star appeared on "Dancing with the Stars" in 2006, and dropped out early due to personal reasons?
6. Who had the top grossing country tour in 2006?
7. She had the longest span between her first number one and her 2006 number one. She was also the oldest woman at the time to have a number one song on the Country Charts. Who is she?
8. In October 2006, a remake of the children's classic "Flicka" was released and country music singer Tim McGraw played Wyoming rancher Rob McGlaughlin. But what country music group was featured singing at the carnival in the movie?
9. Several new artists had number one songs in 2006. One of those was Jason Aldean with his song "Why." What female artist recorded the same song, sung from the female perspective, but didn't release it to radio after Aldean achieved number one status?
10. Carrie Underwood had her first number one song, written by Hillary Lindsey, Gordie Sampson, and Brett James, in early 2006. What was this hit?
11. Carrie Underwood had the longest running number one in 2006, but her song wasn't named Song of the Year at the end of 2006. Instead, Billboard said that this song, a first number one for a not so new artist, was the Song of the Year based on country radio play. What's the title of the winning song?
12. In 2005 country singer, Jamey Johnson released a song called "The Dollar." This song peaked at number fourteen on the country charts. But a song written by Johnson and sung by George Strait was released in 2006 and went on to number one in that year. What was the name of this song?
13. He's best known for his 1956 song "Young Love" and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to music. In 2006 he made his first television appearance in almost twenty years when he accepted his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame at the Country Music Association award show. Who is he?
14. Freddy Fender passed away in 2006 from lung cancer. He's best known for the hit song, "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights." How many times did he formally record and release this song?
15. Who was the Entertainer of the Year -- according to both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music -- for the year 2006?
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