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Trucking Songs Trivia Quiz

Most of us don't have these songs playing 24/7 while we're driving but they do bring back fond memories of the old days of trucking.

A multiple-choice quiz by Dyce. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Dyce

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
195,972

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1010

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Question 1 of 10

1. CW McCall had a hit which started the CB radio revolution in the mid 70's. What kind of vehicle were the 11 long haired friends of Jesus in? Hint

Yellow Kenworth

Chartreuse Microbus

Flower Power VW Bus

Love Bug

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Question 2 of 10

2. Red Sovine had a hit with "Phantom 309". What was the name of the driver who drove "Phantom 309"? Hint

Big Joe

Little Chuck

Big Ben

Gear Masher

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Question 3 of 10

3. Kathy Mattea had a hit called "18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses". In the song lyrics how many years had Charlie been driving a truck? Hint

50 Years

20 Years

30 Years

40 Years

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Question 4 of 10

4. Red Sovine recorded a song about a young boy who is crippled. What is the name of this song? Hint

Teddy Bear

Giddy up Go

Little Timmy

Daddy's Boy

5. The first verse in this country song by Dave Dudley is:

"Some folks say the country moves on bands of steel
Some say it moves on eighteen wheels
If you really wanna know what gets your goods from state to state..."

What is the final line of this verse? Hint

It's truckers, lot lizards and overpriced diesel fuel

It's Rolaids, Doan's Pills and Preparation H

Give me Rolaids, Doan's Pills and Preparation H

It's truckers, CB radios and greasy truck stop food

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Question 6 of 10

6. There was a TV series which starred Claude Akins and Frank Converse named "Movin On". The theme song to the series was also named "Movin On". Who sang this song? Hint

Johnny Cash

Dave Dudley

Merle Haggard

Red Sovine

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Question 7 of 10

7. "Tombstone Every Mile" was recorded by Dave Dudley.

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the Dave Dudley song "Six Days on the Road" where did he pull out of? Hint

Pittsburgh

Wheeling

Cleveland

Louisville

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Question 9 of 10

9. This singer had a Billboard Top 5 hit in 1971 with the song "I am a Truck". Hint

Dave Dudley

Red Simpson

Red Sovine

Merle Haggard

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Question 10 of 10

10. Jerry Reed recorded this song and it was used in the movie "Smokey and the Bandit". Hint

Giddy Up Go

Truck Driving Man

Eastbound and Down

Bug Splats on the Windshield

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. CW McCall had a hit which started the CB radio revolution in the mid 70's. What kind of vehicle were the 11 long haired friends of Jesus in?

Answer: Chartreuse Microbus

This song, "Convoy", started the CB craze in 1975/76. Canadian country music singer Paul Brandt has recently re-released it as a music video.

2. Red Sovine had a hit with "Phantom 309". What was the name of the driver who drove "Phantom 309"?

Answer: Big Joe

"Phantom 309" was recorded in 1967 by Red Sovine.

3. Kathy Mattea had a hit called "18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses". In the song lyrics how many years had Charlie been driving a truck?

Answer: 30 Years

This was a song about Charlie, a truck driver who was finally going to retire after 30 years of driving up and down the interstates.

4. Red Sovine recorded a song about a young boy who is crippled. What is the name of this song?

Answer: Teddy Bear

"Teddy Bear" got on the CB radio and told a trucker that he was crippled and his dad was killed in a truck wreck. Truckers went to his house and gave him rides in their rigs. A real tear jerker.

5. The first verse in this country song by Dave Dudley is: "Some folks say the country moves on bands of steel Some say it moves on eighteen wheels If you really wanna know what gets your goods from state to state..." What is the final line of this verse?

Answer: It's Rolaids, Doan's Pills and Preparation H

Dave Dudley recorded many songs about trucking and the lifestyle associated with it.

6. There was a TV series which starred Claude Akins and Frank Converse named "Movin On". The theme song to the series was also named "Movin On". Who sang this song?

Answer: Merle Haggard

The series ran on the NBC network from September 1974 until September 1976 when it was cancelled.

7. "Tombstone Every Mile" was recorded by Dave Dudley.

Answer: False

Maine based Dick Curless was probably best known for his 1965 Billboard Number 5 hit "Tombstone Every Mile" and charted regularly until 1972, continuing to record sporadically until the early 80's.

8. In the Dave Dudley song "Six Days on the Road" where did he pull out of?

Answer: Pittsburgh

This was without a doubt Dave Dudley's biggest hit and was released in 1963.

9. This singer had a Billboard Top 5 hit in 1971 with the song "I am a Truck".

Answer: Red Simpson

Best known for his string of trucking songs, Red Simpson was raised in Bakersfield, California, the youngest of a dozen children. At age 14, he wrote his first song -- about chickens -- and sang it to his family's fowl. During the Korean War, he served aboard a naval hospital ship where he found relief by forming the Ramblers, who played any instruments they could scrounge up.

He bought better ones in Japan and began to practice in earnest, and became a professional musician in California after his discharge.

10. Jerry Reed recorded this song and it was used in the movie "Smokey and the Bandit".

Answer: Eastbound and Down

Known throughout country music as "The Guitar Man", singer/songwriter Jerry Reed gained recognition not only for a successful solo career but also as an actor and ace session player.

Source: Author Dyce

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