Howdy, country music lovers!
Are y’all ready for a honky-tonk of a time? Well, it’s time to put on your cowboy hats, grab your guitars, and tune into some boot-scootin’ trivia. We’re ’bout to embark on a rootin’ tootin’ adventure through the history of country music.
So, saddle up partner, and let your tractor of knowledge plow through these fields of questions. Yeehaw!
1. Who is known as the “Father of Country Music”?
2. Which country artist has the most awarded album in history?
3. Can you name the country artist who sang the hit song “Jolene”?
4. Which country music award show first began in 1967?
5. What country music instrument is also sometimes called a mouth harp?
6. Which is the famous venue for country music located in Nashville?
7. What is the sub-genre of country music known for its raw, stripped-down sound and rebellious lyrics?
8. Name the country music duo made up of Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley.
9. In waht state will you find the city of Nashville?
10. Which pop star collaborated with the Dixie Chicks to perform the song “Soon You’ll Get Better”?
11. What song by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line held the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart for a record-breaking 50 weeks?
12. Who directed the music video for Johnny Cash’s “Hurt”?
13. What is the signature look associated with country music legend Johnny Cash?
14. What’s the name of the largest country music festival in the United States?
15. In the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”, the song “Man of Constant Sorrow” is performed by a fictional country music group. What is their name?
16. Who wrote the autobiography “Coal Miner’s Daughter” which was later made into a successful film?
17. Who was the first country artist to have a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the song “I Fall to Pieces”?
18. Which crossover country song featuring Billy Ray Cyrus became a hit in 2019?
19. What country music star ran for governor of Texas and came in second?
20. Which veteran country artist is known for his spectacular live show, complete with explosions, pyrotechnics, and a light show?
21. Which country singer started the charity ‘Trisha’s Southern Kitchen’ to help children in need?
22. Name the most famous country singer from Australia.
23. Which country music star starred in the documentary ‘The Gift: The Journey of Johnny Cash’?
24. True or false? The line dance is a popular dance often performed to country music.
25. Who was the first inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961?
26. Who is the country music artist with the pseudonym “The Hag”?
27. Which country music song became the anthem for the 1991 Gulf War?
28. What is the name of Carrie Underwood’s debut album?
29. Who won the Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year award in 2020?
30. What is the most common stringed instrument used in country music?
31. Who forms one half of the duo “Sugarland” alongside Kristian Bush?
32. Which record label did Johnny Cash sign with after he left Sun Records?
33. Which country music artist collaborated with rapper Nelly on the hit song “Over and Over”?
34. Who holds the record for the most consecutive number one hits on the country charts?
35. Who directed the music video for Miranda Lambert’s “Vice”?
36. What country music star is often recognized by his trademark black cowboy hat?
37. Where is the annual Stagecoach Country Music Festival held?
38. In ‘Walk the Line’, the film about Johnny Cash’s life, who plays Cash?
39. Whose autobiography is titled ‘It’s a Long Story: My Life’?
40. Which country artist first popularized the ‘Bakersfield Sound’?
41. Which country artist hosted the reality music competition show “Real Country”?
42. Who is the only country musician to have a star in every category on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
43. Which country music star is known for songs that tackle social issues like domestic abuse and alcoholism?
44. Who is the first female country artist to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100?
45. What instrument is Hank Williams Jr. known to play during live performances?
46. Which country music festival is held annually in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin?
47. What sub-genre did artist Gram Parsons describe as “cosmic American music”?
48. Which American actress starred in the film “Sweet Dreams,” a biographical film about Patsy Cline?
49. Who wrote the autobiography “Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream”?
50. Who was the first musician to play live concerts via satellite broadcast?
51. Which country artist has the hit song “You’re Still the One”?
52. From what country does the Country music band The Wandering Hearts originate?
53. The song “Blue Moon of Kentucky” can be categorised under which Country music sub-genre?
54. What is the name of the radio show that helped to popularize Country music during the 1920s?
55. “Rhinestone Cowboy” is a famous song by which Country music artist?
56. Who was known as “Mr. Country Music” during the 1950s and 1960s.
57. Name a Country music star who had a short-lived acting career in the 1980s?
58. Who is the Country music artist behind the Platinum selling album “A Lot About Livin’ (And a Little ’bout Love)”?
59. What was the first country music video aired on MTV?
60. Which renowned event did Johnny Cash famously perform at in 1968?
61. Which country singer was known as “The Singing Brakeman”?
62. Which country music artist released the hit album “The Woman in Me” in 1995?
63. Who was the first female solo artist to sell ten million copies of an album?
64. What instrument is commonly used in bluegrass, a sub-genre of country music?
65. Who starred as a fictional country singer in the film “Country Strong”?
66. When was the first country music festival ‘Country to Country’ held?
67. Who is the country artist behind the hit song “What’s Your Mama’s Name”?
68. Which country artist released an album with his wife titled “The Life of SONGS”?
69. Who is the first country artist to launch his own line of headphones with JBL?
70. Which song rocketed Garth Brooks to fame in the 90s?
71. True or false? Shania Twain has performed at the Super Bowl halftime show.
72. Which artist was referred to as the “Hillbilly Shakespeare”?
73. What album by Taylor Swift marked a departure from her country music sound?
74. Which country artist won the first season of American Idol?
75. Who was the first artist to win CMA’s Entertainer of the Year award two years in a row?
76. Which country artist had a hit with the song “Whiskey Lullaby”?
77. Which American Idol winner and country music star often includes Christian themes in her music?
78. Who broke records with his album “No Fences” which remained on the charts for over 5 years?
79. Who is the best-selling female country music artist of all time?
80. What country music star acted in the film “The Blind Side”?
81. Which country singer is known as the “Red-Headed Stranger”?
82. Who is famous for introducing honky-tonk piano in country music?
83. What is the show that broadcast the live radio and tv shows from the Grand Ole Opry House?
84. Which country artist was rejected by American Idol but gained fame through his viral Youtube videos?
85. Which country star holds the record for the most number-one hits on the Billboard’s Airplay chart?
86. What country music star played the lead role in the Broadway musical “Chicago”?
87. Which country music star wrote the book “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die”?
88. Who was the first country artist to win the Best New Artist Grammy?
89. Which country artist sang “Chicken Fried”?
90. Which country music artist began his career as a songwriter for Elvis Presley?
91. What is the name of Johnny Cash’s live album recorded at a Prison in 1968?
92. Who is the oldest artist to have a number one hit on the country music charts?
93. Who is known as the “Queen of Country Pop”?
94. Which country artist is known for her yodeling skills?
95. Who won the first season of “Nashville Star”, a reality show searching for the next country music star?
96. What is the country music festival held in Nashville every summer called?
97. Which country music star is nicknamed “The Chief”?
98. Who was the first solo female country music artist to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame?
99. Who is the country artist known for his song “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)”?
100. Who was one of the pioneers in the outlaw country sub-genre?
101. Who was the first Black artist to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame?
102. What Country star’s real first name is Hiram?
103. Which country artist sang the theme song for the TV show “The Dukes of Hazzard”?
104. What 90s country group sang the hit “Boot Scootin’ Boogie”?
105. Who wrote the hit “I Will Always Love You”, made popular by Whitney Houston?
106. Which country artist starred in the WWII movie “To Hell and Back”?
107. Who was known as the “First Lady of Country Music”?
108. What country star had a hit with “Ring of Fire”?
109. Who is the country artist who released the album “Golden Road”?
110. Whose debut hit was “Should’ve Been a Cowboy”?
111. Who was the first country singer to have her star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame?
112. Who is the winner of the 15th season of American Idol well-known in the country music scene?
113. Which country music artist was known as “The Silver Fox”?
114. What popular country music artist starred in the movie “Pure Country”?
115. Which country music star is known for his hit “Indian Outlaw”?
116. Name the legendary country artist behind the hit “The Gambler”?
117. Which country music star sang “Cold, Cold Heart”?
118. Which country star was the first to sell out New York’s Madison Square Garden?
119. What country artist was the host of the TV show “Hee Haw”?
120. Who wrote “Crazy”, made famous by Patsy Cline?
121. What album made Taylor Swift the youngest solo artist to write and record a number-one country album?
122. What country music artist played football for the University of Alabama at Birmingham before starting his music career?
123. Who released the critically acclaimed country album “Red Headed Stranger”?
124. What popular country song is also the name of a movie starring Sissy Spacek?
125. Who is known as the “Patsy Cline of the 90s”?
126. Which singer had a hit with the country song “Wagon Wheel”?
127. What country music star famously destroyed his own guitars on stage?
128. Johnny Cash recorded live albums at two prisons. One was Folsom Prison. What was the other one?
129. Which country music artist sang “I Hope You Dance”?
130. Who is the youngest female artist to win the Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year award?
131. What hit song by Zac Brown Band was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 2011?
132. Which country artist sang the duet “Islands in the Stream” with Dolly Parton?
133. Who is the country music artist behind the famous song “Always on My Mind”?
134. What famous country music star was known as “The Man in Black”?
135. What country album holds the distinction of being the best selling album in the SoundScan era?
136. Who won the fourth season of the television singing competition “American Idol”?
137. Who was the first country artist to host “Saturday Night Live”?
138. Which country song starts with the line “Let’s go girls”?
139. Who is the country artist behind the hit song “Take Me Home, Country Roads”?
140. Which country artist’s debut album was titled “Wide Open Spaces”?
141. Which country music artist had a hit with “Stand By Your Man”?
142. Which country singer started their music career in a duo called the Wreckers?
143. Who recorded the hit country song “Thank God I’m a Country Boy”?
144. Which country music star was the first country artist to win a Grammy for Album of the Year?
145. What song did Faith Hill win her first Grammy for?
146. What country singer starred in a television movie based on their song “Coat of Many Colors”?
147. Which country singer had a hit with his debut single “Austin”?
148. Which country artist’s real name is Samuel Timothy Smith?
149. Who is known as the “King of Country”?
150. What 2000s country group was made up of members from Australia and New Zealand?
151. Which country artist is known for her hit song “Black Like Me”?
152. Which country music star played the character of Mutt Lange in the TV series “Bounty Hunters”?
153. What country singer is the voice behind “Red Solo Cup”?
154. Who is the country artist who released the album “Car Wheels On A Gravel Road”?
155. Which band sang the song “If I Die Young”?
156. What country song was named the 3rd most performed song of the twentieth century?
157. Which country music artist had a hit with “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”?
And there you have it, folks! Thanks for playing along. Didn’t hit all the high notes? Well, don’t be blue as a Willie Nelson ballad, there’s always time for a rematch. Remember, the road to country trivia knowledge is just like country roads – full of twists, turns, and delightful discoveries.
If you enjoyed this country music rodeo, trot on over to Trivia Bliss where we have a wagon-full of other fun quizzes waiting just for you, including one all about music venues and another about concerts! Keep those trivia boots walkin’!
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