Country Music Trivia [20 Questions + Answers]
Posted by Adam on October 18, 2024
Love country music AND trivia?
Well get ready! Because we're about to test your country music knowledge with 20 country music trivia questions.
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Movie Moments and Country Music
"Rawhide" was played to a bar full of hostile country music fans in which film?
- The Blues Brothers
Which 1989 film starred Julia Roberts and was mainly set in a beauty salon run by a character played by Dolly Parton?
- Steel Magnolias
Which 1992 film featured Whitney Houston's version of the Dolly Parton song, "I Will Always Love You"?
- The Bodyguard
Based on a 1980 film of the same name, what is the title of the musical written by Dolly Parton that is due to open on Broadway next year (2009)?
- 9 to 5
In which film did Dolly Parton make her starring debut?
- Nine to Five
What is the title of the film in which Joaquin Phoenix plays country music legend Johnny Cash?
- Walk the Line
Famous Country Stars and Hits
What was the stage name of Brenda Mae Tarpley, an American singer of rockabilly, pop, and country music who had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s?
- Brenda Lee
Country music singer Keith Urban is married to which Australian actress?
- Nicole Kidman
Which country music star, writer of the song "Your Cheatin' Heart", died on New Year's Day 1953?
- Hank Williams
The eponymous cannabis brand launched in 2015 by a famous country music singer is?
- Willie's Reserve
Which American country music singer-songwriter, born in 1934, won two Grammy Awards of 2005 for her album "Van Lear Rose", which was produced by Jack White of the White Stripes?
- Loretta Lynn
What name was given to the 1950-60s mainstream country music style of artists including Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Jim Reeves, and Charlie Rich?
- Nashville Sound
Who was the country music singer who gave up his seat to the Big Bopper on the plane that crashed, killing Buddy Holly in 1959?
- Waylon Jennings
What was the name of country music's first superstar who died at the age of 29 from drink and drug abuse?
- Hank Williams
Jim Reeves, Marty Robbins, and Dolly Parton are associated with what style of music?
- Country
Which country music legend, who died in 2002, gave up his seat to the 'Big Bopper' on the ill-fated plane?
- Waylon Jennings
Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins died with which other country music star in a 1963 plane crash?
- Patsy Cline
Who made the album "Honky Tonk Angels" with Dolly Parton and Tammy Wynette?
- Loretta Lynn
In 1996, an ewe became the first mammal to be cloned. If you were told that the donor cell was taken from a mammary gland, can you use 'country music' as a clue and answer why she got the name 'Dolly'?
- From Dolly Parton, the famously busty country singer
Which US country music artiste had hits with "The Caribbean" and "I Wish I Was a Little Bit Younger and Know What I Know Now"?
- Mitchell Torok
Conclusion
These country music trivia questions cover a mix of fun facts and historical tidbits.
Whether you’re a devoted fan or a casual listener, there's always something interesting to learn.
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