(NASHVILLE SKYLINE is a column by CMT/CMT.com Editorial Director Chet Flippo.)
Try your skills on this country quiz. Answers are below.
1. Which country star is working out with the New Orleans Saints?
b) Toby Keith
c) Blake Shelton
d) Kenny Chesney
2. Johnny Cash went off to die in:
b) Gulf of Mexico
c) Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge
d) Old Hickory Lake
3. He sings the theme song of the movie Dale.
b) Luke Bryan
c) Brent Keith
d) Keith Bryant
4. He was called “The King of Country Music.”
b) Jimmie Rodgers
c) Hank Williams
d) Roy Acuff
5. She worked as a tour guide at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
b) Kathy Mattea
c) Martina McBride
d) Patty Loveless
6. Shania Twain’s real birth name is:
b) Ellen Edwards
c) Eileen Edwards
d) Patricia Edwards
7. Garth Brooks’ college degree is in:
b) Business
c) Drama
d) Marketing
8. He worked in the mailroom at Rolling Stone magazine in New York.
b) Blake Shelton
c) Jim Lauderdale
d) Kenny Chesney
9. Her father and stepfather are both in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
b) Pam Tillis
c) Lorrie Morgan
d) Carlene Carter
10. He won six Grammys in 1965.
b) Buck Owens
c) Roger Miller
d) Waylon Jennings
11. Before becoming a singer, Willie Nelson sold:
b) Vacuum cleaners
c) Used cars
d) Nude calendars
12. She sold T-shirts on Garth Brooks’ tour.
b) Martina McBride
c) Faith Hill
d) Patty Loveless
13. According to Nielsen Soundscan, Garth Brooks has sold:
b) 150 million albums
c) 66 million albums
d) 40 million albums
14. Nashville’s first platinum-selling album was:
b) Wanted: The Outlaws
c) No Fences
d) Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison
15. He murdered his wife and then died in prison.
b) Webb Pierce
c) Johnny Paycheck
d) Spade Cooley
16. Dolly Parton has been married since 1966 to:
b) Dean Sams
c) Carl Gump
d) Carl Perkins
17. Lyle Lovett was married to:
b) Heather Locklear
c) Julia Roberts
d) Angelina Jolie
18. Hank Williams died at the age of:
b) 39
c) 29
d) 53
19. She grew up on a farm in Wyomissing, Pa.
b) Taylor Swift
c) Trisha Yearwood
d) Martina McBride
20. She had four children by the time she was 17.
b) Dottie West
c) Loretta Lynn
d) Patsy Cline
ANSWERS: 1. d 2. a 3. c 4. d 5. a and b 6. c 7. a 8. c 9. d 10. c 11. a and b 12. b 13. c 14. b 15. d 16. a 17. c 18. c 19. b 20. c
If you got all 20 right, congratulations! You’re a true country fan. If you scored at least 15 right, you’re on the true path to knowledge. Those who got 10 to 15 correct need to do some homework. If you scored under 10, you need to read every word on CMT.com every day. Class dismissed.
