An American writer Steve Maraboli says Country music is the poetry of the American spirit. The country is a genre of popular music that initiated with blues, old-time music, and several types of American traditional music.
The term country music is used today to portray many styles and subgenres. The roots of country music are found in the folk music of working-class Americans and blue-collar American life. This article is full of country music trivia for those who live, love and, breathe country music.
Country music trivia
1) When did the term country music gain popularity?
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In the 1940s
2) Where did country music roots get popularized origination?
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In the Southern United States
3) Who was the first country star to have a major hit record?
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Vernon Dalhart
4) When did Country musicians start recording boogie?
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In 1939
5) Where did The Country Music Association (CMA) was established in 1958?
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In Nashville, Tennessee
6) What were the two prominent components of country music fashion?
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The cowboy hat and cowboy boots.
7) Who was the first black star performer in the Grand Ole Opry in 1927?
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DeFord Bailey
8) Which song of Darius Rucker is one of the most-played country songs ever?
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“Wagon Wheel”
9) How many country radio stations are there in the United States?
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There are over 2,000 full-time country radio stations.
10) Who was the biggest-selling digital country artist in history?
11) Where was the alt-country band of Horses (Horses) formed?
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Seattle
12) In 1986, with whom Willie Nelson recorded “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before”?
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Julio Iglesias
13) Which country song of 2016 released by Kane Brown?
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Country song “Heaven”
14)Where did Country Jam 2018 take place?
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Colorado
15) Dierks Bentley is famous for which country song?
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“Woman Amen”
16) The country song “One Number Away” was released by whom?
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Luke Combs
17) What music label is Morgan Wallen on?
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Big Loud Mountain
18) In 2017 which Album got the honor of the album of the Year?
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The Breaker – Little Big Town
19) What is the Song of the Year in 2017?
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“Better Man”
20) Who has got the Female Vocalist of the Year in 2017?
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Miranda Lambert
The ’90s introduced new country artists and brought well-established artists new opportunities to shine. To check your 90s country music knowledge, answer the questions given below. This quiz will show how well do you know about ’90s country music.
90s country music trivia
21) The first commercial country record was made by whom in 1922 on the Victor Records label?
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Eck Robertson
22) Which female singer of the 90s released her first hit song I Don’t Want To Be A One Night Stand in 1976?
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Reba Nell McEntire
23) In which year Reba recapped about 21 songs which 11 of them reached #1 on Billboard and other publications?
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In 2005
24) Who won the five Grammy Awards; four for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and the fifth for Best Country Album?
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Mary Chapin Carpenter
25) When did Lee Ann Womack release her first album which signaled the neotraditional country music sound?
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In 1997
26) Which song of Reba McEntire was contrary to the common theme of a loveless relationship?
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“Is There Life Out There.”
27) Which song of Mary Chapin Carpenter is about fulfilling the societal mold of what it means to be a wife and a mother?
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Chapin Carpenter’s “He Thinks He’ll Keep Her”
28) When Carpenter will release her 13th studio album?
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On May 6
29) Whose, “Letter to Mom” sings a powerfully perceptive message of encouragement to victims of sexual abuse in this song from 1996?
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Iris Dement
30) Jo Dee Messina, “Bye Bye” No stranger to feminine anthems, who recorded “Bye Bye” back in 1998?
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Jo Dee Messina
Modern country music trivia questions
31) Who has got the Musician of the Year in the year 2017?
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Mac McAnally (Guitar)
32) In Shedaisy’s “Little Good-Byes,” who send a cheeky farewell to a lethargic man in their lives?
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The sisters of Shedaisy
33) What was LeAnn Rimes, “One Way Ticket (Because I Can)” about?
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A song about reawakening to life after the letdown of a relationship.
34) Which river became a crossroad for country music?
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Mississippi River
35) When did The Mountain City Fiddlers convention hold on, which helped inspire modern country music?
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In 1925
36) In the 20s which artist produced mostly recorded Blues songs?
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Cliff Carlisle
37) In which era the most popular ‘Barn Dance’ radio show used to be ‘Grand Ole Opry’?
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In the ’20s
38) Who is known as the King of the so-called ‘Singing Cowboys’?
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Gene Autry
39) The first country musician Bob Wills was known to add which musical instrument to his band?
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An electric guitar
40) What are the main instruments in honky-tonk country music?
Do you know gospel music finds its roots in country music? Gospel music directs on Christian feelings. Here are some country music questions to test your knowledge of gospel music.
Country music trivia 2018
41) Who was the first artist to play the electric guitar at the ‘Grand Ole Opry’?
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Ernest Tubb
42) After which historical event was there a desire to return to the old values of rock and roll?
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The British invasion of America.
43) Arizona Dranes was the first to introduced ragtime to which music?
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Gospel music
44) For which gospel Mahalia Jackson popularly known as the queen?
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Black gospel
45) What genre did The Long Ryders and Mojo Nixon belong to?
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The ’80s Southern Californian Cowpunk scene
46) When did Johnny Cash write the iconic ‘Rings of Fire’?
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In 1963
47) ‘Hello, I’m Dolly’ was the first album of whom?
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Dolly Parton’s first album
48) How old was Dolly Parton when she wrote her first song?
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She was five years old.
49) Whose ‘I Fall to Pieces’ was the first release under Decca?
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Patsy Cline
50) Who wrote the record album ‘Friends in Low Places?
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Garth Brooks
This part can only be cover by those who had not missed any country music and follow the singers regularly. You can check your memory by guessing the singers.
Guess the singers of these classic country music songs trivia questions and answers.
51) Who was the singer of “I Walk the Line”?
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Johnny Cash
52) Who has sung “Rhinestone Cowboy”?
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Glen Campbell
53) “Stand by Your Man” is the song of which singer?
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Tammy Wynette
54) “He’ll Have to Go” sung by whom?
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Jim Reeves
55) Who sang “Harper Valley PTA”?
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Jeannie C. Riley
56) “Back in the Saddle Again” was the song of whom?
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Gene Autry
57) Who has given the vocals to “The Coal Miner’s Daughter”?
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Loretta Lynn
58) “Crazy” got the vocals of which singer?
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Patsy Cline
59) Who sung the “Walking the Floor Over You”?
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Ernest Tubb
60) The song”Foggy Mountain Breakdown” was sung by whom?
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Earl Scruggs
Classic country music trivia questions and answers
61) In which musical form was Country music originated?
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In a musical form which was called hillbilly music.
62) Who was famous for his yodeling style and is recognized as the father of country music?
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Jimmie Rodgers from Meridien, Mississippi
63) Country music is associated with the western cowboy lifestyle and there is a sub-genre called what?
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Western Music
64) When did country music have a bawdy, rowdy aspect, unlike the later more mellow sound?
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In the 1920s
65)When did a patent medicine called Crazy Water Crystals was a big country music and artist sponsor?
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In the 30’s
66) What was the name of the first American country music video cable channel?
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The Nashville Network.
67) ‘Austin’ was the first single of which famous singer?
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Blake Shelton’s
68) How many times has Loretta Lynn been nominated for the Grammy Awards?
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18 times
69) A famous mural celebrating country legends is in which city?
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Nashville
70) Who is the best-selling female artist in country music history?
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