Country Artists

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1.Which country artist was country music's Man in Black?
- A. Johnny Cash
- B. Merle Haggard
- C. Tim McGraw
- D. Shania Twain
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Johnny Cash
Did you know? Johnny Cash famously performed concerts inside US prisons.
2.Which country artist brought stadium-scale concerts to 1990s country?
- A. Reba McEntire
- B. Garth Brooks
- C. Chris Stapleton
- D. Tim McGraw
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Garth Brooks
Did you know? Garth Brooks recorded under the alias Chris Gaines in 1999.
3.Which country artist wrote I Will Always Love You and Jolene?
- A. Hank Williams
- B. Dolly Parton
- C. Loretta Lynn
- D. Shania Twain
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Dolly Parton
Did you know? Dolly Parton founded the Dollywood theme park in Tennessee.
4.Which country artist defined honky-tonk country in the late 1940s?
- A. Tim McGraw
- B. Miranda Lambert
- C. Hank Williams
- D. Waylon Jennings
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Hank Williams
Did you know? Hank Williams died at twenty-nine and became country music's great legend.
5.Which country artist broke out of Memphis's Sun Studio as the King of Rock and Roll?
- A. Luke Bryan
- B. Elvis Presley
- C. Miranda Lambert
- D. Dolly Parton
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Elvis Presley
Did you know? Elvis Presley's Graceland home is one of the most visited US houses.
6.Which country artist co-founded the outlaw country movement with red-headed Stranger?
- A. Garth Brooks
- B. Willie Nelson
- C. Shania Twain
- D. George Strait
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Willie Nelson
Did you know? Willie Nelson's famous guitar Trigger has a hole worn through its body.
7.Which country artist crossed country into pop with the 1961 ballad Crazy?
- A. Merle Haggard
- B. Alan Jackson
- C. Patsy Cline
- D. George Strait
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Patsy Cline
Did you know? Patsy Cline died in a 1963 plane crash at thirty.
8.Which country artist became country-pop's crossover queen with 1997's Come On Over?
- A. Elvis Presley
- B. Miranda Lambert
- C. Dolly Parton
- D. Shania Twain
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Shania Twain
Did you know? Shania Twain grew up in Timmins, Ontario, in Canada.
9.Which country artist won a string of Grammys with gentle country ballads?
- A. Tim McGraw
- B. Faith Hill
- C. Vince Gill
- D. Patsy Cline
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Vince Gill
Did you know? Vince Gill also played guitar in the Eagles' later lineups.
10.Which country artist kept neotraditional country alive through the 1990s?
- A. Shania Twain
- B. Alan Jackson
- C. Alabama
- D. Garth Brooks
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Alan Jackson
Did you know? Alan Jackson wrote his tribute Where Were You after September 11, 2001.
11.Which country artist broke through as a solo Tennessee whiskey voice after songwriting years?
- A. Kenny Rogers
- B. Carrie Underwood
- C. Waylon Jennings
- D. Chris Stapleton
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Chris Stapleton
Did you know? Chris Stapleton wrote hit songs for many country stars before singing his own.
12.Which country artist sang the hitmaker era classics Wichita Lineman and Galveston?
- A. Glen Campbell
- B. Chris Stapleton
- C. Merle Haggard
- D. Keith Urban
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Glen Campbell
Did you know? Glen Campbell began as a sought Los Angeles session guitarist.
13.Which country artist sang coal-miner daughter truths from rural Kentucky?
- A. Loretta Lynn
- B. Faith Hill
- C. Keith Urban
- D. Reba McEntire
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Loretta Lynn
Did you know? Loretta Lynn's 1975 hit The Pill sparked broadcast controversy.
14.Which country artist paired chart dominance with film roles through the 1990s and 2000s?
- A. Willie Nelson
- B. Johnny Cash
- C. Tim McGraw
- D. Miranda Lambert
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Tim McGraw
Did you know? Tim McGraw is married to fellow country star Faith Hill.
15.Which country artist wrote Me and Bobby McGee and Sunday Morning Coming Down?
- A. Kris Kristofferson
- B. Luke Bryan
- C. Alan Jackson
- D. Glen Campbell
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Kris Kristofferson
Did you know? Kris Kristofferson was also a Rhodes Scholar and film actor.
16.Which country artist is called the King of Country with a record of number-one hits?
- A. Luke Bryan
- B. Dolly Parton
- C. George Strait
- D. Elvis Presley
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George Strait
Did you know? George Strait spent almost his whole career on one record label.
17.Which country artist wrote Okie from Muskogee and defined Bakersfield country?
- A. Keith Urban
- B. Willie Nelson
- C. Brad Paisley
- D. Merle Haggard
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Merle Haggard
Did you know? Merle Haggard served time in San Quentin before his music career.
18.Which country artist brought country bands back to the format's center in the 1980s?
- A. Alabama
- B. Miranda Lambert
- C. Faith Hill
- D. Patsy Cline
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Alabama
Did you know? The band Alabama named itself after its home state.
19.Which country artist became country's leading female voice of the 1980s and 1990s?
- A. Elvis Presley
- B. Kacey Musgraves
- C. Reba McEntire
- D. Loretta Lynn
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Reba McEntire
Did you know? Reba McEntire later starred in her own television sitcom.
20.Which country artist told story songs like The Gambler across pop and country?
- A. Vince Gill
- B. Chris Stapleton
- C. Kenny Rogers
- D. Dolly Parton
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Kenny Rogers
Did you know? Kenny Rogers first fronted the group the First Edition.
21.Which country artist led country's late-1990s crossover wave with Breathe?
- A. Reba McEntire
- B. Garth Brooks
- C. Faith Hill
- D. Kris Kristofferson
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Faith Hill
Did you know? Faith Hill sang the Sunday Night Football opening theme for years.
22.Which country artist gave up his seat on the plane that crashed and killed Buddy Holly?
- A. Johnny Cash
- B. Dolly Parton
- C. Waylon Jennings
- D. Carrie Underwood
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Waylon Jennings
Did you know? Waylon Jennings was a pillar of the outlaw country movement.
23.Which country artist pairs virtuosic guitar solos with humorous songwriting?
- A. Loretta Lynn
- B. Hank Williams
- C. Brad Paisley
- D. Alan Jackson
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Brad Paisley
Did you know? Brad Paisley recorded duets with ZZ Top and B.B. King.
24.Which country artist leads modern country songwriting with albums like The Weight of These Wings?
- A. Vince Gill
- B. Miranda Lambert
- C. Alan Jackson
- D. Elvis Presley
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Miranda Lambert
Did you know? Miranda Lambert founded the trio Pistol Annies.
25.Which country artist won the Album of the Year Grammy with Golden Hour?
- A. Kacey Musgraves
- B. Elvis Presley
- C. George Strait
- D. Faith Hill
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Kacey Musgraves
Did you know? Kacey Musgraves is from the small town of Golden, Texas.
26.Which country artist won American Idol's fourth season before topping the country charts?
- A. Brad Paisley
- B. Carrie Underwood
- C. Luke Bryan
- D. Miranda Lambert
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Carrie Underwood
Did you know? Carrie Underwood sang the Sunday Night Football theme after Faith Hill.
27.Which country artist anchored 2010s country radio with party-ready anthems?
- A. Tim McGraw
- B. Faith Hill
- C. Luke Bryan
- D. Keith Urban
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Luke Bryan
Did you know? Luke Bryan is from Leesburg, Georgia.
28.Which country artist brought Australian roots to Nashville's mainstream?
- A. Reba McEntire
- B. Merle Haggard
- C. Waylon Jennings
- D. Keith Urban
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Keith Urban
Did you know? Keith Urban is married to actress Nicole Kidman.

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