Question 1

Who is widely credited as the Father of Country Music?

Accepted Answer

Jimmie Rodgers. Jimmie Rodgers earned the title for blending blues, folk, and yodeling into the first commercially successful country recordings in the late 1920s.

Question 2

Which iconic country venue is known as the Mother Church of Country Music?

Accepted Answer

Ryman Auditorium. Nashville's Ryman Auditorium hosted the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974 and earned its nickname for its acoustic warmth and former church origins.

Question 3

What was the title of Patsy Cline's signature 1961 ballad?

Accepted Answer

Crazy. Crazy, written by Willie Nelson, became Cline's biggest hit and one of the most performed jukebox songs in American history.

Question 4

Which Johnny Cash live album was recorded inside a working prison?

Accepted Answer

At Folsom Prison. At Folsom Prison, recorded in January 1968, revived Cash's career and remains one of the most celebrated live albums in any genre.

Question 5

Dolly Parton wrote which song the same day she wrote Jolene?

Accepted Answer

I Will Always Love You. Parton has said she wrote both Jolene and I Will Always Love You on the same day, a creative output she called the most productive of her life.

Question 6

Which 1990s country star had the breakthrough hit Friends in Low Places?

Accepted Answer

Garth Brooks. Friends in Low Places, from Garth Brooks's 1990 album No Fences, became the unofficial anthem of country's 1990s commercial explosion.

Question 7

What group did Reba McEntire lose most of her band members from in a 1991 plane crash?

Accepted Answer

Her road band. A March 1991 plane crash killed seven members of Reba's tour band and her road manager, an event she has spoken about as the defining tragedy of her career.

Question 8

Which trio of country legends reached number one in 1985 with the song Highwayman?

Accepted Answer

The Highwaymen. The Highwaymen featured Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson, four outlaw country titans recording together.

Question 9

Whose 2008 album Fearless made her the youngest winner of the Grammy for Album of the Year?

Accepted Answer

Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift won Album of the Year in 2010 at age 20 for Fearless, a record that has since been broken by Billie Eilish.

Question 10

Which country subgenre is associated with 1970s artists who rejected Nashville polish for a rougher, freer sound?

Accepted Answer

Outlaw country. Outlaw country, led by Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson, prioritized artistic control and a rawer aesthetic over mainstream Nashville production.

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