country music history

country music has gotten a little carried away and seems to have lost touch with it's roots and forgotten where it all started. some folks dont appreciate the history of country music and they have turned there backs on the fore fathers who have built the foundation for younger artists today.

so here's your chance to prove to the country music world that, although you love the new country, you still know, love and appreciate where it came from. so here's a little quiz i put together. it's not designed to stump you in any way. it's more of a learning tool. if you dont know the answer, feel free to lok it up. investigate a little bit. do some research. it's all intended to educate so get to learnin'. good luck! and i hope you find a new appreciation for country music!!

1. What is your age?
Under 18 Years Old
18 to 24 Years Old
25 to 30 Years Old
31 to 40 Years Old
41 to 50 Years Old
51 to 60 Years Old
Over 60 Years Old
2. What is your gender?
Male
Female
3. what year was hank williams sr. born?
1919
1921
1923
1926
4. what bluegrass legend recorded MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW long before the O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU SOUNDTRACK became popular?
bill monroe
jimmy martin
stringbean
ralph stanley
5. how tall is little jimmy dickens?
4' 11''
5' 0''
5' 2''
5' 4''
6. how many songs of hank williams sr. went to #1?
10
12
15
21
7. what country music hall of famer invented bluegrass music?
jimmie rodgers
hank williams
bill monroe
bob wills
8. which country music icon invented the bakersfield sound?
dwight yoakam
merle haggard
buck owens
gary allan
9. which country music legend was actually in attendence as a prisoner when johnny cash did a show at san quinten?
willie nelson
johnny paycheck
merle haggard
david allan coe
10. this country music icon wrote these classic country hits , FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY , CRAZY , HELLO WALLS.
PATSY CLINE
WILLIE NELSON
GEORGE JONES
FARON YOUNG
11. which song did hank williams recieve 7 encores for at the grand ole opry?
moanin' the blues
lovesick blues
move it on over
your cheatin' heart
12. what country music legend used to play bass for buddy holly?
johnny cash
waylon jennings
june carter
carl perkins
13. which country music icon was the first in history to chart a song in 5 consecutive decades?
tammy wynette
johnny cash
george jones
loretta lynn
14. what year did the grand ole opry move from the ryman auditorium to it's new home?
1969
1974
1979
1981
15. what year did hank williams sr. die?
1949
1951
1953
1956

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