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101 Country Music Trivia Questions to Rally Your Inner Cowboy

From cowboy boots to down-home roots.

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July 4, 2022

The country music lifestyle is a life you can hang your hat on. If you live by the motto β€œGod is great, beer is good, and people are crazy,” then you might be a country music fan. The genre has long stood for hard work, love, respect, freedom, and good times. And while it’s certainly evolved from the days of string bands and acoustic guitars, the simple core still remains.Β 

Country music has been the home of legends old and new, from Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard to Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert. We’ve heard hits like β€œJolene” and β€œBefore He Cheats” on repeat. So, whether you’re into the classics or prefer a little pop in your twang, this country music quiz is for you. Check out our country music questions and answers, and see where you rank on the charts.

In need of some more trivia? Look for our classic rock, ’70s music, and Taylor Swift trivia quizzes along with some general music trivia questions.

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1. Which artist is often called The Queen of Country Pop?

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2. What CMA Award did Travis Tritt win in 1991?

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3. In what state was Johnny Cash born and raised?

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4. What Tim McGraw album was certified platinum in July of 2006?

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5. In what year was Garth Brooks born?

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6. Carrie Underwood sang during the halftime show of what 2006 Thanksgiving football game?

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1. What finishes the Toby Keith song lyric 'I'm closing up shop ....'?

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2. Kenny Chesney has sold how many albums as of 2012?

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3. Which of these Country stars has sold more records than The Beatles?

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4. Who released the album 'Country Music' in 2010?

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5. What was the biggest hit from Tim McGraw's first album?

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6. Complete the name of this country act. 'Zac _____ Band'.

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1. Who released the classic country album 'No Fences'?

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2. What musician recorded the song, 'Heartbreak Hotel' in January, 1956?

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3. Miranda Lambert married which fellow country star in 2011?

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4. Who released the classic country album 'Ropin' the Wind'?

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5. What sport did Tim McGraw get a college scholarship for?

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6. How many weeks did Carrie Underwood's 'Jesus, Take The Wheel' stay #1 on the U.S. Country chart?

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1. Cowboy Take Me Away' is a hit song from which band?

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2. Trace Adkins came out with which of these CD's in 2006?

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3. Which TV talent show launched country star Carrie Underwood's career?

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4. What country music singer recorded the 45rpm single, 'Young Love' 1956?

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5. What did Dierks Bentley injure while on tour with Kenny Chesney in 2004?

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6. In what year was Kenny Chesney born?

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1. In 2005, which country music star's marriage to actress Renee Zellweger lasted less than half a year?

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2. Where did country singer Dierks Bentley get married in 2005?

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3. What was the present that Kenny Chesney gave Keith Urban at the end of their 2003 tour?

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4. Who released the classic country album ' 'Wide Open Spaces'?

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5. Which Uncle Kracker song was used in the 2002 movie 'Coyote Ugly'?

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6. What country musician sang the song, 'Waterloo' in the 1950s?

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1. Taylor Swift released her debut single, 'Tim McGraw' in 2006, how old was she?

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2. What actor won a 2006 Best Actor Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of Johnny Cash?

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3. Who was the supporting act on Tim McGraw's 'Spontaneous Combustion' tour?

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4. Which country star sung Ring of Fire?

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5. Which hit TV show did Billy Ray Cyrus star in with his daughter Miley?

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6. What was Kenny Chesney's first album to go gold?

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1. Which of these 1980 chart-toppers could be described as 'country music'?

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2. How many tracks are on the Rascal Flatts album 'Me and My Gang'?

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3. I Will Always Love You was written by which county star?

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4. Which huge hit for Jim Reeves was released in 1966, two years after his tragic death?

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5. What country is Shania Twain from?

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6. What act was the first to be inducted into both the Country Music and the Rock and Roll Halls of Fame?

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1. Which member of the Dixie Chicks released a solo album called Mother?

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2. Which of these could be considered a country music star?

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3. Which of these singers was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013?

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4. In what year did Kenny Chesney get inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame?

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5. What was Kenny Chesney's first ever platinum selling album?

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6. What famous country star has a theme park named after them?

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1. Which artist's album was the best selling country music title of all time?

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2. The Dixie Chicks originally formed in which year?

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3. Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits has sold how many albums as of 2012?

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4. What finishes the Toby Keith song lyric 'I'm going to get drunk and ....'?

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5. Who released the classic country album 'The Woman in Me'?

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6. What country music singer performed the breakthrough hit, 'Walkin' after Midnight' in 1957?

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1. Outside of the United States, which country has the largest country music fan and artist base?

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2. In what year did Kenny Chesney win his first CMA awards?

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3. In what year did Kenny Rodgers first win a Grammy Award?

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4. Which Keith Urban album topped the US's Billboard Country Albums chart in 2004?

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5. Which multi-platinum artist was named Artist of the Decade for the 1980s by the Academy of Country Music?

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6. Which band did Garth Brooks perform with on 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno'?

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1. What record label did Tim McGraw sign with in 1990?

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2. Where does Trace Adkins music video 'Honky Tonk Badonkadonk' take place?

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3. Who does Toby Keith sing a duet with on his 'Unleashed' album?

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4. Carole Underwood, mother of singer Carrie Underwood, is retired from what profession?

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5. Which former Beatle had a hit duet with Buck Owens?

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6. What is the first single from the 2007 Rascal Flatts album 'Still Feels Good'?

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1. Today Is Your Day was a 2011 hit song for which artist?

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2. In what country did Keith Urban release an album in before he came to the US?

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3. Trace Adkins released which single off his 'Dangerous Man' album first?

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4. In 2009 MTV VMA, Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for Best Female Video was interrupted by who?

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5. What was the name of Johnny Cash's band?

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6. Which one of Taylor Swift's songs won two Grammy awards in 2012?

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1. Which of these singers was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2011?

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2. How are Gary LeVox and Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts related?

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3. Keith Urban won the AMC Award for Top Male Vocalist in what year?

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4. Which of these singers was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2012?

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5. Willie Nelson's battered old Martin guitar was called what?

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6. In July 2010, which country music star got married to her ice hockey playing fiancΓ© Mike Fisher?

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1. What is the title of the Rascal Flatts CD/DVD which came out in 2003?

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2. Which country star had a hit film about a racing car driver called Six Pack?

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3. Which of these TV show has Willie Nelson not appeared on?

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4. Kenny Chesney's 2013 album was named what?

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5. Which hit TV show did Billy Ray star in with his daughter Miley?

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6. Which of these singers was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010?

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1. Dixie Chicks won what award for 'Wide Open Spaces' at the Grammy's?

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2. How many members did the Dixie Chicks have when they first formed?

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3. In 2013 who performed with Train on 'America's Got Talent'?

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4. Which of the following was not an Entertainer of the Year nominee in CMA in 2007?

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5. Who did Uncle Kracker used to DJ for?

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6. Which artist's album was best selling country music title of all time?

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1. Of these, which is a country music singer born in 1983?

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2. Which patriotic song did Billy Ray Cyrus co-write and perform?

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3. Who recorded the song, 'I Walk The Line' in 1955?

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4. Ready To Run' was a hit song from the Dixie Chicks and it provided the soundtrack for which film?

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5. Which country singer released the song 'Play It Again' in 2013?

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6. Which famous Western Swing Band Leader was convicted of murdering his wife?

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1. Dierks Bentley went on which of these tours in 2006?

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2. Which country music star played the lead role in the series that had her first name in the title?

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3. Which prominent country musician died in 1953?

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4. Who did 'she' meet in the Lee Brice song 'Happy Endings'?

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5. Brooks & Dunn hit the road on which tour in 1998?

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