Classic Country Music

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Instructions: Country music hits and artists from the 1950s-1980s

1.
Which country legend was known as 'The Man in Black'?
A
Waylon Jennings
B
George Jones
C
Johnny Cash
D
Merle Haggard
2.
Who sang the 1973 hit 'Jolene'?
A
Patsy Cline
B
Loretta Lynn
C
Tammy Wynette
D
Dolly Parton
3.
What was Patsy Cline's signature song, released in 1961?
A
I Fall to Pieces
B
Crazy
C
Stand by Your Man
D
Coal Miner's Daughter
4.
Which country music venue in Nashville is known as 'The Mother Church of Country Music'?
A
Tootsie's Orchid Lounge
B
The Ryman Auditorium
C
The Bluebird Cafe
D
The Grand Ole Opry
5.
Who recorded the classic 1969 song 'A Boy Named Sue'?
A
Hank Williams Jr.
B
Kris Kristofferson
C
Johnny Cash
D
Willie Nelson
6.
Loretta Lynn's autobiographical hit song was called what?
A
Harper Valley P.T.A.
B
Stand by Your Man
C
Coal Miner's Daughter
D
D-I-V-O-R-C-E
7.
Which legendary country singer died on January 1, 1953, at the age of 29?
A
Jimmie Rodgers
B
Bob Wills
C
Hank Williams
D
Lefty Frizzell
8.
What was the name of the famous country music duo consisting of Tammy Wynette and George Jones?
A
The President and the First Lady
B
The Nashville Sweethearts
C
Mr. and Mrs. Country
D
The King and Queen of Country
9.
Which artist recorded 'Ring of Fire' in 1963?
A
Johnny Cash
B
Conway Twitty
C
Merle Haggard
D
Buck Owens
10.
Who was known as the 'Queen of Country Music'?
A
Tammy Wynette
B
Loretta Lynn
C
Dolly Parton
D
Kitty Wells
11.
Which outlaw country artist recorded 'Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain' in 1975?
A
David Allan Coe
B
Waylon Jennings
C
Willie Nelson
D
Johnny Paycheck
12.
What Tammy Wynette song became one of the best-selling country singles of all time in 1968?
A
Stand by Your Man
B
Golden Ring
C
Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad
D
D-I-V-O-R-C-E
13.
Which country musician hosted a popular TV variety show from 1969 to 1971?
A
Johnny Cash
B
Glen Campbell
C
Buck Owens
D
Roger Miller
14.
Who sang 'Okie from Muskogee' in 1969?
A
Charley Pride
B
Conway Twitty
C
Merle Haggard
D
George Jones
15.
What instrument was Chet Atkins famous for playing?
A
Banjo
B
Guitar
C
Pedal steel guitar
D
Fiddle

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