The Country Music History Quiz – Facts Worth Knowing

The 1927 Bristol Sessions recorded the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers in a single summer and are called the big bang of country music, and the country music history quiz picks up from there. Meet the Grand Ole Opry, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, outlaw country and Nashville's Music Row.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Bristol
Which 1927 recordings are called the big bang of country?
Opry
Which radio show has broadcast country since 1925?
Father
Who is called the Father of Country Music?
Cash
Which prison did Johnny Cash famously perform at in 1968?
Dolly
Which song did Dolly Parton write that Whitney Houston covered?
Patsy
Which Patsy Cline hit did Willie Nelson write?
Outlaw
Which movement did Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings lead?
Bluegrass
Who is the father of bluegrass?
Music Row
In which city is Music Row?
Hank
Which singer wrote Your Cheatin' Heart?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which 1927 recordings are called the big bang of country?
Answer: The Bristol Sessions
Bristol sits on the Tennessee-Virginia line.
Q2: Which radio show has broadcast country since 1925?
Answer: The Grand Ole Opry
It is in Nashville.
Q3: Who is called the Father of Country Music?
Answer: Jimmie Rodgers
He was the Singing Brakeman.
Q4: Which prison did Johnny Cash famously perform at in 1968?
Answer: Folsom
The album was a hit.
Q5: Which song did Dolly Parton write that Whitney Houston covered?
Answer: I Will Always Love You
Dolly wrote it in 1973.
Q6: Which Patsy Cline hit did Willie Nelson write?
Answer: Crazy
It was released in 1961.
Q7: Which movement did Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings lead?
Answer: Outlaw country
They rejected Nashville polish.
Q8: Who is the father of bluegrass?
Answer: Bill Monroe
His band was the Blue Grass Boys.
Q9: In which city is Music Row?
Answer: Nashville
It hosts labels and studios.
Q10: Which singer wrote Your Cheatin' Heart?
Answer: Hank Williams
He died at 29.

The Country Music History Quiz – The Story of Country Music

Country music grew from the folk songs, fiddle tunes and gospel of the American South and Appalachia. In 1927 the Bristol Sessions recorded the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers, the Father of Country Music, launching the commercial genre.

The Grand Ole Opry radio show, broadcasting from Nashville since 1925, made stars of Hank Williams, writer of Your Cheatin' Heart, and Patsy Cline. Bill Monroe created bluegrass, and Nashville's Music Row became home to labels and studios.

Johnny Cash recorded at Folsom Prison in 1968, Dolly Parton wrote I Will Always Love You and Jolene and Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings led outlaw country in the 1970s. Today country blends with pop, rock and hip-hop and draws huge audiences.

What This Quiz Teaches

Music fans and history lovers will enjoy these questions.

What the Bristol Sessions were
What the Opry is
Who the Father of Country Music was
Where Cash performed
Who founded bluegrass

Did You Know?

Loretta Lynn was a coal miner's daughter.
Garth Brooks sold huge numbers of albums.
Shania Twain blended country and pop.
The CMA Awards began in 1967.
Western swing mixed jazz and country.