George Strait Trivia
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50 free George Strait trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
George Strait has more number one songs than anyone in any genre, and this quiz is for the fans who can name most of them. Forty questions cover his upbringing in Poteet and Pearsall, the Army band in Hawaii, the Ace in the Hole Band and the honky-tonk years, the one-song MCA deal that became a career, and hits from 'Unwound' and 'Fool Hearted Memory' through 'Amarillo by Morning', 'All My Ex's Live in Texas', 'Check Yes or No' and 'Give It All We Got Tonight'. There are questions on Pure Country, the Grammy for Troubadour, the CMA and ACM records, the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Cowboy Rides Away Tour's 104,793-strong finale and the 110,905 who packed Kyle Field in 2024. Easy questions ask which state he calls home; hard ones want the box set that shipped eight million and the tequila that got a single named after it. Every answer was checked against Wikipedia's articles on Strait, his film and his tours, and each question carries the sentence that supports it.
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Q 01In which Texas town was George Strait born in 1952?
Poteet
George Strait was born in Poteet, Texas, on 18 May 1952; the small town south of San Antonio bills itself as the state's strawberry capital.
Q 02By what nickname is George Strait widely known?
The King of Country
George Strait is known as the King of Country for a neotraditional sound he never abandoned; 'Amarillo by Morning' and 'The Chair' are among his signature hits.
Q 03Strait's high school garage band, the Stoics, took most of its inspiration from which group?
The Beatles
The Stoics drew on the Beatles; Strait came to country music later, through live shows rather than radio, which he used mostly for the news and the farm report.
Q 04While serving in the US Army, Strait sang with an Army-sponsored country band. Where was he stationed?
Hawaii
The band was called Rambling Country and played off-base as Santee; he left the Army as a corporal in 1975.
Q 05Strait eloped with his high school sweetheart Norma in 1971. Where did they marry?
Mexico
Their daughter Jenifer was born the next year while he was still stationed in Hawaii.
Q 06Strait graduated from Southwest Texas State University with a degree in what?
Agriculture
Strait earned a degree in agriculture from Southwest Texas State University in 1979; the school, renamed Texas State University in 2003, gave him an honorary doctorate in 2006.
Q 07Strait joined a college group called Stoney Ridge and renamed it what?
The Ace in the Hole Band
Strait renamed Stoney Ridge the Ace in the Hole Band in 1975; the band backed him from his 1981 MCA debut through the Cowboy Rides Away Tour of 2013-14.
Q 08Before MCA signed him, Strait had accepted a job doing what and nearly quit music?
Designing cattle pens
Strait had accepted a job designing cattle pens and was ready to quit music; Norma persuaded him to give it one more year, and MCA signed him early in 1981.
Q 09How big was Strait's initial MCA Records deal in 1981?
One song
MCA's 1981 deal covered just one song; an album would follow only if the single sold, and it did, reaching the country top ten that summer.
Q 10What was Strait's first single for MCA, which reached number six in 1981?
Unwound
'Unwound', written by Dean Dillon and Frank Dycus, was Strait's first MCA single and climbed to number six on the country chart in the summer of 1981.
Q 11Which 1982 song gave Strait his first number one hit?
Fool Hearted Memory
'Fool Hearted Memory' was Strait's first number one, in 1982; it came from his second album, Strait from the Heart, and featured in the film The Soldier.
Q 12Who originally wrote and recorded Strait's signature song 'Amarillo by Morning' in 1973?
Terry Stafford
Terry Stafford, of 'Suspicion' fame, co-wrote 'Amarillo by Morning' with Paul Fraser and recorded it in 1973; Strait's 1983 version peaked at number four.
Q 13Strait's first Houston Rodeo appearance in 1983 came filling in for which flu-stricken headliner?
Eddie Rabbitt
Strait stepped in for a flu-stricken Eddie Rabbitt at the 1983 Houston rodeo and became one of its most frequent headliners, drawing more than 80,000 to NRG Stadium in 2019.
Q 21Which 1995 four-disc career retrospective included the new number one 'Check Yes or No'?
Strait Out of the Box
Strait Out of the Box (1995) gathered four discs of hits and rarities and added the new single 'Check Yes or No', which went to number one; the set was certified eight-times platinum.
Q 22What was the stadium touring package Strait headlined each spring from 1997 to 2001?
The George Strait Country Music Festival
The George Strait Country Music Festival toured stadiums each spring from 1997 to 2001; Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Kenny Chesney and Alan Jackson were among the acts on its bills.
Q 23Which 1985 Strait number one did Hank Cochran and Dean Dillon write about a bar pickup?
Q 14Which 1987 album was the first country album by any artist to debut at number one?
Ocean Front Property
Ocean Front Property (1987) was the first country album by any artist to debut at number one on Billboard's country albums chart; its title track and 'All My Ex's Live in Texas' both topped the singles chart.
Q 15How many consecutive number one singles did Strait release between 1986 and 1989?
Eleven
Strait strung together eleven straight number ones, from 'Nobody in His Right Mind Would've Left Her' in 1986 to 'Ace in the Hole' in 1989; 'Overnight Success' then stalled at number eight.
Q 16Strait's daughter Jenifer died in a car accident in 1986. How old was she?
13
The family set up the Jenifer Lyn Strait Foundation for children's charities in San Antonio, and he stopped doing interviews for years.
Q 17'Love Without End, Amen' in 1990 was Strait's first single to do what?
Top the chart for multiple weeks
'Love Without End, Amen' was Strait's first single to top the chart for multiple weeks, holding number one for five weeks in 1990; 'I've Come to Expect It From You' then matched it.
Q 18Which 1992 cover stalled at number 24, ending Strait's run of 31 straight top-ten hits?
Lovesick Blues
Strait's cover of Hank Williams's 'Lovesick Blues' stalled at number 24 in 1992; its parent album, Chill of an Early Fall, had already yielded two number ones.
Q 19In which 1992 film did Strait make his acting debut as a burnt-out singing star?
Pure Country
Pure Country (1992) was Strait's acting debut; its soundtrack, with 'Heartland' and 'I Cross My Heart', went on to sell more than six million copies.
Q 20What is the name of the character Strait plays in his 1992 movie?
Dusty
Strait plays Dusty Chandler, a jaded star who walks off his own tour after fans fail to notice him skipping bars of a song, which sets the plot in motion.
The Chair
'The Chair' (1985), written by Hank Cochran and Dean Dillon, plays out a bar pickup that opens 'Well, excuse me, but I think you've got my chair'; it topped the country chart late that year.
Q 24What was his 2004 greatest hits package, titled after his tally of chart-toppers, called?
50 Number Ones
50 Number Ones (2004) was named for his tally of chart-toppers across all charts; its new track 'I Hate Everything' promptly became number 51.
Q 25In which year was Strait inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame?
2006
Strait was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006, the same year 'Give It Away' reached number one, 24 years after his first chart-topper.
Q 26It Just Comes Natural and its follow-up were recorded in Key West at a studio owned by which musician?
Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett owned Shrimp Boat Sound in Key West, where Strait cut It Just Comes Natural and its follow-up; the studio was reportedly chosen partly because his allergies stayed quiet there.
Q 27In 2007 Strait headlined a 23-date arena tour with Ronnie Milsap and which then-newcomer?
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift, then 17 and promoting her debut album, opened Strait's 2007 arena tour alongside Ronnie Milsap; the same year 'Wrapped' became his 55th number one across all charts.
Q 28Which 2008 album won Strait his first Grammy, for Best Country Album?
Troubadour
Troubadour (2008) won Strait his first Grammy, for Best Country Album; its lead single 'I Saw God Today' debuted at number 19, then the highest debut of his career.
Q 29In 2009 the Academy of Country Music named Strait Artist of the Decade. Which previous holder presented it?
Garth Brooks
That June he also headlined the first event at the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
Q 30In 2009 Strait broke whose record for the most chart-toppers on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart?
Conway Twitty
His 44 topped Twitty's 40.