Q 01/05

Carrie Underwood won American Idol in 2005. Which numbered series of the show was it?

A) Fourth

B) Second

C) Third

D) Fifth

Answer · why

A) Fourth

Her debut Some Hearts became the best-selling solo female debut in country music, and 'Before He Cheats' was the first country song certified multi-pl...

Q 02/05

Carrie Underwood won which Grammy in 2007, only the second country act ever to take it?

A) Album of the Year

B) Best New Artist

C) Record of the Year

D) Song of the Year

Answer · why

B) Best New Artist

Garth Brooks inducted her into the Grand Ole Opry the following year.

Q 03/05

Which pair co-hosted the CMA Awards every year from 2008 to 2018?

A) Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

B) Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert

C) Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood

D) Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman

Answer · why

C) Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood

Paisley had a streak of ten straight number-one hits from 2006 to 2009.

Q 04/05

How old was Taylor Swift when she became the youngest CMA Entertainer of the Year in 2009?

A) 16

B) 21

C) 23

D) 19

Answer · why

D) 19

Her album Fearless was that year's best-selling album in the US and went on to win the Grammy for Album of the Year.

Q 05/05

Taylor Swift's self-titled debut album, released in October 2006, came out on which label?

A) Big Machine Records

B) MCA Nashville

C) Curb Records

D) Arista Nashville

Answer · why

A) Big Machine Records

She was 16 and wrote or co-wrote every track, the first female country artist to do that on a platinum debut.