Q 01/05

Which 1973 Dolly Parton hit was inspired by a flame-haired bank clerk who flirted with her husband?

A) Jolene

B) Joshua

C) Applejack

D) The Seeker

Answer · why

A) Jolene

Jolene got its name and looks from a young girl who came on stage for Parton's autograph. It became her second solo country number one in early 1974.

Q 02/05

Which 1978 Kenny Rogers story song, written by Don Schlitz, later inspired a series of five TV movies?

A) Coward of the County

B) Daytime Friends

C) The Gambler

D) Sweet Music Man

Answer · why

C) The Gambler

The Gambler was hawked around Nashville for two years before anyone cut it. Schlitz wrote it at 23, and Bobby Bare recorded it before Rogers did.

Q 03/05

Which 1970 Loretta Lynn hit later gave its title to her autobiography and a 1980 film starring Sissy Spacek?

A) You Ain't Woman Enough

B) Coal Miner's Daughter

C) One's on the Way

D) You're Lookin' at Country

Answer · why

B) Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter recalls Lynn's childhood in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky. Producer Owen Bradley thought her first draft too long, so she cut several...

Q 04/05

Which singer, nicknamed the Silver Fox, set fire to the winner's envelope while presenting a 1975 CMA award?

A) Roy Clark

B) Buck Owens

C) Ferlin Husky

D) Charlie Rich

Answer · why

D) Charlie Rich

Charlie Rich had been named Entertainer of the Year himself in 1974. Presenting the same award a year later, he took out a cigarette lighter and lit t...

Q 05/05

Which US president played piano on stage at the opening night of the new Grand Ole Opry House in 1974?

A) Gerald Ford

B) Jimmy Carter

C) Richard Nixon

D) Lyndon Johnson

Answer · why

C) Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon also took a yo-yo lesson from Roy Acuff on stage that night. He resigned the presidency less than five months later.