Q 01/05

At what age did Krauss begin classical violin lessons, at her mother's insistence?

A) Five

B) Seven

C) Nine

D) Eleven

Answer · why

A) Five

She was reluctant to practise but stuck with classical lessons until she was eleven, by which time bluegrass had won her over.

Q 02/05

What was Union Station first called, before bassist John Pennell found another band had the name?

A) Blue Highway

B) Iron Horse

C) Silver Rail

D) Coal Train

Answer · why

C) Silver Rail

Krauss joined Pennell's band at 12, replacing fiddler Andrea Zonn.

Q 03/05

Krauss was born in Decatur and raised in Champaign, both in which state?

A) Kentucky

B) Illinois

C) Tennessee

D) Missouri

Answer · why

B) Illinois

Champaign named a block of West Hill Street 'Honorary Alison Krauss Way' in 2015.

Q 04/05

Krauss's 2007 collaboration with Robert Plant, which won Album of the Year, was titled what?

A) Raise the Roof

B) Paper Airplane

C) New Favorite

D) Raising Sand

Answer · why

D) Raising Sand

A sequel, Raise the Roof, followed in 2021 and the pair toured as a duo.

Q 05/05

As of 2025 Krauss has won how many Grammy Awards, the fourth-highest total of anyone?

A) 17

B) 22

C) 27

D) 32

Answer · why

C) 27

Only Beyoncé, Quincy Jones and conductor Georg Solti have more.