Q 01/05

How soon after graduating from high school in 1964 did Dolly Parton move to Nashville?

A) The very next day

B) About a week later

C) At the end of that summer

D) Two years later

Answer · why

A) The very next day

She arrived on a Saturday morning and met her future husband before the day was out.

Q 02/05

Parton has said 'Jolene' was inspired by a red-haired woman with what job who flirted with her husband?

A) A hairdresser

B) A bank clerk

C) A backup singer

D) A cocktail waitress

Answer · why

B) A bank clerk

Onstage in 1988 she told an audience the song was a true story, which is why she did not like to sing it too often.

Q 03/05

How many weeks did Whitney Houston's 'I Will Always Love You' spend at No. 1 on the Hot 100?

A) 8

B) 10

C) 12

D) 14

Answer · why

D) 14

The stay was a record at the time, and the single became the first diamond-certified single of Houston's career.

Q 04/05

What did Parton use to create the typewriter-clacking rhythm heard on '9 to 5'?

A) A real office typewriter

B) A pair of wooden spoons

C) Her acrylic fingernails

D) A set of castanets

Answer · why

C) Her acrylic fingernails

The song's credits list her contribution as 'lead vocals, nails,' and she has said the idea came to her backstage on the film set.

Q 05/05

In The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Parton's character Miss Mona runs a brothel known by what name?

A) The Chicken Ranch

B) The Yellow Rose

C) The Longhorn Lodge

D) The Bluebonnet House

Answer · why

A) The Chicken Ranch

The plot has the winners of the annual Texas–Texas A&M football game traditionally visiting the place to celebrate.

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