Q 01/05

In which Texas town was George Strait born in 1952?

A) Pearsall

B) Poteet

C) San Marcos

D) Amarillo

Answer · why

B) 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 02/05

By what nickname is George Strait widely known?

A) The King of Country

B) The Texas Troubadour

C) The Man in Black

D) The Possum

Answer · why

A) 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 signa...

Q 03/05

Strait's high school garage band, the Stoics, took most of its inspiration from which group?

A) The Rolling Stones

B) The Beach Boys

C) Buddy Holly and the Crickets

D) The Beatles

Answer · why

D) 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 fa...

Q 04/05

While serving in the US Army, Strait sang with an Army-sponsored country band. Where was he stationed?

A) Germany

B) Hawaii

C) Fort Hood, Texas

D) South Korea

Answer · why

B) Hawaii

The band was called Rambling Country and played off-base as Santee; he left the Army as a corporal in 1975.

Q 05/05

Strait eloped with his high school sweetheart Norma in 1971. Where did they marry?

A) Las Vegas

B) Hawaii

C) Mexico

D) San Antonio

Answer · why

C) Mexico

Their daughter Jenifer was born the next year while he was still stationed in Hawaii.