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

He grew up in nearby Pearsall, where his father taught junior high maths and ran a 2,000-acre cattle ranch.

Q 02/05

Strait holds the record for the most number one songs on all charts by any artist in any genre. How many?

A) 44

B) 50

C) 55

D) 60

Answer · why

D) 60

Forty-four of them topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, itself a record.

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

He came to country later, through live shows rather than radio, which he mostly used for the news and farm report.

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.