Q 01/05

In which make of car did Hank Williams die, aged 29?

A) Lincoln

B) Cadillac

C) Packard

D) Buick

Answer · why

B) Cadillac

Cadillac: the baby-blue 1952 model in which he made his last journey is now a centrepiece of the Hank Williams Museum in Montgomery.

Q 02/05

What was Hank Williams's real first name?

A) Hiram

B) Horace

C) Harold

D) Herbert

Answer · why

A) Hiram

Hiram. Under the name Hank he was singing on the radio at 13 and leading his own band a year later.

Q 03/05

In which US state was Hank Williams born and raised?

A) Tennessee

B) Alabama

C) Louisiana

D) Texas

Answer · why

B) Alabama

Alabama. His father went into a veterans' hospital when Hank was six, and the household lived on the boarding houses Lillie Williams ran in one town a...

Q 04/05

On which holiday in 1953 was Hank Williams pronounced dead, aged 29?

A) Christmas Day

B) Thanksgiving

C) New Year's Day

D) Easter Sunday

Answer · why

C) New Year's Day

New Year's Day. He was being driven through the night to a show when he was found lifeless in the back seat, and he may in fact have died hours earlie...

Q 05/05

What was the name of Hank Williams's backing band?

A) The Texas Troubadours

B) The Blue Grass Boys

C) The Drifting Cowboys

D) The Smoky Mountain Boys

Answer · why

C) The Drifting Cowboys

The Drifting Cowboys were named on his record labels, yet until 1950 the playing in the studio was usually done by hired session men.