Q 01/05

How old was Hank Williams when he died?

A) 29

B) 33

C) 41

D) 27

Answer · why

A) 29

He had recorded 55 top-ten country singles in a career that lasted barely six years on a major label.

Q 02/05

What was Hank Williams's real first name?

A) Hiram

B) Henry

C) Harold

D) Herbert

Answer · why

A) Hiram

His birth certificate, filled in when he was ten, misspelled it as "Hiriam"; he switched informally to Hank as a teenager in Montgomery.

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

He was born in the tiny community of Mount Olive in Butler County and grew up in a string of small southern towns.

Q 04/05

On what date did Hank Williams die?

A) December 31, 1952

B) January 1, 1953

C) September 17, 1953

D) January 4, 1953

Answer · why

B) January 1, 1953

He was found dead in the back seat of his car during an overnight drive through West Virginia.

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

He formed the first version in Montgomery in the late 1930s and his mother served as its manager and booking agent.