Q 01/05

In which small Texas town was Willie Nelson born in 1933?

A) Abbott

B) Luckenbach

C) Bandera

D) Waco

Answer · why

A) Abbott

Willie Nelson was born in Abbott, a small farming town in Hill County, Texas, on April 29, 1933, and was raised there by his grandparents after his pa...

Q 02/05

At what age did Willie Nelson write his first song?

A) Twelve

B) Five

C) Fifteen

D) Seven

Answer · why

D) Seven

Willie Nelson wrote his first song at age seven, a year after his grandfather bought him a guitar and taught him a few chords; by nine he was playing ...

Q 03/05

Which Willie Nelson composition became Patsy Cline's signature hit in 1961?

A) Hello Walls

B) Night Life

C) Crazy

D) Funny How Time Slips Away

Answer · why

C) Crazy

Nelson wrote 'Crazy' in under an hour under the working title 'Stupid'; Patsy Cline, bruised from a recent car crash, recorded her 1961 vocal in a sin...

Q 04/05

Which singer had a 1961 hit with the Willie Nelson song 'Hello Walls'?

A) Jim Reeves

B) Faron Young

C) Roy Orbison

D) Ray Price

Answer · why

B) Faron Young

Faron Young's recording of 'Hello Walls' spent nine weeks at number one on the country chart in 1961 and crossed over into the pop top 20.

Q 05/05

Which branch of the US military did Willie Nelson join after high school, before a medical discharge?

A) Air Force

B) Coast Guard

C) Marine Corps

D) Navy Reserve

Answer · why

A) Air Force

Willie Nelson joined the US Air Force in 1950, the year he finished high school, and persistent back problems brought him a medical discharge within a...