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Quiz about The Year in Country Music 2003

The Year in Country Music: 2003 Quiz

In 2003, Space shuttle Columbia fell out of the sky and the 'Shock & Awe' began in Baghdad. 'The O.C.' and 'One Tree Hill' were on television, and 'The Da Vinci Code' was published. But what was going on in Country Music?

A multiple-choice quiz by Beasuare. Estimated time: 8 mins.

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Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 15

1. In 2003 one country music singer made appearances on "Hollywood Squares" as the Center Square; he also released two albums that year, one was a Greatest Hits collection. Who is he? Hint

Tim McGraw

Alan Jackson

Mark Wills

Trace Adkins

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Question 2 of 15

2. In March 2003, Natalie Maines made a comment about President Bush while onstage in London, England. This comment sparked a huge controversy for the Dixie Chicks and many fans questioned their patriotism. Some country radio stations stopped playing their music and sponsored Anti-Chicks events where their CDs were destroyed. The Dixie Chicks responded by posing nude on the cover of a national magazine with words written on them such as, "Traitor" and "Sadaam's Angels." Which magazine did they appear on? Hint

TV Guide

Entertainment Weekly

Rolling Stone

Maxim

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Question 3 of 15

3. On the US Country Billboard charts, three country singers had their very first number one songs in this year. The first of this trio was Gary Allan in March with the song, "Man to Man." Who were the other two? Hint

Joe Nichols and Mark Wills

Mark Wills and Blake Shelton

Joe Nichols and Dierks Bentley

Dierks Bentley and Blake Shelton

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Question 4 of 15

4. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts honored a Country Legend in December 2003 for their lifetime contribution to the arts. Who was it? Hint

Loretta Lynn

June Carter Cash

Willie Nelson

Johnny Cash

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Question 5 of 15

5. In 2003, Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts asked Allison Alderson to marry him. She appeared in a video for Rascal Flatts which is how the two of them met. Which video did Allison appear in? Hint

I'm Movin On

These Days

Feels Like Today

I Melt

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Question 6 of 15

6. He set two records with one song. In 2003, Willie Nelson became the oldest man in country music to have a number one song and he set the record for the longest amount of time between his first number one song and his most recent. What duet with Toby Keith got him that number one?

Answer: (Four words)

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Question 7 of 15

7. What country music group caused a scandal and had one of their videos banished from airing in the afternoons on CMT and GAC in 2003? Hint

Dixie Chicks

Montgomery-Gentry

Rascal Flatts

Emerson Drive

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Question 8 of 15

8. Buddy Jewell had back to back top five hits with the songs, "Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)' and "Sweet Southern Comfort" in 2003. What Nationally televised singing contest did Buddy Jewell win a recording contract from Columbia Records from?

Answer: (Two Words)

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Question 9 of 15

9. Songs with a religious tone seemed to make a comeback in 2003. One artist released a very spiritual song that not only earned him his first number one song in nine years; it also was awarded The Song of the Year from the Country Music Association and the Christian Country Music Association. What's the name of that song?

Hint

Streets of Heaven

I Believe

Three Wooden Crosses

Long Black Train

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Question 10 of 15

10. What country artist starred in the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego California where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went on to beat the Oakland Raiders, 48-21? Hint

Shania Twain

Reba McEntire

Tim McGraw

Toby Keith

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Question 11 of 15

11. Country Music suffered the losses of many great singers and songwriters in 2003. One of these was Johnny Cash who died in September 2003. True or false: Johnny's video for the song "Hurt" was nominated for six MTV awards after the song broke the Top Forty on US Rock Modern Rock charts.

True

False

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Question 12 of 15

12. A new Bluegrass group formed in 2003 and released a self-titled album called "Bering Strait." What country was this group from?

Answer: (One Word, a Country)

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Question 13 of 15

13. Tracy Byrd had a Top Twenty hit on Country Billboard with the song, "The Truth About Men." The song included vocals from Andy Griggs, Blake Shelton and who else? Hint

Brooks & Dunn

Mark Chesnutt

Montgomery-Gentry

Neal McCoy

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Question 14 of 15

14. Dierks Bentley won the Horizon Award from the Country Music Association in 2003.

True

False

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Question 15 of 15

15. This was the Song of the Year according to US Country Billboard and Single of the Year according to the Academy of Country Music. It also held the top spot longer than any other country song that year. Can you remember what it was? Hint

'There Goes My Life' - Kenny Chesney

'19 Something' - Mark Wills

'Have You Forgotten' - Daryl Worley

'It's Five O'clock Somewhere' - Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In 2003 one country music singer made appearances on "Hollywood Squares" as the Center Square; he also released two albums that year, one was a Greatest Hits collection. Who is he?

Answer: Trace Adkins

Trace Adkins released two albums in 2003, one was a Greatest Hits collection and the other was called "Comin' On Strong" which had the songs "Hot Mama", a Top Five hit, and "Rough and Ready" which broke the Top Twenty on the US Country Charts. He also made several appearances on the game show "Hollywood Squares" as the Center Square as well as doing voiceovers for Kentucky Fried Chicken.

Answer: Entertainment Weekly

On May 2, 2003, the Chicks appeared nude (with certain body parts strategically covered) on the cover of "Entertainment Weekly". Ironically, their current number one hit "Travlin' Soldier" was about a soldier who was about to go to war. The song fell to number three after one week at the top, then disappeared from the country charts and never recovered. Natalie appeared with Diane Sawyer in a televised interview where she refused to apologize and defended her right to free speech.

Answer: Joe Nichols and Dierks Bentley

In late March 2003, Joe Nichols had a number one hit with the song, "Brokenheartsville" and in late September of that year, Dierks Bentley had his first number song with "What Was I Thinking?".

4. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts honored a Country Legend in December 2003 for their lifetime contribution to the arts. Who was it?

Answer: Loretta Lynn

The center honored the "Coal Miner's Daughter," Loretta Lynn in 2003 for her lifetime achievements. Loretta Lynn has written over 160 songs and released 70 albums. She has dozens of awards including four Grammys. She was the first woman named Entertainer of the Year by the CMA and was named artist of the decade for the 1970s by the ACM.

5. In 2003, Jay DeMarcus of Rascal Flatts asked Allison Alderson to marry him. She appeared in a video for Rascal Flatts which is how the two of them met. Which video did Allison appear in?

Answer: These Days

Allison, a former Miss Tennessee, appeared in "These Days" with the trio from Rascal Flatts. The couple married on May 14, 2004.

Answer: Beer for my horses

On June 14 2003 Willie was seventy years, one month and two weeks old, making him the oldest man in country music to hold the number one spot. He did it with the duet "Beer For My Horses" with Toby Keith. The song was number one for six weeks. His first number one song was "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" in 1972.

7. What country music group caused a scandal and had one of their videos banished from airing in the afternoons on CMT and GAC in 2003?

Answer: Rascal Flatts

Rascal Flatts released a video for their song, "I Melt" in July 2003 and because of brief nude scenes of Joe Don Rooney and model Christina Auria, some fans were outraged and asked the video be banned, but Rascal Flatts released a new version with the nude parts blurred to be played during the daytime hours.

Answer: Nashville Star

Buddy Jewell won the first "Nashville Star" contest on the USA channel. In 2003 he released his first album from Columbia Records and that self-titled album earned him a Gold Record and hit number one on the US Country Music Charts. He was released from his contract in 2005 after his second album didn't do as well.

Answer: Three Wooden Crosses

"Three Wooden Crosses" was number one for one week in 2003 and it was Randy Travis' first number one since "Whisper My Name" in 1994. The song was from his album, "Rise and Shine."

10. What country artist starred in the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego California where the Tampa Bay Buccaneers went on to beat the Oakland Raiders, 48-21?

Answer: Shania Twain

Shania Twain appeared to sing "Man I Feel Like a Woman" and "Up!". No Doubt and Sting also appeared during the show. Her album "Up!" debuted at number one on the Country Album charts and continued to sell well enough to earn ten million in sales in 2003. This made her the only country artist to sell more than ten million copies of three albums in a row.

Answer: True

The song was written by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails and he wasn't sure about Cash recording it until he saw the video; he then was quoted as saying the song "moved him to tears and no longer belonged to him anymore". The video was nominated six times at the MTV Music Awards and won the award for Best Cinematography.

It also won Single of the Year from the CMA and was Johnny Cash's last hit before his death.

12. A new Bluegrass group formed in 2003 and released a self-titled album called "Bering Strait." What country was this group from?

Answer: Russia

Alexander Arzamastsev, Natasha Borzilova, Sergei Olkhovsky, Alexander Ostrovsky, and Lydia Salnikova made up the Russian Bluegrass group that was nominated for a Grammy in 2003 for their song "Bearing Straight." They lost the award for Best Country Instrumental Performance to the Dixie Chicks and the group disbanded in 2006.

13. Tracy Byrd had a Top Twenty hit on Country Billboard with the song, "The Truth About Men." The song included vocals from Andy Griggs, Blake Shelton and who else?

Answer: Montgomery-Gentry

"The Truth About Men" had Andy Griggs, Blake Shelton, and Montgomery-Gentry singing with Tracy and they all appeared in the video as well. This was Tracy's tenth studio album.

14. Dierks Bentley won the Horizon Award from the Country Music Association in 2003.

Answer: False

Joe Nichols was named the Horizon Award winner and Dierks won the Top New Artist award from the Academy of Country Music. Both men had top ten albums that year as well.

Answer: 'It's Five O'clock Somewhere' - Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett

On August 9, 2003, "It's Five O'clock Somewhere" hit number one and became just the second country song since Lonestar's "Amazed" to stay on the charts for over eight weeks. It was also Jimmy Buffett's first number one hit. Kenny Chesney's song was number one for seven weeks and so was Daryl Worley's. Mark Wills held the top spot for six weeks.

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