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Quiz about Coward Of The County
Quiz about Coward Of The County

"Coward Of The County" Trivia Quiz


This quiz is about Kenny Rogers' "Coward Of The County." In this quiz I'll give you part of the song and you have to know the word or words that come after. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by DakotaNorth. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
DakotaNorth
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
48,584
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
14 / 20
Plays
3652
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 146 (15/20), stephedm (19/20), Guest 159 (14/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. "Everyone considered him the coward of the county -- he'd never stood one single time to _______________________."

Answer: (Four Words)
Question 2 of 20
2. "His mama named him Tommy, but folks just called him ______________." Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. "Something always told me they were ______________________."

Answer: (Three Words)
Question 4 of 20
4. "He was only _____________ when his daddy died in prison." Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. "I looked after Tommy, 'cause he was __________________. I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy, 'Son my life is over, but yours has just begun.'" Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. "'Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done -- walk away from trouble if you can. It won't mean you're weak if you turn the _______________. I hope you're old enough to understand, son, you don't have to fight to be a man.'"

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 7 of 20
7. "There's someone for everyone, and Tommy's love was Becky. In her arms he didn't have to prove ___________________." Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. "One day while he was working, the _____________________ -- they took turns at Becky, (there was three of them)." Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. "Tommy opened up the door, and saw his Becky crying. ______________, the shattered look was more than he could stand." Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. "He reached above the _____________, and took down his daddy's picture."

Answer: (One Word)
Question 11 of 20
11. "As his tears fell on his daddy's face, he heard these words again: 'Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done -- walk away from trouble if you can. It won't mean you're weak if you turn the __________. I hope you're old enough to understand, son, you don't have to fight to be a man.'"

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 12 of 20
12. "The ______________ just laughed at him when he walked into the bar room; one of them got up and met him half way 'cross the floor."

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 13 of 20
13. "When Tommy turned around they said, 'Hey look! __________________!' But you could've heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door." Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. "__________________ of crawling were bottled up inside him."

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 15 of 20
15. "He wasn't holding nothing back -- he let 'em have it all. When Tommy left the bar room, not a ______________________." Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. "He said, '____________________,' as he watched the last one fall. (and I heard him say)." Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. "'I promised you, Dad, not to do the things you've done. I walk away from trouble when I can. Now please don't think I'm weak, I didn't turn the ________________.'"

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 18 of 20
18. "'And _________, I should hope you understand -- sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man.' Everyone considered him the Coward of the County..." Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. A movie was never made of this song.


Question 20 of 20
20. What is the name of the LP that "Coward of The County" was originally released on?

Answer: (One Word)

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Most Recent Scores
Apr 16 2024 : Guest 146: 15/20
Mar 27 2024 : stephedm: 19/20
Mar 06 2024 : Guest 159: 14/20
Mar 01 2024 : Guest 104: 16/20

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Everyone considered him the coward of the county -- he'd never stood one single time to _______________________."

Answer: prove the county wrong

2. "His mama named him Tommy, but folks just called him ______________."

Answer: yellow

3. "Something always told me they were ______________________."

Answer: reading Tommy wrong

4. "He was only _____________ when his daddy died in prison."

Answer: ten years old

5. "I looked after Tommy, 'cause he was __________________. I still recall the final words my brother said to Tommy, 'Son my life is over, but yours has just begun.'"

Answer: my brother's son

6. "'Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done -- walk away from trouble if you can. It won't mean you're weak if you turn the _______________. I hope you're old enough to understand, son, you don't have to fight to be a man.'"

Answer: other cheek

7. "There's someone for everyone, and Tommy's love was Becky. In her arms he didn't have to prove ___________________."

Answer: He was a man

8. "One day while he was working, the _____________________ -- they took turns at Becky, (there was three of them)."

Answer: Gatlin boys came callin'

9. "Tommy opened up the door, and saw his Becky crying. ______________, the shattered look was more than he could stand."

Answer: The torn dress

10. "He reached above the _____________, and took down his daddy's picture."

Answer: fireplace

11. "As his tears fell on his daddy's face, he heard these words again: 'Promise me, son, not to do the things I've done -- walk away from trouble if you can. It won't mean you're weak if you turn the __________. I hope you're old enough to understand, son, you don't have to fight to be a man.'"

Answer: other cheek

12. "The ______________ just laughed at him when he walked into the bar room; one of them got up and met him half way 'cross the floor."

Answer: Gatlin boys

13. "When Tommy turned around they said, 'Hey look! __________________!' But you could've heard a pin drop when Tommy stopped and locked the door."

Answer: Old yellow's leaving

14. "__________________ of crawling were bottled up inside him."

Answer: Twenty years

15. "He wasn't holding nothing back -- he let 'em have it all. When Tommy left the bar room, not a ______________________."

Answer: Gatlin boy was standin'

16. "He said, '____________________,' as he watched the last one fall. (and I heard him say)."

Answer: This one's for Becky

17. "'I promised you, Dad, not to do the things you've done. I walk away from trouble when I can. Now please don't think I'm weak, I didn't turn the ________________.'"

Answer: other cheek

18. "'And _________, I should hope you understand -- sometimes you gotta fight when you're a man.' Everyone considered him the Coward of the County..."

Answer: Papa

19. A movie was never made of this song.

Answer: False

There was a movie made of this song. It was entitled "Coward Of The County." Kenny Rogers played Tommy's uncle.
20. What is the name of the LP that "Coward of The County" was originally released on?

Answer: Kenny

"The Gambler" is from Kenny's LP "The Gambler", while "Coward of the County" was released the next year from the LP "Kenny" in 1979. They were both on Kenny Roger's Greatest Hits, released in late 1980.
Thanks to trapt1 for the information.
Source: Author DakotaNorth

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