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Quiz about Australian Country Music 1
Quiz about Australian Country Music 1

Australian Country Music #1 Trivia Quiz


See how much you know about Australian Country Music

A multiple-choice quiz by muffy19. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
muffy19
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
296,760
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
387
Last 3 plays: Guest 203 (4/10), Guest 1 (8/10), Guest 115 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which Australian Country Music singer was Australian of the year in 2008? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What are the names of the three Australian Country music artists that call themselves "The Songbirds"? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is the name of the popular Country Music Festival held in January each year? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What is the name of the pastime that helped take the sales of country music in Australia to new highs in the 1990s? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Dolly Parton was an idol and key influence to which Australian Country Music Artist? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Name the Australian Country Music artist that sings "Dream Out Loud" and "Born To Survive? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. In what year did Adam Harvey release his album " I'm Doin' Alright"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Name the popular Country Music Festival held in the last week in August each year Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Name the Australian Country Music artist that released an album called "18 Kids" in 2007? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the name of the Australian Country Music act that released their debut album in 2005? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which Australian Country Music singer was Australian of the year in 2008?

Answer: Lee Kernaghan

Lee Kernaghan was Australian of the year in 2008 ,because of his generous work and money he raised from his concerts for Australian farmers doing it hard.
2. What are the names of the three Australian Country music artists that call themselves "The Songbirds"?

Answer: Gina Jefferies, Beccy Cole and Sara Storer

The concerts present all three women performing solo acts as they normally do as well as in tandem and trio. Coles' natural gumption delivered a highly energized act. Beccy has mastered the art of personalized patter that marks these concerts with revelations on past marriages, family traits and the like with plenty of good humour.
3. What is the name of the popular Country Music Festival held in January each year?

Answer: Tamworth Country Music Festival

Tamworth has been home to country music since 1973 when the city snapped up the label of Country Music Capital, stuck to its advertising guns and staged the first ever Australasian Country Music Awards
4. What is the name of the pastime that helped take the sales of country music in Australia to new highs in the 1990s?

Answer: Line Dancing

Linedancing is a choreographed form of popular dance incorporating a repeating sequence of steps and which is identically performed by a group of dancers in one or more lines.
Each year, at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, linedancers attempt to break the world record for the longest line dance, (number of dancers dancing).
5. Dolly Parton was an idol and key influence to which Australian Country Music Artist?

Answer: Beccy Cole

Beccy used to pretend to be Dolly and sing into her hair brush with balloons down her front. Beccy got to meet Dolly when she was 13,when Dolly Parton was touring Australia.
6. Name the Australian Country Music artist that sings "Dream Out Loud" and "Born To Survive?

Answer: Troy Cassar-Daley

As a child of an Aboriginal mother and Maltese father, Troys' childhood is the stuff of legend - growing up in Grafton,(NSW) running away to live with his father in Surry Hills (NSW), teaching himself to play guitar, his mother's work on the railways, his beloved grandmother ... all are factors in the rich tapestry of his life which heavily influenced his songwriting. Troy Cassar-Daley has grown from these humble begins to become one of Australia's most loved and recognizable performers.
7. In what year did Adam Harvey release his album " I'm Doin' Alright"?

Answer: 2007

'I'm Doin' Alright' featuring 13 tracks of which the six-time Golden Guitar and three-time Male Vocalist Of The Year winner ,Adam Harvey, wrote eight tracks.
8. Name the popular Country Music Festival held in the last week in August each year

Answer: Gympie Muster

The Toyota Muster, held over six days and nights among the towering gums of Amamoor Creek State Forest Park,Queensland, celebrates the true spirit of country Australia. It's a phenomenal experience rooted in music and community, far removed from ties and clocks, suits and schedules. Thousands of patrons flock to this iconic event, attracted each year by the smorgasbord of diverse programs rich with our country's finest musicians, the bushland setting laced with inviting whiffs of campfire cooking and fresh bush eucalypt, the easy camaraderie created by convivial patrons all set to simply enjoy themselves... 'there are no strangers at the Muster, just friends you haven't met yet..'
9. Name the Australian Country Music artist that released an album called "18 Kids" in 2007?

Answer: Keith Urban

In the U.S., Keith first came to prominence in 1997 as a member of The Ranch, a country rock trio. His first solo album in the U.S., 1999's self-titled effort, has since gone platinum signifying sales of more than 1 million copies.
10. What is the name of the Australian Country Music act that released their debut album in 2005?

Answer: The Sunny Cowgirls

The Sunny Cowgirls' songs are authentic stories of outback life and hard work, coupled with universal themes of longing for love and romance while keeping your favourite Ute on the road - all told with their unique, sisterly sense of humour.
Their debut CD Little Bit Rusty raced onto the country charts in the week of its April 2005 release
Source: Author muffy19

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