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Quiz about Johnny Cash
Quiz about Johnny Cash

The Ultimate Johnny Cash Quiz | Music


Hope you enjoy this quiz about the life and career of one of America's greatest country singing legends.

A multiple-choice quiz by Bigwoo. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Bigwoo
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
251,783
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
12 / 15
Plays
6049
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
Last 3 plays: Jane57 (11/15), Guest 47 (10/15), Reggyg (11/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. In what state was Cash born and raised? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What was Cash's nickname? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. What song solidified Cash's stardom, peaking at #2 on the country charts and #19 on the pop charts? In 2005 the song's title also became the title of a movie about his life. Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. This song was one of Cash's major crossover hits. It featured mariachi horns and gained international popularity. What was this hit song? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Who was Cash's second and more famous wife? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. Cash became famous for his performances inside prisons. These concerts led to two highly successful live albums being recorded. In what two prisons were they recorded? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. This 1969 Cash hit was a story about a boy with a girl's name. What name was this unfortunate boy given? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. For what song did Cash and June Carter win a 1967 Grammy? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. In 1985 Cash joined three other country music stars to form The Highwaymen. Which of these was NOT a part of this group? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. What movie, depicting the life of Jesus, did Cash co-write and narrate? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. How many years did Cash spend incarcerated in prison? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. What actor won a 2006 Best Actor Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of Cash? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. What was the name of Cash's band? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. At the time of his death Cash was a member of all these Hall of Fames except one. Which Hall of Fame was Cash NOT a member of? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. What song is considered Cash's final hit before his death? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In what state was Cash born and raised?

Answer: Arkansas

He was born in Kingsland, Arkansas and raised in Dyess, Arkansas. As a small boy he worked in the cotton fields. The death of his teen age brother, Jack, coupled with the tough economic conditions he was reared in, shaped much of his music.
2. What was Cash's nickname?

Answer: The Man in Black

Cash and his band originally wore black shirts because those were the only matching colors they had. Soon he became famous for his black outfits and was dubbed "The Man in Black" by his fans. In the 1971 song "Man in Black" the singer explains that he wears black for "the poor and the beaten down". U.S. Navy sailors refer to their dark blue winter service uniforms as "Johnny Cashes".
3. What song solidified Cash's stardom, peaking at #2 on the country charts and #19 on the pop charts? In 2005 the song's title also became the title of a movie about his life.

Answer: I Walk the Line

"I Walk the Line" was recorded in 1956 with Sun Records. The song reportedly was about him staying faithful to his first wife, Vivian, while touring on the road.
4. This song was one of Cash's major crossover hits. It featured mariachi horns and gained international popularity. What was this hit song?

Answer: Ring of Fire

The hit was written by June Carter and Merle Kilgore. Released in 1963, Cash's use of a mariachi sound by the horn section was considered a major musical innovation in the field of country music and cemented his reputation as a pioneer in developing new and original sounds in his genre. The song was first released by sister in law Anita Carter.
5. Who was Cash's second and more famous wife?

Answer: June Carter

June and John married in 1968, two years after he divorced his first wife Vivian Liberto. Carter was a member of the famous singing family, Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters. June and Johnny toured together for twelve years. Johnny proposed to her on stage in Canada. They were married for 35 years.
6. Cash became famous for his performances inside prisons. These concerts led to two highly successful live albums being recorded. In what two prisons were they recorded?

Answer: San Quentin and Folsom

The albums "Johnny Cash at Folsom" (1968) and "Johnny Cash at San Quentin" (1969) were commercial successes. He also recorded a live album at a Swedish prison in 1973. One of his biggest hits was the song "Folsom Prison Blues".
7. This 1969 Cash hit was a story about a boy with a girl's name. What name was this unfortunate boy given?

Answer: Sue

"A Boy Named Sue", written by Shel Silverstein, vaulted to number one on the country charts and number two on the pop charts. A male attorney, Sue K. Hicks, who participated in the famous Scopes Trial, is reportedly the inspiration for the songs title.
8. For what song did Cash and June Carter win a 1967 Grammy?

Answer: Jackson

Written by Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler, the song portrays the desire of two unhappily married individuals who want to go to Jackson where they can live a life free from their gloomy marriage.
9. In 1985 Cash joined three other country music stars to form The Highwaymen. Which of these was NOT a part of this group?

Answer: Merle Haggard

The four country music superstars joined to record three albums. "Highwayman" (1985) "Highwayman 2" (1990) and "The Road Goes on Forever" (1995). The first album was the most successful of the three commercially, with the title track reaching number one on the country charts.

The second album was more critically acclaimed, being nominated for a Grammy while the third album had limited success.
10. What movie, depicting the life of Jesus, did Cash co-write and narrate?

Answer: The Gospel Road

In the early 1970's Cash began to kick his addiction to amphetamines and barbiturates. He developed a strong faith in Christianity. Encouraged by Billy Graham, Cash helped write and develop "The Gospel Road". The movie, filmed in Israel, was a moderate success and the accompanying double album became a top twenty seller on the country charts.
11. How many years did Cash spend incarcerated in prison?

Answer: He was never sentenced to prison

Cash had an outlaw image but in fact never served a prison sentence. However, on seven occasions he was charged with a misdemeanor which led to seven one night stays in various local jails.
12. What actor won a 2006 Best Actor Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of Cash?

Answer: Joaquin Phoenix

Phoenix spent several years learning to play the guitar, taking singing lessons, and rehearsing Cash's persona. Cash, before his death in 2003, selected Phoenix for the role. Co-star Reese Witherspoon won a Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of June Carter Cash.
13. What was the name of Cash's band?

Answer: The Tennessee Three

The band stayed with Cash for over 40 years. Original band members were Luther Perkins on electric guitar and Marshall Grant on bass guitar. Later drummer W. S. Holland joined the group.
14. At the time of his death Cash was a member of all these Hall of Fames except one. Which Hall of Fame was Cash NOT a member of?

Answer: Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame

Cash was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 (Nashville, TN), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Cleveland, OH) in 1992 and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame (Burns, TN) in 1997. He is also in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Although he recorded several successful gospel songs the singer is not a member the Southern Gospel Hall of Fame.
15. What song is considered Cash's final hit before his death?

Answer: Hurt

"Hurt" written by Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails) was Cash's last hit. Recorded in 2002, the song was selected as the Country Music Association's 2003 Single of the Year. Cash's rendition also won a CMA and a Grammy for the best video of the year. The somber tone of the song has some fans speculating that this song was the singer's epitaph.
Source: Author Bigwoo

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