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Quiz about Kathy Mattea 3
Quiz about Kathy Mattea 3

Kathy Mattea #3 Trivia Quiz


I hope you guys enjoy this Kathy Mattea quiz. This quiz focuses on Mattea's music, obscure album cuts and some rare finds worth seeking out! Enjoy and good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Cartersdad. Estimated time: 7 mins.
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Author
Cartersdad
Time
7 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
378,062
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
12 / 25
Plays
83
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Question 1 of 25
1. According to a Mattea song, "the trouble with _____ is, they are never around when you want one." Hint


Question 2 of 25
2. Which of these Mash Up's includes titles of two Mattea albums? Hint


Question 3 of 25
3. In Kathy's 1986 single, "Love at The Five and Dime," who did Eddie run off with? Hint


Question 4 of 25
4. The "Willow In The Wind" album was the first release from Mattea after she married Vezner. Which song does she dedicate to him in the album notes? Hint


Question 5 of 25
5. According to one of Mattea's songs, when does the following occur?
"Now I pour whiskey, break the ice, put my feet up on the couch..."
Hint


Question 6 of 25
6. In which song does Mattea ask "Where would I be in times like these without the songs Loretta wrote?" Hint


Question 7 of 25
7. Which of these occur in "The Summer Of My Dreams"? Hint


Question 8 of 25
8. The song "Amarillo" was about a jukebox and a pinball machine that stole "my baby." Who did the man in the song keep playing on the jukebox? Hint


Question 9 of 25
9. What is the subject of "Red-Winged Black Bird" from the "Coal" album? Hint


Question 10 of 25
10. Which song accompanied a video that pays homage to 1950s' housewives? Hint


Question 11 of 25
11. Mattea's second album, "From My Heart" was released in 1985. She covered a song from a musical icon- who was it? Hint


Question 12 of 25
12. "Anytime love is on the table the stakes are high" is the opening line to which song? Hint


Question 13 of 25
13. What occurs in the song "BFD?" Hint


Question 14 of 25
14. "She was working in a diner, just a week ago, when a man from ________ smiled and said hello".

Fill in the blank.
Hint


Question 15 of 25
15. On which album would you find the songs, "Full Time Love," "That's Easy For You To Say" and "Somewhere Down The Road"? Hint


Question 16 of 25
16. On which album would you find the songs "Quarter Moon," "I Wear Your Love" and "What Might Have Been"? Hint


Question 17 of 25
17. The song "Ashes In The Wind" from the "Roses" album is a story of a man's life from high school to death. Who did Davy marry? Hint


Question 18 of 25
18. Who produced Kathy's album, "Coal" in 2008? Hint


Question 19 of 25
19. Which song was not included on Kathy's "A Collection of Hits" album, released in 1990? Hint


Question 20 of 25
20. Kathy had a role in the 1994 movie "Maverick." The soundtrack for the movie included an all star line up singing "Amazing Grace." Kathy's voice is featured on the last chorus. Who is she singing with? Hint


Question 21 of 25
21. "Rock Me On The Water" is a duet from the "Red Hot +Country" album. Who did she sing with? Hint


Question 22 of 25
22. In the song "The Cape," what does the man do at the end? Hint


Question 23 of 25
23. In concert, which of these songs does Kathy often compare to the theme song from "Gilligan's Island?" Hint


Question 24 of 25
24. The 2000 album, "The Innocent Years" was recorded during a very difficult time in Kathy's life. What was going on? Hint


Question 25 of 25
25. What song has Mattea telling her spouse, "The cat's in a cage to leave at your mother's, I'll be halfway to Ashville when you wake up alone?"


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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. According to a Mattea song, "the trouble with _____ is, they are never around when you want one."

Answer: Angels

"The Trouble With Angels" was the lead single from Kathy's 2000 album "Innocent Years." The music video to accompany the song features Mattea's song writer husband, Jon Vezner, in one of the scenes.
2. Which of these Mash Up's includes titles of two Mattea albums?

Answer: Lonesome Standard Time Passes By

"Lonesome Standard Time" and "Time Passes By" were both albums released in the early 1990s.

"Come From the Heart" and "The Heart of the Country" were both US singles for Kathy in the 1980s.

"Leaving West Virginia" is from the "Walk the Way the Wind Blows" album and "West Virginia Coal Mine Disaster" is from Mattea's 2012 album, "Calling Me Home"

"I Wear Your Love" was included on the "Time Passes By" album and "Love Travels" was Mattea's 1997 album.
3. In Kathy's 1986 single, "Love at The Five and Dime," who did Eddie run off with?

Answer: The bass man's wife

Eddie ran off with bass man's wife because one of the boys in his band took a shine to Rita's hand.

Sue Phelps is Kathy Mattea's fanclub president!
4. The "Willow In The Wind" album was the first release from Mattea after she married Vezner. Which song does she dedicate to him in the album notes?

Answer: Love Chooses You

In the liner notes on the album, Mattea quotes a line from the song, "and it seems we're two people, withing the same circle, that's drawn tighter and tighter till you're all that I see" and dedicates it to Jon.
5. According to one of Mattea's songs, when does the following occur? "Now I pour whiskey, break the ice, put my feet up on the couch..."

Answer: Late In The Day

"Late in the Day" is from the "Untasted Honey" album. Although the song wasn't released as a US radio single, Mattea included it on a later album of her personal favorite cuts.
6. In which song does Mattea ask "Where would I be in times like these without the songs Loretta wrote?"

Answer: Listen to the Radio

This single was written by Nanci Griffith, and included on Mattea's "Lonesome Standard Time" album. Mattea performed this single at the 1993 CMA awards show when she presented the award for Radio Station of the Year.
7. Which of these occur in "The Summer Of My Dreams"?

Answer: the fish wait for the old fool with the wrong bait

"Summer of My Dreams" contains tons if imagery within its lyrics. Among it are the lines, "the trees dance as the beans grow" and "there's a field of purple clover, I see a storm cloud passing over."
Mattea actually named a tour "Summer of My Dreams."
8. The song "Amarillo" was about a jukebox and a pinball machine that stole "my baby." Who did the man in the song keep playing on the jukebox?

Answer: Dolly and Porter

The line goes, "while he puts another quarter, push Dolly and then Porter, oh I lost him to a jukebox and a pinball machine."
The song was written by Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris.
9. What is the subject of "Red-Winged Black Bird" from the "Coal" album?

Answer: a bird turned black from coal dust

This album was nominated for a Grammy award in 2009. This song has been a staple at Mattea's concerts since the album's release in 2008.
10. Which song accompanied a video that pays homage to 1950s' housewives?

Answer: Maybe She's Human

This was the third single from the "Walking Away A Winner" album. The video was shot in black and white and features scenes of housewives from the 1950s era.
11. Mattea's second album, "From My Heart" was released in 1985. She covered a song from a musical icon- who was it?

Answer: Elton John

She recorded a cover of Elton John's "Ball and Chain", which he was a co-writer of. This was a US single for John in 1982 and featured Pete Townshend of The Who on acoustic guitar.
12. "Anytime love is on the table the stakes are high" is the opening line to which song?

Answer: Walking Away A Winner

This song was released in 1994 and became Kathy's biggest commercial hit of the 1990s. Although the song is about leaving a failed romance with your head held high, it has been identified by music fans as a survival song for many situations, including battling cancer.
13. What occurs in the song "BFD?"

Answer: a man falls in love with a pizza delivery girl

The song was included as a bonus track on 2000's "The Innocent Years" album. The song is very light hearted, on an album of primarily ballads and heavy subject matters. The song reached number 63 on the US Billboard Country Singles chart.
14. "She was working in a diner, just a week ago, when a man from ________ smiled and said hello". Fill in the blank.

Answer: Colorado

This is the opening line to the 1990 single, "She Came From Fort Worth." This was the follow up US release to the ground breaking "Where've You Been." "She Came From Fort Worth went to number two on the US Country Billboard Chart, the highest ranking single of Kathy's in the 1990s.
15. On which album would you find the songs, "Full Time Love," "That's Easy For You To Say" and "Somewhere Down The Road"?

Answer: Kathy Mattea

The "Kathy Mattea" album was released in 1983 and was her debut. "That's Easy For you To Say" was released in the US as a single.
16. On which album would you find the songs "Quarter Moon," "I Wear Your Love" and "What Might Have Been"?

Answer: Time Passes By

"Time Passes By" was Mattea's 1991 release. The album was certified Gold and reached number nine on the US charts.
17. The song "Ashes In The Wind" from the "Roses" album is a story of a man's life from high school to death. Who did Davy marry?

Answer: Mary

"Ashes In The Wind" was written by Kathy's husband Jon. The album "Roses" was released in 2002.
18. Who produced Kathy's album, "Coal" in 2008?

Answer: Marty Stuart

The album went on to be nominated for a 2009 Grammy for Best Americana Album. Some critics have called "Coal" the album that Mattea was born to make.
19. Which song was not included on Kathy's "A Collection of Hits" album, released in 1990?

Answer: Burning Old Memories

"Burning Old Memories" was a number one single in the US in 1989, but it was not included on her greatest hits album.
20. Kathy had a role in the 1994 movie "Maverick." The soundtrack for the movie included an all star line up singing "Amazing Grace." Kathy's voice is featured on the last chorus. Who is she singing with?

Answer: Billy Dean

Kathy and Billy Dean can be heard in feature harmonies during the final chorus of the song. There is also an official video of the song that was released. The song also features Reba McEntire, Waylon Jennings, Tammy Wynette, Clint Black, and Amy Grant.
21. "Rock Me On The Water" is a duet from the "Red Hot +Country" album. Who did she sing with?

Answer: Jackson Browne

The song was written and recorded by Browne in the early 1970s. The song has also been recorded by Linda Ronstadt.
22. In the song "The Cape," what does the man do at the end?

Answer: Fly off of a garage

The song is from the "Walking Away A Winner" album, and the last verse includes these lyrics "He's still jumpin' off the garage and will be till he's dead.
All these years the people said he was actin' like a kid. He did not know he could not fly, so he did."
23. In concert, which of these songs does Kathy often compare to the theme song from "Gilligan's Island?"

Answer: I Am Ready For The Storm

Kathy says the tune is similar and she has been known to actually sing the "Gilligan's Island" theme while playing the song. The song is on the "Time Passes By" album and was written by Scottish musician Dougie McLean, who would become closely associated with Mattea in the years following this recording.
24. The 2000 album, "The Innocent Years" was recorded during a very difficult time in Kathy's life. What was going on?

Answer: Her parents were struggling with illness

Mattea did have surgery on her vocal chords in the early 1990s. While she did have a rough time dealing with the Sago Mine Disaster, and she was affected by Nashville flooding, neither of these events happened until after the year 2000. "The Innocent Years" is a very ballad heavy album, reflecting Mattea's somber state of mind while recording.
25. What song has Mattea telling her spouse, "The cat's in a cage to leave at your mother's, I'll be halfway to Ashville when you wake up alone?"

Answer: Life As We Knew It

This was the fourth and final US single from the "Untasted Honey" album. The song peaked at number four on Billboard US charts.
Source: Author Cartersdad

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