Big D's Country Music Trivia Quiz No.49

Last month's quiz was won by Margaret Brown with 10 out of 10. Second was Gordon Thomson with 9 out of 10. Why not have a go, you never know!

1.What do Leona Williams, Louise Mandrell and Bonnie Owens have in common?

2.John Anderson nicknamed his Martin D-35 guitar "Charlie". Why?

3.An entire song of Charley Pride's was played in a romantic scene during an episode of CBS-TV's "Designing Women". Which song?

4.This song has been recorded by Michael Martin Murphey, Johnny Mathis, Anne Murray, John Conlee and T.G. Sheppard. But which song?

5.What was the name of Kenny Rogers' first motion picture?

6.What was David Frizzell's only No.1 single as a solo artist?

7.This artist's voice has been used to advertise Burger King, United Airlines, MacDonald's, The U.S. Armed Forces, and Maxwell House coffee. He also appeared in "Maverick" on TV. Who is he?

8.Of all the songs Willie Nelson has written, he cites three as his favourites. "The Healing Hands of Time", "On the Road Again", and which other one?

9."The Dukes of Hazzard" was a spin-off from a Waylon Jennings movie. What was it called?

10.When "Honky Tonk Blues" reached No.1 in the Billboard charts in 1980, it was the first time a cover version of a Hank Williams song had done so. But who sang it?

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Answers to Quiz 46 1.Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith. It was originally "Feudin' Banjos". 2.Shelby Lynne.  3."All My Friends(Are Gonna Be Strangers").4.He wrote the song, "Achy Breaky Heart", and introduced the world to linedancing. 5.Marty Stuart.  6.Floyd Tillman. 7.Eddy Arnold and Merle Travis. 8.Hank Snow (Liverpool, Nova Scotia). 9.Sammi Smith. 10.Wanda Jackson.

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