Mark Chesnutt - Quiz
Mark Chesnutt
  • 1. In which year was Mark Chesnutt born?
A) 1953
B) 1963
C) 1983
D) 1973
  • 2. Which instrument does Mark Chesnutt play?
A) Guitar
B) Drums
C) Violin
D) Piano
  • 3. What is Mark Chesnutt's highest charting single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart?
A) Gonna Get a Life
B) It's a Little Too Late
C) Bubba Shot the Jukebox
D) I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
  • 4. At what age did Mark Chesnutt start playing in honky tonk bars?
A) 21
B) 25
C) 17
D) 15
  • 5. In what year did Mark Chesnutt release his debut album, 'Too Cold at Home'?
A) 1990
B) 1985
C) 1995
D) 2000
  • 6. Where was Mark Chesnutt born?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) Miami, Florida
C) Beaumont, Texas
D) Nashville, Tennessee
  • 7. Which of these artists influenced Mark Chesnutt's musical style?
A) Britney Spears
B) Merle Haggard
C) Eminem
D) Lady Gaga
  • 8. Which song was Mark Chesnutt's first Number One hit on the country charts?
A) It Sure Is Monday
B) Brother Jukebox
C) Too Cold at Home
D) Bubba Shot the Jukebox
  • 9. What instrument did Mark Chesnutt first play as a child?
A) Violin
B) Piano
C) Drums
D) Guitar
  • 10. Which label was not part of Universal Music Group Nashville's branches that Mark Chesnutt recorded for between 1990 and 1999?
A) Decca
B) RCA
C) MCA
D) Columbia Records
  • 11. How many top-ten hits did Mark Chesnutt chart on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts between 1990 and 1999?
A) Twenty
B) Thirty
C) Ten
D) Fifteen
  • 12. Who produced most of Mark Chesnutt's albums in the 1990s?
A) Tony Brown
B) Bob Chesnutt
C) Jimmy Ritchey
D) Mark Wright
  • 13. Which award did Mark Chesnutt win from the Country Music Association in 1993?
A) Horizon Award (now known as Best New Artist)
B) Entertainer of the Year
C) Song of the Year
D) Album of the Year
  • 14. Who did Mark Chesnutt collaborate with among the following artists?
A) Reba McEntire
B) Dolly Parton
C) George Jones
D) Johnny Cash
  • 15. What genre of music is Mark Chesnutt known for?
A) Rock
B) Pop
C) Neotraditionalist country and honky-tonk
D) Blues
  • 16. Which artist's father influenced Mark Chesnutt musically?
A) Bob Chesnutt
B) Tony Brown
C) Jimmy Ritchey
D) Mark Wright
  • 17. Which song from 'Too Cold at Home' was Mark Chesnutt's first number-one single on Hot Country Songs?
A) 'Too Cold at Home'
B) 'Your Love Is a Miracle'
C) 'Brother Jukebox'
D) 'Blame It on Texas'
  • 18. Who originally wrote the song 'Brother Jukebox' that was covered by Mark Chesnutt?
A) Bobby Harden
B) Paul Craft
C) Garth Brooks
D) Waylon Jennings
  • 19. Which artist originally released 'Brother Jukebox' as a single in 1977?
A) Bobby Harden
B) Mark Chesnutt
C) Keith Whitley
D) Don Everly
  • 20. Which song from 'Too Cold at Home' was previously released by Waylon Jennings in 1986?
A) 'Broken Promise Land'
B) 'Blame It on Texas'
C) 'Brother Jukebox'
D) 'Your Love Is a Miracle'
  • 21. What certification did 'Too Cold at Home' earn from the RIAA in 1994?
A) Silver
B) Gold
C) Platinum
D) Diamond
  • 22. Which artist released 'Friends in Low Places' as a single in late 1990?
A) Bobby Harden
B) Waylon Jennings
C) Garth Brooks
D) Mark Chesnutt
  • 23. Which song from 'Too Cold at Home' reached number one on the country music charts published by Gavin Report?
A) 'Your Love Is a Miracle'
B) 'Brother Jukebox'
C) 'Blame It on Texas'
D) 'Too Cold at Home'
  • 24. Which publication compared the album's sound to Western swing and George Jones?
A) AllMusic
B) Entertainment Weekly
C) Cashbox
D) Billboard
  • 25. Which song from 'Longnecks & Short Stories' became Mark Chesnutt's second number-one single on Billboard in 1992?
A) 'I'll Think of Something'
B) 'Old Flames Have New Names'
C) 'Ol' Country'
D) 'Bubba Shot the Jukebox'
  • 26. Which song was originally recorded by Reba McEntire but included on 'Longnecks & Short Stories'?
A) 'Who Will the Next Fool Be?'
B) 'Talkin' to Hank'
C) 'Ol' Country'
D) 'It's Not Over'
  • 27. Which song from 'Almost Goodbye' was less successful on the charts?
A) 'The Title Track'
B) 'I Just Wanted You to Know'
C) 'Woman, Sensuous Woman'
D) 'It Sure Is Monday'
  • 28. What did Mansfield criticize about 'Almost Goodbye' in AllMusic?
A) The production quality was poor.
B) It had too many ballads.
C) Weak material weighed down the album.
D) It lacked a string section.
  • 29. What did Nash criticize about 'Almost Goodbye'?
A) Chesnutt's vocal performance.
B) The album's length.
C) The lyrics of the closing track 'The Will'.
D) The lack of guest artists.
  • 30. What inspired Mark Chesnutt to focus more on songwriting after 1994?
A) Recording with George Jones.
B) His first headlining tours.
C) Winning the Horizon Award.
D) The success of 'Longnecks & Short Stories'.
  • 31. Which album did Mark Chesnutt mention as containing songs rejected by major labels?
A) 'Red Hot + Country'
B) 'The Bradley Barn Sessions'
C) 'A Country Christmas from WKIS 99.9'
D) 'Savin' the Honky Tonk'
  • 32. What was the primary theme noted by Robert Loy about 'Savin' the Honky Tonk'?
A) Love and heartbreak
B) Road trips
C) Country life
D) Alcohol consumption
  • 33. When did Mark Chesnutt marry Tracie Motley?
A) 2016
B) 1992
C) 1988
D) 2000
  • 34. Which record label dissolved the Decca Nashville division in January 1999?
A) MCA Nashville
B) Columbia Records
C) Capitol Nashville
D) Warner Bros. Nashville
  • 35. Which magazine gave a positive review of 'Lost in the Feeling', highlighting its cover songs?
A) Billboard
B) The Tennessean
C) Rolling Stone
D) Country Standard Time
  • 36. Which song from 'What a Way to Live' was previously recorded by Tim Mensy?
A) 'Down in Tennessee'
B) 'Gonna Get a Life'
C) 'Goin' Through the Big D'
D) 'She Dreams'
  • 37. What was the reason for Mark Chesnutt's concert cancellations in 2026?
A) Family commitments
B) Financial problems
C) Minor health issues
D) Lack of interest
  • 38. In what year did Mark Chesnutt release 'Thank God for Believers'?
A) 2000
B) 1998
C) 1997
D) 1996
  • 39. Which single from 'What a Way to Live' reached the top of the Billboard country charts in 1995?
A) 'She Dreams'
B) 'Goin' Through the Big D'
C) 'Down in Tennessee'
D) 'Gonna Get a Life'
  • 40. What was the name of one of the singles from 'Savin' the Honky Tonk'?
A) "The Lord Loves the Drinkin' Man"
B) "A Shoulder to Cry On"
C) "Heard It in a Love Song"
D) "Lost Highway"
  • 41. In what year did Mark Chesnutt announce his next studio album, 'Outlaw'?
A) 2013
B) 2016
C) 2007
D) 2010
  • 42. Who provided duet vocals and lead guitar on the cover of 'Rainy Day Woman'?
A) Waylon Jennings
B) Tim Mensy
C) Willie Nelson
D) John Anderson
  • 43. What surgery did Mark Chesnutt undergo in June 2024?
A) Hip replacement surgery
B) Knee replacement surgery
C) Emergency quadruple bypass surgery
D) Back surgery
  • 44. Which song did Decca withdraw promotion for in favor of Chesnutt's cover version?
A) "I Might Even Quit Lovin' You"
B) "Wherever You Are"
C) "It's Not Over"
D) "This Heartache Never Sleeps"
  • 45. What was the title of Mark Chesnutt's album released in 2007?
A) Tradition Lives
B) Rollin' with the Flow
C) Outlaw
D) Live from the Big D
  • 46. What was the first single from 'Wings'?
A) 'It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings'
B) 'Pride's Not Hard to Swallow'
C) 'Wrong Place, Wrong Time'
D) 'Trouble'
  • 47. What is the title of Mark Chesnutt's album released in October 2000?
A) She Was
B) Rockin' Roadhouse
C) Lost in the Feeling
D) A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side
  • 48. How many sons does Mark Chesnutt have?
A) One
B) Three
C) Two
D) Four
  • 49. Which artist originally recorded 'Pride's Not Hard to Swallow'?
A) John Anderson
B) Hank Williams Jr.
C) Waylon Jennings
D) Willie Nelson
  • 50. In which year did Mark Chesnutt feature in an ad campaign for Frito-Lay?
A) 1996
B) 1994
C) 1995
D) 1993
  • 51. Which producer worked with Mark Chesnutt on the album 'Wings'?
A) Rick Mitchell
B) Tony Brown
C) Mark Wright
D) David Zimmerman
  • 52. Which artist originally recorded the title track of 'What a Way to Live'?
A) Tim Mensy
B) Waylon Jennings
C) John Anderson
D) Willie Nelson
  • 53. Who wrote an uncredited review in People magazine praising Chesnutt's singing voice?
A) Nash
B) Wright
C) People magazine
D) Thom Owens
  • 54. Who praised Chesnutt's singing voice in a review of 'Heard It in a Love Song'?
A) Erlewine
B) Robert Loy
C) Barry Gilbert
D) Mark Deming
  • 55. How many years had Mark Chesnutt been touring almost nonstop before the release of 'Greatest Hits'?
A) Four
B) Eight
C) Six
D) Five
  • 56. Which musician contributed to Mark Chesnutt's album 'Rollin' with the Flow'?
A) Willie Nelson
B) Glenn Worf
C) George Jones
D) Tracie Lawrence
  • 57. In what year was Mark Chesnutt hospitalized for an issue requiring critical care?
A) 2021
B) 2026
C) 2023
D) 2024
  • 58. Who praised the variety of traditional-leaning country sounds on 'What a Way to Live'?
A) David Zimmerman
B) Tony Brown
C) Stephen Thomas Erlewine
D) Rick Mitchell
  • 59. What surgery did Mark Chesnutt undergo that led him to take a hiatus from touring?
A) Heart surgery
B) Hip replacement
C) Knee surgery
D) Back surgery
  • 60. What was Chesnutt's opinion of recording 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing' in 2018?
A) He expressed disdain for it
B) He praised its success
C) He thought it fit his style perfectly
D) He wanted to release another cover
  • 61. Which album included a cover of Merle Haggard's 'There Won't Be Another Now'?
A) Tradition Lives
B) Live from the Big D
C) Rollin' with the Flow
D) Outlaw
  • 62. What year was 'Heard It in a Love Song' released?
A) 2006
B) 2005
C) 2004
D) 2007
  • 63. What position did the title track of 'Thank God for Believers' reach on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts?
A) Top 40
B) Number three
C) Number one
D) Number two
  • 64. What was the title of the single from Mark Chesnutt's second Greatest Hits package in 2015?
A) Rollin' with the Flow
B) She Never Got Me Over You
C) There Won't Be Another Now
D) When the Lights Go Out (Tracie's Song)
  • 65. Who presented the idea for Mark Chesnutt's covers album 'Outlaw'?
A) Pete Anderson
B) Tracy Lawrence
C) Jimmy Ritchey
D) Dwight Yoakam
  • 66. Which band originally performed the title track of 'Heard It in a Love Song' as a pop hit?
A) Alabama
B) Charlie Daniels Band
C) The Marshall Tucker Band
D) Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • 67. Which tour did Mark Chesnutt go on to promote his self-titled album in 2002?
A) The Lost in the Feeling Tour
B) The Columbia Records Tour
C) The She Was Tour
D) The Rockin' Roadhouse Tour
  • 68. Who praised Chesnutt’s interpretive style in their review of 'Thank God for Believers'?
A) Thom Owens
B) Nash
C) Wright
D) Roger Springer
  • 69. Who was the producer of 'Savin' the Honky Tonk'?
A) Jimmy Ritchey
B) Mark Chesnutt
C) Dean Miller
D) Jerry Salley
  • 70. In what year was Mark Chesnutt's 'Greatest Hits' package released?
A) 1996
B) 1997
C) 1995
D) 1994
  • 71. What was the name of Mark Chesnutt's first release through his own label, Nada Dinero?
A) Outlaw
B) Greatest Hits II
C) Tradition Lives
D) Live from the Big D
  • 72. What year did Mark Chesnutt release the album 'Tradition Lives'?
A) 2016
B) 2017
C) 2019
D) 2018
  • 73. Which label released Mark Chesnutt's album 'Savin' the Honky Tonk'?
A) MCA Nashville
B) Vivaton!
C) CBuJ Records
D) Warner Bros. Records
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