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