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Crystal Gayle
  • 1. What is Crystal Gayle's birth name?
A) Brenda Gail Webb
B) Crystal Lynn Webb
C) Brenda Marie Webb
D) Crystal Gail Ramey
  • 2. In what city was Crystal Gayle born?
A) Wabash
B) Paintsville
C) Nashville
D) Butcher Hollow
  • 3. Crystal Gayle was the last of how many children?
A) Seven
B) Nine
C) Eight
D) Six
  • 4. What was Crystal Gayle's father's occupation?
A) Coal miner
B) Nurse's aide
C) Radio announcer
D) Farmer
  • 5. How old was Crystal Gayle when her family moved to Indiana?
A) Eight
B) Two
C) Four
D) Six
  • 6. What disease did Crystal Gayle's father develop?
A) Black lung disease
B) Heart disease
C) Stroke
D) Tuberculosis
  • 7. What was the cause of Ted Webb's death?
A) Black lung disease
B) Old age
C) Stroke
D) Pneumonia
  • 8. What was Crystal Gayle's mother's profession in Indiana?
A) Nurse's aide
B) Coal miner
C) Singer
D) Teacher
  • 9. Which famous singer is a distant cousin of Crystal Gayle?
A) Reba McEntire
B) Patty Loveless
C) Dolly Parton
D) Patsy Cline
  • 10. Which of Crystal Gayle's sisters inspired her musical interests?
A) Clara
B) Loretta Lynn
C) Peggy Sue
D) Betty
  • 11. How old was Crystal Gayle when she performed on the Grand Ole Opry?
A) 20
B) 14
C) 16
D) 18
  • 12. Which song did Crystal Gayle perform at the Grand Ole Opry at age 16?
A) Ribbon of Darkness
B) Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
C) Blue Moon of Kentucky
D) Coal Miner's Daughter
  • 13. Who originally sang 'Ribbon of Darkness'?
A) Brenda Lee
B) Loretta Lynn
C) Gordon Lightfoot
D) Patty Loveless
  • 14. Why did Decca Records insist that Crystal Gayle change her name?
A) Brenda Lee was already signed to the label
B) They wanted a name that sounded more country
C) Her original name was considered unlucky
D) Her name sounded too much like her sister's
  • 15. Where did the inspiration for the name 'Crystal' come from?
A) A childhood nickname
B) A character in a book
C) Her mother's middle name
D) A fast-food restaurant sign
  • 16. What was the primary reason Crystal Gayle was the only sibling born in a hospital?
A) The family was wealthy at the time
B) Her mother was sick
C) The text does not specify a reason
D) She was born prematurely
  • 17. What descent do Gayle and her siblings claim?
A) Scottish and Choctaw
B) Irish and Cherokee
C) Welsh and Mohawk
D) English and Navajo
  • 18. In what year did Crystal Gayle graduate from Wabash high school?
A) 1972
B) 1968
C) 1970
D) 1969
  • 19. In what year was Crystal Gayle born?
A) 1955
B) 1948
C) 1960
D) 1951
  • 20. Which song is Crystal Gayle most widely known for?
A) Talking in Your Sleep
B) Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
C) Wrong Road Again
D) Ready for the Times to Get Better
  • 21. Who was the Nashville producer that helped Gayle change her sound?
A) Hoagy Carmichael
B) Cliffie Stone
C) Loretta Lynn
D) Allen Reynolds
  • 22. Crystal Gayle is famous for what physical characteristic?
A) Her blue eyes
B) Her signature hat
C) Her tall stature
D) Floor-length hair
  • 23. Which record label did Gayle sign with in 1970?
A) Decca Records
B) RCA Records
C) Columbia Records
D) United Artists Records
  • 24. What was Gayle's first major hit in 1975?
A) You and I
B) Wrong Road Again
C) Someday
D) Half the Way
  • 25. In which decade did Gayle own and operate a shop called Crystal's Fine Gifts and Jewelry?
A) 1990s
B) 2000s
C) 1970s
D) 1980s
  • 26. How many Grammy Awards has Crystal Gayle won?
A) Two
B) One
C) Five
D) Three
  • 27. In what year was Crystal Gayle inducted into the Grand Ole Opry?
A) 1999
B) 2017
C) 2019
D) 2016
  • 28. What was the name of Gayle's 1995 inspirational album?
A) Country Pop
B) Someday
C) Brown Eyes
D) Heart and Soul
  • 29. How many Academy of Country Music awards has Gayle won?
A) Three
B) Two
C) One
D) Five
  • 30. What term was used to describe Gayle's new musical sound in the 1970s?
A) Traditional jazz
B) Country pop
C) Heavy metal
D) Bluegrass
  • 31. In 1999, Gayle released an album honoring which songwriter?
A) Cliffie Stone
B) Allen Reynolds
C) Hoagy Carmichael
D) Loretta Lynn
  • 32. What award did Gayle receive from the Academy of Country Music in 2016?
A) Best Female Vocalist
B) Album of the Year
C) Lifetime Achievement Award
D) Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award
  • 33. What type of business did Gayle own in the 1990s?
A) Record label
B) Restaurant
C) Clothing boutique
D) Fine arts shop
  • 34. How many American Music Awards has Gayle won?
A) Two
B) One
C) Three
D) Five
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