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