- 1. In which year was Mark Chesnutt born?
A) 1963
B) 1983
C) 1973
D) 1953
- 2. Which instrument does Mark Chesnutt play?
A) Drums
B) Guitar
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) I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
C) Bubba Shot the Jukebox
D) It's a Little Too Late
- 4. At what age did Mark Chesnutt start playing in honky tonk bars?
A) 21
B) 25
C) 15
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) Beaumont, Texas
B) Miami, Florida
C) Los Angeles, California
D) Nashville, Tennessee
- 7. Which of these artists influenced Mark Chesnutt's musical style?
A) Lady Gaga
B) Merle Haggard
C) Eminem
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) Brother Jukebox
D) Bubba Shot the Jukebox
- 9. What instrument did Mark Chesnutt first play as a child?
A) Guitar
B) Drums
C) Violin
D) Piano
- 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) Columbia Records
D) MCA
- 11. How many top-ten hits did Mark Chesnutt chart on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts between 1990 and 1999?
A) Ten
B) Fifteen
C) Thirty
D) Twenty
- 12. Who produced most of Mark Chesnutt's albums in the 1990s?
A) Jimmy Ritchey
B) Tony Brown
C) Mark Wright
D) Bob Chesnutt
- 13. Which award did Mark Chesnutt win from the Country Music Association in 1993?
A) Song of the Year
B) Entertainer of the Year
C) Album 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) George Jones
C) Reba McEntire
D) Johnny Cash
- 15. What genre of music is Mark Chesnutt known for?
A) Pop
B) Blues
C) Neotraditionalist country and honky-tonk
D) Rock
- 16. Which artist's father influenced Mark Chesnutt musically?
A) Jimmy Ritchey
B) Tony Brown
C) Mark Wright
D) Bob Chesnutt
- 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) Bobby Harden
B) Mark Chesnutt
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) 'Your Love Is a Miracle'
C) 'Blame It on Texas'
D) 'Brother Jukebox'
- 21. What certification did 'Too Cold at Home' earn from the RIAA in 1994?
A) Silver
B) Diamond
C) Platinum
D) Gold
- 22. Which artist released 'Friends in Low Places' as a single in late 1990?
A) Garth Brooks
B) Mark Chesnutt
C) Waylon Jennings
D) Bobby Harden
- 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) 'Too Cold at Home'
D) 'Blame It on Texas'
- 24. Which publication compared the album's sound to Western swing and George Jones?
A) Cashbox
B) Billboard
C) Entertainment Weekly
D) AllMusic
- 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) 'Bubba Shot the Jukebox'
C) 'Ol' Country'
D) 'Old Flames Have New Names'
- 26. Which song was originally recorded by Reba McEntire but included on 'Longnecks & Short Stories'?
A) 'Ol' Country'
B) 'Who Will the Next Fool Be?'
C) 'Talkin' to Hank'
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) 'It Sure Is Monday'
D) 'Woman, Sensuous Woman'
- 28. What did Mansfield criticize about 'Almost Goodbye' in AllMusic?
A) It lacked a string section.
B) Weak material weighed down the album.
C) The production quality was poor.
D) It had too many ballads.
- 29. What did Nash criticize about 'Almost Goodbye'?
A) The lyrics of the closing track 'The Will'.
B) The album's length.
C) The lack of guest artists.
D) Chesnutt's vocal performance.
- 30. What inspired Mark Chesnutt to focus more on songwriting after 1994?
A) Winning the Horizon Award.
B) The success of 'Longnecks & Short Stories'.
C) His first headlining tours.
D) Recording with George Jones.
- 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) Country life
B) Road trips
C) Love and heartbreak
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) Capitol Nashville
B) Warner Bros. Nashville
C) Columbia Records
D) MCA Nashville
- 35. Which magazine gave a positive review of 'Lost in the Feeling', highlighting its cover songs?
A) Billboard
B) Rolling Stone
C) The Tennessean
D) Country Standard Time
- 36. Which song from 'What a Way to Live' was previously recorded by Tim Mensy?
A) 'Down in Tennessee'
B) 'Goin' Through the Big D'
C) 'She Dreams'
D) 'Gonna Get a Life'
- 37. What was the reason for Mark Chesnutt's concert cancellations in 2026?
A) Minor health issues
B) Lack of interest
C) Financial problems
D) Family commitments
- 38. In what year did Mark Chesnutt release 'Thank God for Believers'?
A) 1998
B) 1996
C) 2000
D) 1997
- 39. Which single from 'What a Way to Live' reached the top of the Billboard country charts in 1995?
A) 'Goin' Through the Big D'
B) 'Gonna Get a Life'
C) 'Down in Tennessee'
D) 'She Dreams'
- 40. What was the name of one of the singles from 'Savin' the Honky Tonk'?
A) "Heard It in a Love Song"
B) "A Shoulder to Cry On"
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) 2016
C) 2010
D) 2013
- 42. Who provided duet vocals and lead guitar on the cover of 'Rainy Day Woman'?
A) Willie Nelson
B) John Anderson
C) Waylon Jennings
D) Tim Mensy
- 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) "This Heartache Never Sleeps"
B) "It's Not Over"
C) "Wherever You Are"
D) "I Might Even Quit Lovin' You"
- 45. What was the title of Mark Chesnutt's album released in 2007?
A) Rollin' with the Flow
B) Tradition Lives
C) Outlaw
D) Live from the Big D
- 46. What was the first single from 'Wings'?
A) 'Pride's Not Hard to Swallow'
B) 'Trouble'
C) 'It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings'
D) 'Wrong Place, Wrong Time'
- 47. What is the title of Mark Chesnutt's album released in October 2000?
A) A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side
B) Rockin' Roadhouse
C) Lost in the Feeling
D) She Was
- 48. How many sons does Mark Chesnutt have?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
- 49. Which artist originally recorded 'Pride's Not Hard to Swallow'?
A) Waylon Jennings
B) John Anderson
C) Hank Williams Jr.
D) Willie Nelson
- 50. In which year did Mark Chesnutt feature in an ad campaign for Frito-Lay?
A) 1994
B) 1996
C) 1995
D) 1993
- 51. Which producer worked with Mark Chesnutt on the album 'Wings'?
A) Mark Wright
B) Tony Brown
C) David Zimmerman
D) Rick Mitchell
- 52. Which artist originally recorded the title track of 'What a Way to Live'?
A) Waylon Jennings
B) Willie Nelson
C) Tim Mensy
D) John Anderson
- 53. Who wrote an uncredited review in People magazine praising Chesnutt's singing voice?
A) People magazine
B) Nash
C) Wright
D) Thom Owens
- 54. Who praised Chesnutt's singing voice in a review of 'Heard It in a Love Song'?
A) Erlewine
B) Mark Deming
C) Barry Gilbert
D) Robert Loy
- 55. How many years had Mark Chesnutt been touring almost nonstop before the release of 'Greatest Hits'?
A) Five
B) Eight
C) Four
D) Six
- 56. Which musician contributed to Mark Chesnutt's album 'Rollin' with the Flow'?
A) George Jones
B) Willie Nelson
C) Tracie Lawrence
D) Glenn Worf
- 57. In what year was Mark Chesnutt hospitalized for an issue requiring critical care?
A) 2024
B) 2026
C) 2021
D) 2023
- 58. Who praised the variety of traditional-leaning country sounds on 'What a Way to Live'?
A) Tony Brown
B) Stephen Thomas Erlewine
C) Rick Mitchell
D) David Zimmerman
- 59. What surgery did Mark Chesnutt undergo that led him to take a hiatus from touring?
A) Hip replacement
B) Knee surgery
C) Heart surgery
D) Back 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 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) Rollin' with the Flow
B) Live from the Big D
C) Outlaw
D) Tradition Lives
- 62. What year was 'Heard It in a Love Song' released?
A) 2007
B) 2004
C) 2005
D) 2006
- 63. What position did the title track of 'Thank God for Believers' reach on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts?
A) Number three
B) Number one
C) Top 40
D) Number two
- 64. What was the title of the single from Mark Chesnutt's second Greatest Hits package in 2015?
A) She Never Got Me Over You
B) Rollin' with the Flow
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) Tracy Lawrence
B) Pete Anderson
C) Dwight Yoakam
D) Jimmy Ritchey
- 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 Rockin' Roadhouse Tour
B) The Lost in the Feeling Tour
C) The Columbia Records Tour
D) The She Was Tour
- 68. Who praised Chesnutt’s interpretive style in their review of 'Thank God for Believers'?
A) Wright
B) Nash
C) Thom Owens
D) Roger Springer
- 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) 1997
B) 1996
C) 1994
D) 1995
- 71. What was the name of Mark Chesnutt's first release through his own label, Nada Dinero?
A) Outlaw
B) Tradition Lives
C) Greatest Hits II
D) Live from the Big D
- 72. What year did Mark Chesnutt release the album 'Tradition Lives'?
A) 2019
B) 2017
C) 2018
D) 2016
- 73. Which label released Mark Chesnutt's album 'Savin' the Honky Tonk'?
A) Warner Bros. Records
B) Vivaton!
C) CBuJ Records
D) MCA Nashville
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