- 1. In which year was Mark Chesnutt born?
A) 1983
B) 1953
C) 1963
D) 1973
- 2. Which instrument does Mark Chesnutt play?
A) Drums
B) Guitar
C) Piano
D) Violin
- 3. What is Mark Chesnutt's highest charting single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart?
A) It's a Little Too Late
B) I Don't Want to Miss a Thing
C) Gonna Get a Life
D) Bubba Shot the Jukebox
- 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) 1985
B) 2000
C) 1995
D) 1990
- 6. Where was Mark Chesnutt born?
A) Nashville, Tennessee
B) Los Angeles, California
C) Beaumont, Texas
D) Miami, Florida
- 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) Brother Jukebox
B) Bubba Shot the Jukebox
C) It Sure Is Monday
D) Too Cold at Home
- 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) Columbia Records
B) RCA
C) MCA
D) Decca
- 11. How many top-ten hits did Mark Chesnutt chart on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts between 1990 and 1999?
A) Fifteen
B) Thirty
C) Ten
D) Twenty
- 12. Who produced most of Mark Chesnutt's albums in the 1990s?
A) Mark Wright
B) Jimmy Ritchey
C) Bob Chesnutt
D) Tony Brown
- 13. Which award did Mark Chesnutt win from the Country Music Association in 1993?
A) Entertainer of the Year
B) Horizon Award (now known as Best New Artist)
C) Song of the Year
D) Album 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) Neotraditionalist country and honky-tonk
B) Rock
C) Pop
D) Blues
- 16. Which artist's father influenced Mark Chesnutt musically?
A) Tony Brown
B) Mark Wright
C) Bob Chesnutt
D) Jimmy Ritchey
- 17. Which song from 'Too Cold at Home' was Mark Chesnutt's first number-one single on Hot Country Songs?
A) 'Brother Jukebox'
B) 'Too Cold at Home'
C) 'Your Love Is a Miracle'
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) Waylon Jennings
D) Garth Brooks
- 19. Which artist originally released 'Brother Jukebox' as a single in 1977?
A) Mark Chesnutt
B) Keith Whitley
C) Bobby Harden
D) Don Everly
- 20. Which song from 'Too Cold at Home' was previously released by Waylon Jennings in 1986?
A) 'Brother Jukebox'
B) 'Your Love Is a Miracle'
C) 'Broken Promise Land'
D) 'Blame It on Texas'
- 21. What certification did 'Too Cold at Home' earn from the RIAA in 1994?
A) Diamond
B) Silver
C) Platinum
D) Gold
- 22. Which artist released 'Friends in Low Places' as a single in late 1990?
A) Waylon Jennings
B) Garth Brooks
C) Mark Chesnutt
D) Bobby Harden
- 23. Which song from 'Too Cold at Home' reached number one on the country music charts published by Gavin Report?
A) 'Blame It on Texas'
B) 'Too Cold at Home'
C) 'Brother Jukebox'
D) 'Your Love Is a Miracle'
- 24. Which publication compared the album's sound to Western swing and George Jones?
A) Entertainment Weekly
B) AllMusic
C) Cashbox
D) Billboard
- 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) 'Ol' Country'
B) 'It's Not Over'
C) 'Talkin' to Hank'
D) 'Who Will the Next Fool Be?'
- 27. Which song from 'Almost Goodbye' was less successful on the charts?
A) 'The Title Track'
B) 'It Sure Is Monday'
C) 'I Just Wanted You to Know'
D) 'Woman, Sensuous Woman'
- 28. What did Mansfield criticize about 'Almost Goodbye' in AllMusic?
A) It had too many ballads.
B) The production quality was poor.
C) It lacked a string section.
D) Weak material weighed down the album.
- 29. What did Nash criticize about 'Almost Goodbye'?
A) The lyrics of the closing track 'The Will'.
B) The lack of guest artists.
C) Chesnutt's vocal performance.
D) The album's length.
- 30. What inspired Mark Chesnutt to focus more on songwriting after 1994?
A) The success of 'Longnecks & Short Stories'.
B) Winning the Horizon Award.
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) 'Savin' the Honky Tonk'
B) 'A Country Christmas from WKIS 99.9'
C) 'Red Hot + Country'
D) 'The Bradley Barn Sessions'
- 32. What was the primary theme noted by Robert Loy about 'Savin' the Honky Tonk'?
A) Country life
B) Love and heartbreak
C) Alcohol consumption
D) Road trips
- 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) 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) Rolling Stone
B) The Tennessean
C) Country Standard Time
D) Billboard
- 36. Which song from 'What a Way to Live' was previously recorded by Tim Mensy?
A) 'Down in Tennessee'
B) 'She Dreams'
C) 'Gonna Get a Life'
D) 'Goin' Through the Big D'
- 37. What was the reason for Mark Chesnutt's concert cancellations in 2026?
A) Family commitments
B) Minor health issues
C) Lack of interest
D) Financial problems
- 38. In what year did Mark Chesnutt release 'Thank God for Believers'?
A) 1997
B) 2000
C) 1996
D) 1998
- 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) 'Gonna Get a Life'
D) 'Down in Tennessee'
- 40. What was the name of one of the singles from 'Savin' the Honky Tonk'?
A) "Heard It in a Love Song"
B) "Lost Highway"
C) "The Lord Loves the Drinkin' Man"
D) "A Shoulder to Cry On"
- 41. In what year did Mark Chesnutt announce his next studio album, 'Outlaw'?
A) 2007
B) 2013
C) 2010
D) 2016
- 42. Who provided duet vocals and lead guitar on the cover of 'Rainy Day Woman'?
A) John Anderson
B) Tim Mensy
C) Waylon Jennings
D) Willie Nelson
- 43. What surgery did Mark Chesnutt undergo in June 2024?
A) Knee replacement surgery
B) Emergency quadruple bypass surgery
C) Hip replacement surgery
D) Back 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) Outlaw
B) Rollin' with the Flow
C) Live from the Big D
D) Tradition Lives
- 46. What was the first single from 'Wings'?
A) 'Trouble'
B) 'Pride's Not Hard to Swallow'
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) Lost in the Feeling
B) Rockin' Roadhouse
C) She Was
D) A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side
- 48. How many sons does Mark Chesnutt have?
A) One
B) Three
C) Four
D) Two
- 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) 1994
B) 1995
C) 1993
D) 1996
- 51. Which producer worked with Mark Chesnutt on the album 'Wings'?
A) Tony Brown
B) David Zimmerman
C) Mark Wright
D) Rick Mitchell
- 52. Which artist originally recorded the title track of 'What a Way to Live'?
A) John Anderson
B) Tim Mensy
C) Waylon Jennings
D) Willie Nelson
- 53. Who wrote an uncredited review in People magazine praising Chesnutt's singing voice?
A) People magazine
B) Thom Owens
C) Nash
D) Wright
- 54. Who praised Chesnutt's singing voice in a review of 'Heard It in a Love Song'?
A) Robert Loy
B) Barry Gilbert
C) Erlewine
D) Mark Deming
- 55. How many years had Mark Chesnutt been touring almost nonstop before the release of 'Greatest Hits'?
A) Eight
B) Six
C) Five
D) Four
- 56. Which musician contributed to Mark Chesnutt's album 'Rollin' with the Flow'?
A) Willie Nelson
B) Glenn Worf
C) Tracie Lawrence
D) George Jones
- 57. In what year was Mark Chesnutt hospitalized for an issue requiring critical care?
A) 2021
B) 2024
C) 2023
D) 2026
- 58. Who praised the variety of traditional-leaning country sounds on 'What a Way to Live'?
A) Tony Brown
B) David Zimmerman
C) Rick Mitchell
D) Stephen Thomas Erlewine
- 59. What surgery did Mark Chesnutt undergo that led him to take a hiatus from touring?
A) Knee surgery
B) Heart surgery
C) Back surgery
D) Hip replacement
- 60. What was Chesnutt's opinion of recording 'I Don't Want to Miss a Thing' in 2018?
A) He wanted to release another cover
B) He praised its success
C) He thought it fit his style perfectly
D) He expressed disdain for it
- 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) Live from the Big D
D) Outlaw
- 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) When the Lights Go Out (Tracie's Song)
B) Rollin' with the Flow
C) There Won't Be Another Now
D) She Never Got Me Over You
- 65. Who presented the idea for Mark Chesnutt's covers album 'Outlaw'?
A) Dwight Yoakam
B) Tracy Lawrence
C) Pete Anderson
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 Columbia Records Tour
B) The She Was Tour
C) The Rockin' Roadhouse Tour
D) The Lost in the Feeling Tour
- 68. Who praised Chesnutt’s interpretive style in their review of 'Thank God for Believers'?
A) Roger Springer
B) Wright
C) Nash
D) Thom Owens
- 69. Who was the producer of 'Savin' the Honky Tonk'?
A) Mark Chesnutt
B) Dean Miller
C) Jimmy Ritchey
D) Jerry Salley
- 70. In what year was Mark Chesnutt's 'Greatest Hits' package released?
A) 1994
B) 1996
C) 1995
D) 1997
- 71. What was the name of Mark Chesnutt's first release through his own label, Nada Dinero?
A) Tradition Lives
B) Greatest Hits II
C) Outlaw
D) Live from the Big D
- 72. What year did Mark Chesnutt release the album 'Tradition Lives'?
A) 2017
B) 2019
C) 2018
D) 2016
- 73. Which label released Mark Chesnutt's album 'Savin' the Honky Tonk'?
A) Warner Bros. Records
B) CBuJ Records
C) MCA Nashville
D) Vivaton!
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