- 1. In which year was Mark Chesnutt born?
A) 1983
B) 1973
C) 1953
D) 1963
- 2. Which instrument does Mark Chesnutt play?
A) Piano
B) Drums
C) Violin
D) Guitar
- 3. What is Mark Chesnutt's highest charting single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart?
A) It's a Little Too Late
B) Gonna Get a Life
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) 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) 1990
C) 2000
D) 1985
- 6. Where was Mark Chesnutt born?
A) Los Angeles, California
B) Miami, Florida
C) Nashville, Tennessee
D) Beaumont, Texas
- 7. Which of these artists influenced Mark Chesnutt's musical style?
A) Merle Haggard
B) Eminem
C) Lady Gaga
D) Britney Spears
- 8. Which song was Mark Chesnutt's first Number One hit on the country charts?
A) It Sure Is Monday
B) Brother Jukebox
C) Bubba Shot the Jukebox
D) Too Cold at Home
- 9. What instrument did Mark Chesnutt first play as a child?
A) Violin
B) Piano
C) Drums
D) Guitar
- 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) MCA
D) Columbia Records
- 11. How many top-ten hits did Mark Chesnutt chart on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts between 1990 and 1999?
A) Ten
B) Twenty
C) Thirty
D) Fifteen
- 12. Who produced most of Mark Chesnutt's albums in the 1990s?
A) Tony Brown
B) Jimmy Ritchey
C) Mark Wright
D) Bob Chesnutt
- 13. Which award did Mark Chesnutt win from the Country Music Association in 1993?
A) Horizon Award (now known as Best New Artist)
B) Entertainer of the Year
C) Album of the Year
D) Song of the Year
- 14. Who did Mark Chesnutt collaborate with among the following artists?
A) Reba McEntire
B) Dolly Parton
C) Johnny Cash
D) George Jones
- 15. What genre of music is Mark Chesnutt known for?
A) Blues
B) Pop
C) Neotraditionalist country and honky-tonk
D) Rock
- 16. Which artist's father influenced Mark Chesnutt musically?
A) Jimmy Ritchey
B) Mark Wright
C) Tony Brown
D) Bob Chesnutt
- 17. Which song from 'Too Cold at Home' was Mark Chesnutt's first number-one single on Hot Country Songs?
A) 'Blame It on Texas'
B) 'Brother Jukebox'
C) 'Your Love Is a Miracle'
D) 'Too Cold at Home'
- 18. Who originally wrote the song 'Brother Jukebox' that was covered by Mark Chesnutt?
A) Bobby Harden
B) Paul Craft
C) Garth Brooks
D) Waylon Jennings
- 19. Which artist originally released 'Brother Jukebox' as a single in 1977?
A) Don Everly
B) Bobby Harden
C) Mark Chesnutt
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) 'Your Love Is a Miracle'
D) 'Brother Jukebox'
- 21. What certification did 'Too Cold at Home' earn from the RIAA in 1994?
A) Platinum
B) Gold
C) Silver
D) Diamond
- 22. Which artist released 'Friends in Low Places' as a single in late 1990?
A) Waylon Jennings
B) Bobby Harden
C) Mark Chesnutt
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) AllMusic
B) Entertainment Weekly
C) Billboard
D) Cashbox
- 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) 'Who Will the Next Fool Be?'
B) 'It's Not Over'
C) 'Talkin' to Hank'
D) 'Ol' Country'
- 27. Which song from 'Almost Goodbye' was less successful on the charts?
A) 'The Title Track'
B) 'Woman, Sensuous Woman'
C) 'It Sure Is Monday'
D) 'I Just Wanted You to Know'
- 28. What did Mansfield criticize about 'Almost Goodbye' in AllMusic?
A) It had too many ballads.
B) Weak material weighed down the album.
C) It lacked a string section.
D) The production quality was poor.
- 29. What did Nash criticize about 'Almost Goodbye'?
A) The album's length.
B) The lack of guest artists.
C) Chesnutt's vocal performance.
D) The lyrics of the closing track 'The Will'.
- 30. What inspired Mark Chesnutt to focus more on songwriting after 1994?
A) Recording with George Jones.
B) His first headlining tours.
C) The success of 'Longnecks & Short Stories'.
D) Winning the Horizon Award.
- 31. Which album did Mark Chesnutt mention as containing songs rejected by major labels?
A) 'The Bradley Barn Sessions'
B) 'Red Hot + Country'
C) 'A Country Christmas from WKIS 99.9'
D) 'Savin' the Honky Tonk'
- 32. What was the primary theme noted by Robert Loy about 'Savin' the Honky Tonk'?
A) Road trips
B) Alcohol consumption
C) Country life
D) Love and heartbreak
- 33. When did Mark Chesnutt marry Tracie Motley?
A) 2016
B) 1992
C) 2000
D) 1988
- 34. Which record label dissolved the Decca Nashville division in January 1999?
A) Warner Bros. Nashville
B) Capitol 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) Country Standard Time
C) Rolling Stone
D) The Tennessean
- 36. Which song from 'What a Way to Live' was previously recorded by Tim Mensy?
A) 'Down in Tennessee'
B) 'Gonna Get a Life'
C) 'She Dreams'
D) 'Goin' Through the Big D'
- 37. What was the reason for Mark Chesnutt's concert cancellations in 2026?
A) Minor health issues
B) Financial problems
C) Lack of interest
D) Family commitments
- 38. In what year did Mark Chesnutt release 'Thank God for Believers'?
A) 2000
B) 1998
C) 1996
D) 1997
- 39. Which single from 'What a Way to Live' reached the top of the Billboard country charts in 1995?
A) 'Down in Tennessee'
B) 'Goin' Through the Big D'
C) 'Gonna Get a Life'
D) 'She Dreams'
- 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) "A Shoulder to Cry On"
D) "Heard It in a Love Song"
- 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) Tim Mensy
B) John Anderson
C) Willie Nelson
D) Waylon Jennings
- 43. What surgery did Mark Chesnutt undergo in June 2024?
A) Hip replacement surgery
B) Knee replacement surgery
C) Back surgery
D) Emergency quadruple bypass surgery
- 44. Which song did Decca withdraw promotion for in favor of Chesnutt's cover version?
A) "It's Not Over"
B) "This Heartache Never Sleeps"
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) Live from the Big D
B) Outlaw
C) Tradition Lives
D) Rollin' with the Flow
- 46. What was the first single from 'Wings'?
A) 'Pride's Not Hard to Swallow'
B) 'It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings'
C) 'Trouble'
D) 'Wrong Place, Wrong Time'
- 47. What is the title of Mark Chesnutt's album released in October 2000?
A) She Was
B) Lost in the Feeling
C) A Good Way to Get on My Bad Side
D) Rockin' Roadhouse
- 48. How many sons does Mark Chesnutt have?
A) Four
B) One
C) Three
D) Two
- 49. Which artist originally recorded 'Pride's Not Hard to Swallow'?
A) John Anderson
B) Waylon Jennings
C) Hank Williams Jr.
D) Willie Nelson
- 50. In which year did Mark Chesnutt feature in an ad campaign for Frito-Lay?
A) 1996
B) 1995
C) 1993
D) 1994
- 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) Waylon Jennings
B) Tim Mensy
C) John Anderson
D) Willie Nelson
- 53. Who wrote an uncredited review in People magazine praising Chesnutt's singing voice?
A) Wright
B) Thom Owens
C) Nash
D) People magazine
- 54. Who praised Chesnutt's singing voice in a review of 'Heard It in a Love Song'?
A) Erlewine
B) Mark Deming
C) Robert Loy
D) Barry Gilbert
- 55. How many years had Mark Chesnutt been touring almost nonstop before the release of 'Greatest Hits'?
A) Five
B) Four
C) Eight
D) Six
- 56. Which musician contributed to Mark Chesnutt's album 'Rollin' with the Flow'?
A) George Jones
B) Tracie Lawrence
C) Willie Nelson
D) Glenn Worf
- 57. In what year was Mark Chesnutt hospitalized for an issue requiring critical care?
A) 2023
B) 2021
C) 2024
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) Stephen Thomas Erlewine
D) Rick Mitchell
- 59. What surgery did Mark Chesnutt undergo that led him to take a hiatus from touring?
A) Knee surgery
B) Hip replacement
C) Back surgery
D) Heart 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 wanted to release another cover
C) He praised its success
D) He thought it fit his style perfectly
- 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) 2005
B) 2007
C) 2006
D) 2004
- 63. What position did the title track of 'Thank God for Believers' reach on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts?
A) Number two
B) Top 40
C) Number three
D) Number one
- 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) When the Lights Go Out (Tracie's Song)
C) There Won't Be Another Now
D) Rollin' with the Flow
- 65. Who presented the idea for Mark Chesnutt's covers album 'Outlaw'?
A) Tracy Lawrence
B) Jimmy Ritchey
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) Lynyrd Skynyrd
D) Alabama
- 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 She Was Tour
D) The Columbia Records 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) Dean Miller
B) Mark Chesnutt
C) Jimmy Ritchey
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) Live from the Big D
B) Outlaw
C) Greatest Hits II
D) Tradition Lives
- 72. What year did Mark Chesnutt release the album 'Tradition Lives'?
A) 2016
B) 2017
C) 2019
D) 2018
- 73. Which label released Mark Chesnutt's album 'Savin' the Honky Tonk'?
A) MCA Nashville
B) Vivaton!
C) Warner Bros. Records
D) CBuJ Records
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