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Trivia Kit for 2008 ACM Awards
Rodney Atkins
1. Rodney Atkins took home Top New Male Vocalist last year and is this year a contender for Top Male Vocalist. Which of this year’s Top Male Vocalist nominees is the only artist not to have won Top New Male Vocalist honors?
George Strait, who lost out to Michael Murphey in the category more than 25 years ago.
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2. For what fellow Top Male Vocalist nominee did Rodney Atkins open shows on tour earlier this year?
Brad Paisley.
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3. Rodney Atkins must have felt like he was in heaven when he landed his first number-one single nearly ten years after having landed a record deal. What was the name of the song that got things going for the Tennessee native in 2006?
“If You’re Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)”
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4. Which of Rodney Atkins’ family members appears with him in his ACM-nominated video, “Watching You?”
His son Elijah.
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5. Last year Rodney Atkins not only earned an ACM Award, but also a degree in interdisciplinary studies from what university?
Tennessee Tech University in Cookeville, Tennessee. Atkins had attended the school years ago, and it was discovered he had earned enough credits for the university’s new degree.
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Big & Rich
1. What rising country solo male artist had a hand in writing Big & Rich’s first number-one (and ACM-nominated) single?
Keith Anderson, who has had hits of his own with “Pickin’ Wildflowers” and “Every Time I Hear Your Name,” co-penned the Big & Rich hit “Lost In This Moment.”
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2. What hit song did John Rich write for Faith Hill during a Big & Rich tour with Tim McGraw?
“Mississippi Girl.”
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3. Before Big & Rich, John Rich attempted a solo career, and he was previously a member of what ACM award-winning group?
Lonestar.
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4. With what rock band did Big & Rich record the song “We Got It Going On?”
Bon Jovi.
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5. Big Kenny Alphin no doubt made a dollar or two as co-writer of what 2007 Tim McGraw hit?
“Last Dollar (Fly Away),” which hit the top of the charts.
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Brooks & Dunn
1. What is the significance of the tunes “It's Written All Over Your Face” and “She Put the Sad in All His Songs” to Ronnie Dunn?
They are two singles he had on the MCA label 25 years ago before teaming with Kix Brooks for unprecedented awards and chart successes.
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2. On what one Brooks & Dunn number-one hit did Kix Brooks contribute lead vocals?
“You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone,” a number-one hit in 1995.
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3. Ronnie Dunn accompanied his young daughter Haley to which star’s 80’s-themed birthday party last year?
Miley Cyrus, known to fans as “Hannah Montana.”
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4. Brooks & Dunn are natives of what two states?
Louisiana (Brooks) and Oklahoma (Dunn).
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5. While Kix Brooks has opened a winery, Ronnie Dunn is known for having what type of museum-quality collection in his home?
Russian art.
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Kenny Chesney
1. Kenny Chesney served as producer of what legendary past ACM Entertainer of the Year’s most recent CD release?
Willie Nelson, who was named Entertainer of the Year in 1979.
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2. Kenny Chesney’s hometown of Luttrell, Tennessee is also the hometown of which late country music guitar picking legend?
Country Music Hall of Fame member Chet Atkins.
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3. Kenny Chesney appeared last year on what tune named the second-slowest climbing number-one single in the history of the Billboard music charts?
The 2008 ACM-nominated “Find Out Who Your Friends Are,” by Tracy Lawrence with guest vocals by Chesney and Tim McGraw.
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4. Kenny Chesney wrote what song which served as the lead off single for what ACM nominee’s 2007 album?
“Take Me There,” the lead single off Rascal Flatts’ current STILL FEELS GOOD album.
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5. Kenny Chesney’s “Don’t Blink” ACM-nominated single held the record for all-time highest debut in the history of the Billboard charts for one week last year. What song broke the record the following week?
“More Than A Memory” by Garth Brooks. Memory debuted at number one on the charts, besting the number 16 debut for “Don’t Blink.”
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Eagles
1. The Eagles were last nominated for ACM Top Vocal Group in what year?
1975. That year’s winner was the duet of Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn.
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2. Eagle Don Henley appeared on what single off of Trisha Yearwood’s HEARTS IN ARMOR CD?
“Walkaway Joe.”
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3. Travis Tritt reunited the Eagles more than ten years ago for a video shoot for his cover of what Eagles classic?
“Take It Easy.”
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4. The Eagles’ name is derived from the athletic moniker of which band member’s college alma mater?
Don Henley, who attended the University of North Texas.
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5. Each of the members of the Eagles has enjoyed broad solo success. With what song from the MIAMI VICE SOUNDTRACK did member Glenn Frey hit the charts in the 1980s?
“You Belong to the City.”
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Emerson Drive
1. Emerson Drive hit number one on the charts for the first time in their career last year with what song?
“Moments.”
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2. What pop star produced Emerson Drive’s 2004 album WHAT IF?
Richard Marx.
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3. Which member of legendary ACM-winning group Alabama co-produced Emerson Drive’s most recent album?
Teddy Gentry.
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4. Emerson Drive originally gunned for success by what other name?
12 Gauge.
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5. The guys from Emerson Drive helped cable network DIY’s series DIY to the Rescue remodel the dressing rooms of what Nashville landmark last year?
The Grand Ole Opry House.
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Miranda Lambert
1. Miranda Lambert took home ACM Top New Female Vocalist honors last year. Which of her fellow nominees for that award last year is a nominee alongside Lambert for Top Female Vocalist this year?
Taylor Swift.
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2. Who won the Nashville Star competition the year Miranda Lambert took 3rd place honors?
Buddy Jewell.
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3. What interesting type of business did Miranda Lambert’s parents run while she was growing up in Texas?
A detective agency.
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4. Miranda Lambert contributes vocals to what country star’s new release, “Home?”
Blake Shelton.
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5. If Miranda Lambert could cut a song with any other artist, who does she say it’d be?
Merle Haggard.
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Lady Antebellum
1. With what ACM winner did Lady Antebellum ring in the New Year 2008?
Miranda Lambert. Both acts played in Atlanta for the city’s annual Peach Drop festivities.
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2. Of Lady Antebellum members Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood, which two were college classmates?
Charles Kelly and Dave Haywood. The two attended the University of Georgia.
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3. Band member Hillary Scott is the daughter of what country singer?
Linda Davis, whose biggest hit was her duet with Reba McEntire, “Does He Love You?”.
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4. It’s a cyber world! Band member Hillary Scott is said to have introduced herself to now-fellow band member Charles Kelley after recognizing him from what cyber tool?
His MySpace page.
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5. The members of Lady Antebellum helped what fellow ACM nominee celebrate her 18th birthday in Nashville late last year?
Taylor Swift.
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Little Big Town
1. Which two members of Little Big Town were friends in college?
Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Rhodes sang together at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama.
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2.Who is Daisy Pearl Schlapman?
Band member Kimberly Roads’ daughter born July 27, 2007
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3. Who is Penelopi Jane Sweet?
Band member Phillip Sweet’s daughter, born to mother Rebecca Arthur and proud father on December 27, 2007.
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4. The members of Little Big Town all hail from small towns. What did band member Karen Fairchild tell CMT was her favorite big city?
Chicago. “It is one of LBT's favorite places to have a day off. Lots of amazing sites and fantastic food,” she said.
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5. Married couple Jimi Westbrook and Karen Fairchild told a Nashville TV station they’d choose which album to listen to if they were to be marooned on an island?
RUMOURS by Fleetwood Mac.
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Martina McBride
1. Born Martina Schiff, Martina began her music career as a member of her family’s band. What was its name?
The Schiffters.
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2. With what late icon did Martina appear last year on the album FOREVER COOL singing “Baby, Its Cold Outside”?
Dean Martin.
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3. Martina McBride had the honor of surprising which legendary artist and ACM Pioneer Award-winner last November by walking on stage at a concert and officially inviting him to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry?
Charlie Daniels.
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4. Martina McBride co-wrote the first single she had a hand in writing with what country music brother act?
The Warren Brothers. The three wrote Martina’s Top Five hit “Anyway.”
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5. Can you name the recording studio Martina McBride and her husband own in Nashville?
Blackbird Studios.
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Reba McEntire
1. Reba McEntire was named the ACM’s Entertainer of the Year in 1994. Who are the only four other solo female artists to have taken home this prestigious award?
Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, Barbara Mandrell, and Shania Twain.
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2. With what fellow ACM nominee has Reba hit the road in 2008?
Kelly Clarkson, with whom Reba is nominated in the vocal event category for their hit “Because Of You.”
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3. Which ACM Top Vocal Group award-winner appears on Reba’s 2007 DUETS album?
Rascal Flatts.
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4. On her website, Reba refers to which of her duet partners on her DUETS album as “just like a little sister”?
Faith Hill.
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5. Which former ACM Awards host and Entertainer of the Year once guest starred on Reba’s hit TV sitcom Reba as real estate agent Dolly Majors?
Dolly Parton.
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Montgomery Gentry
1. Montgomery Gentry was on hand to offer congratulations as well as a song or two when which of the duo’s musical heroes was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in January?
Charlie Daniels. Montgomery Gentry also collaborated with Daniels on his album of duets, DEUCES, released in 2007.
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2. Montgomery Gentry were lucky enough to score their first multi-week number-one single in 2007 with what smash?
“Lucky Man.”
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3. Montgomery Gentry headlined five concerts as part of what TV host’s Freedom Concerts series last year?
Sean Hannity.
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4. Years before signing a record deal, Eddie Montgomery and Troy Gentry played in a band called Young Country in their home state of Kentucky with what other artist who would also sign his own record deal and hit the country charts with numerous hits?
Eddie’s brother John Michael Montgomery.
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5. Montgomery Gentry jumped on stage at Nashville’s Tin Roof restaurant with which fellow ACM award-winner to help him celebrate his 39th birthday last year?
Kenny Chesney.
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Brad Paisley
1. Out of all the actors in Brad Paisley’s “Online” video, which one has won an Emmy Award?
William Shatner, who has won two Emmys for his work on Boston Legal.
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2. What 87-year-old Country Music Hall of Famer has become a frequent guest in Brad Paisley videos including “Mud On The Tires” and “Celebrity”?
Little Jimmy Dickens.
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3. Brad Paisley just finished a tour with which 2007 ACM award-winner?
Rodney Atkins, who took Top New Male Artist honors. Chuck Wicks was also on the final leg of Paisley’s “Bonfires and Amplifiers” tour.
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4. Brad Paisley took home Top Male Artist honors at last year’s ACM Awards as well as Album of the Year for what project?
TIME WELL WASTED.
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5. What hymn Brad Paisley sang the night he was invited to join the Grand Ole Opry appears on the new CD HOW GREAT THOU ART: GOSPEL FAVORITES FROM THE GRAND OLE OPRY”?
“The Old Rugged Cross.”
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LeAnn Rimes
1. LeAnn Rimes took home Song of the Year honors in 1996 for what breakthrough smash?
“Blue.”
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2. LeAnn Rimes recorded “When You Love Someone Like That” for what fellow ACM nominees DUETS album last year?
Reba.
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3. LeAnn Rimes can be heard singing “Ready For A Miracle” in what motion picture release from last summer?
Evan Almighty.
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4. LeAnn Rimes co-wrote her 2007 hit “Nothin’ Better To Do” with Darrell Brown and who else?
Her husband, Dean Sheremet.
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5. LeAnn Rimes will hit the road this summer on what fellow ACM nominee’s “Poets and Pirates Tour”?
Kenny Chesney.
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Rascal Flatts
1. Rascal Flatts had already enjoyed a number-one hit with what song before Carrie Underwood introduced it to millions of other fans on American Idol in 2005?
“Bless The Broken Road.”
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2. Why might the words “you’re fired” have had a particular sting for Rascal Flatts member Joe Don Rooney in 2008?
His wife, Tiffany Fallon, was a contestant on Celebrity Apprentice starring the notorious Donald Trump. Fallon was the first to get a pink slip from Mr. Trump.
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3. Rascal Flatts member Jay DeMarcus married new TV personality Allison Alderson in 2004. The two met on the set of which Rascal Flatts video?
“These Days,” in which she played Gary LeVox’s former love interest.
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4. Rascal Flatts member Gary LeVox co-wrote what new country artist’s first (and current) single?
LeVox wrote the song "If You Didn't Love Me" with Nashville writers Wendell Mobley and Jason Sellers. The song was recorded by American Idol finalist Phil Stacey.
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5. Where were the guys from Rascal Flatts on the night when, after having been served chilled avocado soup, Jay DeMarcus said to the crowd, “was anyone else’s soup cold?”
The White House.
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George Strait
1. George Strait was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006. What Hall of Famer elected a few years earlier co-wrote Strait’s 2007 monster smash and ACM award-winning “Give It Away”?
Bill Anderson, who has also landed on the charts in the past few years with other hits by Joe Nichols, Craig Morgan, and more.
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2. George Strait first topped the charts in 1982. What is the name of that hit song?
“Fool Hearted Memory.”
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3. At what iconic Texas event has George Strait played to more than one million people in his 20+ performances?
The Houston Livestock Rodeo.
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4. What single is George Strait’s highest-debuting single ever?
His current hit, “I Saw God Today.”
5. With which fellow Texas native did George Strait record the first duet he ever sang with a female artist?
He recorded “Good News Bad News” with Lee Ann Womack.
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Sugarland
1. The group Sugarland formed in the state of Georgia, but took the name of the city of Sugarland found in what state?
The members of the group had no ties to the city of Sugarland, Texas (home to the Imperial Sugar Company) when they formed a group; they simply thought the Houston suburb made a good-sounding name. The group later visited the city for a free concert early in their career.
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2. Kristian Bush has family ties to what company which has a product country music fans can likely find on the store shelves of their favorite local grocery store?
Bush Brothers & Company, known for its baked beans. Kristian’s son is named for Kristian's grandfather, who once ran the company.
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3. Sugarland was joined on national television by what pop superstar as they covered her hit “Irreplaceable”?
Beyonce.
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4. What morning news show’s theme song had folks across the country waking up to Sugarland’s music last year?
Good Morning America. The show used a special version of the duo’s “Everyday America” as its theme song, and the duo performed that version live on the show in July 2007.
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5. Sugarland toured with what group last fall that took home Top New Duo or Group honors from the ACM the year after Sugarland won the award?
Little Big Town.
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Taylor Swift
1. What special kind of party did Brad Paisley throw for Taylor Swift while she was on tour with him in Summer 2007?
A “number two” party. (While “number one” parties are commonplace for artists who hit number one on the charts, Paisley threw a party for Swift in honor of her hit “Teardrops On My Guitar” stalling in the number two position. Swift’s follow-up, “Our Song,” spent several weeks atop the charts.)