Know Your Country Icons? Test Your Twang with This Legends Quiz.

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Country music is built on legends—the voices that told stories of heartache, resilience, and real life. From honky-tonk bars to stadium stages, these artists didn’t just sing songs; they defined eras. Do you recognize the star who pleaded “Jolene,” the man who walked the line, the queen who changed the game in the ’90s, and the eternal King? Dive into 40 questions spanning decades of pure country. True fans aim for a perfect score. Saddle up and prove how deep your country roots run.
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Co-founder of the restaurant chain Kenny Rogers Roasters in collaboration with former KFC CEO John Y. Brown Jr.

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Earned 12 gold and four platinum albums with his signature songs "Take Me Home, Country Roads"; "Poems, Prayers & Promises"; "Annie's Song"; "Rocky Mountain High"; "Calypso"; "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"; and "Sunshine on My Shoulders".

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One of the first country music artists to successfully cross over into pop music with "She's Got You", "When I Get Through with You", "So Wrong", and "Leavin' on Your Mind".

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His songs "El Paso" and "Big Iron" were ranked by the Western Writers of America among the top-100 Western songs of all time.

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Among the first" to use the Carter scratch and "helped to turn the guitar into a lead instrument.

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"Gentleman Jim" as the member of the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.

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Hit "Seven Year Ache" topped the U.S. country singles chart, and reached the Top 30 on the U.S. pop chart.

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First hit "Delta Dawn" at the age of 13.

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One of the "100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time" with "Rose Garden".

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Dubbed "The Queen of Country", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide.

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"Red-Headed Stranger" and helped organize the first Farm Aid concert to benefit American farmers.

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Received twelve Country Music Association Awards. On March 25, 2025, he was named a member-elect to the Country Music Hall of Fame, and he was officially inducted on October 19, along with Tony Brown and June Carter Cash.

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"The Singing Cowboy" who was the founding owner of the California Angels franchise of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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The only artist in music history to have released nine albums that were certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (surpassing The Beatles' former record of six).

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"Hey Loretta", "The Pill", "Blue Kentucky Girl" and "The Coal Miner's Daughter" singer.

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The Storyteller" who wrote "Harper Valley P.T.A.

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First Black country superstar with "All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)", "Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone", and "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'".

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"The Country Gentleman" who helped create the Nashville sound.

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