American roots music tradition. Play Country Music History trivia solo to sharpen your knowledge, or challenge a friend head-to-head in Trivia Tango — every question comes with an explanation so you learn as you play. Questions span every level, from easy warm-ups to expert-level stumpers, so there's a real challenge here however much you already know.
A mix of easy, medium and hard — questions run from warm-up to expert, so there's a real challenge at every level. Think you know the answers? Play to find out.
This Tennessee city is known as the capital of country music and home to the Grand Ole Opry.
Difficulty: EasyThis Nashville Star contestant from Oklahoma became known for Hell on Heels with the Pistol Annies.
Difficulty: MediumThis talent scout for Victor Records discovered the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers at the 1927 Bristol Sessions.
Difficulty: HardThis weekly radio broadcast, started in 1925, is the longest-running radio program in American history.
Difficulty: EasyThis steel guitar technique involves pressing the guitar strings with a metal bar while plucking, developed from Hawaiian music.
Difficulty: MediumThis Atlanta radio station call letters WSB stood for this phrase and broadcast the earliest documented country music in 1922.
Difficulty: HardThis blonde superstar crossed over from country to pop with hits like Love Story and Shake It Off.
Difficulty: EasyThis singer-songwriter wrote Me and Bobby McGee and Help Me Make It Through the Night and was part of the Highwaymen supergroup.
Difficulty: Medium