html page creator

CARRIE UNDERWOOD TRIVIA

1) Carrie Underwood got her start on which reality TV show?


She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol in 2005.

2) At what age did Capital Records offer Carrie a contract?


A local admirer arranged for her to go to Nashville when she was 14 to audition for Capitol Records. The record label was impressed and began preparing a contract for Underwood but canceled it when company management changed. Underwood said of the event, "I honestly think it's a lot better that nothing came out of it now, because I wouldn't have been ready then. Everything has a way of working out."

3) What did Underwood study in college?


"After high school," Carrie says, "I pretty much gave up on the dream of singing. I had reached a point in my life where I had to be practical and prepare for my future in the 'real world.'" While studying journalism at Northeastern State University, she waited tables at a pizzeria, worked at a zoo, and also at a veterinary clinic.

4) In which song does Carrie sing: "I took a Louisville slugger to both head lights"?


"I dug my key into the side
Of his pretty little souped-up four-wheel drive
Carved my name into his leather seats
I took a Louisville slugger to both head lights
I slashed a hole in all four tires
Maybe next time he'll think before he cheats"

5) What did the judges ask Underwood to do during her American Idol audition?


Her rendition of Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me" was great, but things got a little weird when the judges asked her to cluck like a chicken.

6) How did Underwood break up with Gossip Girl actor Chace Crawford?


Carrie admitted to Extra that she and Crawford ended their highly-publicized relationship through a text message. "It just didn't work," she said. "We both knew it didn't work. No hard feelings at all whatsoever."

7) What was Underwood's debut single?


"Inside Your Heaven", made her the only country artist to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also won Billboard Music Awards for "Top-Selling Country Single of the Year" and "Top-Selling Hot 100 Song of the Year".

8) In which song does Carrie sing: "You can't turn off the flood when the dam breaks"?


"You can't turn off the flood when the dam breaks
When all your mascara is going to waste
When things get ugly, you just gotta face
That you can't cry pretty"

9) What did Carrie win on American Idol?


Her winnings included a recording contract worth at least a million dollars, use of a private jet for a year, and a Ford Mustang convertible.

10) What was the title of Underwood's debut album?


Bolstered by the huge crossover success of the singles "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and "Before He Cheats", Some Hearts (2005) became the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history. It also won Underwood three Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist.

Back to COUNTRY MUSIC TRIVIA


SHARE THIS PAGE!