Zac Brown Band started in 2003 with front-runner Zac Brown. The band’s success continues to rise after winning multiple awards and recording many songs that have reached #1. If you’ve been following them since they rose to stardom, you may know a lot about the 8-member band. Take the Zac Brown Band quiz below to find out how much you know about this Country band!
1.) Where did the band start?
- A. Alabama
- B. Georgia
- C. Tennessee
- D. Texas
2.) Who was the last member to join the band to complete its current line-up?
- A. Matt Mangano
- B. John Hopkins
- C. Clay Cook
- D. Zac Brown
3.) Which song was originally recorded in 2003, but wasn’t made popular until being re-recorded in 2008?
- A. “As She’s Walking Away”
- B. “Loving You Easy”
- C. “Chicken Fried”
- D. “Colder Weather”
4.) What is Zac Brown’s record label titled?
- A. Southern Ground
- B. Southern Born
- C. Southern Sound
- D. Southern Soul
5.) Zac Brown comes from a family of how many children?
- A. 5
- B. 10
- C. 12
- D. 7
6.) What is the name of Zac Brown Band’s new album being released in May of 2017?
- A. Southern Souls
- B. Jekyll + Hyde
- C. Home Grown
- D. Welcome Home
7.) Zac Brown and his father helped open up what type of store?
- A. Restaurant
- B. Clothing
- C. Guitar
- D. Shoe
8.) Zac Brown is married and has how many kids?
- A. 3
- B. 5
- C. 7
- D. 4
9.) True or False? Zac Brown Band has eat-and-greets instead of meet-and-greets.
- A. True
- B. False
10.) What song had to be censored for radio?
- A. “Colder Weather”
- B. “Chicken Fried”
- C. “Toes”
- D. “Free”
How many did you know? Check your answers below.
Answers:
1.) B – Georgia. Zac Brown Band began in Georgia, where Zac Brown was born and raised.
2.) A – Matt Mangano was the last member to join Zac Brown Band. He joined in 2014 as a bass guitarist.
3.) C – “Chicken Fried” was released twice. Once in 2003, but then in 2008 when it became popular. It was the band’s first single released.
4.) A – Southern Ground. Zac Brown created his own label called Southern Ground. He runs the whole band behind the scenes as the manager. Fun Fact: the original name of the label was Home Grown, but it was later changed to Southern Ground.
5.) C – 12. Zac Brown is the 11th child in a family of 12 children. Woah, that’s a big family!
6.) D – Welcome Home. Zac Brown Band is releasing a new album titled Welcome Home on May 12. That same day, the band will begin their 2017 Welcome Home tour. Get tickets soon!
7.) A – Restaurant. Zac Brown and his father helped open a restaurant when Brown had a break from music. The restaurant was later sold to a developer, but Brown used the money to buy a tour bus and pursue music full-time! Looks like it all worked out.
8.) B – 5. Zac Brown and his wife Shelly have 5 kids: Joni, Justice, Georgia, Alexander Frost (only son), and Lucy.
9.) B – True! Zac Brown Band, believe it or not, does to eat-and-greets! The band wanted to reduce the awkward feeling of meet-and-greets, so they came up with the idea of including food and fans seem to love it! It also shows the band’s southern hospitality.
10.) C – “Toes” had to be censored for radio. Zac Brown was not too thrilled about it, but his co-writer didn’t mind!
