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This Reba trivia quiz has 48 free questions with answers and covers both the singer and the sitcom. On the music side: the Oklahoma ranch and rodeo family, the national anthem that got her discovered, the Mercury years and the MCA breakthrough, Fancy, Whoever's in New England, the 1991 plane crash and For My Broken Heart, Does He Love You, her record four straight CMA Female Vocalist awards, the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Kennedy Center Honors. On the screen side: Tremors, Annie Get Your Gun, The Voice and Happy's Place — and, of course, Reba, the WB sitcom about Reba Hart, her ex-husband Brock, his dental hygienist Barbra Jean, pregnant teen Cheyenne, goofy Van, sarcastic Kyra and little Jake. Early questions suit anyone who has sung along to the theme song; later ones reward fans who know which network cancelled the show and how many number ones she has. Every answer was checked against encyclopaedia entries before publishing. No lyrics are quoted.
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Q 01In which state was Reba McEntire born and raised?
Oklahoma
Oklahoma — she was born in McAlester and grew up on a ranch near Chockie, the third of four children.
Q 02What did Reba's father and grandfather both win world championships in?
Steer roping
Steer roping — her grandfather John McEntire won the world title in 1934 and her father Clark took it three times, in 1957, 1958 and 1961.
Q 03Where was Reba singing the Star-Spangled Banner in 1974 when Red Steagall discovered her?
The finals of the pro rodeo season
Steagall helped her land a deal with PolyGram/Mercury the following year.
Q 04What did Reba study to become at college in Durant?
A public-school teacher
A public-school teacher — she majored in elementary education at Southeastern Oklahoma State University in Durant, graduating in 1976 while gigging on the side.
Q 05Which label did Reba sign with in 1984 after leaving Mercury, launching her breakthrough?
MCA
MCA — her second MCA album, My Kind of Country (1984), produced the No. 1s 'How Blue' and 'Somebody Should Leave' and won her CMA Female Vocalist of the Year.
Q 06Which 1986 title track won Reba a Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance?
Whoever's in New England
'Whoever's in New England' topped the country chart in 1986 and won Reba the Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.
Q 07Reba's hit 'Fancy' was a cover of a 1969 song by which singer?
Bobbie Gentry
Bobbie Gentry wrote and recorded 'Fancy' in 1969; Reba's 1990 cover reached the country top 10 alongside 'You Lie'.
Q 08How many members of Reba's band died in a plane crash in March 1991?
Eight
Eight — the March 16, 1991 crash near San Diego, after a private show for IBM, killed eight members of her band and road crew plus both pilots.
Q 09Which 1991 album became Reba's best-seller, going four-times platinum in the US?
For My Broken Heart
Its title track and 'Is There Life Out There' both hit No. 1.
Q 10With which then-unknown singer did Reba record the duet 'Does He Love You'?
Linda Davis
Linda Davis, then little known, shared the 1993 duet; it won the Grammy for Best Country Vocal Collaboration, and a 2021 remake paired Reba with Dolly Parton.
Q 11What was Reba's first film role, in 1990?
Heather Gummer in Tremors
Heather Gummer in Tremors (1990) — her screen debut, playing a gun-loving survivalist opposite Michael Gross, with Kevin Bacon in the lead.
Q 12Which role did Reba play on Broadway in 2001?
Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun
Annie Oakley in Annie Get Your Gun — she took over the revival's lead in January 2001, the same year her sitcom Reba premiered on The WB.
Q 13How many times in a row did Reba win the CMA's Female Vocalist of the Year, a record at the time?
Four
Q 21On which network did the sitcom Reba premiere in October 2001?
The WB
The WB — the sitcom premiered there on October 5, 2001; its final season moved to The CW after The WB and UPN merged in 2006.
Q 22In which city is the sitcom Reba set?
Houston
Houston, Texas is home to Reba Hart's household of kids, her ex, his new wife and her son-in-law.
Q 23What is Brock Hart's profession on the show?
Dentist
Dentist — Brock Hart runs a dental practice and leaves Reba for his much younger hygienist, Barbra Jean.
Q 24On the sitcom Reba, who plays Barbra Jean, the young dental hygienist Brock leaves Reba for?
Four — Reba won CMA Female Vocalist every year from 1984 to 1987; Miranda Lambert tied the streak in 2013 and passed it with a fifth straight win in 2014.
Q 14In which year was Reba inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame?
2011
2011 — Reba entered the Country Music Hall of Fame that year alongside songwriter Bobby Braddock and singer Jean Shepard.
Q 15Which honour did Reba share in 2018 with Cher, Philip Glass and Wayne Shorter?
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Kennedy Center Honors — the 2018 class was Reba, Cher, Philip Glass, Wayne Shorter and the creators of Hamilton, months after her gospel-album Grammy.
Q 16Which competition show added Reba McEntire as a coach in 2023?
The Voice
The Voice — Reba joined NBC's singing competition as a coach for season 24 in fall 2023, alongside Niall Horan, John Legend and Gwen Stefani.
Q 17At which Super Bowl did Reba sing the national anthem in 2024?
LVIII
Super Bowl LVIII, in Las Vegas on February 11, 2024 — deaf actor Daniel Durant performed the anthem in American Sign Language beside her.
Q 18Which Kelly Clarkson song did Reba remake as a duet with her for the 2007 album Reba: Duets?
Because of You
'Because of You' — the Clarkson duet led Reba: Duets (2007), which became her first album to top the Billboard 200.
Q 19What is Reba McEntire's middle name?
Nell
Reba Nell McEntire was born on March 28, 1955, in McAlester, Oklahoma.
Q 20Which actor did Reba begin dating in 2020?
Rex Linn
Rex Linn, a film and TV actor, went on to co-star with her in The Hammer.
Melissa Peterman
Melissa Peterman and Reba performed Dolly Parton's '9 to 5' in the episode 'Driving Miss Kyra'.
Q 25What news does daughter Cheyenne deliver in the pilot?
She is pregnant
She is pregnant by boyfriend Van, who gets kicked out by his parents and moves into Reba's house.
Q 26Who plays Van?
Steve Howey
Steve Howey went on to play Kevin Ball on Shameless.
Q 27What is the name of Van and Cheyenne's daughter?
Elizabeth
Elizabeth — Van and Cheyenne's daughter, born in the season one finale and played by twins Alena and Gabrielle Leberger.
Q 28What is the name of Brock and Barbra Jean's son?
Henry
Henry — Brock and Barbra Jean's son, a half-brother to Reba's children Cheyenne, Kyra and Jake.
Q 29Which real-life illness limited Scarlett Pomers (Kyra) to two episodes in season five?
Anorexia
Anorexia — Pomers left for treatment in 2005 and appeared in only two season-five episodes, returning for the final season.
Q 30What is the title of the show's theme song, performed by Reba?
I'm a Survivor
'I'm a Survivor', written by Shelby Kennedy and Phillip White, came from Reba's 2001 album Greatest Hits Volume III and was re-cut for the show's opening credits.