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60 free Zach Bryan trivia questions with answers — music quiz, new questions added Aug 2026.
Zach Bryan went from uploading iPhone recordings while serving in the U.S. Navy to headlining the largest ticketed single-artist concert in American history, and this quiz follows the whole road. It covers his birth on a naval base in Japan and his Oklahoma hometown, the two self-produced albums he made before signing with a major label, the triple album that broke him nationally, the self-titled record that debuted at number one, The Great American Bar Scene, With Heaven on Top and the live albums in between. The questions run from easy (who sings with him on "I Remember Everything"?) to fan-level (which track on the 2023 album was the only one he did not produce himself, and which airport-sized crowd he played to at Michigan Stadium). Chart peaks, collaborators, awards, tours and a few personal-life facts are all in the mix, with difficulty marked on every question. Every answer has been checked against the Wikipedia articles for Zach Bryan, his albums and his singles, and each question shows its citation, so you can settle arguments in the group chat with a link rather than a hunch.
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Q 01Zach Bryan was born on a U.S. Navy deployment in which city?
Yokosuka, Japan
His parents were stationed there when he was born in April 1996; the family later settled in Oklahoma.
Q 02Which small Oklahoma town does Bryan call his hometown?
Oologah
The family moved there when he was in middle school; the town is also the birthplace of Will Rogers.
Q 03At what age did Bryan start writing songs?
14
Two years after his parents divorced, and three years before he followed family tradition into the military.
Q 04Bryan spent how many years on active duty in the U.S. Navy?
Eight
He enlisted at 17 and left in 2021 at 25, saying he would never have chosen to leave the world's greatest Navy.
Q 05What was Bryan's rating in the Navy?
Aviation Ordnanceman
Aviation ordnancemen handle aircraft weapons and munitions; he reached second class (AO2) and served in Florida and Washington.
Q 06Bryan served overseas tours in Djibouti and which Persian Gulf country?
Bahrain
Bahrain hosts the headquarters of the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet.
Q 07What was the first song Bryan ever uploaded to YouTube?
God Speed
Friends filmed him on an iPhone starting in 2017; the song later made his debut album.
Q 08Which song, recorded outside his Navy barracks, was Bryan's first to go viral?
Heading South
He had already posted 16 songs of varying popularity before this one took off.
Q 09Bryan's 2019 debut album is dedicated to his late mother and carries her name. What is it called?
DeAnn
His mother died in 2016; the 12-track record was written in about two months.
Q 10Where was Bryan's debut album recorded?
An Airbnb in Jacksonville, Florida
He and his friends made it in a rental house, and many of its tracks had already appeared on his YouTube channel.
Q 11Bryan played his first public concert in October 2019 in which city?
Medford, Oregon
Within two years he had made debuts at both the Ryman Auditorium and the Grand Ole Opry.
Q 12Bryan's 2020 album Elisabeth is named after whom?
His wife at the time
The 19-track record was his second album in nine months; the marriage ended the following year.
Q 13Where did Bryan record his second album?
In a repurposed barn behind his home
He was still on active duty in Washington state at the time, recording between shifts.
Q 21Who produced the single version of "Something in the Orange" at Bear Creek Studio?
Ryan Hadlock
Bear Creek is a converted barn studio in Woodinville, Washington; a second, sparser version was produced separately.
Q 22Which former One Direction member covered "Something in the Orange" for a SiriusXM live series in 2023?
Niall Horan
The rock band Our Last Night covered it a few months later.
Q 23Which singer-songwriter featured on Bryan's 2022 EP Summertime Blues?
Charles Wesley Godwin
The nine-track EP included "Oklahoma Smokeshow", which reached number 75 on the Hot 100.
Q 14What was the title of Bryan's first EP, released in November 2020?
Quiet, Heavy Dreams
It arrived six months after Elisabeth and before he had signed to a major label.
Q 15Which major label did Bryan sign with to release American Heartbreak?
Warner Records
Releases are co-credited to his own imprint, Belting Bronco.
Q 16Bryan announced his discharge from the Navy in October 2021 just ahead of which tour?
Ain't For Tamin'
He said that if it were his decision he would never have left the world's greatest Navy.
Q 17American Heartbreak (2022) was released as a triple album. How many tracks does it have?
34
Bryan wrote every track except a cover of "You Are My Sunshine", and the set includes a stripped-back Z&E's Version of his biggest hit.
Q 18American Heartbreak debuted at what position on the Billboard 200?
Number five
Its 70,000-plus first-week units made it the biggest opening for a country album in 2022.
Q 19Bryan says he wrote "Something in the Orange" where?
In a cabin in Wisconsin
He first previewed the song in December 2021, four months before it came out.
Q 20"Something in the Orange" peaked at what position on the Billboard Hot 100?
Number 10
It was his first Hot 100 entry, debuting at 55 in May 2022 and pushing him to the top of Billboard's Top Songwriters chart.
Q 24Bryan's Christmas Day 2022 live album, recorded at Red Rocks, has what pointed title?
All My Homies Hate Ticketmaster
He later launched a tour ticketed with fixed prices to fight scalping and fees.
Q 25Bryan's first Grammy nomination, for "Something in the Orange", came in which category?
Best Country Solo Performance
It was at the 65th Grammys in 2023; his first win came a year later.
Q 26Bryan's January 2023 single "Dawns" was a collaboration with which singer?
Maggie Rogers
It reached number 42 on the Hot 100 and was his first release of that year.
Q 27Which Academy of Country Music Award did Bryan win in May 2023?
New Male Artist of the Year
Three months later his self-titled album debuted at the top of the Billboard 200.
Q 28Bryan's self-titled fourth album (2023) debuted at what position on the Billboard 200?
Number one
It also posted the biggest streaming week for a rock album, and all 16 tracks charted on the Hot 100.
Q 29Which artist duets with Bryan on "I Remember Everything"?
Kacey Musgraves
It gave both singers their first Hot 100 chart-topper.
Q 30Bryan considered changing the title "I Remember Everything" because it matched a ballad by which songwriter?
John Prine
He kept the title because a change did not sit right with him.