Which Tennessee city is known as 'Music City'?

• A. Memphis.
• B. Nashville.
• C. Chattanooga.
• D. Knoxville.

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is how a city’s cultural identity is captured in its nickname. Nashville earned the title widely because it has long been the heart of country music and the music industry in the United States. It’s home to iconic institutions like the Grand Ole Opry, the Country Music Hall of Fame, and a dense cluster of recording studios and music labels along Music Row. This combination of performance history and industry presence solidifies Nashville as the place people think of first when they hear “Music City.”

Memphis has its own deep musical roots in blues and rock ’n’ roll, and Knoxville and Chattanooga are known for other strengths, but Nashville is the city most closely associated with that nickname.