1. | Someone or something called Spotify had a big impact on music during 2011. Who or what is Spotify? | ||
It's a rap-country crossover supergroup | |||
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It's a music streaming service | ||
It was Green Day's controversial college campus tour | |||
It's the vocal group that won America's Got Talent | |||
2. | Grown damn men prance around in elephant costumes during in the video for this song: | ||
Just Can't Get Enough by The Black Eyed Peas | |||
Good Life by One Republic | |||
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Paradise by Coldplay | ||
For the First Time by The Script | |||
3. | This band executed a terrific idea, as they launched a Garage Tour, playing gigs in the actual garages of fans: | ||
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Foo Fighters | ||
Arcade Fire | |||
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | |||
Mumford and Sons | |||
4. | Judges from NBC's singing competition The Voice collaborated on this single: | ||
Pretty Girl Rock | |||
What's My Name? | |||
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Moves Like Jagger | ||
What the Hell | |||
5. | The radio edit of Foster the People's Pumped Up Kicks omitted these two words: | ||
Supremacy and revenge | |||
Bitch and Christ | |||
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Gun and bullet | ||
Whore and suicide | |||
6. | If you're grooving to some jams from Watch the Throne, then you're enjoying the joint musical talents of which two people? | ||
Kanye West and Pitbull | |||
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Jay-Z and Kanye West | ||
Kid Rock and Kanye West | |||
Eminem and Jay-Z | |||
7. | It would have been easier to survive a zombie apocalypse than to have escaped the clutches of LMFAO's Party Rock Anthem during 2011. The duo is made up of men of this relation: | ||
Brothers | |||
Fraternity brothers | |||
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Uncle/nephew | ||
Father-in-law/son-in-law | |||
8. | Like it or not, Katy Perry continues to be a force in popular music. Last Friday Night became hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the fifth single from Teenage Dream to top the chart. This feat had only been accomplished one time before, by: | ||
The Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack | |||
Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation1814 | |||
Garth Brook's Ropin' the Wind | |||
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Michael Jackson's Bad | ||
9. | So what does pop culture pariah Lindsay Lohan have to do with music in 2011? Not much, though she did sue this artist for using her name in his song Give Me Anything: | ||
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Pitbull | ||
Kanye West | |||
Justin Bieber | |||
Chris Daughtrey | |||
10. | Rihanna's unexpected toplessness during a video shoot motivated the owner of ____________, where the shoot was being held, to object and shut down the proceedings: | ||
Santa Monica car wash | |||
Abandoned amusement park | |||
Hawaiian estate | |||
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Farmland in Ireland | ||
11. | Rolling Stone magazine continues to publish. Three of these was a cover of the magazine that hit the newsstands in 2011. Which is the odd one out? | ||
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By way of explanation.....
Jay Z's issue is dated 6/24/10 |
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12. | This singer had a pretty decent year. He married a Argentine model, starred in a network TV holiday special and had the top-selling Christmas album. His friends call him: | ||
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Michael Buble | ||
Adam Lambert | |||
Kid Rock | |||
Fred Durst | |||
13. | Adele enjoyed a monster year, largely on the momentum of her ultramega smash single Rolling in the Deep. It ruled the charts, earned the adoration of critics, was named song of the year, on and on.....So, at some point, during the year, you found out what Adele's last name is, right? | ||
Pettigrew | |||
Brandywine | |||
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Adkins | ||
Kodis | |||
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Ke$ha | ||
Christina Perri | |||
Shakira | |||
Beyonce | |||
15. | To the delight of possibly dozens, October 3, 2011 marked the return of this video music-related show to the airwaves: | ||
120 Minutes | |||
Headbanger's Ball | |||
Yo! MTV | |||
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Pop-Up Video | ||
16. | Peal Jam fans delighted in the Cameron Crowe-directed rockumentary about the band, known commonly as: | ||
Five Against the World | |||
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PJ20 | ||
Back and Onward | |||
Dave Abbruzzese's Lament | |||
17. | If you're dancing at the edge of the Hollywood sign, then you are living out the lyrics to: | ||
Mr. Know It All by Kelly Clarkson | |||
Dirt Road Anthem by Jason Aldean | |||
Grenade by Bruno Mars | |||
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Tonight Tonight by Hot Chelle Rae | ||
18. | Earning approximately one bazillion dollars, the top-grossing concert tour of 2011 was the continuation of one launched in 2009. The artist involved? Put your hands together for: | ||
Bon Jovi | |||
The Jonas Brothers | |||
The Rolling Stones | |||
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U2 | ||
19. |
See, there was this sitcom TV show. And then there was an actor on it. Anyway, he signed a record deal under the name Childish Gambino, and then released this album caused Camp that's supposed to be good or something.
Soooooo, what is the TV show that featured the dude who became Childish Gambino? |
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The Big Bang Theory | |||
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Community | ||
Two and a Half Men | |||
Mike and Molly | |||
By way of explanation.....
Childish Gambino is the stage name of one Donald Glover, who plays Troy Barnes on Community |
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20. | Cee Lo Green's F**k You peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at #2 on March 5. Which of the below also hit #2 in February with a song title that also contained a form of the vulgarity? | ||
Gwen Stefani | |||
Kelly Clarkson | |||
Miranda Lambert | |||
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Pink | ||
21. | This hip hop artist made tried to get all pharmaceutical, as he arrested in Miami for having ecstasy and illegally possessing Viagra: | ||
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Big Boi | ||
Nas | |||
Lupe Fiasco | |||
T.I. | |||
22. | If you, on occasion, to whip your hair back and forth (just whip your hair), then your life is based to an annoying degree on the song sung by: | ||
A former MTV VJ | |||
An NFL star | |||
Train | |||
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The daughter of a music/film star | ||
By way of explanation.....
2011 is very, very sorry for unleashing this Willow (son of Will) Smith gem upon the populace |
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23. | Being associated with The Muppets confers automatic coolness. Therefore, this band, which cut a single of The Muppet Show Theme Song, is cool: | ||
Lady Antebellum | |||
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OK Go | ||
Radiohead | |||
Smashing Pumpkins | |||
24. | Sabi's synth-accompanied "La la la la la" provides the unmistakable intro for which song? | ||
Colbie Caillat's Brighter Than the Sun | |||
Gym Class Hero's Stereo Heart | |||
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Cobra Starship's You Make Me Feel | ||
Gavin DeGraw's Not Over You | |||
25. | The album Lulu was the unexpected and generally pretty crappy collaboration between Lou Reed and which other act? | ||
NKOTBSB | |||
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Metallica | ||
Iron Maiden | |||
Nine Inch Nails | |||