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Poker Face Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Poker Face? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

Lady Gaga wore a dress made entirely of poker chips in the 'Poker Face' video.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

In the 'Poker Face' video, Gaga wears a blue leotard decorated with poker chips, not a dress made entirely of chips. No such costume exists.

2.

Despite its success, 'Poker Face' was never performed live on any televised awards show.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Lady Gaga performed 'Poker Face' live at the 2010 Grammy Awards, in a duet with Elton John, which was televised.

3.

The song 'Poker Face' held the record for longest-running number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2009.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

It spent only one week at #1. Songs like 'Old Town Road' and 'Despacito' hold the longest runs. 'Poker Face' was a slow climber, not a long ruler.

4.

The music video for 'Poker Face' was filmed entirely in one continuous shot.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

The video uses multiple cuts and setups, including the famous poolside party and car scenes. It was edited from several takes over two days.

5.

Lady Gaga wrote 'Poker Face' as a tribute to her lifelong love of competitive poker.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

Gaga actually wrote the song about her bisexuality and the 'poker face' she kept while dating a man but fantasizing about women, not about card games.

6.

'Poker Face' was originally written for Britney Spears but she turned it down.

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Hard
✗ FALSE

Lady Gaga wrote 'Poker Face' with RedOne for her own debut album The Fame; it was never intended for Britney Spears. Gaga did write 'Telephone' for Britney, but Spears passed on that track instead.

7.

The signature synth riff in 'Poker Face' was played on a Korg microKORG synthesizer.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

Producer RedOne created the famous riff using a Korg microKORG, as confirmed in multiple interviews and production credits.

8.

The 'mum-mum-mum-mah' hook in 'Poker Face' was inspired by the sound of a slot machine.

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✓ TRUE

Gaga has said she wanted to mimic the rhythmic, repetitive sound of a casino slot machine paying out, tying into the song's gambling theme.

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