Question 1

True or false: Pop Music's 'Baby Shark' was written by a famous pop star.

Accepted Answer

False. 'Baby Shark' is a children's nursery rhyme popularized by the South Korean company Pinkfong. It was not written by a pop star, but became a viral hit.

Question 2

True or false: Pop Music's 'Baby' by Justin Bieber was the first music video to reach one billion views on YouTube.

Accepted Answer

False. The first video to hit one billion views was 'Gangnam Style' by Psy in 2012. Justin Bieber's 'Baby' reached one billion later, in 2014.

Question 3

True or false: Pop Music's 'Uptown Funk' spent 20 weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

Accepted Answer

False. 'Uptown Funk' spent 14 non-consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, not 20. The record for longest #1 run is 19 weeks by 'Old Town Road'.

Question 4

True or false: Pop Music's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' by Mariah Carey reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019, 25 years after its original release.

Accepted Answer

True. Mariah Carey's 1994 holiday song finally hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 2019, becoming a record-breaking seasonal number one after 25 years.

Question 5

True or false: In pop music, 'Livin' la Vida Loca' by Ricky Martin was the first Spanish-language song to top the Billboard Hot 100.

Accepted Answer

False. The first Spanish-language #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 was 'La Bamba' by Los Lobos in 1987, a full 12 years before Ricky Martin's 1999 hit.

Question 6

True or false: Pop Music's 'We Are the World' charity single raised over $50 million for African famine relief.

Accepted Answer

True. The 1985 supergroup single 'We Are the World' raised about $63 million for famine relief in Africa, making it one of the most successful charity songs ever.

Question 7

True or false: Pop Music's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' by Queen spent nine weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart between 1975 and 1976.

Accepted Answer

True. Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' topped the UK Singles Chart for nine consecutive weeks from December 1975 to February 1976.

Question 8

True or false: Pop Music's 'Thriller' by Michael Jackson won eight Grammy Awards in 1984.

Accepted Answer

True. Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' won eight Grammys at the 1984 ceremony, including Album of the Year, setting a record for most wins by a single album in one night.

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