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Music Through the Decades

12 questions · Multiple choice, True/False

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  1. Which singer recorded the 1957 rock 'n' roll hit "Jailhouse Rock"?

    • Buddy Holly
    • Elvis Presley
    • Little Richard
    • Chuck Berry
  2. Which festival held in August 1969 became a lasting symbol of the counterculture movement?

    • Isle of Wight
    • Altamont
    • Monterey Pop
    • Woodstock
  3. The Beatles originally formed in Liverpool, England.

    • True
    • False
  4. Which Swedish group won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo"?

    • Europe
    • ABBA
    • Ace of Base
    • Roxette
  5. The 1975 epic "Bohemian Rhapsody" was released by which band?

    • The Eagles
    • Fleetwood Mac
    • Pink Floyd
    • Queen
  6. Which 1982 Michael Jackson album became the best-selling album of all time?

    • Dangerous
    • Bad
    • Off the Wall
    • Thriller
  7. Which American rock artist is famously nicknamed "The Boss"?

    • Billy Joel
    • Bruce Springsteen
    • Bob Seger
    • Tom Petty
  8. Which 1985 charity single was recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa?

    • We Are the World
    • Heal the World
    • Do They Know It's Christmas?
    • That's What Friends Are For
  9. Nirvana's breakthrough 1991 album, featuring "Smells Like Teen Spirit", was titled?

    • Nevermind
    • Incesticide
    • Bleach
    • In Utero
  10. Which British band scored the Britpop anthems "Wonderwall" and "Don't Look Back in Anger"?

    • Oasis
    • Blur
    • Suede
    • Pulp
  11. Which artist released the 2008 debut album "The Fame", featuring "Just Dance" and "Poker Face"?

    • Rihanna
    • Kesha
    • Katy Perry
    • Lady Gaga
  12. A standard modern piano has 88 keys.

    • True
    • False