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Disco Era

Which 1979 Sister Sledge disco song was written and produced by Chic’s Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards?

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We Are Family

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Disco Era

Which group recorded “Good Times,” the 1979 disco single that influenced early hip-hop?

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Chic

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Disco Era

What is the title of Sylvester’s 1978 disco single that became an LGBTQ+ dance anthem?

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You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

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Disco Era

Which 1978 film centered on a Los Angeles disco club and featured the song “Last Dance”?

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Thank God It’s Friday

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Disco Era

Which partner dance became a signature social dance of the American disco era?

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The Hustle

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Disco Era

Which 1976 instrumental disco hit reworked the opening of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony?

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A Fifth of Beethoven

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Disco Era

Which singer was known as the “Queen of Disco” after hits such as “I Feel Love”?

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Donna Summer

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Disco Era

Which 1978 film won the Academy Award for Best Original Song with “Last Dance”?

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Thank God It’s Friday

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Disco Era

Which group released “Le Freak,” the best-selling single in Atlantic Records’ history at the time?

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Chic

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Music Instruments

In Hindustani classical music, which bowed string instrument is held vertically and played with a bow?

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Sarangi

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Music Instruments

How many drones does the Great Highland bagpipe traditionally have?

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3

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Music Instruments

What is the earliest surviving piano by Bartolomeo Cristofori dated to?

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1720

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Music Instruments

Which bowed string instrument is the lowest-pitched member of the standard string quartet?

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Cello

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Music Instruments

Which 20th-century instrument, invented by Maurice Martenot, uses a keyboard and a sliding wire to control electronic pitch?

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Ondes Martenot

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Music Instruments

Which instrument did Adolphe Sax patent in 1846 as a metal-bodied, single-reed woodwind?

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Saxophone

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Music Instruments

What is the standard tuning of the six-string guitar, from lowest to highest string?

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E-A-D-G-B-E

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Music Instruments

Which electronic instrument did Léon Theremin invent in 1920?

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Theremin

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Music Instruments

Which instrument did Leo Fender design as the first mass-produced solid-body electric guitar?

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Telecaster

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Boy Bands

What was the first feature film starring The Monkees as a group?

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Head

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Boy Bands

What was the title of New Kids on the Block’s 1988 breakthrough studio album?

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Hangin’ Tough

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Boy Bands

Which British boy band recorded “Flying Without Wings” in 1999?

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Westlife

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Boy Bands

In what year did The Monkees’ television series first premiere?

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1966

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Boy Bands

Which member was the leader of BTS when the group debuted in 2013?

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RM

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Boy Bands

What was the name of East 17’s 1994 UK Christmas number-one single?

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Stay Another Day

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Boy Bands

How many UK number-one singles did Westlife achieve during their original recording era?

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14

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Boy Bands

How many consecutive weeks did Boyz II Men’s “End of the Road” spend at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100?

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13 weeks

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Girl Groups

Which girl group became the first to top the US Billboard Hot 100 with “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” in 1961?

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The Shirelles

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Girl Groups

Which British girl group had “Sound of the Underground” as its 2002 debut single?

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Girls Aloud

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Girl Groups

Which girl group released “Hold On” as its 1990 breakthrough single?

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En Vogue

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Girl Groups

Which song was the first single released by Destiny’s Child?

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No, No, No

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Girl Groups

What was the debut studio album of South Korean girl group TWICE?

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The Story Begins

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Girl Groups

In what year did Girls Aloud form after winning Popstars: The Rivals?

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2002

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Girl Groups

What is the title of TLC’s 1994 album certified diamond by the RIAA?

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CrazySexyCool

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One-Hit Wonders

Which 1988 song made Bobby McFerrin the first solo singer to top the US Billboard Hot 100 with an a cappella recording?

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Don't Worry, Be Happy

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One-Hit Wonders

Which 1996 song was Babylon Zoo’s only UK Singles Chart number-one single?

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Spaceman

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One-Hit Wonders

Which 1977 song by The Emotions was the group’s only US Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit?

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Best of My Love

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One-Hit Wonders

Which 1994 song made Rednex a one-hit wonder on the US Billboard Hot 100?

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Cotton Eye Joe

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One-Hit Wonders

Which 1979 song was the Buggles’ only US Billboard Hot 100 charting single?

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Video Killed the Radio Star

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One-Hit Wonders

Which 1991 song by Right Said Fred became the English trio’s only US Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit?

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I'm Too Sexy

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One-Hit Wonders

Which 1983 song by Nena was the German singer’s only US Billboard Hot 100 top-40 hit?

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99 Luftballons

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One-Hit Wonders

Which 1998 song by The New Radicals was the group’s only Billboard Hot 100 top-40 hit?

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You Get What You Give

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Stevie Wonder

In what year was Stevie Wonder inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

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1989

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Stevie Wonder

Which Stevie Wonder album contains the songs “Superstition” and “You Are the Sunshine of My Life”?

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Talking Book

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Stevie Wonder

Which Stevie Wonder song was used as the theme for the 1984 film The Woman in Red?

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I Just Called to Say I Love You

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Stevie Wonder

Which 1980 Stevie Wonder album contains the song “Master Blaster (Jammin’ )”?

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Hotter than July

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Stevie Wonder

Which Stevie Wonder album includes the songs “Higher Ground” and “Living for the City”?

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Innervisions

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Stevie Wonder

What instrument is Stevie Wonder especially associated with playing on “Superstition”?

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Clavinet

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Stevie Wonder

Which Stevie Wonder album won the 1977 Grammy for Album of the Year?

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Songs in the Key of Life

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Woodstock And Music Festivals

In which year was Denmark’s Roskilde Festival first held?

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1971

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Woodstock And Music Festivals

What was the original name of the first Glastonbury Festival in 1970?

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Pilton Pop, Blues & Folk Festival