SONY MUSIC
What year was SONY Music originally founded?
1929 as American Record Corporation
Which Sony artist was the first South African solo artist to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Water”?
Tyla
"Don't be mad once you see that he wants it
'Cause if you like it, then you shoulda put a ring on it"
Single Ladies - Beyoncé
Who is known as the "Queen of Pop"?
Madonna
Which Pixar film features a rat who dreams of becoming a chef in Paris?
Ratatouille
What company name did Sony Music operate under before becoming Sony Music Entertainment in 1991?
CBS Records
Which Sony artist released the album SOS, whose title is also the international Morse-code distress signal?
SZA
"She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene, I said, "Don't mind, but what do you mean, I am the one who will dance on the floor in the round?"
Billie Jean - Micheal Jackson
Which celebrity couple's 2004 breakup inspired Justin Timberlake's “Cry Me a River”?
Justin Timberlake & Britney Spears
What Netflix series about a deadly children's game became a global sensation in 2021?
Squid Game
In 1995, Sony formed a joint venture with which artist that led to the creation of SONY/ATV Music Publishing?
Micheal Jackson
Which artist “Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)” famously samples the Annie song “It's the Hard Knock Life”?
JAY-Z
"Clock strikes upon the hour
And the sun begins to fade
Still enough time to figure out
How to chase my blues away"
I Wanna Dance with Somebody - Whitney Houston
What instrument is Jimi Hendrix most famous for playing?
Electric guitar
What 1994 film is famous for the quote "Life is like a box of chocolates"?
Forrest Gump
Which of the following cities has TWO Sony Music Entertainment offices listed?
A) Paris
B) Rome
C) Milan
D) Italy
D) Italy
Which artist released the album that became the first all-Spanish-language album to be nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammys?
"Gave you all I had and you tossed it in the trash (ooh-ooh)
You tossed it in the trash, you did (ooh-ooh)
To give me all your love is all I ever ask
'Cause what you don't understand is"
Grenade - Bruno Mars
Who performed at the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show in 2024?
Usher
What mobile game caused a worldwide craze in the summer of 2016, sending players outside to catch virtual creatures?
Pokémon Go
How much did SONY pay to acquire Bertelsmann's 50% stake in SONY BMG in 2008?
A) $600 million
B) $900 million
C) $1.2 billion
D) $2 billion
C) $1.2 billion
Which artist released “No One” and “If I Ain't Got You,” becoming one of the defining R&B voices of the 2000s?
Alicia Keys
"Do you remember
The 21st night of September?
Love was changin' the minds of pretenders
While chasin' the clouds away"
September - Earth, Wind & Fire
What 1977 movie soundtrack by the Bee Gees became one of the best-selling soundtracks of all time?
Saturday Night Fever
At the 2017 Oscars, the infamous Best Picture envelope mix-up involved which two movies?
La La Land and Moonlight