Pop Divas & Superstars
She told us to "Shake It Off" in 2014 and later became the first artist to gross over $1 billion on a single tour with her record-breaking Eras Tour.
Who is Taylor Swift
This four-piece British band caused mass hysteria in the 1960s and held the top 5 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously in 1964.
The Beatles
This 1996 Latin pop dance track by Los del Río sparked a worldwide dance craze that involved tapping your hips, shoulders, and head.
What is Macarena
This fundamental musical symbol, which looks like a stylized letter 'G', is placed at the beginning of a staff to indicate higher pitches.
What is a Treble Clef?
Nirvana's seminal 1991 grunge album Nevermind famously features a picture of a baby swimming underwater toward this object on a fishhook.
What is a dollar bill?
Known as the "Queen of Pop," this iconic artist shocked the world in 1984 by performing "Like a Virgin" at the first-ever MTV Video Music Awards.
Who is Madonna
"Mama, just killed a man..." is the opening line to this operatic, six-minute 1975 masterpiece by Queen.
What is "Bohemian Rhapsody"
In 2012, South Korean musician Psy broke the internet when this satirical K-pop track became the first video to hit 1 billion views on YouTube.
What is "Gangnam Style"?
This Austrian child prodigy and classical composer wrote his first symphony at age 8 and gave the world The Magic Flute before dying at just 35.
Who is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
Pink Floyd’s 1973 classic The Dark Side of the Moon features a visual demonstration of light refracting through this geometric glass shape.
What is a prism?
300 Points: This Barbadian singer made a triumphant return to the stage at the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show while pregnant, performing on floating platforms.
Who is Rihanna
This legendary left-handed guitarist famously played a distorted, historical rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Woodstock in 1969.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
This Belgian-Australian singer had the world singing along to his 2011 breakup anthem "Somebody That I Used to Know" before largely stepping away from mainstream pop.
Who is Gotye?
This Italian term, abbreviated as "ff" in sheet music, instructs a musician to play very loudly.
What is Fortissimo?
Michael Jackson's 1982 legendary album Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time, but this 1979 disco-pop album immediately preceded it.
What is off the Wall
Born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, this superstar took her stage name from a classic 1984 song by the rock band Queen.
Who is Lady Gaga
Though they started out as the "The New Yardbirds," this heavy rock band went on to release an untitled fourth album featuring "Stairway to Heaven."
Who is Led Zeppelin?
This 1982 synth-pop track by Dexys Midnight Runners begs a certain girl to wear a specific dress and "save" the singer.
What is "Come On Eileen"?
This innovative jazz trumpeter changed the landscape of music forever with his 1959 masterpiece Kind of Blue, the best-selling jazz album of all time.
Who is Miles Davis?
To shoot the cover for this 1969 album, police stopped traffic outside an London recording studio for 10 minutes so a band could walk back and forth.
What is "Abbey Road"?
This vocal powerhouse became the first artist in history to win Album, Record, and Song of the Year twice at the Grammys for her albums 21 and 25.
Who is Adele
This Australian rock band's iconic 1980 album Back in Black features a stark black cover as a tribute to their late lead singer, Bon Scott.
Who is AC/DC?
This British new wave band topped the charts in 1982 with "I Tainted Love," a cover of a 1965 Gloria Jones soul song.
Who is Soft Cell
This iconic German composer famously wrote his sweeping Ninth Symphony—which features the "Ode to Joy"—while completely deaf.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
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