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This Year in Pop
100

The "pop" in pop music is short for this word.

What is Popular?

100

This instrument is essential in any rock band.

What is the guitar?

100
He is considered the "King of Pop".
Who is Michael Jackson?
100

Zeppelin, AC/DC, and Bon Jovi are a few artists from this style of music.

What is Rock and Roll?

100
This year marks the debut of the I Heart Radio Music festival in Las Vegas that features Pop music's most famous acts and last 2 days.
What is 2011?
200
This country spawned the likes of The Beatles and Elton John just to name a couple.
What is England?
200
If you wanna be a rock superstar you better have a good set of pipes, also known as.....
What is voice or vocals?
200
If Michael Jackson is the King of Pop then this popular 80's artist would probably be considered the Queen.
Who is Madonna?
200

This is a type of music made famous by Rastafarians from the country of Jamaica.

What is Reggae?

200
In July of this year the "King of Pop", Michael Jackson passed away from an overdose of Propofol, a anesthetic used during surgery that Michael was using to help him fall asleep.
What is 2009?
300

This country just to the north is the home of Justin Beiber.

What is Canada?

300

This instrument is a low brass instrument that uses a slide to change pitch.

What is a trombone?

300
This popular boy band from England follows in the footsteps of such acts as N'Sync and The Backstreet Boys.
Who is One Direction?
300

This sub-genre utilizes computers and synthesizers and very rarely is there ever any vocals.

What is Techno/EDM?

300
This was the year of Britney Spear's debut album, "Hit Me Baby One More Time".
What is 1999?
400
This country is mostly known for its incredible soccer players, but they also produce a lot of Pop music.
What is Brazil?
400

This instrument that uses a reed is usually black with many keys and has a flared end.

What is the clarinet?

400
He is a crooner who was one of the first artists to make the girls swoon and is considered the first Pop Star.
Who is Frank Sinatra?
400

This genre was popular during the mid 1970's and brought people to the nightclubs in their finest bell-bottoms and platform shoes.

What is disco?

400
This year marks the rise of Disco, a popular type of dance music that shuttled in the many funky styles and fashions of the 1970's.
What is 1974?
500
This country brought us Madonna, Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley to name a few.
What is the United States?
500

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!

This instrument similar to a xylophone but it has metal bars and a motor that creates vibrato.

500
She is a current pop star who once wore a dress made out of raw meat to the Grammy Awards Ceremony.
Who is Lady Gaga?
500

DAILY DOUBLE!!!!

The type of music that you would hear at the symphony.

500
This was the year the Billboard Magazine developed the first Pop Chart that defines the genre of music to this day.
What is 1940?
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