Best in Music (1970s-2010s)
This artist had the most #1 singles between 2000 and 2009.
WHO IS USHER?
This 2009 film is the highest grossing film ever, with a worldwide gross of almost $3 billion.
This is the first black person to both be nominated for and to win an Oscar.
ANSWER: Hattie McDaniel, 1939, Gone With the Wind
WHO IS Hattie McDaniel (Gone With the Wind in 1939)?
The original singer of “I Will Always Love You”, most notably covered by Whitney Houston on the soundtrack to The Bodyguard.
WHO IS DOLLY PARTON?
These are the original singers of “Endless Love” (1981), covered by Mariah Carey and Luther Vandross on his 1994 cover album Songs.
WHO ARE Diana Ross & Lionel Richie?
This was the best selling album of the 1990s, and the 6th best selling album ever.
WHAT IS The Bodyguard Soundtrack?
Name one animated film that is in the top 20 grossing films ever.
WHAT IS Frozen/Incredibles 2/Minions?
This actor/actress holds the record for most acting Oscars won, with 4.
Mariah Carey and Trey Lorenz covered this song on her 1992 Unplugged album; name the singer and the song title.
WHAT IS "I'LL BE THERE" BY THE JACKSON 5?
This duet was sung by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton in 1983; it was also sampled on the 1998 Pras ft. ODB and Mya single “Ghetto Supastar”.
WHAT IS “Islands in the Stream”?
This was the best selling album of the 1980s, and is also the best selling album ever.
WHAT IS Michael Jackson “Thriller”?
This 1939 film is the highest grossing film ever, adjusted for inflation.
WHAT IS GONE WITH THE WIND?
This actor/actress holds the record for most Oscar nominations, with 21.
WHO IS MERYL STREEP?
This Bee Gees song has been covered numerous times, most notable by Al Green in 1972.
WHAT IS “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart”?
The singers of the 1986 #1 hit “On My Own”; the singers never met before performing the song on the Tonight Show several months after it was released.
WHO ARE Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald?
Name one of the top 5 artists with the most #1 singles in the 1970s.
WHO IS The Bee Gees/Elton John/Stevie Wonder/Paul McCartney/The Eagles?
Name of of the three films with the most Oscar nominations, with 4.
ANSWER: Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Titanic, Ben Hur
WHAT IS Lord of the Rings: Return of the King/ Titanic/Ben Hur?
Martin Scorsese tends to cast many of the same actors in his films. This actor has been cast the most, working with Scorsese in 8 films and one short film.
WHO IS ROBERT DENIRO?
The original singer of “Killing Me Softly”, which was famously covered by the Fugees in 1996.
WHO IS ROBERTA FLACK?
This couple performed this #1 single “I Got You Babe” on their 1965 album.
WHO ARE SONNY AND CHER?
Name one of the top 5 artists with the most #1 singles in the 2010s.
WHO IS Rihanna/Katy Perry/Bruno Mars/Drake/Justin Bieber?
Walt Disney has won the most Oscars ever. What was the first Animated movie to be nominated for Best Picture?
WHAT IS Beauty and the Beast?
Name the two actors who won Best Actor and Best Actress in 2001, which marked the first time two black actors won acting awards in the same year.
ANSWER: Denzel Washington (Training Day) and Halle Berry (Monster’s Ball)
WHO ARE Denzel Washington (Training Day) and Halle Berry (Monster’s Ball)?
The original singer of “Nothing Compares 2 U”, which was covered by Sinead O’Connor in 1990.
WHO IS PRINCE?
This song, originally performed by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway, was later covered by Beyonce and Luther Vandross.
ANSWER: “The Closer I Get to You”
WHAT IS “The Closer I Get to You”?