Fame Runs in the Family
The day the music died
name that tune
One Hit Wonders
Musical Geography
100

Billy Ray Cyrus

Daughter Miley Cyrus 

100

Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Richie Valance

Plane crash

100

This Taylor Swift song from 1989 was inspired by media criticism and became an anthem for ignoring negativity.


Shake it Off

100

“Ice Ice Baby” what is the one big hit for this rapper?

vanilla ice

100

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys celebrated this city in “Empire State of Mind”

New York City

200

New Kids on the Block singer Donny Walburgh

Brother-Mark Walburgh

200

Glee star Naya Rivera

Drowning 

200

Pharrell’s upbeat hit shares it’s title with emotion and was in despicable me 2.

Happy 

200

This band sang “take on me” in 1985, then disappeared from US chart

A-HA

200

Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote a southern rock anthem about this state

Alabama

300

Chris, who starred in the hunger games is the younger brother of this Superhero actor

Liam Hemsworth

300

Prince

Accidental overdose 

300

Billie Eilish hit that won record of the year in 2020 and features whisper like vocals

Bad Guy

300

“Somebody that I used to know” made this artist famous in 2011

Gotye

300

Billy Joel wrote a song about saying goodbye to this California city

Hollywood

400

Charlie’s , who was a writer and actor on the Dave show, who told the iconic stories of Prince and Rick James,has a mega star, younger brother who started his comedy career on SNL

Eddie Murphy

400

Marvin Gay

Murder/shot by his father

400

Ed Sheeran wrote this romantic ballad that became one of the most streamed songs on Spotify

Perfect 

400

This American new wave band from Akron Ohio had a hit in 1980 with the single “Whip It”

DEVO

400

Elvis Presley saying about this Nevada city in a 1964 film

Las Vegas 

500

They share the same parents as well as the same stage of the band their shares their last name. Alex, the Drummer and older brother to this late, legendary guitar player .

Brother-Eddie Van Halen

500

Avicci

Suicide

500

Lizzo’s empowering anthem opens with a line about DNA test

Truth Hurts 

500

Tommy Tutone’s only 1980s hit about a girl‘s phone number he found on the bathroom wall

867-5309/Jenny

500

The devil went to this southern state, looking for a soul to steal, according to Charlie Daniels band

Georgia