Loaded Questions 3/21/22 - Pop Music
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1. Men at Work had two #1 hits in 1981: "Down Under", and what other song, still a symbol of new wave music?
2. "Grace" was the only studio album produced in the lifetime of what singer, who died at age 30 in 1997? Known for his cover of "Hallelujah", the 1998 album "Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk" was released posthumously.
3. What 2018 song by Halsey became #1 in 2019, making it her first #1 as a lead singer, and second as a performer (the first being "Closer" by the Chainsmokers)?
4. "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number", "One in a Million", and a self-titled third album were the three studio albums by what singer, who died in 2001?
5. What rap label founded in 1996 by Dr. Dre has since signed Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, and Eminem, before he went on to create Shady Records? Dr. Dre created this label after leaving Death Row Records.
6. Other than "God's Plan", name the two other singles from Drake that hit #1 in 2018? One was for 8 weeks, and the other was for 10 weeks.
7. Whose 1997 album "Come On Over" is one of the bestselling albums of all time, with 40 million copies sold?
8. What indie folk band founded by Justin Vernon and with the 2007 debut album "For Emma, Forever Ago" is named after a greeting from the show "Northern Exposure"?
9. What 80s singer of the songs "Tom's Diner" and "Luka" is the only performer (other than Sarah McLachlan) to perform at all 3 Lilith Fairs of 1997-1999?
10. The "big four" bands of thrash metal include Metallica, Megadeth, and what two bands not beginning with M?
11. Arrange the Jonas brothers by oldest to youngest.
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1. Men at Work had two #1 hits in 1981: "Down Under", and what other song, still a symbol of new wave music? Who Can It Be Now?
2. "Grace" was the only studio album produced in the lifetime of what singer, who died at age 30 in 1997? Known for his cover of "Hallelujah", the 1998 album "Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk" was released posthumously. Jeff Buckley
3. What 2018 song by Halsey became #1 in 2019, making it her first #1 as a lead singer, and second as a performer (the first being "Closer" by the Chainsmokers)? Without Me
4. "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number", "One in a Million", and a self-titled third album were the three studio albums by what singer, who died in 2001? Aaliyah
5. What rap label founded in 1996 by Dr. Dre has since signed Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, Busta Rhymes, and Eminem, before he went on to create Shady Records? Dr. Dre created this label after leaving Death Row Records. Aftermath Entertainment
6. Other than "God's Plan", name the two other singles from Drake that hit #1 in 2018? One was for 8 weeks, and the other was for 10 weeks. Nice for What, In My Feelings
7. Whose 1997 album "Come On Over" is one of the bestselling albums of all time, with 40 million copies sold? Shania Twain
8. What indie folk band founded by Justin Vernon and with the 2007 debut album "For Emma, Forever Ago" is named after a greeting from the show "Northern Exposure"? Bon Iver
9. What 80s singer of the songs "Tom's Diner" and "Luka" is the only performer (other than Sarah McLachlan) to perform at all 3 Lilith Fairs of 1997-1999? Suzanne Vega
10. The "big four" bands of thrash metal include Metallica, Megadeth, and what two bands not beginning with M? Anthrax, Slayer
11. Arrange the Jonas brothers by oldest to youngest. Kevin, Joe, Nick