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Do you think you know everything about music? Challenge yourself or play with friends! Test your knowledge with this 30-question music quiz!

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What was U2’s 14th album?

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Songs of Experience

The album “Songs of Experience” was based on lead singer Bono’s collection of letters written to people and places dearest to his heart.

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What dance-inspired song became Madonna’s first 1990s hit song?

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Vogue.

This upbeat song was inspired by vogue dancing, which was a modern stylized house dance popularized by Harlem “House Ball” community. The choreographers taught Madonna the vogueing moves thus the lines “All you need is your own imagination/ So use it that’s what it’s for.”

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What band was Natalie Merchant part of before her solo career?

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10,000 Maniacs.

The alt-rock band 10,000 Maniacs released “In My Tribe,” “Blind Man’s Zoo,” and “Our Time in Eden” before Merchant left. Her first album as a solo artist was “Tigerlily.”

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What was Bruce Springsteen’s biggest and most iconic single?

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Born in the U.S.A.

This single, from the album of the same title, became Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s greatest single and bestselling album. Critics call it heartland rock, and the album’s success paved the way for John Mellencamp, Pete Seeger, and Tom Petty.

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Name the B-52’s single that became their signature tune.

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Rock Lobster.

B-52’s claim that the hit song “Rock Lobster” was inspired by an Atlanta disco that showed videos of puppies and marine animals instead of a light show. Some of the marine animals mentioned were made up by the band.

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What was Stevie Wonder’s greatest hit?

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I Just Called to Say I Love You.

This song was the lead single of the album “The Woman in Red.” It topped 19 charts, received multiple awards and became Motown Records’ biggest selling single in the United Kingdom, which was upheld even in 2018.

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Who was Frank Zappa’s daughter who co-wrote “Valley Girl?”

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Moon Unit Zappa.

Much of the content that became the basis of the song “Valley Girl” was contributed by 14-year old Moon. The song was based on Valley Girl jargon and activities.

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What was the lead single in Beyonce’s “Lemonade” album?

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Formation.

“Lemonade” is Beyonce’s sixth solo album. She performed the lead single at the Superbowl 50, which elicited dueling hashtags for and against the Black-Panther-themed performance.

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Which young musician performed Mark Ronson’s “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart?”

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Miley Cyrus.

Miley Ray Cyrus has been performing since she was 11. She has released six albums, including the current hit “Younger Now.” “Nothing Breaks Like a Heart” is the lead single for Ronson’s fifth studio album “Late Night Feelings.”

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