Q 01/05

Which rapper was the top-selling artist of the 2000s across all genres?

A) Nelly

B) Eminem

C) Jay-Z

D) 50 Cent

Answer · why

B) Eminem

Britney Spears was the decade's best-selling female artist.

Q 02/05

Which album broke NSYNC's No Strings Attached first-week US sales record of 2.4 million after 15 years?

A) Taylor Swift's 1989

B) Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP

C) Beyoncé's Lemonade

D) Adele's 25

Answer · why

D) Adele's 25

Adele's 25 sold 3.38 million in its opening week in 2015.

Q 03/05

In the 'Bye Bye Bye' video, NSYNC are portrayed as what, a nod to their legal fight with manager Lou Pearlman?

A) Prisoners

B) Puppets

C) Chess pieces

D) Robots

Answer · why

B) Puppets

The album title No Strings Attached made the same point about escaping Pearlman's control.

Q 04/05

In the 2000 video for 'Oops!... I Did It Again', the singer dances in a red bodysuit on which planet?

A) Saturn

B) Jupiter

C) Venus

D) Mars

Answer · why

D) Mars

An astronaut hands her the Heart of the Ocean, the blue diamond from Titanic.

Q 05/05

'Toxic' (2004) remains the only Grammy-winning single for which pop star?

A) Jessica Simpson

B) Britney Spears

C) Christina Aguilera

D) Mandy Moore

Answer · why

B) Britney Spears

Its high-pitched strings are sampled from the 1981 Bollywood song 'Tere Mere Beech Mein'.