Q 01/05

Which Disney series actress spent eight weeks at number one from January 2021 with her debut single Drivers License?

A) Sabrina Carpenter

B) Olivia Rodrigo

C) Dove Cameron

D) Sofia Carson

Answer · why

B) Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo wrote the ballad with producer Dan Nigro, and it broke Spotify's record for the most streams of a song in a single week. She was 17 whe...

Q 02/05

Scottish postal worker Nathan Evans sparked a TikTok craze in early 2021 by singing which type of traditional song?

A) Drinking songs

B) Murder ballads

C) Lullabies

D) Sea shanties

Answer · why

D) Sea shanties

Sea shanties spread so fast that the trend was nicknamed ShantyTok. His cover of Wellerman, a folk song about New Zealand whalers, went on to top the ...

Q 03/05

Which sportswear giant sued over the Satan Shoes that Lil Nas X launched with his 2021 single Montero?

A) Nike

B) Adidas

C) Puma

D) Reebok

Answer · why

A) Nike

Nike never approved the 666 customised pairs of its Air Max 97, each said to contain a drop of human blood. A settlement let buyers return them for a ...

Q 04/05

Which Swedish pop group released Voyage in November 2021, its first album of new songs in forty years?

A) Roxette

B) Europe

C) ABBA

D) Alcazar

Answer · why

C) ABBA

ABBA's last studio album had been The Visitors, in 1981. The comeback led to a London concert residency starring digital avatars of the four members.

Q 05/05

Which pop star's conservatorship, in place for nearly 14 years, was ended by a Los Angeles judge in November 2021?

A) Christina Aguilera

B) Britney Spears

C) Jessica Simpson

D) Lindsay Lohan

Answer · why

B) Britney Spears

Britney Spears had lived under the arrangement since 2008, with her father controlling her finances for most of that time. The documentary Framing Bri...