Q 01/05

Which country star wrote "I Will Always Love You", later a fourteen-week number one for Whitney Houston?

A) Loretta Lynn

B) Dolly Parton

C) Tammy Wynette

D) Patsy Cline

Answer · why

B) Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton wrote it in 1973 as a professional farewell to her mentor and business partner Porter Wagoner. Houston's 1992 cover then set a new record...

Q 02/05

Which singer's eleven-week run at number one in 1956 stood until Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" beat it?

A) Elvis Presley

B) Frank Sinatra

C) Nat King Cole

D) Buddy Holly

Answer · why

A) Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley's double-sided single "Don't Be Cruel" and "Hound Dog" held the record for 36 years. Boyz II Men's 1992 ballad, recorded for the film Bo...

Q 03/05

Which duet by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men spent a record sixteen weeks at number one from 1995?

A) Endless Love

B) I'll Be There

C) One Sweet Day

D) Always Be My Baby

Answer · why

C) One Sweet Day

One Sweet Day kept the Hot 100 record for longest-running number one until "Old Town Road" passed it in 2019. It beat a fourteen-week run the group ha...

Q 04/05

Which 1995 TLC single, a warning about drug dealing and HIV, spent seven weeks at number one?

A) Unpretty

B) Diggin' on You

C) Baby-Baby-Baby

D) Waterfalls

Answer · why

D) Waterfalls

Waterfalls won Video of the Year at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, making TLC the first African-American act to take the trophy. The clip shows a te...

Q 05/05

Which actor co-produced "The Bodyguard" and starred opposite Whitney Houston in her 1992 acting debut?

A) Kevin Costner

B) Denzel Washington

C) Wesley Snipes

D) Eddie Murphy

Answer · why

A) Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner approached Houston himself about the role in 1989, three years before the film's release. Its soundtrack went on to become the best-sell...