Q 01/05

Which Southern port city is regarded as the birthplace of jazz?

A) Charleston

B) New Orleans

C) Savannah

D) Jacksonville

Answer · why

B) New Orleans

New Orleans let enslaved Africans gather on Sundays at Congo Square, where dances to African-style drumming were held until 1843. Those rhythms fed th...

Q 02/05

Which Detroit record label, run from a house nicknamed Hitsville U.S.A., launched the Supremes and the Jackson 5?

A) Motown

B) Stax

C) Chess

D) Atlantic

Answer · why

A) Motown

Motown started with an $800 loan from its founder's family savings club. The name blends motor and town, a nod to the car factories of its home city.

Q 03/05

Which 1969 music festival was held on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York?

A) Monterey Pop

B) Altamont

C) Newport Folk

D) Woodstock

Answer · why

D) Woodstock

Woodstock never took place in the town it is named after, which lies well to the northeast of the site. Yasgur refused to rent out his land for a 1970...

Q 04/05

Which mansion, bought by Elvis Presley for $102,500 in 1957, is now a museum devoted to the singer?

A) Neverland Ranch

B) Paisley Park

C) Graceland

D) Hearst Castle

Answer · why

C) Graceland

Graceland receives around 600,000 visitors a year, which makes it the second most visited home in the United States after the White House.

Q 05/05

Which Michael Jackson album, released in 1982, remains the best-selling album of all time worldwide?

A) Thriller

B) Dangerous

C) Off the Wall

D) HIStory

Answer · why

A) Thriller

Thriller has sold an estimated 70 million copies worldwide. It also won eight Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.