Q 01/05

Grand Wizzard Theodore discovered scratching when which relative told him to turn the music down?

A) His mother

B) His father

C) His sister

D) His grandmother

Answer · why

A) His mother

His mother was scolding him from the doorway while he held the record still with his hand, and rubbing it back and forth made a sound he liked enough ...

Q 02/05

DJ Steve Aoki's father Rocky, a former wrestler, made his fortune founding which restaurant chain?

A) Wagamama

B) Panda Express

C) Benihana

D) P.F. Chang's

Answer · why

C) Benihana

Benihana brought teppanyaki, cooked at the table, to the United States when Rocky Aoki opened his first New York restaurant in 1964. Steve was born in...

Q 03/05

Which former NBA centre tours dance festivals playing bass-heavy sets under the name DJ Diesel?

A) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

B) Shaquille O'Neal

C) Charles Barkley

D) Dwight Howard

Answer · why

B) Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal was already nicknamed Diesel as a player, and his 1993 rap album Shaq Diesel went platinum decades before he started touring the worl...

Q 04/05

Masked DJ Marshmello played a 2019 virtual concert to millions of players inside which video game?

A) Minecraft

B) Roblox

C) Overwatch

D) Fortnite

Answer · why

D) Fortnite

Fortnite drew over 10 million players to the in-game show, the first of the virtual concerts that later brought far bigger pop stars into the game.

Q 05/05

Which Cleveland radio DJ popularised the phrase 'rock and roll' for the rhythm and blues he played?

A) Alan Freed

B) Dick Clark

C) Cousin Brucie

D) Murray the K

Answer · why

A) Alan Freed

Alan Freed also organised the 1952 Moondog Coronation Ball, generally accepted as the first major rock concert, which police ended early when thousand...