Q 01/05

Which funk band followed its 1979 hit 'Ladies' Night' with the party anthem 'Celebration'?

A) Earth, Wind & Fire

B) Kool & the Gang

C) The Commodores

D) KC and the Sunshine Band

Answer · why

B) Kool & the Gang

Kool & the Gang took 'Ladies' Night' to No. 8 in the US, then re-recorded it in 2003 with the English girl group Atomic Kitten.

Q 02/05

Which British queen's 1840 wedding is credited with making white the fashionable colour for brides?

A) Alexandra

B) Adelaide

C) Charlotte

D) Victoria

Answer · why

D) Victoria

Victoria wore white satin and lace when royal brides usually chose heavy brocade stitched with silver thread, and as reports of her wedding spread, br...

Q 03/05

Which kitchen icon was invented by a flour company in 1921 and never existed as a real person?

A) Betty Crocker

B) Sara Lee

C) Little Debbie

D) Mrs. Fields

Answer · why

A) Betty Crocker

Betty Crocker was created to sign replies to customers' questions: 'Betty' sounded cheery and all-American, and 'Crocker' honoured a company director.

Q 04/05

Which pop star wore a dress made entirely of raw beef to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards?

A) Katy Perry

B) Nicki Minaj

C) Lady Gaga

D) Miley Cyrus

Answer · why

C) Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga called the meat dress a protest against the US military's 'don't ask, don't tell' policy, and it later entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fam...

Q 05/05

Which pop superstar spent her childhood holiday seasons on a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania?

A) Christina Aguilera

B) Taylor Swift

C) Kelly Clarkson

D) Kacey Musgraves

Answer · why

B) Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift spent winters on the family farm and summers at Stone Harbor on the New Jersey shore, where she played acoustic songs at a local coffee s...