Q 01/05

Which retired NBA star released the album Gorilla Warfare on Monstercat in 2023 under the name DJ Diesel?

A) Charles Barkley

B) Shaquille O'Neal

C) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

D) Dennis Rodman

Answer · why

B) Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal already had a platinum record to his name: his hip-hop debut, Shaq Diesel, earned that certificate in 1993, three decades before he m...

Q 02/05

On which annual occasion in 2018 did Monstercat release Crab Rave, the Noisestorm single that became a worldwide meme?

A) Halloween

B) Record Store Day

C) April Fools' Day

D) Valentine's Day

Answer · why

C) April Fools' Day

April Fools' Day suited what was meant as a small joke, but the video of partying crabs spread online and the song reached number 14 on the US electro...

Q 03/05

Marshmello's Monstercat breakout hit a new US chart peak in 2019 after his virtual concert in which video game?

A) Fortnite

B) Minecraft

C) Overwatch

D) Apex Legends

Answer · why

A) Fortnite

Fortnite staged the show in February 2019, and the three-year-old song then climbed to number 28 on the Hot 100, well above its original peak of 60.

Q 04/05

In the video for Marshmello's Monstercat hit, a caged rat labelled Joel pokes fun at which rival producer?

A) Skrillex

B) Kaskade

C) Tiësto

D) Deadmau5

Answer · why

D) Deadmau5

Deadmau5, whose first name is Joel, had attacked Marshmello's music in a string of tweets, then deleted them after Marshmello jokingly proposed settli...

Q 05/05

Monstercat supplied the music for the 2017 second-anniversary update of which Psyonix video game?

A) Forza Horizon

B) Rocket League

C) Mario Kart

D) Need for Speed

Answer · why

B) Rocket League

Rocket League got an 18-song album from the label that July, the first of a long series, after staff from the two companies met during E3 in 2016.