Q 01/05

Which Canadian singer won the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest while representing Switzerland?

A) Shania Twain

B) Anne Murray

C) Celine Dion

D) Alanis Morissette

Answer · why

C) Celine Dion

Celine Dion, then 20, sang in French and beat the United Kingdom by one point after Yugoslavia's jury gave the British entry nothing.

Q 02/05

Which pop superstar spent part of her childhood on a Christmas tree farm in Pennsylvania?

A) Taylor Swift

B) Katy Perry

C) Kelly Clarkson

D) Miley Cyrus

Answer · why

A) Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift named a 2019 festive single after the farm. Her family moved to Tennessee when she was 14 to help her break into country.

Q 03/05

Which instrument did Lizzo play on stage in 2022, using a crystal one once sent to James Madison?

A) Violin

B) Clarinet

C) Trumpet

D) Flute

Answer · why

D) Flute

Flute was Lizzo's classical study at university. The Library of Congress, which keeps the crystal one sent to Madison in 1813, let her play it at a Wa...

Q 04/05

Which country star wrote 'I Will Always Love You' as a farewell to her mentor Porter Wagoner?

A) Tammy Wynette

B) Dolly Parton

C) Reba McEntire

D) Emmylou Harris

Answer · why

B) Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton wrote it in 1973 as she ended a seven-year partnership with him to go solo. She has said she wrote 'Jolene' around the same time.

Q 05/05

Which pop star, whose stage name echoes a Queen song, wore a raw beef dress to the 2010 MTV awards?

A) Lady Gaga

B) Gwen Stefani

C) Nicki Minaj

D) Miley Cyrus

Answer · why

A) Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga, born Stefani Germanotta, took her name from Queen's 'Radio Ga Ga'. Taxidermists later preserved the meat dress as a kind of jerky for displ...