What was the first video played on MTV?

"Video Killed The Radio Star" by The Buggles

What song plays over the opening credits of Guardians of the Galaxy (Vol. 1)?

"Come and Get Your Love" by Redbone

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1
Who is this?
Jason Newsted
Anthony Ramos
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Wilmer Valderrama
2
The sandwich is named for a British earl.
False
True
3
Name The Song!
Batman (Main Title)
Star Wars (Main Title)
Star Trek (Main Title)
Avenger's (Main Title)
4
Which pop star is the godmother of both of Elton John’s sons?
Lizzo
Madonna
Meghan Trainor
Lady Gaga
5
In which city does Ferris Bueller's Day Off take place?
Los Angeles
Chicago
New York
Seattle
6
If you haven't heard this song, you've been living under a rock. But who sang it?
Earth, Wind, and Fire
Village People
KC and The Sunshine Band
Bee Gees
7
Who is this?
Elijah Wood
Cooper Barnes
Jon Cryer
Will Smith
8
Which celebrity showed up to court in 2005 wearing pajama bottoms?
Gwen Stefani
Michael Jackson
Will Smith
Britney Spears
9
Antarctica's average annual precipitation is higher than that of any other continent.
False
True
10
Who is this?
Lisa Kudrow
Jennifer Aniston
Valerie Bertinelli
Courteney Cox
11
What band is this?
Pearl Jam
Nirvana
The Rolling Stones
Megadeth
12
What was the first video played on MTV?
"Girls on Film" by Duran Duran
"Video Killed The Radio Star" by The Buggles
"867-5309" by Tommy Tutone
"Mickey" by Toni Basil
13
The day that Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and the Big Bopper were killed in a plane crash is referred to as what?
August 9, 1948
The Day The Music Died
February 3, 1959
The Day The World Stopped
14
Who is this?
Travis Barker
Kurt Cobain
Dave Grohl
Eddie Vedder
15
Who is this?
Johnny Depp
Jim Carrey
Tom Hardy
Tom Cruise
16
Rick Allen, the drummer for this band, lost his left arm in a 1984 car accident. Name the band.
Def Leppard
Cheap Trick
Bon Jovi
Poison
17
What invention was inspired by burrs stuck to the pants and dog of a Swiss inventor out for a stroll?
Double Sided Tape
Scotch Tape
Velcro
Silly Putty
18
What song plays over the opening credits of Guardians of the Galaxy (Vol. 1)?
"Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede
"Come and Get Your Love" by Redbone
"Cherry Bomb" by the Runaways
"Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra
19
What term did Canadian author Douglas Coupland popularize with his 1991 novel about disaffected twentysomethings?
Latchkey
Beatnik
Millennial
Generation X
20
What band is this?
Def Leppard
Guns 'N Roses
Van Halen
Metallica
21
Name The Song!
Turn The Page
Old Time Rock & Roll
Rock and Roll
I Love Rock 'n Roll
22
This rock band prohibited brown M&Ms backstage during tours in the 80s. Who were they?
Van Halen
Whitesnake
Motley Crue
Def Leppard
23
How many ways are there to make change for a quarter?
18
24
6
12
24
George Washington Carver is best remembered for his agricultural research on what crop?
The peanut
Almonds
The apple
Wheat
25
Who is this?
Noah Crawford
Shane West
Elijah Wood
Johnny Depp
26
What year was "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana released?
1990
1994
1993
1991
27
Humans and giraffes have the same number of vertebrae in their necks.
False
True
28
What band is this?
Queen
The Beatles
Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
29
Name The Song!
Layla
Oh, Pretty Woman
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
My Sharona
30
John Lennon was the oldest member of the Beatles.
True
False
31
Which Avenger, other than Captain America, was able to pick up Thor’s Mjolnir in the Marvel movies?
Iron Man
Spider Man
Vision
Black Panther
32
Name The Song!
Take On Me
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Nothing Else Matters
Never Gonna Give You Up
33
How many roles did Tom Hanks play in the movie "The Polar Express"?
Six
Five
One
Two
34
Who is this?
David Lee Roth
Matthew Perry
David Schwimmer
Matt LeBlanc
35
Who is this?
Michael Jackson
Joan Jett
Prince
Freddie Mercury
36
Metallica is the only band to have played on all seven continents in one year.
False
True
37
What is the name of the boat in Jaws?
Orca
Shark
Dolphin
Seahorse
38
Which of the following are NOT British?
The Who
Aerosmith
Led Zeppelin
Queen
39
Name The Song!
Mr. Brightside
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Misery Business
Sugar, We're Goin Down
40
What is the name of the family dog on Full House?
Daisy
Rocket
Comet
Cosmo
41
Name The Song!
Never Gonna Give You Up
Karma Chameleon
Take On Me
Careless Whisper
42
Who is this?
Will Smith
Daveed Diggs
Anthony Mackie
Chadwick Boseman
43
Name The Song!
Here I Go Again
You Shook Me All Night Long
Livin' On A Prayer
Pour Some Sugar On Me
44
What rap group paid homage to Adidas sneakers in the song "My Adidas"?
Public Enemy
Grandmaster Flash
Run-D.M.C.
Beastie Boys
45
Happy Gilmore and Billy Madison are comedic films that star which actor?
Jim Carrey
Ben Stiller
Will Ferrell
Adam Sandler
46
You know the song, but can you name the band?
Led Zeppelin
Queen
The Beatles
The Cars
47
Name The Song!
Enter Sandman
Crazy Train
Back In Black
Seven Nation Army
48
What fictional town does Spongebob Squarepants live in?
Kelp Forest
Bikini Bottom
Jellyfish Fields
Swim Trunks
49
D-Day most commonly refers to which military action?
The Battle of the Bulge
The crossing of the Rubicon
The invasion of Normandy
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima
50
Who hosted the largest free concert ever, with over 3 million people in attendance?
Queen
Rod Stewart
Metallica
Sting
51
Name The Song!
Sweet Caroline
Sweet Child O' Mine
Brown Eyed Girl
Build Me Up Buttercup
52
Name The Song!
For What It's Worth
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Land of 1000 Dances
Respect
53
Who is this?
Noah Crawford
Jack Black
Mark Hamill
Noah Munck
54
This guitarist contributed the guitar solo in "Beat It" and recorded a solo for Back to the Future at no cost.
Yngwie Malmsteen
JImi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Eddie Van Halen
55
What was the first feature-length animated movie ever released?
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Fantasia
Cinderella
Sleeping Beauty
56
Name the movie!
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Back To The Future
The Breakfast Club
Sixteen Candles
57
Name The Song!
Keep Ya Head Up
So Many Tears
Dear Mama
California Love
58
What museum would you visit to see this famous portrait?
The Louvre
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Getty
Musee D'Orsay
59
Name The Song!
Nothing Else Matters
Baba O'Riley
Smoke On The Water
Stairway To Heaven
60
Of the following, which won an Oscar for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress?
The Silence of the Lambs
Beetlejuice
It Happened One Night
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
61
What is the oldest national park in the United States?
Sequoia
Yosemite
Yellowstone
Crater Lake
62
Which tech entrepreneur named his son X Æ A-12?
Elon Musk
Jeff Bezos
Mark Zuckerberg
Bill Gates
63
Name The Song!
As Long As You Love Me
I Want It That Way
Wonderwall
Call Me Maybe
64
A typical pencil contains enough graphite to draw a line 35 miles long.
False
True
65
What Italian artist wrote in mirrored script?
Michelangelo
Donatello
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
66
Who is this?
Tom Hanks
Christopher Lloyd
Michael J Fox
Tom Holland
67
Who is this?
Troy Baker
Bill Murray
Chirs Pratt
James Franco
68
Who starred in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"?
Michael B. Jordan
Will Smith
Anthony Mackie
Samuel L. Jackson
69
The rim of a regulation basketball hoop is 10 feet above the floor.
False
True
70
Who is this?
Henry Cavill
Ed Helms
Jack Nicholson
Nick Jonas
71
Name The Song!
Billie Jean
Beat It
Smooth Criminal
Thriller
72
What director created the "Brat Pack" movies of the 1980s, including The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller's Day Off?
Bob Zemeckis
Steven Spielberg
George Lucas
John Hughes
73
What was the best selling album of the 1980s?
"The Joshua Tree" by U2
"Thriller" by Michael Jackson
"Appetite For Destruction" by Guns 'N Roses
"Sign O' The Times" by Prince
74
Name The Song!
Blue Suede Shoes
Jailhouse Rock
All Shook Up
Hound Dog
75
What is the highest-grossing video game franchise of all time?
Pac-Man
Fortnite
Pokemon
Mario
76
What song spent the most time at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the 1980s?
"Material Girl" by Madonna
"Don't Stop Believing" by Journey
"Bad" by Michael Jackson
"Physical" by Olivia Newton-John
77
Who played Spock on the original Star Trek television series?
George Harrison
Leonard Nimoy
Zachary Quinto
Mark Hamill
78
Who is this?
Ben Stiller
Paul Rudd
Judd Nelson
Michael J. Fox
79
Who is this?
Danny DeVito
Edward Norton
Bill Hader
Robin Williams
80
Name The Song!
Rocket Man
Space Oddity
Bohemian Rhapsody
Intergalatic
81
Former U.S. Senator John Glenn was the first American to:
Orbit Earth
Walk on the moon
Walk in space
Get motion sickness in a zero-gravity situation
82
For what movie did Tom Hanks score his first Academy Award nomination?
Big
A League of Their Own
Forrest Gump
Cast Away
83
Frank Sinatra, a Democrat, became a Republican after President Kennedy stayed at Bing Crosby's home instead of his.
True
False
84
What continent is home to the most independent countries?
Asia
Africa
South America
Europe
85
Name The Song!
Eye of the Tiger
The Final Countdown
Jump
Livin' On A Prayer
86
What’s the name of the anthemic dance near the beginning of The Rocky Horror Picture Show?
Time Warp
Superheroes
Science Fiction
I'm Going Home
87
When did commercial broadcasting of color television begin?
1928
1934
1964
1951
88
How many stitches are there on a regulation baseball?
101
130
121
108
89
What popular ballroom dance shocked many when introduced in the late 18th century?
The Foxtrot
The Tango
The Samba
The Waltz
90
What day is Star Wars Day?
July 19
May 4
February 6
December 24
91
Mickey Mouse almost had a different name. What was it?
David Mouse
Mortimer Mouse
Malcolm Mouse
Quincy Mouse
92
What artist got more than 15 minutes of fame for turning Campbell's soup cans into artistic subject matter?
Yoko Ono
Salvador Dali
Andy Warhol
Georgia O'Keeffe
93
Which musician was shot and killed by his father?
John Lennon
Freddie Mercury
Marvin Gaye
Kurt Cobain
94
What year does Marty McFly try to return to in "Back To The Future"?
1983
1985
1984
1986

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