2010s Review!

Question 1

Her career began at 14 as a country singer before transitioning to pop. Hits include "Shake it Off" and "Blank Space:"

Accepted Answer

Taylor Swift

Question 2

This English pop star is known for her big, soulful voice on hits like "Rolling in the Deep" and "Rumor Has It:"

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Adele

Question 3

This businessman and reality TV show host was elected President in 2016 with the slogan "Make America Great Again:"

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Donald Trump

Question 4

She's a singing, dancing violinist with the best-selling EDM album of 2014 and hit song Pete's Dragon's "Something Wild"

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Lindsey Stirling

Question 5

This genre increased in popularity with subgenres like house, trap, dub-step, etc. by DJs like Calvin Harris & Scrillex:

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EDM

Question 6

Who is Joanne Angelina Germanotta, musician from a young age, fashion icon and singer of "Just Dance" & "Shallow?"

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Lady Gaga

Question 7

He is modernizing jazz while preserving New Orleans culture. He&#x27;s played for groups like Green Day and is a solo artist

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Trombone Shorty

Question 8

In the 2010s, what genre of music surpassed pop and rock as the most popular style of music?

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Hip-Hop

Question 9

He is head of film music at DreamWorks Studios and has written music for Pirates of the Caribbean and The Lion King:

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Hans Zimmer

Question 10

He was an Elvis impersonator before he started writing songs for other artists & having his own hits like "Uptown Funk":

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Bruno Mars

Question 11

She was the daughter of two pastors, her first album was Christian music before she wrote her hits "Firework" and "Roar"

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Katy Perry

Question 12

This band has a truly unique sound with banjo, mandolin, accordian, and string bass on songs like "Little Lion Man"

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Mumford & Sons

Question 13

He started out as an actor on the TV show DeGrassi before working with Lil Wayne and releasing hits like "God&#x27;s Plan"

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Drake

Question 14

This London singer gained his first following on YouTube before releasing "Perfect" and "Shape of You"

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Ed Sheeren

Question 15

This genre of music uses only voices to make music, even the background parts and is heard by the group Pentatonix:

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Acapella

Question 16

Originally from Barbados, she is now the wealthiest female artist in the world with hits like "Umbrella" and "Work:"

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Rihanna

Question 17

This Canadian is the first hugely successful big band singer since the 50s. Hits include "Feelin&#x27; Good" & "Everything"

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Michael Buble

Question 18

This Utah-based band was the "breakout band of the year" in 2012 with hits like "Radioactive" and "Thunder:"

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Imagine Dragons

Question 19

This "old fashioned" way of listening to music made a comeback when it outsold CDs in the 2010s

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Vinyl records

Question 20

He wrote and starred in Hamilton and recently won an Oscar for writing the music for Disney's Encanto:

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Lin Manuel Miranda

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