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Pop songs have a good rhythm, a catchy melody, and are easy to remember and sing along to. 

Pop Music Trivia Quiz
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1. What large body of water on the southern end of Canada's Hudson Bay shares its name with a musician best-known for his 2014 hit single, 'Hold Back the River'?

2. Who is the 'Shallow' singer who won received a Golden Globe nod for Best Actress in 2018 on top of their musical accolades?

3. Allegedly written after lead singer Freddie Mercury saw the Tour de France from a hotel window, what band's song 'Bicycle Race' was released as a B-side in 1978?

4. Home to luxury shopping, a handbag museum, and the Trade Tower skyscraper, what upscale district in Seoul was made famous worldwide in a 2012 song by PSY?

5. What girl group consisting of Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock, rose to prominence after winning the first British 'X Factor' in 2011? Their two word name implies they are a small combination, and indeed only have 3 members (previously 4).

6. Jimmy Brooks was the character that what future world-conquering rapper played on the TV show Degrassi?

7. What Toni Braxton single from 1996 reached No. 1 in more than 15 countries and makes sense in a romantic context but almost none in a medical context?

8. What rapper refers to the 'red bottoms' of pricey Christian Louboutin shoes in her 2018 hit, 'Bodak Yellow?'

9. 'Last Train to Memphis' is a biography of what norm-shattering 20th century singer whose fame peaked in the 1950s?

10. A 2021 Lil Nas X song, whose music video addresses the lawsuit Nike filed against his 'Satan Shoes', is about an '______ Baby.' Fill in the one word blank, an 'I' word usually associated the economic strength of a particular business.

11. What musician is the lead singer of both Blur and Gorillaz, two popular British bands?

12. American singer and dancer Elgin Baylor Lumpkin was born in DC and named after the basketball legend Elgin Baylor who was also born in DC. However, Lumpkin is better known by what one-word 'G' stage name? This singer was part of a hit-making duo with producer Timbaland in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

13. In May 2021, a New Zealander pop star announced her first album in four years named 'Solar Power' and shortly thereafter released the titular first single from the same album. Who is this mononym singer?

14. What is the stage name of the Canadian musician born Abel Makkonen Tesfay? This stage name might be seen on a calendar with poor spelling. This artist holds several chart records including being the first to simultaneously hold the top three positions on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart with 'Can't Feel My Face', 'Earned It,' and 'The Hills.'

15. Pitchfork listed 'Nikes' as the 25th-best song of 2016. Billboard ranked it number 28. What critically-acclaimed R&B singer released this track as the first song on his album 'Blonde?'

16. Named after a 1950 blues song by Muddy Waters and a 1965 Bob Dylan hit, what magazine's list of 'The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time' includes these top three selections: Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles?

17. After his 2010 hit 'Cooler Than Me' peaked at No. 6 on the U.S. Hot 100, this singer was considered a 'one hit wonder' until his 2015 track 'I Took a Pill in Ibiza' was remixed and became a club anthem a half decade later. Who is this Michigan-born musician?

18. Premiering on 'The Tonight Show' in February 2020, the K-Pop group BTS stunned viewers with a performance of their song 'ON' in what iconic NYC venue that has nearly a million visitors every day?

19. According to André 3000 in the OutKast song 'Hey Ya!', what's cooler than being cool?

20. There's a close-up of a bust of Napoleon Bonaparte at the beginning of the ABBA video for what song whose title namedrops a battle won by the namesake of New Zealand's capital?

21. Hey, this isn't about optometry at all! 'I just want you to know who I am' gets whined repeatedly at the end of 'Iris,' a '90s hit by what childish alt rock band?

22. What man won 'Top Rap Song' at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards for his song 'Rockstar' featured on his album 'Beerbongs & Bentleys'?

23. What adolescently-named lead singer was the front man for the 1980s pop group Culture Club?

24. Who is the only solo artist to achieve more than five Billboard No. 1 singles before the age of 19?

25. The BTS member with the shortest stage name uses what single letter that served as the name of the titular anarchist in a 2005 Natalie Portman film?

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