STUDENT QUIZ LANGUAGES of POP Take This Short Quiz to Test Your Knowledge

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KACEY MUSGRAVES Take this short quiz to test your knowledge.

1) What is the title of Kacey Musgraves’ most recent album?

2) Why is she considered a rebel child in the country music industry?

3) Why is “Rainbow” resonating with so many people right now?

4) Where did she most recently perform “Rainbow?”

5) What was the title of her debut album that hit No.2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart?

6) Which other artists has Musgraves been on tour with?

7) What two categories does she believe music falls into?

8) What does Musgraves believe makes for “good” music?

9) What challenges does she face as a female in the country music industry?

10) Why does she attract people who aren’t necessarily fans of country?

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STUDENT QUIZ LANGUAGES OF POP Take this short quiz to test your knowledge.

1) How many years were there between when “Macarena” and “Gangnam Style” were on the Billboard Hot 100?

2) Which Latin song started the major shift to Spanish-language music in the US mainstream?

3) In what year was there 19 Latin tracks on the Hot 100 (the previous year, there were only four)?

4) Who were some of the 1990s Latin artists who had hits that weren’t yet considered pop?

5) College enrollments in courses for which language increased by 65% in 2016?

6) Who were the first two K-pop acts to chart on the Hot 100?

7) What K-pop artist was the first to have an album on the Billboard 200?

8) Which BTS song hit 35 million views on YouTube in 24 hours, surpassing Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do?”

9) Who are some of the western artists who have collaborated with K-pop artists?

10) What is the WorldWide Countdown podcast and where can you listen to it?

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STUDENT QUIZ VIRTUAL CHOIR Take this short quiz to test your knowledge.

1) What is the Virtual Choir?

2) What is the age range of VC singers?

3) How many times has the VC been performed?

4) How did Whitacre discover his passion for choral music?

5) What year was the first Virtual Choir released?

6) How did the idea for the VC start?

7) What is the title of the first VC performance?

8) What were some of the challenges Whitacre had to fix to make the VC work?

9) How many times have the VC performances been viewed on YouTube?

10) What is the mission behind VC 6?

LANGUAGES OF POP STUDENT 1.16 years 2. “Despacito” by Luis Fonsi 3. 2017 QUIZ 4. Gloria Estefan, Shakira, Marc Anthony, Enrique Iglesias 5. Korean ANSWERS 6. BoA and Wonder Girls 7. BTS 8. “Fake Love” Vol.39, No.8 9. Halsey, Steve Aoki, Zara Larsson, Nicki Minaj, Dua Lipa, Becky G, Charli XCX, Jason Derulo, John Legend, Ellie Gould- ing 10. A podcast that collects hits in countries around the world. You can listen at intunemonthly.com

VIRTUAL CHOIR 1. A compilation of videos of thousands of people singing the same song 2. 4-87 (all ages are welcome) 3. Five times 4. He decided to join the choir on a whim when he got to college and immediately fell in love with it 5. 2010 6. Whitacre found a video of a fan singing his song, and he wondered what it would be like if he had dozens of other people record themselves singing the same song as one 7. “Lux Aurumque” 8. Tuning, timing, directions 9. Over 40 million 10. Whitacre composed a piece for VC 6 during the pandemic to try to bring the world closer together

KACEY MUSGRAVES 1. Golden Hour 2. Her songwriting style is considered more progressive than more traditional country artists 3. Many people have been negatively affected by the coro- navirus and “Rainbow” serves as a reminder that these dark times will pass and a bright future is ahead 4. Live at the Global Citizen One World:Together at Home special 5. SameTrailer Different Park 6. Katy Perry, Willie Nelson, Alison Krauss 7. Good or bad 8. Writing songs that you believe in 9. She feels like there are certain expectations and stan- dards for women in traditional country music that she doesn’t always feel comfortable with 10. She writes crossover songs that don’t have that distinctive “country” sound, and writes about songs that are relatable to almost everyone