R&B Music Trivia

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1. After a 2003 split, the Best Contemporary R&B Album category began blending R&B with beats from a genre celebrated for its streetwise sound and production. Which genre is that?

Answer: >!Hip-hop!<

2. Which 2004 Usher album features hit singles like "Yeah!" and "Burn"?

Answer: >!Confessions!<

3. Which legendary soul singer, known as the Queen of Soul, was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Answer: >!Aretha Franklin!<

4. Which Motown act debuted at No. 1 on the revived R&B chart in 1965 with the hit My Girl?

Answer: >!The Temptations!<

5. Which R&B singer released the 2000 hit "Thong Song" that became a memorable novelty track?

Answer: >!Sisqó!<

6. Which pop singer teamed up with Ol’ Dirty Bastard for the iconic 1995 remix of "Fantasy" that helped blend pop and hip-hop styles?

Answer: >!Mariah Carey!<

7. John Legend’s soulful hit “All of Me” was written for which model and TV personality?

Answer: >!Chrissy Teigen!<

8. Which Motown artist nearly lost his record deal when Berry Gordy initially rejected his 1971 socially conscious album, What's Going On?

Answer: >!Marvin Gaye!<

9. Which R&B artist released the hit debut single Fallin' in 2001?

Answer: >!Alicia Keys!<

10. Which Motown group originally recorded Smokey Robinson’s 1966 hit “Get Ready”, later covered by Rare Earth?

Answer: >!The Temptations!<

11. Which iconic group clinched a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Group with the hit Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone?

Answer: >!The Temptations!<

12. What sound, left in as a placeholder for missing lyrics, finishes (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay?

Answer: >!Whistling!<

13. What term did Beyoncé coin for her 2013 album that featured a unique music video for every song?

Answer: >!Visual album!<

14. Which soul icon’s 1972 Cadillac Eldorado—lavishly outfitted with gold trim, fur lining, a TV, and a refrigerator—is showcased at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music?

Answer: >!Isaac Hayes!<

15. What is the name of the 7‑hour 1972 concert organized by Stax Records that celebrated Black soul culture?

Answer: >!Wattstax!<

16. In their 1996 cover of "Killing Me Softly With His Song", which Fugees member delivered the emotive lead vocals?

Answer: >!Lauryn Hill!<

17. Which American rapper released the iconic 1993 album Doggystyle that helped cement G-Funk's impact in hip-hop?

Answer: >!Snoop Dogg!<

18. Which Motown icon broke barriers in 1974 by becoming the first Black artist to win Album of the Year at the Grammys?

Answer: >!Stevie Wonder!<

19. Which social media platform fueled the viral resurgence of Chris Brown's “Under The Influence” in 2022?

Answer: >!TikTok!<

20. What distinctive improvised sound closes out "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay"?

Answer: >!Whistle!<

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