Question 1

Which 1982 album became the best-selling album of all time?

Accepted Answer

Thriller. Thriller has sold an estimated seventy million copies worldwide. Its run included seven top-ten singles from a single album.

Question 2

Who produced Thriller, Off the Wall, and Bad?

Accepted Answer

Quincy Jones. Quincy Jones produced all three albums, a partnership that defined the modern sound of pop production in the 1980s.

Question 3

What dance move did Jackson debut on the Motown 25 television special in 1983?

Accepted Answer

The Moonwalk. Jackson performed the moonwalk during Billie Jean on the Motown 25 special, instantly creating one of the most imitated moves in dance history.

Question 4

Which Jackson song features the famous spoken word section by Vincent Price?

Accepted Answer

Thriller. Vincent Price recorded his iconic Thriller monologue in two takes. The horror legend's contribution helped make the title track a Halloween perennial.

Question 5

What family group did Michael Jackson rise to fame with as a child?

Accepted Answer

The Jackson Five. Michael was the lead singer of the Jackson Five, who signed to Motown in 1969 and produced four consecutive number-one hits.

Question 6

Which 1987 album included the singles Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, and Smooth Criminal?

Accepted Answer

Bad. Bad produced five number-one singles, the first album in history to do so, and continued Jackson's commercial dominance after Thriller.

Question 7

Which charity single did Jackson co-write with Lionel Richie in 1985?

Accepted Answer

We Are the World. We Are the World was recorded by USA for Africa to support famine relief in Ethiopia, becoming one of the best-selling singles ever.

Question 8

What was the title of Jackson's planned 2009 London concert residency?

Accepted Answer

This Is It. This Is It was scheduled for fifty shows at the O2 Arena. Jackson died during rehearsals, and a documentary of those rehearsals was released later that year.

Question 9

Which short film by Jackson, directed by John Landis, transformed music video as a medium?

Accepted Answer

Thriller. The fourteen-minute Thriller short film was a cinematic event when it premiered in 1983 and remains the most iconic music video ever made.

Question 10

How many Grammy Awards did Michael Jackson win during his lifetime?

Accepted Answer

13. Jackson won thirteen Grammys, including a record-tying eight in a single night at the 1984 ceremony for Thriller.

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