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Music Video History

This quiz will test your knowledge about the history of music videos.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which artist is credited with releasing the first music video?

  1. The Beatles
  2. Elvis Presley
  3. Michael Jackson
  4. Madonna
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What was the name of MTV's first music video?

  1. Video Killed the Radio Star
  2. Thriller
  3. Like a Prayer
  4. Smells Like Teen Spirit
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which artist was the first to win a Grammy Award for a music video?

  1. Michael Jackson
  2. Madonna
  3. Prince
  4. Whitney Houston
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which music video is considered to be the most expensive ever made?

  1. Thriller
  2. Scream
  3. Black or White
  4. Earth Song
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which music video was the first to feature computer-generated imagery (CGI)?

  1. Money for Nothing
  2. Sledgehammer
  3. Take On Me
  4. Smooth Criminal
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which music video was the first to be banned from MTV?

  1. Like a Prayer
  2. Thriller
  3. Smells Like Teen Spirit
  4. Baby One More Time
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which music video was the first to feature a same-sex kiss?

  1. I Want Your Sex
  2. Like a Prayer
  3. Justify My Love
  4. Vogue
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which music video was the first to be directed by a woman?

  1. Thriller
  2. Like a Prayer
  3. Justify My Love
  4. Vogue
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which music video was the first to be shot in space?

  1. Major Tom (Coming Home)
  2. Starman
  3. Space Oddity
  4. Rocket Man
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which music video was the first to feature a virtual reality experience?

  1. Sledgehammer
  2. Take On Me
  3. Smooth Criminal
  4. Scream
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which music video was the first to be released exclusively on the internet?

  1. All Star
  2. Interstate Love Song
  3. The Way You Make Me Feel
  4. Smells Like Teen Spirit
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which music video was the first to be viewed over 1 billion times on YouTube?

  1. Gangnam Style
  2. Despacito
  3. Shape of You
  4. See You Again
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which music video was the first to be nominated for an Academy Award?

  1. Thriller
  2. Like a Prayer
  3. Justify My Love
  4. Vogue
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which music video was the first to win a Grammy Award for Best Music Video?

  1. Thriller
  2. Like a Prayer
  3. Justify My Love
  4. Vogue
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which music video was the first to be inducted into the National Film Registry?

  1. Thriller
  2. Like a Prayer
  3. Justify My Love
  4. Vogue
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