Statistics for Music by Year, 1990–2009

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  • The average score is 12 of 20

Answer Stats

YearHintAnswer% Correct
2008Single lady who Jay-Z put a ring onBeyoncé Knowles
97%
2009Rapper who interrupted Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music AwardsKanye West
90%
2006Former boy band member who claimed that he was "bringing sexy back"Justin Timberlake
85%
1996Rapper who was shot and killed in Las VegasTupac Shakur
82%
2002American pop group who added Fergie as their fourth memberThe Black Eyed Peas
78%
1994Grunge icon who committed suicideKurt Cobain
75%
1998Girl group which Geri Halliwell leftThe Spice Girls
74%
2001mp3 player which was released to near-universal acclaimiPod
67%
2005Cartoon band who released their album "Demon Days"Gorillaz
60%
2000Rapper who was shot nine times in Queens, but survived50 Cent
57%
1991Metal band who released their "Black Album"Metallica
56%
1997
Celebrity whose death Elton John memorialized in an adapted
version of "Candle in the Wind"
Princess Diana
55%
1995
Song by Los del Río which became a dance craze at stadium events
across America
Macarena
45%
1992
Singer with a shaved head who destroyed a picture of the pope
on "Saturday Night Live"
Sinead O'Connor
45%
2003Rap duo who released their double album, "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below"Outkast
38%
1993Swedish group whose album "The Sign" sold over 20 million copiesAce of Base
33%
1999"Miseducated" singer who won five Grammy awardsLauryn Hill
33%
2004Disheveled backup dancer that Britney Spears marriedKevin Federline
31%
2007Band that released the album "In Rainbows" as a pay-what-you-want downloadRadiohead
31%
1990Trio of male opera singers who performed together for the first timeThe Three Tenors
30%

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