Whiskers Brewing Presents
🕺 MICHAEL JACKSON TRIVIA 🕺
The King of Pop Trivia Night
9 South High Street, Newville, PA | 7:00 PM
6 Rounds · 10 Questions Each · 60 Total Questions
Round 1: 🎤 Career Beginnings
1. What family group did Michael Jackson front before going solo?
✓ Answer: Jackson 5
2. In what year was Michael Jackson born?
✓ Answer: 1958
3. What city in Indiana was Michael Jackson born in?
✓ Answer: Gary
4. What was Michael Jackson's middle name?
✓ Answer: Joseph
5. Which instrument did his brother Jermaine play?
✓ Answer: Bass
6. What was the title of Michael's first adult solo album, released in 1979?
✓ Answer: Off the Wall
7. Which record label released Thriller?
✓ Answer: Epic
8. What is the name of Michael's older brother, a Jackson 5 member and solo star?
✓ Answer: Jermaine
9. What is the name of Michael's famous younger sister, also a singer?
✓ Answer: Janet
10. What decade did the Jackson 5 first sign with Motown?
✓ Answer: 1960s
Round 2: 💿 Albums & Songs
1. Which Michael Jackson song features the lyric "the kid is not my son"?
✓ Answer: Billie Jean
2. Which Michael Jackson song features a guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen?
✓ Answer: Beat It
3. Which Michael Jackson song has a famous spoken-word section by Vincent Price?
✓ Answer: Thriller
4. What 1987 album followed Thriller?
✓ Answer: Bad
5. Which Michael Jackson song features the line "Annie, are you OK?"?
✓ Answer: Smooth Criminal
6. Which 1991 hit says "It don't matter if you're black or white"?
✓ Answer: Black or White
7. Which Michael Jackson song urges you to "make that change"?
✓ Answer: Man in the Mirror
8. Which Thriller track includes the "mama say mama sa" chant?
✓ Answer: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
9. Which 1979 hit invites you to rock with him all night?
✓ Answer: Rock with You
10. What is the title of Michael Jackson's 2001 final studio album?
✓ Answer: Invincible
Round 3: 🕺 Videos, Dance & Movies
1. What is the name of Michael Jackson's signature dance move?
✓ Answer: Moonwalk
2. What 1988 Michael Jackson movie features his music and a robot transformation?
✓ Answer: Moonwalker
3. What famous 1983 TV special did he debut the moonwalk on?
✓ Answer: Motown 25
4. Which short film features Michael Jackson dancing with zombies?
✓ Answer: Thriller
5. What impossible-angled move does he do in the "Smooth Criminal" video?
✓ Answer: Anti-gravity lean
6. On which hand did he wear his signature single white glove?
✓ Answer: Left
7. What 1995 single did he record with his sister Janet?
✓ Answer: Scream
8. What is the name of his 3D Disney attraction film?
✓ Answer: Captain EO
9. What iconic style of hat did Michael Jackson often wear on stage?
✓ Answer: Fedora
10. What is the title of his 1992 book of poems and reflections?
✓ Answer: Dancing the Dream
Round 4: 🏆 Records, Awards & Life
1. What is Michael Jackson's most famous royal nickname?
✓ Answer: King of Pop
2. How many Grammy Awards did he win in a single night in 1984?
✓ Answer: Eight
3. What was the name of his pet chimpanzee?
✓ Answer: Bubbles
4. What 1985 charity song did he co-write with USA for Africa?
✓ Answer: We Are the World
5. In what year did Michael Jackson die?
✓ Answer: 2009
6. What is the name of Michael Jackson's daughter?
✓ Answer: Paris
7. What is the name of Michael Jackson's first son?
✓ Answer: Prince
8. What is the nickname of Michael Jackson's youngest son?
✓ Answer: Blanket
9. What 2009 concert residency was he preparing for when he died?
✓ Answer: This Is It
10. What is the name of Michael Jackson's mother?
✓ Answer: Katherine
Round 5: 🎸 Collaborations & Guest Stars
1. Which rock guitarist played the solo on "Beat It"?
✓ Answer: Eddie Van Halen
2. Which Beatle duetted with Michael on "Say Say Say"?
✓ Answer: Paul McCartney
3. Which singer joined him on the duet "The Girl Is Mine"?
✓ Answer: Paul McCartney
4. Which band's guitarist, Slash, played on "Black or White"?
✓ Answer: Guns N' Roses
5. Which of his sisters duetted with him on "Scream"?
✓ Answer: Janet Jackson
6. Which Brazilian percussion group was featured on "They Don't Care About Us"?
✓ Answer: Olodum
7. Which Beatles song did Michael Jackson cover on his 1987 album Bad?
✓ Answer: Come Together
8. Which NBA legend appeared alongside Michael in the "Jam" music video?
✓ Answer: Michael Jordan
9. Which famous magician worked with Michael on his stage illusions?
✓ Answer: David Copperfield
10. Who was Michael Jackson married to in 1994?
✓ Answer: Lisa Marie Presley
Round 6: 🌟 Legacy & Pop Culture
1. What Broadway musical is built around Michael Jackson's music?
✓ Answer: MJ the Musical
2. What 2009 documentary captured his final rehearsal footage?
✓ Answer: This Is It
3. What Cirque du Soleil production is based on his music?
✓ Answer: The Immortal World Tour
4. What honor title was he given in 2002?
✓ Answer: Artist of the Millennium
5. What was the name of Michael Jackson's sprawling California estate?
✓ Answer: Neverland Ranch
6. What was the title of his 1988 autobiography?
✓ Answer: Moonwalk
7. What 1976 variety TV show starred the Jackson family?
✓ Answer: The Jacksons
8. What is the name of Michael Jackson's production company?
✓ Answer: MJJ Productions
9. Which song did he write for his own charitable foundation?
✓ Answer: Heal the World
10. What were the 2001 Madison Square Garden concerts celebrating?
✓ Answer: His 30th Anniversary as a solo artist