By David Buckna, Special to ASSIST News Service On June 25, 2009 pop music superstar Michael Jackson died after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 50. Known as the "King of Pop," Jackson's songs and innovative dance moves were enjoyed by fans around the world. Test your knowledge of some of the biblical connections to the music of the Jackson 5 and Michael's solo career with this 20 question quiz. By David Buckna, Special to ASSIST News Service On June 25, 2009 pop music superstar Michael Jackson died after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 50. Known as the "King of Pop," Jackson's songs and innovative dance moves were enjoyed by fans around the world. Test your knowledge of some of the biblical connections to the music of the Jackson 5 and Michael's solo career with this 20 question quiz. 1. What was the first song Michael sang in public at age 5? 2. This gentle ballad by the Jackson 5 begins: "You and I must make a pact, we must bring salvation back". Name it. 3. What carol, first made popular by the Harry Simeone Chorale, appears on the Jackson 5 Christmas Album (1970)? 4. What was the first single from the Jackson 5's Skywriter album (1973)? 5. What video for a song on The Jackson's Triumph album (1980) was voted one of the 100 best videos of all time, in a 2001 poll to mark the 20th anniversary of MTV? 6. This dance-pop R&B classic from Thriller (1982)--the best-selling album of all time--includes the lyric: "But the kid is not my son." Name the song. 7. Also from Thriller, this song's theme echoes Proverbs 20:3 "Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling." Name the song. 8. What 1985 song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie was recorded by a supergroup of 45 musicians billed as USA for Africa? 9. A gospel choir is heard on what song from Bad (1987)? 10. What song from Dangerous (1991) promotes racial unity? 11. This song includes the lyrics:"And you can go by feel/'Stead of circumstance/But the power's in believing/So give yourself a chance". Name the song. 12. On what song does Michael sing: "See the nations turn their swords into plowshares"? 13. What gospel-influenced song from Dangerous resembles a lament psalm? 14. What's the setting for the 1992 video, Remember the Time? 15. What 1995 ballad centers around the destruction and rebirth of planet Earth? 16. What music video directed by Spike Lee was filmed in Brazil, the streets of Salvador, and a shantytown in Rio de Janeiro? 17. What song from Invincible (2001) asks the question: "And will the sun ever shine in the blind man's eyes when he cries?" 18. What song did Michael ask pastors Andrae and Sandra Crouch to sing to him just weeks before his death? 19. When Michael was rehearsing "They Don't Care About Us" with dancers during a June 23 session at the Staples Center, a 1963 sound byte from Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was added. What does King say? 20. What was the first song performed at the Michael Jackson Memorial Service? (July 7/09) ===>Click headline to access answers. . . |
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