- 1. How many lead singles were released from Beyoncé?
A) Three
B) One
C) Four
D) Two
- 2. On what date did 'XO' impact hot adult contemporary radio in the United States?
A) December 17, 2013
B) August 12, 2014
C) December 16, 2013
D) February 25, 2014
- 3. What peak position did 'XO' reach on the US Billboard Hot 100?
A) Number forty-five
B) Number two
C) Number twenty-three
D) Number seven
- 4. Which artist is featured on the lead single 'Drunk in Love'?
A) Jay-Z
B) Jillian Mapes
C) Jon Pareles
D) Nicki Minaj
- 5. What peak position did 'Drunk in Love' reach on the US Billboard Hot 100?
A) Number forty-five
B) Number two
C) Number seven
D) Number nine
- 6. Which chart did 'Drunk in Love' reach number one on?
A) US Dance Club Songs
B) US Billboard Hot 100
C) UK Official Charts
D) US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Rhythmic charts
- 7. How many digital copies does the RIAA platinum certification of 'Drunk in Love' denote?
A) Five hundred thousand
B) Two million
C) One million
D) Three million
- 8. When was 'Partition' impacted to urban contemporary radio in the United States as the third single?
A) June 10, 2014
B) August 12, 2014
C) February 25, 2014
D) December 17, 2013
- 9. What peak position did 'Partition' reach on the US Dance Club Songs chart?
A) Number two
B) Number one
C) Number twenty-three
D) Number seven
- 10. On which website was the music video for 'Pretty Hurts' made available for streaming on April 24, 2014?
A) Billboard's official website
B) Time magazine's official website
C) Rolling Stone's official website
D) Pitchfork's official website
- 11. When did 'Pretty Hurts' impact contemporary hit and rhythmic radio in the United States?
A) June 23, 2014
B) August 12, 2014
C) November 25, 2014
D) June 10, 2014
- 12. Who is featured on the remix of 'Flawless', which served as the fifth single?
A) Caitlin White
B) Jay-Z
C) Jon Pareles
D) Nicki Minaj
- 13. What peak position did the remix of 'Flawless' reach on the US Hot 100?
A) Number forty-five
B) Number two
C) Number twenty-three
D) Number forty-one
- 14. What are the sixth and seventh singles from the Platinum Edition reissue?
A) 'XO' and 'Drunk in Love'
B) 'Partition' and 'Pretty Hurts'
C) '7/11' and 'Ring Off'
D) 'Flawless' and 'XO'
- 15. On what date was '7/11' released as a single?
A) November 28, 2014
B) November 25, 2014
C) June 10, 2014
D) August 12, 2014
- 16. On what date was 'Ring Off' released as a single?
A) November 25, 2014
B) June 23, 2014
C) December 16, 2013
D) November 28, 2014
- 17. What weighted mean rating out of 100 did Beyoncé receive at Metacritic based on 34 reviews?
A) 75
B) 100
C) 85
D) 90
- 18. According to Pitchfork's Jillian Mapes, what did Beyoncé represent?
A) Steamy and sleek erotic exploits and sultry vocals
B) An exploration of gritty margins of popular music
C) MJ-level talent met pop-perfectionism in a moment that defined album-cycle disruption
D) Gospel power, hip-hop flow and huge range
- 19. Who described the tracks as 'steamy and sleek, full of erotic exploits and sultry vocals'?
A) Robert Christgau
B) Caitlin White
C) Jon Pareles
D) Jillian Mapes
- 20. Who characterized Beyoncé as a feminist text?
A) Caitlin White
B) Neil McCormick
C) Anupa Mistry
D) Nick Catucci
- 21. Who admired the album's 'sex sequence' of songs?
A) Carrie Battan
B) Robert Christgau
C) David Amidon
D) Rob Sheffield
- 22. Which publication's writer, David Amidon, praised the album's honest, highly sexual nature?
A) NME
B) PopMatters
C) Spin
D) Pitchfork
- 23. Who observed that Beyoncé was 'exploring sounds and ideas at the grittier margins of popular music'?
A) Neil McCormick
B) Mikael Wood
C) Carrie Battan
D) Kitty Empire
- 24. Who felt the album was 'more textured than its predecessors in both sound and content'?
A) Rob Sheffield
B) Anupa Mistry
C) Caitlin White
D) Jon Pareles
- 25. Which publication described the album's production as 'low-key, moody' and noted a lack of 'guaranteed hits'?
A) Entertainment Weekly
B) Rolling Stone
C) Los Angeles Times
D) NME
- 26. Who found Beyoncé's boldness among its best attributes and noted it goes for 'full-grown electro soul with an artsy boho edge'?
A) Neil McCormick
B) Nick Catucci
C) Robert Christgau
D) Rob Sheffield
- 27. Who from the Los Angeles Times highlighted a desire to push creative boundaries among the tracks?
A) Anupa Mistry
B) David Amidon
C) Carrie Battan
D) Mikael Wood
- 28. Who concluded that the album was characterized by 'clashing impulses'?
A) Nick Catucci
B) Kitty Empire
C) Jillian Mapes
D) Jon Pareles
- 29. Who declared Beyoncé as 'one of the most technically gifted vocalists in pop'?
A) Rob Sheffield
B) David Amidon
C) Mikael Wood
D) Neil McCormick
- 30. Who noted the diverseness of Beyoncé's vocals on the up-tempo songs, ranging between falsettos and rapping?
A) Anupa Mistry
B) Kitty Empire
C) Neil McCormick
D) Carrie Battan
- 31. Which publication regarded her voice most effective on the album's ballads?
A) Spin
B) The Telegraph
C) Clash
D) The Observer
- 32. How many bedrooms did the mansion rented by Beyoncé for recording have?
A) 20
B) 40
C) 10
D) 50
- 33. When did recording sessions for the album begin?
A) Mid-2012
B) Early 2013
C) Late 2011
D) Mid-2013
- 34. Who co-wrote the album's opening track, 'Pretty Hurts'?
A) Sia
B) Ryan Tedder
C) Justin Timberlake
D) Timbaland
- 35. Why was the project suspended until 2013?
A) Due to legal disputes
B) Due to studio renovations
C) Due to touring
D) Due to illness
- 36. Who described Beyoncé's attention to detail as 'obsessive' in a Vogue interview?
A) The-Dream
B) Timbaland
C) Jason Gay
D) Boots
- 37. Who signed a publishing deal with Jay-Z's Roc Nation in mid-2013?
A) Detail
B) Benny Blanco
C) Eric Bellinger
D) Boots
- 38. What song did Boots reluctantly play for Beyoncé on his cell phone?
A) Drunk in Love
B) Flawless
C) Ghost
D) Haunted
- 39. What inspired Boots to write the rap 'Ghost'?
A) Early romance with his wife
B) An exasperating meeting with a potential record label
C) A TED talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
D) A sinus infection
- 40. Which electronic musician's work did Boots try to resemble using guitar arpeggios?
A) Aphex Twin
B) Timbaland
C) Ryan Tedder
D) Benny Blanco
- 41. What did 'Ghost' subsequently become the first half of?
A) "Haunted"
B) "Partition"
C) "Superpower"
D) "Flawless"
- 42. What percentage of the album did Boots end up working on?
A) 80 percent
B) 50 percent
C) 20 percent
D) 100 percent
- 43. Which previously released song was incorporated into 'Flawless'?
A) "Yoncé"
B) "Grown Woman"
C) "Standing on the Sun"
D) "Bow Down"
- 44. Whose TED talk was interpolated into the track 'Flawless'?
A) Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
B) Sia
C) Jay-Z
D) Jason Gay
- 45. What is the name of the TED talk interpolated into 'Flawless'?
A) "The Power of Vulnerability"
B) "Why We Have Too Few Women Leaders"
C) "We Should All Be Feminists"
D) "The Danger of a Single Story"
- 46. What rap was used as the opening of the track 'Partition'?
A) "Grown Woman"
B) "Bow Down"
C) "Ghost"
D) "Yoncé"
- 47. Where was the song 'No Angel' composed?
A) London
B) Sydney
C) Berlin
D) New York City
- 48. Why were the vocals for the demo of 'XO' never re-recorded?
A) The studio in Berlin was closed down
B) Justin Timberlake deleted the audio files
C) She lost her voice permanently after a tour
D) Beyoncé felt their imperfections fit the song
- 49. What health issue did Beyoncé have when recording the demo of 'XO'?
A) Laryngitis
B) The flu
C) A sinus infection
D) Bronchitis
- 50. When were the vocals on the album edited and producers notified to submit their final cuts?
A) In mid-2012
B) In January 2013
C) During Christmas week
D) During Thanksgiving week
- 51. What did Beyoncé focus on instead of spending extensive time on vocal production?
A) Designing new vision boards
B) Perfecting the album's music
C) Touring across Europe
D) Directing music videos for every track
- 52. How many total songs were recorded for the album?
A) Eighty
B) Ten
C) Forty
D) Fourteen
- 53. What did Beyoncé compare the recording atmosphere in the mansion to?
A) A camp
B) A boot camp
C) A strict school
D) A corporate office
- 54. What number studio album is Beyoncé by Beyoncé?
A) Third
B) Fourth
C) Fifth
D) Sixth
- 55. What type of album is Beyoncé?
A) Visual album
B) Acoustic album
C) Remix album
D) Live album
- 56. What record did Beyoncé break upon its release on the iTunes Store?
A) Longest charting album
B) Most expensive album
C) Most streamed album in one hour
D) Fastest-selling album
- 57. How many times has the album been certified platinum by the RIAA?
A) Diamond
B) Triple platinum
C) Double platinum
D) Six-times platinum
- 58. How many songs were released as singles from the album?
A) Six
B) Four
C) Three
D) Five
- 59. Under what title was the album reissued on November 24, 2014?
A) Special Edition
B) Visual Edition
C) Platinum Edition
D) Deluxe Edition
- 60. How many Grammy Awards did the album and its songs win at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in 2015?
A) Two
B) Three
C) One
D) Four
- 61. What was the title of Beyoncé's fourth studio album released in 2011?
A) Dangerously in Love
B) 4
C) 3
D) B'Day
- 62. What is the name of Beyoncé's first child?
A) Rumi
B) Sir
C) Ivy Blue
D) Blue Ivy
- 63. What song did Beyoncé perform at President Barack Obama's second inauguration in early 2013?
A) "Bow Down"
B) "The Star-Spangled Banner"
C) "God Bless America"
D) "America the Beautiful"
- 64. Which major halftime show did Beyoncé headline in early 2013?
A) Super Bowl XLVII
B) Super Bowl 50
C) Super Bowl L
D) Super Bowl XLV
- 65. What self-directed autobiographical documentary did Beyoncé release in February 2013?
A) Black Is King
B) Life Is But a Dream
C) Lemonade
D) Homecoming
- 66. Who produced the track "Bow Down"?
A) Kanye West
B) Hit-Boy
C) Pharrell Williams
D) Timbaland
- 67. Who described "I Been On" as "brilliantly odd" in The Guardian?
A) Hit-Boy
B) Timbaland
C) Lindsay Zoladz
D) Michael Cragg
- 68. Which publication's writer Lindsay Zoladz noted the assertiveness of "I Been On"?
A) Billboard
B) The Guardian
C) Pitchfork
D) Rolling Stone
- 69. Who served as the creative director for the entire visual project?
A) Beyoncé
B) Michael Jackson
C) Star Search
D) Todd Tourso
- 70. What did Beyoncé wear while filming in public to maintain project secrecy and prevent leaks?
A) A blindfold
B) A heavy disguise
C) In-ear headphones
D) Noise-canceling earmuffs
- 71. What childhood television competition did Beyoncé lose, which she saw as a defining moment?
A) The Mickey Mouse Club
B) American Idol
C) Star Search
D) Star Maker
- 72. What recurring object was used in the videos to represent the sacrifice and time lost as a child?
A) Trophies
B) Medals
C) Microphones
D) Photographs
- 73. What did Beyoncé say she found liberating about the explicit content and exposure of her body in the visuals?
A) Reviewing the final edits
B) Shooting them
C) Releasing them to the public
D) Designing the costumes
- 74. How many audio tracks are on the album Beyoncé?
A) Seventeen
B) Six
C) Ten
D) Fourteen
- 75. How many short films accompany the album?
A) Four
B) Fourteen
C) Twenty
D) Seventeen
- 76. The album's electro-R&B soundscape is located in which era?
A) Post-dubstep era
B) Disco era
C) Swing era
D) Grunge era
- 77. What is the stream of consciousness rap that ushers in the dream-like state on 'Haunted'?
A) Rocket
B) Bow Down
C) Yoncé
D) Ghost
- 78. At what age did Beyoncé begin her career as a singer?
A) Seven
B) Nine
C) Twelve
D) Sixteen
- 79. Which song features a running cunnilingus metaphor of 'licking Skittles'?
A) Jealous
B) Blow
C) Rocket
D) Mine
- 80. Which song addresses fidelity and features promises, suspicion, and potential revenge?
A) Jealous
B) XO
C) Heaven
D) Mine
- 81. Which song references marital strife and difficulties with postpartum depression?
A) Mine
B) Blue
C) Jealous
D) Pretty Hurts
- 82. Which power pop opening track is a self-empowerment anthem decrying society's obsession with unattainable beauty standards?
A) Superpower
B) Heaven
C) Pretty Hurts
D) Grown Woman
- 83. Which chillwave song with minimalist hip-hop influences is noted for its falsetto vocal register?
A) No Angel
B) Blue
C) XO
D) Superpower
- 84. How many additional tracks are included on the album's Platinum Edition reissue?
A) Two
B) Seventeen
C) Four
D) Six
- 85. Which Platinum Edition track is an uptempo hip hop piece that uses Auto-Tune?
A) Ghost
B) 7/11
C) Standing on the Sun
D) Ring Off
- 86. Which Platinum Edition track is a midtempo reggae ballad addressing the end of the marriage between Beyoncé's parents?
A) Ring Off
B) 7/11
C) Standing on the Sun
D) Heaven
- 87. Which guest vocalist is featured on the remixed version of 'Standing on the Sun' included on the Platinum Edition?
A) Mr. Vegas
B) Frank Ocean
C) Jay-Z
D) D'Angelo
- 88. Which music critic described many songs as emphasizing 'moody, shifting beats and drawn-out vibe sessions'?
A) Neil McCormick
B) Evan Rytlewski
C) Soraya McDonald
D) Nick Catucci
- 89. Who viewed Beyoncé as significant to black feminism because it celebrates black female sexuality in mainstream music and hip hop?
A) Neil McCormick
B) Soraya McDonald
C) Evan Rytlewski
D) Caitlin White
- 90. What specific color did Beyoncé explicitly state she did not want on the album cover?
A) Red
B) Black
C) Blue
D) Pink
- 91. Which band's eponymous fifth studio album from 1991 inspired the designer for Beyoncé's album cover?
A) Pearl Jam
B) Guns N' Roses
C) Metallica
D) Nirvana
- 92. What codename was used for the album during meetings with executives from Columbia Records and the iTunes Store?
A) Lily
B) Daisy
C) Rose
D) Violet
- 93. Which management company held release meetings for the album in early December 2013?
A) Parkwood Entertainment
B) Sony Music
C) Roc Nation
D) Columbia Records
- 94. Which social network's new 'Auto Play' feature for videos did the album benefit from due to advertising meetings?
A) Instagram
B) Facebook
C) MySpace
D) Twitter
- 95. How many hours did Parkwood Entertainment have to prepare the physical release after the online launch?
A) Forty-eight hours
B) Seventy-two hours
C) One week
D) Twenty-four hours
- 96. At which theater in New York City were all the videos from the album screened on December 21, 2013?
A) Apollo Theater
B) Beacon Theatre
C) Broadway Theatre
D) SVA Theater
- 97. Which song did Beyoncé perform during the remaining stops of the North American leg of The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in December 2013?
A) Donk
B) XO
C) Drunk in Love
D) Partition
- 98. At which awards ceremony did Beyoncé perform 'Drunk in Love' for the first time on January 26, 2014?
A) 2014 BRIT Awards
B) 2014 BET Awards
C) 2014 MTV Video Music Awards
D) 56th Annual Grammy Awards
- 99. In which city did the On the Run Tour kick off on June 25, 2014?
A) New York City
B) Paris
C) Miami
D) Los Angeles
- 100. In which city did the On the Run Tour end on September 13, 2014?
A) Miami
B) Paris
C) New York City
D) London
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