- 1. What is M.I.A.'s real name?
A) Meera Kapoor
B) Mathangi Arulpragasam
C) Mira Nair
D) Maya Radhakrishnan
- 2. In which country was M.I.A. born?
A) Pakistan
B) India
C) Bangladesh
D) Sri Lanka
- 3. What is the title of M.I.A.'s debut studio album released in 2005?
A) Kala
B) Maya
C) Matangi
D) Arular
- 4. Which M.I.A. song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song?
A) Bad Girls
B) Paper Planes
C) Bird Flu
D) O Saya
- 5. M.I.A.'s hit song 'Paper Planes' was prominently featured in the soundtrack of which movie?
A) Slumdog Millionaire
B) Lion
C) The Hurt Locker
D) Zero Dark Thirty
- 6. Which British music producer and artist has collaborated with M.I.A. on her music?
A) Skrillex
B) David Guetta
C) Diplo
D) Calvin Harris
- 7. In addition to music, M.I.A. has worked in which of the following fields?
A) Forestry
B) Fashion
C) Astronomy
D) Architecture
- 8. M.I.A. performed with which American singer at the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show in 2012?
A) Katy Perry
B) Lady Gaga
C) Madonna
D) Beyoncé
- 9. What controversy surrounded M.I.A.'s performance with Madonna at the Super Bowl halftime show?
A) Middle finger gesture
B) Wardrobe malfunction
C) Lip syncing
D) Offensive language
- 10. Which record label was M.I.A. signed to for her early music career?
A) XL Recordings
B) Atlantic Records
C) Def Jam Recordings
D) Interscope Records
- 11. What was M.I.A.'s first single that gained significant attention in the music industry?
A) Sunshowers
B) Galang
C) Bucky Done Gun
D) Boyz
- 12. Which of the following songs by M.I.A. features a sample of The Clash's 'Straight to Hell'?
A) Sunshowers
B) Bucky Done Gun
C) Paper Planes
D) Boyz
- 13. What was the title of M.I.A.'s 2016 studio album that received mixed reviews from critics?
A) AIM
B) Matangi
C) Kala
D) Arular
- 14. Which American hip hop artist did M.I.A. collaborate with on the song 'Swagga Like Us'?
A) Kanye West
B) Lil Wayne
C) Drake
D) Jay-Z
- 15. What is the title of M.I.A.'s critically acclaimed second studio album released in 2007?
A) Kala
B) Maya
C) Matangi
D) Arular
- 16. In what year did M.I.A. receive her first Grammy Award nomination?
A) 2009
B) 2014
C) 2010
D) 2005
- 17. Before pursuing music, M.I.A. studied at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in which city?
A) New York
B) Paris
C) London
D) Los Angeles
- 18. In what year did M.I.A. release her debut album 'Arular'?
A) 2003
B) 2007
C) 2005
D) 2010
- 19. Where was M.I.A. raised after leaving Sri Lanka with her family?
A) London, England
B) Toronto, Canada
C) Sydney, Australia
D) New York, USA
- 20. M.I.A. is known for incorporating elements of which genre into her music?
A) World Music
B) Hip Hop
C) Classical
D) Jazz
- 21. The music video for M.I.A.'s song 'Born Free' was directed by which filmmaker?
A) Ava DuVernay
B) Spike Jonze
C) Martin Scorsese
D) Romain Gavras
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