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