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