Fifteen Minutes of Notoriety Trivia Quiz

Answer: Britney Spears

Britney's dance routine lacked her usual style and grace, to the dismay of her fans, and caused much media comment. Her personal troubles were such that in 2008 she was made a ward and her father was given control of her finances and other legal business. In spite of her obviously troubled personal life, Britney Spears was the most successful female artist, in terms of sales, for the first decade of the 21st century, and has sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
"Gimme More" made the Top Ten in the singles charts in eight countries, and was a number one hit in Canada.

Answer: Limp Bizkit

Rage Against the Machine lost out on the award for Best Rock Video to Limp Bizkit that year. Bassist Commerford scaled some scaffolding at the side of the stage in protest, and refused to come down. He was eventually forcibly removed by security personnel and spent the night in jail.
Rage Against the Machine have won at least two Grammy Awards in their career, and in 2008 were entered into the "Kerrang!" magazine Hall of Fame. Their single "Killing in the Name" was the Christmas number one on the UK Singles Chart in 2009.

Answer: Justin Timberlake

Janet Jackson was wearing gold jewellery under her clothes and was exposed for a very short time, but the incident, famously referred to afterwards as a "wardrobe malfunction" led to over half a million complaints to the American broadcasting authorities. TV company CBS was later fined $550,000 for offending public decency.
During her career, Janet Jackson has won several Grammy Awards. She is among the most successful female recording artists of all time.
Justin Timberlake first found fame as a member of the boy band N'Sync, and then went on to have a successful solo career, selling over 16 million albums worldwide.

Answer: Kanye West

West burst onto the stage and took the microphone from Taylor's hands to declare that he thought Beyonce Knowles had a better video. When Beyonce won the award for Video of the Year later in the evening, she called Taylor back to the stage to finish her speech.
President Obama was later reported as having called West "a jackass" for his antics.
Kanye West is a music producer and rapper who has sold around 12 million records worldwide. Among an extensive list of awards and accolades, he has MOBO and Grammy Awards.

Answer: Michael Larson

The game depended on contestants pressing a button to stop a flashing light on prizes, cash, free spins, or "whammy". In 1984, Michael Larson figured out the patterns of the light and was able to hit whichever square he wanted to, during the game. He eventually won a total of $110,237 worth of cash and prizes.

Answer: Bret Michaels

Michaels and his band Poison were at the ceremony to perform with the cast of musical "Rock of Ages" when the scenery fell. As well as his broken nose, Bret had to have stitches in his lip.
Poison were at their most successful in the 1980s, and have sold over 25 million records worldwide. Their best known song is perhaps "Every Rose has its Thorn" which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1988.

Answer: Soy Bomb

Michael Portnoy had actually been hired as a dancer in the background of Dylan's performance, but managed to take centre stage with his antics. Bob tried to keep singing and ignore the distraction, and in the end Portnoy was led from the stage by a security man.
During a career spanning over half a century, Bob Dylan has won many Grammy Awards.

Answer: Samantha Fox and Mick Fleetwood

Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac fame, and Samantha Fox made an unusual pair to say the least. The whole live show degenerated into a shambles of missed cues, mixed up lines, and at least one video acceptance speech (from Michael Jackson) was lost completely and never shown.
Mick Fleetwood is the drummer with Fleetwood Mac. The band's album "Rumours" has sold more than 40 million copies since it was first released in 1977.
Samantha Fox first found fame in the UK as a glamour model, and later as a pop singer. She has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, and her debut single "Touch Me" reached number one in the singles charts of five countries when it was released in 1986.

Answer: Christina Aguilera

Christina has sold at least 50 million albums worldwide during her career, and is one of the most successful female recording artists of all time. During her performance of the National Anthem at the Super Bowl in 2011, she sang the wrong line at one point, and later said that it was because she was nervous and overwhelmed at the occasion.

Answer: The Price is Right

As the show announcer Johnny Olson said at the time, "She came on down, and they came on out"!
It took some minutes before anyone realised what had happened, and Yolanda was oblivious, only adjusting her top when one of her fellow contestants pointed it out to her.
Johnny Olson's career as an announcer began in 1958 when he worked on "Name That Tune", and he worked on "The Price is Right" from 1972 until he passed away in 1985.