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Hit Songs of 2013 Trivia Quiz

What songs made it big in 2013? Here are some of them.

A multiple-choice quiz by elainehendrix. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
elainehendrix

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
366,928

Updated
Apr 30 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
804

Last 3 plays: trivialissue (6/10), Guest 128 (10/10), Eleanor18 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This single known for its looping saxophone melody took the number one spot in Billboard magazine's yearend countdown for 2013. In addition, this hip hop hit made it to number one in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France and a lot more countries. What is the title of this song about buying clothes from a second-hand store that gave Macklemore and Ryan Lewis two Grammy awards in 2014? Hint

Harlem Shake

White Walls

Grocery Store

Thrift Shop

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Question 2 of 10

2. Placing number one at the American Top 40 year-end chart for 2013, this single broke the 19-year-old record for radio audience with more than 240 million listeners, according to Interscope. What is the title of this song by Robin Thicke which featured Pharrell Williams and T.I.? Hint

Bread Lines

Broken Lines

Blurred Lines

Burned Lines

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Song of the Year winner at the 2014 Grammy awards was a number one hit in Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Iceland, Italy and a host of other countries. What is the title of this song by New Zealand's Lorde? Hint

Kings and Queens

Royals

Princess

The Prince

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Question 4 of 10

4. This song by the Swedish duo Avicii landed in the number one position in the singles charts in more than 20 countries around the world. What is the title of this single which features the (uncredited) vocals of Aloe Blacc? Hint

Start Me Up

Build Me Up

Wake Me Up

Take Me Up

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Question 5 of 10

5. Aside from becoming the highest ranking single in the Billboard Hot 100 by a Norwegian artist in three decades, this song spawned the top trending video for 2013 in YouTube. What is the title of this novelty hit by Vegard and B�rd Ylvis�ker, otherwise known as Ylvis? Hint

What Does the Elephant Say?

What Does the Wolf Say?

What Does the Fox Say?

What Does the Seal Say?

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which single by P!nk featuring fun.'s Nate Ruess hit number one in 20 countries including Mexico, Luxembourg and Lebanon and also won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration? Hint

Carry On

True Love

Just Give Me a Reason

Some Nights

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following is NOT a song by Bruno Mars that made it to the music charts in 2013? Hint

Locked Out of Heaven

Treasure

When I Was Your Man

Will it Rain?

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which dance pop single by Swedish duo Icona Pop and Britain's Charli XCX was certified double platinum in the United States and went on to amass more than 2.5 million downloads? Hint

I Love It

I Got This Feeling on this Summer Day

I Don't Care

When You Were Gone

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Question 9 of 10

9. What single which includes the lyrics "I got the eye of the tiger" became Katy Perry's eighth US number one song and went on to top the charts in other countries like South Korea, Israel, Croatia and Australia? Hint

Teenage Dream

Unconditionally

Roar

Prism

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Question 10 of 10

10. What single by Russian-German electronic music producer Zedd and British singer Foxes hit number one in "Billboard" magazine's Hot Dance Club Songs chart in 2013 and won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in 2014? Hint

Endlessly

Clarity

Crazy Kids

Lights

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Thrift Shop

On March 7, 2014, "Thrift Shop" was named as the top performing rap song in the past 25 years by Billboard on the 25th anniversary celebration of its Hot Rap Songs chart.

Answer: Blurred Lines

"Blurred Lines" also stirred a lot of controversy. The song's video was replaced after being pulled down for showing topless female models.

Answer: Royals

Lorde's real name is Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor. With "Royals", Lorde became the first solo artist from New Zealand to have a number one single in the United States.

Answer: Wake Me Up

Avicii is the stage name of Swedish disc jockey Tim Bergling.

Answer: What Does the Fox Say?

The official title of the song is "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)". It took only 35 days for "The Fox" to hit 100 million views on YouTube, as compared to 51 days by PSY's "Gangnam Style".

6. Which single by P!nk featuring fun.'s Nate Ruess hit number one in 20 countries including Mexico, Luxembourg and Lebanon and also won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration?

Answer: Just Give Me a Reason

P!nk is properly written as "P!nk" while fun. is written as "fun.".

7. Which of the following is NOT a song by Bruno Mars that made it to the music charts in 2013?

Answer: Will it Rain?

"Locked Out of Heaven" was the number one song in the American Top 40 for the whole month of January, 2013. Bruno Mars did not have a hit entitled "Will it Rain?" but rather "It Will Rain", which was part of the soundtrack of the film "Breaking Dawn: Part 1".

8. Which dance pop single by Swedish duo Icona Pop and Britain's Charli XCX was certified double platinum in the United States and went on to amass more than 2.5 million downloads?

Answer: I Love It

Icona Pop is composed of Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo, both from Stockholm, Sweden.

Answer: Roar

"Roar" has sold ten million downloads, making it Katy Perry's second best selling digital single behind "Firework."

Answer: Clarity

Zedd's real name is Anton Zaslavski while Foxes' is Louisa Rose Allen in real life.

Source: Author elainehendrix

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