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Behind every chart-topper there's a sample or a stage name with a story. How closely were you listening? @saffdc64 scored 496 in Pop & Hip-Hop on Outlier Trivia. Can you beat it?

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1Music › 70sMediumWho wrote and sang the 1973 hit 'Piano Man'?Right1.6s+100
2Music › PopVery hardWhich South African guitar style underpins township jive?Right3.9s+97
3Music › 50sHardWhich Atlantic Records engineer pioneered eight-track recording in the 1950s?Wrong2.5s0
4Music › PopHardWhich Jamaican producer ran the Treasure Isle label and sound system?Wrong3.9s0
5Music › 70sEasyDisco ruled the dance floors of which decade?Right1.7s+100
6Music › 70sEasyHip hop grew out of 1970s block parties in which city?Wrong2.6s0
7Music › 90sExpertMax Martin's "...Baby One More Time" was first offered to which group, who turned it down?Wrong5.8s0
8Music › PopMediumWhich Greek composer wrote the music for the film "Zorba the Greek"?Right2.5s+99
9Music › PopMediumBob Marley's longtime backing band was known as what?Right1.6s+100
10Music › PopHardWhich pop star was born Stefani Germanotta?Wrong1.7s0