{
  "pack": "music-mayhem-v1",
  "category": "pop-icons",
  "questions": [
    {
      "id": "pop-icons-001",
      "difficulty": "STANDARD",
      "type": "MULTIPLE_CHOICE",
      "prompt": "Which pop star was born Robyn Fenty in Barbados?",
      "options": [
        "Nicki Minaj",
        "Rihanna",
        "Shakira",
        "Ciara"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Rihanna also founded the beauty brand Fenty Beauty in 2017.",
      "wildcard": false
    },
    {
      "id": "pop-icons-002",
      "difficulty": "STANDARD",
      "type": "MULTIPLE_CHOICE",
      "prompt": "What was the name of Taylor Swift's record-breaking 2023-24 concert tour?",
      "options": [
        "The Eras Tour",
        "Reputation Stadium Tour",
        "1989 World Tour",
        "The Red Tour"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "It became the first concert tour ever to gross more than $2 billion.",
      "wildcard": true
    },
    {
      "id": "pop-icons-003",
      "difficulty": "DIFFICULT",
      "type": "MULTIPLE_CHOICE",
      "prompt": "Madonna was born in 1958 in which US state?",
      "options": [
        "Ohio",
        "New York",
        "Michigan",
        "Illinois"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "explanation": "Madonna was born in Bay City, Michigan, and moved to New York City in 1978.",
      "wildcard": false
    },
    {
      "id": "pop-icons-004",
      "difficulty": "DIFFICULT",
      "type": "MULTIPLE_CHOICE",
      "prompt": "Elton John was born with which name?",
      "options": [
        "Gordon Sumner",
        "Reginald Dwight",
        "David Jones",
        "Farrokh Bulsara"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "The other names are the birth names of Sting, David Bowie and Freddie Mercury.",
      "wildcard": false
    },
    {
      "id": "pop-icons-005",
      "difficulty": "STANDARD",
      "type": "MULTIPLE_CHOICE",
      "prompt": "What was the name of David Bowie's famous early-'70s glam-rock alter ego?",
      "options": [
        "Captain Fantastic",
        "Sgt. Pepper",
        "Ziggy Stardust",
        "Sasha Fierce"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "explanation": "Bowie introduced the character on his 1972 album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.",
      "wildcard": false
    },
    {
      "id": "pop-icons-006",
      "difficulty": "STANDARD",
      "type": "MULTIPLE_CHOICE",
      "prompt": "Justin Bieber was discovered when future manager Scooter Braun found his videos on which site?",
      "options": [
        "MySpace",
        "Vine",
        "Facebook",
        "YouTube"
      ],
      "answer": 3,
      "explanation": "Braun came across the Canadian teen's YouTube cover videos in 2008.",
      "wildcard": true
    },
    {
      "id": "pop-icons-007",
      "difficulty": "STANDARD",
      "type": "MULTIPLE_CHOICE",
      "prompt": "Bruno Mars was born and raised in which US state?",
      "options": [
        "California",
        "Hawaii",
        "Florida",
        "Nevada"
      ],
      "answer": 1,
      "explanation": "Born Peter Hernandez in Honolulu, he performed as a child Elvis impersonator.",
      "wildcard": true
    },
    {
      "id": "pop-icons-008",
      "difficulty": "STANDARD",
      "type": "MULTIPLE_CHOICE",
      "prompt": "Before pop stardom, Ariana Grande played Cat Valentine on which Nickelodeon show?",
      "options": [
        "iCarly",
        "Drake & Josh",
        "Zoey 101",
        "Victorious"
      ],
      "answer": 3,
      "explanation": "Victorious ran from 2010 to 2013, and Grande reprised Cat in the spinoff Sam & Cat.",
      "wildcard": false
    },
    {
      "id": "pop-icons-009",
      "difficulty": "DIFFICULT",
      "type": "MULTIPLE_CHOICE",
      "prompt": "Billie Eilish writes and produces much of her music with her brother. What is his name?",
      "options": [
        "Finneas",
        "Fletcher",
        "Phoenix",
        "Jasper"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "Finneas O'Connell co-wrote and produced her debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?",
      "wildcard": false
    },
    {
      "id": "pop-icons-010",
      "difficulty": "STANDARD",
      "type": "MULTIPLE_CHOICE",
      "prompt": "Cher's 1998 hit 'Believe' made which audio software famous as a vocal effect?",
      "options": [
        "Auto-Tune",
        "Pro Tools",
        "Melodyne",
        "Cubase"
      ],
      "answer": 0,
      "explanation": "Auto-Tune was built for subtle pitch correction, but 'Believe' cranked it up for a robotic sound.",
      "wildcard": false
    },
    {
      "id": "pop-icons-011",
      "difficulty": "STANDARD",
      "type": "MULTIPLE_CHOICE",
      "prompt": "Harry Styles first found fame in which boy band, formed on 'The X Factor' in 2010?",
      "options": [
        "The Wanted",
        "Westlife",
        "One Direction",
        "5 Seconds of Summer"
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "explanation": "One Direction finished third on the UK version of The X Factor.",
      "wildcard": true
    },
    {
      "id": "pop-icons-012",
      "difficulty": "DIFFICULT",
      "type": "MULTIPLE_CHOICE",
      "prompt": "In 2023, which artist broke conductor Georg Solti's record for most career Grammy wins?",
      "options": [
        "Taylor Swift",
        "Adele",
        "Quincy Jones",
        "Beyoncé"
      ],
      "answer": 3,
      "explanation": "Beyoncé earned her 32nd Grammy in February 2023, passing Solti's long-standing total of 31.",
      "wildcard": false
    }
  ]
}