It’s QUIZEE POO day and here are the answers – March 25

1.You can hear a blue whale’s heartbeat from over two miles away.

2. Beyoncé has won more Grammy Awards than any other artist in history.

3. The Beatles’ first #1 hit in the U.S. was ‘Hey Jude.’
4. Bob Dylan was the first artist to perform at Woodstock in 1969.
5. The first-ever rap song to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 was ‘Ice Ice Baby’ by Vanilla Ice.
6. U2’s The Joshua Tree won the Grammy for Album of the Year.
7. There was once a war fought over a bucket.
8. A bolt of lightning is hotter than the surface of the Sun.
9. Nirvana’s Nevermind album was the first alternative rock album to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart.
10. Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway to Heaven’ was never released as a commercial single.

Text answers printed below. 

1. True – Their massive hearts can be heard from great distances underwater.
2. True – As of 2023, she holds the record for most Grammy wins by any artist.
3. False – It was ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ in 1964.
4. False – He didn’t even perform; Richie Havens opened the festival.
5. True – It was the first rap song to reach the top spot in 1990.
6. True – It won in 1988 and is considered one of the greatest rock albums of all time.
7. True – The War of the Oaken Bucket occurred in 1325 between the Italian cities of Modena and Bologna over a stolen bucket.
8. True – A lightning bolt can reach temperatures of up to 50,000°F, about five times hotter than the Sun’s surface.
9. False – It reached #1, but after several weeks. R.E.M.’s Out of Time was the first alternative rock album to debut at #1.
10. True – It was only available on the album Led Zeppelin IV, yet became one of the most played rock songs ever.

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