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Quiz: What Do You Know About Karaoke?

See if you can sing your way to a high score

AARP

Published January 19, 2023

10 Questions

Love it, hate it, or love to hate it, karaoke nights have become popular pastimes. Do you embrace your inner pop star, step on stage with abandon and belt out your favorite song? Or do you opt to sit back and sing along from the audience? Either way, take our quiz to test your knowledge of all things karaoke.

Quiz: What Do You Know About Karaoke?

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 "question" : "In which decade was the karaoke machine created?\n",
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 "answer" : "1930",
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 "answer" : "1950",
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 "answer" : "1970",
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 "answer" : "2000",
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 "explanation" : "Japanese businessman Daisuke Inoue is widely credited with inventing the karaoke machine in 1971, by plugging an 8-track tape player into an amplifier. He wasn’t identified as the creator of the machine until 1996, when he was tracked down by a Singaporean documentary crew.\n",
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 "question" : "When did singing karaoke become widely popular in the United States?\n",
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 "answer" : "1950s",
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 "answer" : "1960s",
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 "answer" : "1980s",
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 "answer" : "2000s",
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 "explanation" : "Although the phenomenon came stateside in the ’80s, karaoke really took off in the 2000s, with some crediting the popularity of the 2003 film “Lost in Translation,” which featured Bob (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) singing in a Japanese karaoke bar.\n",
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 "question" : "True or false: There is a Karaoke World Championships competition.\n",
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 "answer" : "False",
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 "explanation" : "The global talent event originated in Finland in 2003, and has also been held in Singapore, Tokyo, Helsinki and Norway.\n",
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 "question" : "In the popular karaoke song “I Will Survive” by Gloria Gaynor, what line comes next? “First I was afraid, I was petrified / Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side / But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong”:\n",
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 "answer" : "“There is heartache on its way”",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "“You said goodbye so many times”",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "“I sent letters through your door”",
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 "answer" : "“And I grew strong”",
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 "explanation" : "Gaynor sings: “And I grew strong / And I learned how to get along.”\n",
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 "question" : "True or false: Karaoke means “sing it loud” in Japanese.\n",
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 "explanation" : "Karaoke means “empty orchestra” in Japanese, combining two Japanese terms “Kara” (empty) and “Okesutora” (orchestra).\n",
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 "question" : "Carpool karaoke was made famous by what late night TV host?\n",
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 "answer" : "Jimmy Fallon",
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 "answer" : "Jimmy Kimmel",
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 "answer" : "James Cordon",
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 "answer" : "Seth Meyers",
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 "explanation" : "In the popular recurring segment on CBS’ “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” celebrity guests have included Madonna, Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga, Elton John and Stevie Wonder.\n",
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 "question" : "“Summer Nights” by Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta is a popular karaoke duet. What line comes next? “Summer lovin’, had me a blast / Summer lovin’, happened so fast / I met a girl crazy for me / I met a boy, cute as can be”:\n",
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 "answer" : "“Summer dreams ripped at the seams”",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "“Summer sun, something’s begun”",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "“Summer days drifting away”",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "“Summer fling don’t mean a thing”",
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 "explanation" : "The song continues with: “Summer days drifting away / To-ah! Oh, the summer nights.”\n",
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 "question" : "True or false: Singing karaoke is good for your heart.\n",
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 "answer" : "False",
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 "explanation" : "According to decades of research, belting out your favorite tunes in front of your friends and total strangers has health benefits, including improving lung function, helping to lower stress and improve mental health, and even help you cope with physical pain.\n",
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 "question" : "What line comes next in the iconic tune “YMCA” by The Village People? “Young man, there’s no need to feel down / I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground / I said, young man, ’cause you’re in a new town”\n",
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 "answer" : "“Please don’t let yourself feel guilty”",
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 "answer" : "“Your heart no longer feels empty”",
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 "answer" : "“There’s no need to be unhappy”",
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 "answer" : "“You can stay and have a party”",
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 "explanation" : "“There’s no need to be unhappy” finishes out the fourth line of the lyrics.\n",
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 "question" : "How long does it take to sing “Bohemian Rhapsody”?\n",
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 "answer" : "Just under two minutes",
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 }, {
 "answer" : "Exactly four minutes",
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 "answer" : "Just under six minutes",
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 "answer" : "10 minutes",
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 "explanation" : "When the 1975 Queen song came out and clocked in at five minutes and 50 seconds, it was much longer than songs typically played on the radio. The average running time of music tracks came in around three minutes.\n",
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