{"id":579411,"date":"2026-08-01T21:58:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T21:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/579411\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T21:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T21:58:20","slug":"quiz-how-well-do-you-know-these-iconic-music-videos-%c2%b7-thejournal-ie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/579411\/","title":{"rendered":"Quiz: How well do you know these iconic music videos? \u00b7 TheJournal.ie"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n What was the first (and the last) video ever played on MTV?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

\n Bette Davis Eyes – Kim Carnes\n <\/p>\n

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\n Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey\n <\/p>\n

\n Video Killed the Radio Star – The Buggles\n <\/p>\n


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\n The video for Rihanna and Calvin Harris’ song We Found Love was filmed in Northern Ireland. In which county were the outdoor scenes filmed?\n <\/p>\n

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\n YouTube\n <\/p>\n

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\n Bruce Springsteen’s video for Dancing in the Dark featured an actress that would go on to have a big career. Which actress was it?\n <\/p>\n

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\n YouTube\n <\/p>\n

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\n True or False: Chris Martin learned to lipsync the lyrics backwards for the video for Coldplay’s song The Scientist\n <\/p>\n

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\n YouTube\n <\/p>\n


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\n What is the most played video on MTV ever?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

\n Thriller – Michael Jackson\n <\/p>\n

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\n Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana\n <\/p>\n

\n Sledgehammer – Peter Gabriel\n <\/p>\n


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\n Which of these Madonna song videos was banned internationally by MTV?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

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\n The video for Lady Gaga and Beyonc\u00e9’s Telephone became one of the most iconic of all time. What Gaga video does it serve as a sequel to?\n <\/p>\n

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\n YouTube\n <\/p>\n

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\n Taylor Swift’s video for Blank Space was designed as a parody of the image the media painted of her as a ‘crazy girlfriend’. Which one of these things does NOT happen in the video?\n <\/p>\n

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\n YouTube\n <\/p>\n

\n She destroys her boyfriend’s car with a golf club\n <\/p>\n

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\n She tracks down her boyfriend’s mistress\n <\/p>\n

\n She cuts up her boyrfriend’s clothes with a scissors\n <\/p>\n


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\n The music video for Tulisa’s Young features the singer and a group of friends stealing what animal?\n <\/p>\n

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\n YouTube\n <\/p>\n

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\n If someone sent you this link to a music video www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ would you click on it?\n <\/p>\n

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\n Alamy\n <\/p>\n

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