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  1. In which music video did Captain Fred go to Pepperland to free it from the music hating Blue Meanies?
  2. Which 1986 music video became the most played in MTV history, thanks to its stop-motion animation, clay animation and pixilation?
  3. What was the first music video shown on MTV in the U.S. in 1981 and also the first shown on MTV Classic in the UK?
  4. Promoting a 50th anniversary, which music video released in 2021 featured Star Wars legend Mark Hamill as the boss of metaphysical special agents searching for something which can’t be seen?






  5. Which video features a sandy beach which is actually a playground and a row of horses in stalls, where the singer performs his "invisible horse dance"?
  6. Which iconic video of the 1980's features an all-female rock band, wearing black dresses, similar makeup and bright red-lipstick?
  7. Which 1998 video was filmed at Venice High School in Los Angeles with outfits bought from discount store KMart?
  8. In 1984 Michael Jackson suffered burns during the filming of a commercial for which branded product?
  9. What video features a growing crowd that includes sumo wrestlers, a Max Wall lookalike, French maids, artist Damien Hirst, Matt Lucas, and David Walliams?
  10. Which David Bowie video was at the time the most expensive music video ever made and the first to cost more than half a million dollars to make?
  11. Which 2002 Johnny Cash video contrasts the frail 71-year-old singer with the his younger self?
  12. Which 1990 black-and-white video features Madonna and the films and photography from the Golden Age of Hollywood?
  13. Which video features Freddie Mercury in a mini-skirt and stockings?
  14. Which groundbreaking Dire Straits video was the first to be aired on MTV Europe and won Video of the Year in 1986?
  15. Which actress played the fairy godmother opposite Adam Ant in the 1981 Adam and the Ants music video "Prince Charming"?
  16. Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice" video featured which Hollywood legend dancing and floating in the lobby of the Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles?
  17. Brian De Palma made the films Carrie, Scarface and which Bruce Springsteen music video?
  18. Which 2013 Paul McCartney video is notable for the array of famous people that appear in it? (Celebs included Johnny Depp, Chris Pine, Jude Law, Sean Penn and Meryl Streep.)
  19. "Love the Way You Lie" by rapper Eminem, featuring Rihanna and Megan Fox, has roughly how many views on YouTube: (a) 26 million, (b) 260 million, or (c) 2.6 billion views?
  20. Which video featured Michael Jackson in a black leather suit and red bow tie, with the brief apearance of a tiger at the end?
  21. Who wrote and directed the short film "All Too Well" in 2021?
  22. In 2013, astronaut Chris Hadfield recorded himself singing which song while onboard the International Space Station?
  23. An official music video for which band's "I'm Only Sleeping" was released to YouTube on 1 November 2022?


Answers



  1. Yellow Submarine (The Beatles)
  2. Sledgehammer (with Peter Gabriel)
  3. Video Killed The Radio Star (from The Buggles)
  4. My Sweet Lord (by George Harrison)
  5. Gangnam Style (by South Korean rapper Psy)
  6. Addicted To Love (with Robert Palmer)
  7. Baby One More Time (Britney Spears)
  8. Pepsi
  9. Vindaloo (by British band Fat Les)
  10. Ashes to Ashes
  11. Hurt
  12. Vogue
  13. I Want to Break Free
  14. Money for Nothing
  15. Diana Dors
  16. Christopher Walken
  17. Dancing in the Dark
  18. Queenie Eye
  19. (c) 2.6 billion views
  20. Billie Jean
  21. Taylor Swift
  22. Space Oddity (in a tribute to David Bowie)
  23. The Beatles