I made this Power Point Presentation for a class that deals with culture of English speaking countries. I chose 10 songs that were number 1 on January 1st on the Billboard Top 100 in the previous century (every ten years, starting from this year) and made a quiz on that topic. This activity is great for checking reading comprehension in a different way than usual.

1. 10 #1 Billboard hits of
the past century

2. Choose your question!
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20

3. 1. Who is the author of
the original
“Tiger Rag”?
Original Dixieland
Jass Band

4. 2. The final shot of the video
for ”Sexy and I Know It” by
LMFAO pays homage to the
final shot of which video by
which performer?
Michael Jackson's
"Thriller“.

5. 3. What was the name of the film in
which the song “Chattanooga Choo
Choo” was performed as an
extended production number?
Sun Valley Serenade

6. 4. How many versions of
the music video for “How
You Remind Me” by
Nickelback are there?
two

7. “Let’s get
PHYSICAL”
and sing
it!

8. 6. What was the name of the label
on which the song “Cry” was first
recorded by Ruth Casey?
Cadillac

9. 7. What
was the
first name The
of the Trombone
song Jazz
“Wabash
Blues”?

10. 8. Which song do these lyrics come
from?
o w
kn time to go
Idon't be nervous
d
“This is how I roll, come on ladies it's
No shoes, no shirt,a
nI still get service”
We headed to the bar, baby
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11. 9. “Tiger Rag” is a
popular song of
which American
University?
Louisiana State University

12. 10. Which music video won
a Grammy Award for
Video of the Year in 1983?
Olivia Newton-John’s
“Physical”

13. 11. What is the name of
the girl about whom
Chad Kroeger wrote
the song
“How You Remind Me”?
Jodi

14. 12. Put the lyrics in the
correct order!
Now I believe in miracles I
believe in now miracles
And a miracle a
miracle and
Has happened tonight
happened tonight has

15. 13. In which two films was
Melanie’s hit
“Brand New
Key”
featured?
Boogie Nights
and
Jackass 3D

16. 14. Which song reached #1 on
the Billboard Hot 100 singles
chart in January 1972?
“Brand New Key”
by Melanie

17. 15. Which group made the song
“Mbube” (original name)
#1 of the Billboard Hot 100
in 1962? .
The Tokens

18. 16. What year did the song “Cry”
performed by Johnny Ray and The
Four Lads become #1 on
Billboard Magazine chart?
1952

19. 17. Finish the lyrics!
A lonesome soul am I
I feel that I could cry
I've got to lose
Wabash Blues
Those ______________ _______________.

20. 18. What is the
name of the song
about a train by
Glenn Miller?
“Chattanooga Choo
Choo”

21. 19. Let’s do some singing :D
A-weema-weh, a-weema-
weh, a-weema-weh, a-
weema-weh

22. 20. How long did
“Black or White”
by Michael Jackson
stay at the top of
the singles chart?
seven weeks