Michael Jackson: The King of Pop Quiz Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

a Seattle Times journalist described Michael Jackson's "Tabloid Junkie" as "a disingenuous attack on sensational news stories about him", most of which the singer "planted".

aside from owning the publishing rights to The Beatles' songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, co-owned by Michael Jackson (pictured), controls the music of Eminem and Akon.

Thriller – Live is a new West End musical, directed by the creator of a Michael Jackson fansite.

Nerima Daikon Brothers is a rare musical comedy format anime series that pokes fun at Junichiro Koizumi, Michael Jackson, Bae Yong Joon, and other contemporary topics in Japan.

Thrill the World is an international event in which participants (example pictured) simultaneously emulate the zombie dance from the music video of Michael Jackson's "Thriller".

Move Like Michael Jackson, a BBC Three talent show which aims to find people who can dance like the late entertainer, is judged by Jackson's elder brother, Jermaine.

in a review of David Jordan's debut album, Set the Mood, it was suggested that the singer could have been cloned from the DNA of Lenny Kravitz, Prince and Michael Jackson.

more than 6,000 fans of Michael Jackson attended at a memorial service at U.S. Steel Yard in Gary, Indiana.

the posthumous Michael Jackson album This Is It will include a spoken word poem by Jackson titled Planet Earth.

writer Francis Wheen criticized Michael Jackson's book Dancing the Dream and thanked God that "none" of Jackson's fans could read.

the officially unreleased material of Michael Jackson includes the song "A Place With No Name", which was leaked by website TMZ.com following the singer's death.

the film Quitting, originally titled Yesterday in an allusion to the song by The Beatles, was retitled after copyright owner Michael Jackson withheld permission to use the song.

the author of Lady Gaga: Queen of Pop previously wrote celebrity biographies on Michael Jackson, Kerry Katona, and Robbie Williams.

Steven Hoefflin grafted skin to Michael Jackson’s scalp after the singer was burnt during the filming of a Pepsi commercial in 1984.

while married to Lisa Marie Presley, "The King of Pop" (pictured) suggested that he and his wife hold a séance to contact her deceased father, "The King of Rock 'n' Roll".

Michael Jackson was unsuccessfully sued over allegations he plagiarized the song "Dangerous".

Michael Jackson's "Gone Too Soon" was dedicated to the memory of Ryan White, a teenager who died following a battle with HIV/AIDS.

Michael Jackson was unavailable for the filming of the music video for The Jacksons' song, "Torture", so a wax dummy was used in his place for the video.

Michael Jackson was only 10 years old when he recorded "Big Boy", the first single by The Jackson 5.

Michael Jackson blamed his record label, Sony Music, for the failed release of his charity song "What More Can I Give", and branded the label's CEO "racist" and "very, very, very devilish".

Michael Jackson narrated E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the soundtrack of Steven Spielberg's 1982 film.

Michael Jackson's autobiography, Moon Walk, was given the code name "Neil Armstrong", that of the first "moonwalker".

Michael Jackson's hit song "Thriller", co-produced by him and Quincy Jones, was originally titled "Starlight".

Ah Meng, a Sumatran Orangutan and tourism icon of Singapore, had breakfast with celebrities including the Duke of Edinburgh and pop star Michael Jackson.

LaVelle Smith Jnr has won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography five times, including one for Michael and Janet Jackson's "Scream".

Rod Stewart (pictured), Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson and The Beatles have all received the Chopard Diamond award.

Rebbie Jackson felt that her brother Michael would "spin in his grave" if he thought that his children were going to appear in The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty.

Michael Jackson's official concert tour website could not deal with the traffic—16,000 applications a second—for pre-sale ticket registration.

Lenny Kravitz wrote the recently leaked Michael Jackson song "Another Day".

Michael Jackson: The King of Pop Quiz

1 In most of his songs, such as Who Is It, ________ and Tabloid Junkie, he would beatbox and imitate the instruments using his voice instead of playing the actual instruments, along with other sounds.

2 [94] A year after Jackson met the boy, Evan administered sodium amytal to Jordan, a controversial ________.

3 Which of the following titles did Michael Jackson have?

4 ________

5 [72] ________ writer Tom Utley called him an "extremely important figure in the history of popular culture" and a "genius".

6 [53] Some medical professionals have further speculated that he was suffering from ________, a psychological condition whereby the sufferer dislikes his appearance and has no concept of how he is viewed by others.

7 The music video for "Scream", directed by ________ and production designer Tom Foden, is one of Jackson's most critically acclaimed.

8 What role did Michael Jackson play in the telemovie Thriller?

9 What is the origin of The Jackson 5?

10 Jackson underwent treatment to hide the scars on his scalp, and he also had his third ________ shortly thereafter.

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