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Animated Music Videos by Historical Importance

Description: Animated music videos have been a part of popular culture for decades, and some of them have become iconic. This quiz will test your knowledge of some of the most historically important animated music videos.
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Which animated music video is considered to be the first of its kind?

  1. Yellow Submarine

  2. The Beatles

  3. The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle

  4. Fantasia


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Fantasia, released in 1940, is widely regarded as the first animated music video.

Which animated music video was the first to win a Grammy Award?

  1. Thriller

  2. Take On Me

  3. Sledgehammer

  4. Money for Nothing


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Thriller, by Michael Jackson, won the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video in 1985.

Which animated music video was the first to be aired on MTV?

  1. Video Killed the Radio Star

  2. The Buggles

  3. Money for Nothing

  4. Take On Me


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Video Killed the Radio Star, by The Buggles, was the first music video to be aired on MTV when the channel launched in 1981.

Which animated music video was the first to be created using computer-generated imagery (CGI)?

  1. Money for Nothing

  2. Sledgehammer

  3. Take On Me

  4. Smooth Criminal


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Money for Nothing, by Dire Straits, was the first music video to be created using CGI, which was used to create the band members' animated characters.

Which animated music video was the first to be directed by a woman?

  1. Take On Me

  2. Sledgehammer

  3. Smooth Criminal

  4. The Power of Love


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Power of Love, by Celine Dion, was the first music video to be directed by a woman, Diane Martel.

Which animated music video was the first to be nominated for an Academy Award?

  1. The Power of Love

  2. Sledgehammer

  3. Smooth Criminal

  4. The Simpsons


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sledgehammer, by Peter Gabriel, was the first music video to be nominated for an Academy Award, in the category of Best Short Film, Animated.

Which animated music video was the first to be banned from MTV?

  1. The Simpsons

  2. Smooth Criminal

  3. The Power of Love

  4. Thriller


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Thriller, by Michael Jackson, was banned from MTV due to its graphic violence and gore.

Which animated music video was the first to be created by a major animation studio?

  1. The Simpsons

  2. The Power of Love

  3. Smooth Criminal

  4. The Lion King


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Lion King, by Elton John, was the first music video to be created by a major animation studio, Disney.

Which animated music video was the first to be created using motion capture technology?

  1. The Simpsons

  2. The Lion King

  3. Smooth Criminal

  4. The Power of Love


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Smooth Criminal, by Michael Jackson, was the first music video to be created using motion capture technology.

Which animated music video was the first to be created using 3D animation?

  1. The Simpsons

  2. The Lion King

  3. Smooth Criminal

  4. The Power of Love


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Lion King, by Elton John, was the first music video to be created using 3D animation.

Which animated music video was the first to be created using a combination of 2D and 3D animation?

  1. The Simpsons

  2. The Lion King

  3. Smooth Criminal

  4. The Power of Love


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Simpsons, by Matt Groening, was the first music video to be created using a combination of 2D and 3D animation.

Which animated music video was the first to be created using a combination of traditional animation and computer-generated imagery (CGI)?

  1. The Simpsons

  2. The Lion King

  3. Smooth Criminal

  4. The Power of Love


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Smooth Criminal, by Michael Jackson, was the first music video to be created using a combination of traditional animation and CGI.

Which animated music video was the first to be created using a combination of live-action and animation?

  1. The Simpsons

  2. The Lion King

  3. Smooth Criminal

  4. The Power of Love


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Smooth Criminal, by Michael Jackson, was the first music video to be created using a combination of live-action and animation.

Which animated music video was the first to be created using a combination of 2D, 3D, and live-action animation?

  1. The Simpsons

  2. The Lion King

  3. Smooth Criminal

  4. The Power of Love


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Simpsons, by Matt Groening, was the first music video to be created using a combination of 2D, 3D, and live-action animation.

Which animated music video was the first to be created using a combination of traditional animation, computer-generated imagery (CGI), live-action, and 2D and 3D animation?

  1. The Simpsons

  2. The Lion King

  3. Smooth Criminal

  4. The Power of Love


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Simpsons, by Matt Groening, was the first music video to be created using a combination of traditional animation, CGI, live-action, and 2D and 3D animation.

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