Michael Jackson Trivia Quiz Questions
What was Michael Jackson's birth name?
A: Michael Joseph Jackson.
On what date was Michael born?
A: August 29, 1958.
Where was Michael born?
A: Gary, Indiana, U.S.
On what date did Jackson die?
A: June 25, 2009.
How old was Michael Jackson when he died?
A: 50.
Where is Michael Jackson's final resting place?
A: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale,
California, U.S.
What was Michael Jackson's net worth estimated to be in
2009?
A: U.S. $1.178 billion.
What religion was Michael?
A: He was a Jehovah's Witness.
Who did Michael marry in 1994?
A: Lisa Marie Presley.
What year did Michael and Lisa Marie divorce?
A: 1996.
Who was Michael's second wife?
A: Deborah Jeanne Rowe.
In what year did Michael and Deborah get married?
A: 1996.
In what year did they divorce?
A: 1999.
How many children did Jackson have?
A: Three.
What are their names?
A: Michael Joseph Jackson, Jr., Paris-Michael Katherine Jackson, Prince Michael
Jackson II.
Who is Jackson's father?
A: Joseph Walter Jackson.
Who is Jackson's mother?
A: Katherine Esther Scruse
In the Jackson family, Michael was child number what?
A: Eight.
Michael debuted on the professional music scene along with
his elder brothers Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, and Marlon as a member of what?
A: The Jackson 5 in 1964.
In what year did he begin his solo career?
A:In 1971.
In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in
what kind of music?
A:Popular music.
The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat
It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with breaking down what?
A: Racial barriers.
His videos are also credited with turning the medium into a
what?
A: Art form and promotional tool.
The popularity of his videos helped to bring what
television channel to fame?
A: MTV.
With videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream", he
continued to innovate the medium throughout what decade?
A: The 1990s.
Jackson created complicated
dance techniques, such as the
robot and the what?
A: Moonwalk.
Jackson's 1982 album Thriller is the best selling album of
what?
A: All time.
His other albums, including Off the Wall (1979), Bad
(1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995), also rank among the world's what?
A: Best selling albums.
Jackson is one of the few artists to have been inducted
into what hall of fame twice?
A: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
He was also inducted into what other halls of fame?
A: Songwriters Hall of Fame and the
Dance Hall of Fame.
How many Grammy Awards has Michael Jackson received?
A: 13, as well as a Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement
Award.
How many American Music Awards did he win?
A: 26.
How many number-one singles in the United States did he
have in his solo career?
A: 13, more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era.
Michael Jackson has won hundreds of awards, making him the
most awarded recording artist in the what?
A: History of popular music.
