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| # | Question | % correct |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Celia Cruz was born in 1925 in which country? | 100% |
| 02 | She grew up in a poor Havana neighbourhood whose name she carried with her all her life. Which? | 100% |
| 03 | Her family pushed her towards a respectable profession before music won. What was she training to become? | 100% |
| 04 | In 1950 she became the lead singer of the band she would be identified with for fifteen years. Which? | 100% |
| 05 | Audiences were hostile at first. Why? | 0% |
| 06 | She left the island in 1960 on a tour and never returned. What made the departure permanent? | 100% |
| 07 | Her most famous catchphrase was a single word she would shout on stage. What was it? | 100% |
| 08 | That word means what? | 100% |
| 09 | The title she is universally known by names her as the queen of which music? | 100% |
| 10 | Her 1974 album with Johnny Pacheco was a landmark for which record label? | 100% |
| 11 | She recorded repeatedly with a New York bandleader nicknamed "El Rey del Timbal". Who? | 100% |
| 12 | The trombonist she made "Celia & Willie" with is better known by which surname? | 100% |
| 13 | She was as famous for her appearance on stage as her voice. What was the signature element? | 100% |
| 14 | In 1994 she received a National Medal of Arts from which head of state? | 0% |
| 15 | "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" won her a Grammy in 2002 in which category? | 100% |
| 16 | She appeared in a 1992 film about Cuban brothers who start a band in 1950s New York. Which? | 100% |
| 17 | She died in 2003. Where was she living? | 100% |
| 18 | Her final studio album, released weeks before her death, was named after a gift of what? | 100% |
| 19 | Her funeral drew enormous crowds in two cities. Which pair? | 100% |
| 20 | In 2024 she became the first Afro-Latina to appear on which everyday American object? | 100% |
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