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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who developed the phonograph that recorded and played back sound in 1877? | — |
| Who patented the flat-disc gramophone in the 1880s? | — |
| Which label introduced the modern long-playing record in 1948? | — |
| Which company introduced the compact cassette in 1963? | — |
| Which company launched the first Walkman in 1979? | — |
| What was the first music video shown on MTV? | — |
| In which year did Billboard debut the Hot 100 chart? | — |
| Which song was the first Billboard Hot 100 number one? | — |
| Which DJ headlined the 1973 Bronx party widely commemorated as hip-hop’s birth? | — |
| In which year did the original Woodstock festival take place? | — |
| In which year did the Monterey International Pop Festival take place? | — |
| In which year did the Live Aid concerts unite London and Philadelphia? | — |
| In which year were the first Grammy Awards presented? | — |
| In which year did Bob Dylan famously go electric at Newport? | — |
| In which year did rival manufacturers publicly demonstrate MIDI working together? | — |
| In which year did the original Napster file-sharing service launch? | — |
| In which year did Apple launch the iTunes Music Store? | — |
| In which year did Spotify launch publicly? | — |
| What was the model name of Sony’s first commercial compact disc player? | — |
| In which country did commercial compact discs and players first launch? | — |
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