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Music History Milestones: Type-in

20 sourced questions cover landmark inventions, festivals, charts, formats, broadcasts, and digital music services.

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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?	—