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Test your knowledge on the life, music, and legendary career of Michael Jackson, from his early days to his record-breaking global hits.
Casual Listener 0–4 · Dedicated Fan 5–8 · Moonwalk Master 9–10
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Released in late 1982, Thriller revolutionized the music industry and remains the best-selling album in history. It produced seven top-ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. To make the songs sound perfect, producer Quincy Jones and Jackson listened to hundreds of demos before choosing the final nine tracks.
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Michael Jackson performed the moonwalk during a performance of Billie Jean at the Motown 25 television special. While he did not invent the move—mime artists and street dancers had used variants for years—his smooth execution made it a global phenomenon. He actually learned the basics of the slide from young street dancers who appeared on television.
Photo: Alvaro Marques Hijazo, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Jackson purchased the property in 1988 and named it after the fantasy island in Peter Pan where children never grow up. He installed a private amusement park, a petting zoo, and a fully operational steam train. The ranch even had its own active fire department with professional engines.
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Bubbles was adopted by Jackson from a research facility in the 1980s. He became a constant companion, sleeping in a crib in Jackson's bedroom and even learning how to do a basic moonwalk. In 2005, Bubbles moved to a sanctuary for great apes in Florida, where he took up painting.
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Jackson and Lionel Richie wrote We Are the World to raise money for famine relief in Africa. The supergroup USA for Africa recorded the track, which became one of the fastest-selling singles in history. The other famous charity song, Do They Know It's Christmas?, was written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure.
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Eddie Van Halen recorded the blistering guitar solo for Beat It as a favor and did not even request payment or a credit on the album. He thought the phone call inviting him to collaborate was a prank. Slash did work with Jackson later, playing on Give In to Me from the 1991 album Dangerous.
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Jackson was born in the industrial city of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. His father formed the Jackson 5 there, practicing endlessly in their tiny family home. Although Motown Records was based in Detroit, the family did not move to California until after the group signed their major record contract.
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Jackson and his co-inventors patented a special shoe system that slotted into pegs rising from the stage floor. This allowed him and his dancers to lean forward at an impossible 45-degree angle without falling. The patent was officially registered under US Patent Number 5,255,452.
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Elizabeth Taylor presented Jackson with an award in 1989 and introduced him as the true king of pop, rock, and soul. The nickname stuck instantly. The two shared a deep bond over their shared experiences as child stars and remained lifelong friends, often exchanging lavish gifts.
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John Landis, famous for directing horror comedies, was hired because Jackson loved his cinematic style. The video was so popular that MTV would broadcast it twice an hour to meet viewer demand. Martin Scorsese also worked with Jackson, but he directed the music video for the song Bad.
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