Always eager to help bridge the generation gap, pop music critic Jim Harrington has devised a pop quiz for all ages that separates the casual listener from the boy-brand brainiac. Questions here address boy-band trivia from the last 30 years.
'N Sync and New Edition, on the New Synchronicity Tour
O-Town and 98 Degrees, on the We Use to be Famous Tour
New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys, on the NKOTBSB Tour
Jonas Brothers and One Direction, on the Passing the Torch Tour
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'N Sync
New Edition
Boyz II Men
Backstreet Boys
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Boyz II Men
Backstreet Boys
New Kids on the Block
98 Degrees
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Perfect Gentlemen
Perfect Strangers
Arcade Fire
Strawberry Alarm Clock
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Ben Folds Five
Bell Biv DeVoe
The Bobby Brown Blues Machine
Destiny's Child
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Bobby Brown
Johnny Gill
Ricky Bell
Justin Timberlake
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Boyz II Men ("One Sweet Day")
'N Sync ("This I Promise You")
Backstreet Boys ("I Want It That Way")
Osmond Brothers ("One Bad Apple")
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Simon Cowell is the band's manager
Robbie Williams is a member
Band members wrote the soundtrack to "Dr. Who."
One of the members was married to Nicole Scherzinger
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She wondered what the "reset" button on a microwave oven did.
She asked where Swedish meatballs came from.
She asked if a "caramelized onion" was really dipped in caramel.
She didn't know if Chicken of the Sea was chicken or tuna.
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Carlos Santana
Tina Turner
Mick Jagger
Stevie Wonder
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'N Sync
One Direction
Backstreet Boys
Boys II Men
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One Direction
Neverest
Jonas Brothers
Grizzly Bear
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Justin Timberlake's mom commented how "in synch" the members' voices were
Some guy wearing a $3,000 Italian suit decided that name would look good on CD covers
Joe Fatone's barber suggested it
Britney Spears, Timberlake's onetime girlfriend, suggested the name
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Aerosmith and Nelly
Celine Dion and Gloria Estefan
Mary J. Blige and Britney Spears
All of the above
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The Bee Gees
Violent Femmes
The Everly Brothers
The Beatles
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New Edition
Jonas Brothers
Backstreet Boys
Westlife
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New Edition
Hanson
Jonas Brothers
98 Degrees
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Aerosmith
The Eagles
Prince's New Power Generation
Earth Wind and Fire
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Played hockey in Minnesota
Worked as a wedding band in Denver
Worked as a lifeguard in San Diego
Taught dance and vocal lessons at Walt Disney World in Orlando
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Contributed to a cooking book
Played tennis - five-on-one! - vs. the great Roger Federer
Made a music video with Ellen DeGeneres
Went rock climbing with Lady Gaga
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