Beyonce

Question 1

what is the name of Beyonce’s 6th feb 2016 album?

Answer 1

Lemonade

Question 2

how many different costumes are there?

Answer 2

8

Question 3

where was it first performed?

Answer 3

Super Bowl 50

Question 4

how many US people watched the super bowl 50 on tv?

Answer 4

115.5 million US viewers

Question 5

name 5 key historical events are referenced in the video?

Answer 5

Hurricane Katrina, Black Lives Matter Movement, Black Panthers and police brutality

Question 6

how is Beyonce represented?

Answer 6

Someone with strength and power

Question 7

what is the genre of the song?

Answer 7

Bounce

Question 8

give 3 key things in bounce genre

Answer 8

Ass shaking, call and response, heavy BASS

Question 9

Link Roland Barthes to the video

Answer 9

Beyonce and other black women pose in white antebellum-era dresses associated with slave- owning women

Question 10

Link Bell Hooks to the video

Answer 10

Some costumes in her video focus on her femininity whereas some of more low key.

Question 11

How many copies of lemonade was sold in the first year?

Answer 11

2.5 million copies

Question 12

What percentage of new orleans was under water after Hurricane Katrina?

Answer 12

80

Question 13

What year olympics did the Black Power Salute happen?

Answer 13

1968

Question 14

How does the music video challenge racial hierarchy?

Answer 14

Places a black woman in a position of power and domination.

Question 15

How was the video used as a sales and promotion tool?

Answer 15

It was released the day before her super bowl performance.

It has lots of different images in it- racial ,feminism etc…

Question 16

List some of the narratives and ways of reading the video…

Answer 16

Exploring issues of the black experience in America, personal exploration of Beyoncé’s life, issues of gender and equality….etc

Question 17

When roughly did the bounce genre start?

Answer 17

originated as early as the late 1980s

Question 18

Red lobster is referenced in formation how did this help the restaurant?

Answer 18

increased the sales of the restaurant by 33%

Question 19

what was the Black panther party?

Answer 19

founded in 1966 in Oakland California
revolutionary socialist organization founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton
They preached for a “revolutionary war” but though they considered themselves an African-American party.
They were willing to speak out for all those who were oppressed from whatever minority group.

Question 20

When was Hurricane Katrina and how many people died overall?

Answer 20

23rd August-31st August 2005

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