Weird Al Yankovic's Musical Comedy
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What is 'Weird Al' Yankovic best known for?

  • Creating comedy songs that parody pop culture and specific songs by contemporary musicians (correct)
  • Performing classical music on the accordion
  • Directing music videos for various artists
  • Recording original songs in the style of other musicians

    • How many Grammy Awards has Weird Al Yankovic earned?

  • Ten
  • None
  • Two
  • Five (correct)

    • When did Weird Al Yankovic release his first top ten Billboard album?

  • 1990
  • 1980
  • 2006 (correct)
  • 2014

    • What was significant about Weird Al Yankovic's album 'Mandatory Fun'?

    <p>It became his first number-one album during its debut week</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In addition to parodying pop culture, what else did Weird Al Yankovic effectively use music videos to parody?

    <p>The song's original artist and the original music videos themselves, scene-for-scene in some cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

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