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Ki-To in Cantonese | What was the original pronunciation of Jīdū? |
Cơ đốc | What did the two characters read in Vietnamese? |
kirishitan | What Japanese term was used in reference to Roman Catholics? |
16th and 17th centuries | When was the term kirishitan used by the Japanese? |
the Tokugawa shogunate | Who banned Roman Catholicism in Japan? |
Kirisuto-kyōto | How are Christians referenced today in Japan? |
기독교도, Kidok-kyo-do | What is the Korean word for Christian? |
Sino-Korean Kidok | Which term referred to Jesus himself? |
Kurisudo 그리스도 | What is the modern term for Sino-Korean Kidok? |
Scythia | What was the region of Eastern Europe called in 1 AD? |
Armenia | What was the first state in this region to adopt Christianity? |
301 AD | When did Armenia adopt Christianity? |
337 AD | When did Georgia adopt Christianity? |
Pravoslav faith | What nearly was known as the original 'Christian faith'? |
100 years | How long have Christians made up nearly 1/3rd of the population? |
Roman Catholic Church | Which Christian denomination has the most members? |
1.17 billion | How many people today are Roman Catholics? |
Christianity | More people belong to what religion than any other in the Western world? |
Christianity | Which religion will have the most followers by the year 2050 if trends continue? |
2.7 | On average, how many children do Christians have? |
10.2 million | How many Muslims converted to Christianity according to a 2015 poll? |
High birth rates | In addition to conversion, what other reason is given for the trend in Christianity's followers? |
Protestant | What denomination of Christianity had the highest percentage of Nobel Prize winners between 1901 and 1972 in America? |
American Record Corporation | What was the first name of Sony Music Entertainment, Inc? |
1938 | In what year was it renamed Columbia Recording Corporation? |
1966 | In what year was it known as CBS Records? |
1987 | In what year did it land the name, Sony Music Entertainment? |
Universal Music Group. | What company is the only group larger than Sony Music Entertainment? |
2004 | In what year did SME merge with another company? |
Bertelsmann Music Group | What was the name of the other company that SME merged with? |
Sony BMG Music Entertainment | What did the company call themselves after the merger? |
2008 | In what year did Sony BMG Music Entertainment go back to being called SME? |
1929 | In what year did ARC form? |
1888 | In what year did Columbia Phonography Company form? |
1934 | In what year did ARC take over Columbia Phonography Company? |
Columbia Broadcasting System | Who bought out ARC? |
1938 | In what year was ARC bought? |
Columbia Recording Corporation | What did CBS call ARC after buying it? |
William S. Paley | Who was the head of CBS at the time? |
RCA Victor Records executive Ted Wallerstein | Who convinced Paley to buy ARC? |
1953 | In what year was Epic Records created? |
Columbia | What company created Epic Records? |
Conkling | Who was one of the creators of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences? |
Warner Bros. Records | What did Conkling later go on to lead? |
rockabilly | What type of music was Date Records known for? |
1961 | In what year was Mercury Records (US) bought out? |
Philips Records | Who acquired Mercury Records (US)? |
Discos CBS | What is the name of CBS' Mexican record label? |
Los Angeles; Terre Haute, Indiana; Bridgeport, Connecticut; and Pitman, New Jersey | What 4 areas of the country did Columbia Records have manufacturers in? |
Oriole Records. | What lable was bought by CBS in the UK? |
1965 | CBS began thinking of a name change to their record label in what year? |
1965 | Date Records gave rise to the group "Peaches and Herb" in what year? |
"Time of the Season" by the Zombies | Date Records released what major success in 1969? |
#2 | What place on the charts did Date Records' big success land on? |
1970 | Despite the success, in what year did Date Records cease to exist? |
Leiberson | Who ran CBS-Columbia Group starting in 1966? |
1968 | In what year did CBS and Sony come together? |
1983 | In what year did CDs come to the American market? |
1972 | In what year was Clive Davis let go at CBS Records Group? |
over a hundred thousand | How many people signed a petition to boycott Sony Music in 2016? |
Google | What search engine company giant has Sony sent requests to regarding content on a website? |
Wikipedia.org | What website does Sony have complaints against? |
2013 | In what year did Sony pull out of the Greek market? |
Feelgood Records | What label for the Greek market were artists on under the Sony umbrella? |
2012 | In what year did Sony shut down their offices in the Philippines? |
L.A. Reid | What famous music producer became CEO of Epic Records? |
Doug Morris | Who joined the CEO of Epic Records in becoming the CEO of Sony Music? |
2011 | In what year did he become the CEO of Sony Music? |
Peter Edge | Who became the CEO of RCA Records? |
Arista, J Records and Jive Records | What labels did RCA disband in 2011? |
Ozzy Osbourne, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Electric Light Orchestra, Joan Jett, and Henry Lee Summer | Name 3 artists that CBS Associated Records signed on in the 80s and 90s? |
1986 | In what year did CBS sell CBS Songs? |
$125 million | How much was the sale of CBS Songs? |
Stephen Swid, Martin Bandier, and Charles Koppelman | Who were the 3 people who bought CBS Songs? |
1987 | In what year was CBS the only network to also have a record company? |
MCA Records | What label did ABC sell in 1979? |
RCA | What label did NBC sell in 1986? |
Ge | Who bought RCA? |
1987 | In what year did SCA buy CBS Records? |
Michael Jackson | Who was the biggest artist that CBS had? |
$2 billion | How much did SCA pay for CBS Records? |
2006 | In what year did the CBS Corporation begin another CBS Records? |
Sony through its RED subsidiary | Who distributes CBS Records material? |
1989 | In what year did CBS Records buy out Tree International Publishing? |
$30 million | How much did CBS Records pay for Tree International Publishing? |
Nashville | In what city was Tree International Publishing located? |
2011 | In what year did CEO of RCA/Jive Barry Weiss leave? |
Island Def Jam and Universal Republic | What company did Barry Weiss move to? |
2008 | When did Barry Weiss become CEO of RCA/Jive? |
1991 | When did Barry Weiss become head of Jive Records? |
Mel Lewinter | Who was promoted to Executive VP of Label Strategy in 2011? |
Dennis Kooker | Who became President of Global Digital Business and US Sales in 2012? |
2004 | In what year did Sony and BMG Germany merge? |
2008 | In what year did Sony take BMG's half stake in the company? |
Thriller 25 by Michael Jackson, I Am... Sasha Fierce by Beyoncé, Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits by Christina Aguilera, and Safe Trip Home by Dido | Name one of the final albums to ever have the Sony BMG label? |
2009 | When was Sony's new logo revealed to the public? |
SME and IODA | What labels strove to support indie labels and music rightsholders? |
2009 | In what year did they partner in order to do so? |
Michael Jackson Company | Who did Sony partner with to create the biggest deal ever? |
$250 million | How much was the partnership worth? |
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