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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?