eMusic has released the country-by-country results of its
Music Intelligence Quiz, a 30-question test that mostly tests your knowledge of canonically "important" music (topics include the Monterey Pop Festival, Fela Kuti, and the discography of Bjork). U.S.-based test-takers ranked eighth in the world, with an average score of 101/180; Icelanders' average score of 119/180 was the highest. (Must be the
hot dogs.) After the jump, some of the questions that I got wrong on my way to a 126/180 score. I won't put the answers down, since you all (especially you, former
Rock & Roll Jeopardy! contestant Dan Gibson) should take the quiz too, if only to give yourself the chance to crow in comments about how much smarter you are than me because you know Ryan Adams' real name.
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eMusic CEO David Pakman, who has been with the digital-music service for four years and served as its top dog for three, has announced he's vacating his post and joining an unnamed venture capital firm. eMusic has retained the Barlow Group to find his successor, but I should mention to those Barlow people that I might not be available for long, considering MySpace Music is still without a CEO as well. Just between you and me, Barlow Group, I would probably prefer the eMusic gig, especially after seeing what MySpace had to offer. Plus, eMusic carries the catalog of my favorite reissue label, JSP. Either way, as long as I can get one of those "golden parachutes" I've heard so much about, I'll be happy. [Marketwatch]
Indie-label download service eMusic pits its 20 best-selling albums against 
