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101 Music Trivia Questions That Will Get Your Groove On

Take this music quiz to prove just how much of a melomaniac you really are! Music has been a staple of human life since the beginning of history. From the big bands of backdoor speakeasies to the TikTok stars of the pandemic, artists and their music are directly influenced by the culture of the time and evolve as our society does.

Now, we can play every artist catalog known to man, which means that there’s no excuse not to be well-versed in music of all types. Is your Spotify Wrapped genre-fluid? These music trivia questions and answers will test your knowledge and leave you singing along to your favorite tunes!

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What song features the line, ‘Dynamite with a laser beam’?

Another One Bites The Dust

The Miracle

Somebody To Love

Killer Queen

What magazine branded The Beatles as the best artists of all time, in 2004?

Rolling Stone

Time

Playboy

Newsweek

What did Go West ‘Close’ in their 1985 UK hit single?

Our Doors

Our Time

Our Heart

Our Eyes

Nick Lachey was a member of which U.S boyband?

N Sync

NKOTB

Backstreet Boys

98 Degrees

What group made the song ‘I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For’?

NWA

U2

The Byrds

The Beatles

What does the band Hoobastank’s name refer to?

The pet

The last name

A bad smell

Nothing in particular

On what work by William Shakespeare is Leonard Bernstein’s musical ‘West Side Story’ based?

Macbeth’

Julius Caesar’

Hamlet’

Romeo and Juliet’

Name the song that was a UK No.1 for Elvis for weeks after his death?

Way Down

Down Town

Going Down

Down Down

In which of these animated films has Drake voiced a character?

Ice Age 4

Madagascar 3

Despicable Me 2

Rio 2

What female singer was backed by The Pips?

Diana Ross

Aretha Franklin

Dusty Springfield

Gladys Knight

What group or artist released the critically acclaimed album ‘Sticky Fingers’?

Elton John

The Rolling Stones

Metallica

Iron Maiden

In which year did Madonna first reach No.1 on the Hot 100 with ‘Vogue’?

1990

1999

1993

1996

Pain is Love was a 2001 album by which artist?

Flo Rida

Eminem

Dr Dre

Ja Rule

What artist is often referred to as the ‘First Lady of Song’?

Aretha Franklin

Madonna

Ella Fitzgerald

Janis Joplin

In which city is the world famous concert venue Madison Square Gardens?

Houston

Los Angeles

Miami

New York

The Standells song ‘Dirty Water’ was about what city?

Detroit

San Francisco

Boston

Seattle

Nathan Morris is a member of which boy band?

N-Sync

New Kids On The Block

Backstreet Boys

Boyz II Men

What group or artist released the legendary album ‘Who’s Next’?

Derek and the Dominos

Cream

The Who

Arcade Fire

What one-hit wonder is known for the 1976 song ‘Afternoon Delight’?

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Chris DeBurgh

Starland Vocal Band

L. A. Guns

In which year did the original Woodstock Festival take place?

1969

1965

1967

1963

What is the surname of Algerian star Faudel?

Belloua

Al-Atrash

Mami

Khaled

What song features the line, ‘There are plenty of ways you can hurt a man and bring him to the ground’?

Bicycle Race

I Want To Break Free

We Are The Champions

Another One Bites The Dust

My Heart Belongs to Me’ and ‘You Don’t Bring Me Flowers’ are songs by which singer?

Barbra Streisand

Diana Ross

Donna Summer

Gloria Gaynor

What artist do you associate with the abbreviation TAFKAP?

Cher

Prince

Björk

Sade

Mr Brightside was a 2005 release by which band?

The Killers

Kings of Leon

White Stripes

Weezer

Rod Stewart’s hit ‘You Wear It Well’ was taken from which of his albums?

Gasoline Alley

Never A Dull Moment

Atlantic Crossing

Smiler

In which country was Shakira born in.

Brazil

Cuba

Portugal

Colombia

What is the name of the Diana Ross and Lionel Richie duet that begins with: ‘My love – There’s only you in my life – The only thing that’s right’?

Endless Love

Shine

Upside Down

My Love

Louis Armstrong is well-known for playing which instrument?

Trumpet

Piano

Drums

Guitar

In which position did Morocco’s Dounia Batma finish on Arab Idol?

1st

4th

2nd

3rd

What famous quintet made the number-one hit single ‘I’ll Be There’?

Pussycat Dolls

Jackson 5

The Backstreet Boys

Spice Girls

In which of these cities was there not an audition during season three of ‘The X Factor USA’?

Chicago

Denver

Los Angeles

New Orleans

Singularly speaking, where was George Michael in his self-deprecating single of 1998?

Everywhere

Heaven

Outside

Inside

Legendary guitar maker Les Paul teamed up with which crooner on the US chart-topper ‘It’s Been A Long Long Time’?

Tony Bennett

Perry Como

Nat King Cole

Bing Crosby

What did Badi’a Mosabny do after she retired?

She resumed singing and dancing

She disappeared

She opened a restaurant

She committed suicide

In which year was the US artist Beyonce born?

1987

1984

1990

1981

What group started the so-called British Invasion in 1963 with the song ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’?

The Beatles

Lou Reed

Led Zeppelin

The Clash

On which 1967 album did the song ‘Within You Without You’ first feature?

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club

Stone Roses

Nevermind

(What’s the Story) Morning Glory

What country were the Bee Gees originally from?

New Zealand

Spain

England

Australia

What did Destiny’s Child want you to say in 1999?

His Name

Your Name

Her Name

My Name

What nationality was the classical composer Edward Elgar?

French

Turkish

British

Russian

What did Bobby Darin have ‘Eighteen’ of in his 1963 hit?

White Lillies

Red Tulips

Pink Carnations

Yellow Roses

The song ‘An Englishman in New York’ was about which man?

String

John Lennon

John Hurt

Quentin Crisp

What time was a hit for Matchbox?

Down in the tube station at Midnight

Midnight Lady

Midnite Dynamos

Midnight at the lost and found

Kurt Cobain was from which US state?

California

Washington

Michigan

New York

What band is known for the song ‘London Calling’?

The Clash

The Cure

The Ramones

The Eagles

What is the name of Britney Spears’ 1998 debut single that went platinum?

…Baby one More Time’

Lucky’

(You Drive Me) Crazy’

Stronger’

Mickey Finn was a member of which rock group of the 60’s and 70’s?

Deep Purple

Hollies

T.Rex

Wizzard

What song features the line, ‘Oh but I still get my pleasure; still get my greatest treasure’?

Another One Bites The Dust

The Show Must Go On

You’re My Best Friend

Fat Bottomed Girls

In which year was the musician Bono born?

1973

1962

1985

1960

What song was released by Yellowcard in 2004?

Ocean Avenue

Scandalous

All Falls Down

Broken

In which year did John Mayer found the John Mayer Trio?

1999

1996

2009

2005

What song features the line, ‘Are you happy, are you satisfied? How long can you stand the heat’?

We Will Rock You

We Are The Champions

Breakthru

Another One Bites The Dust

Love,Angle,Music Baby is an album released by whom?

Missy Elliot

Gwen Stefani

Kelly Rowland

Beyonce

Lebanese star Carol Sakr started singing in the ’80’s in which language?

Spanish

Arabic

French

English

Name the painter whose work included Garçon à la pipe?

Leonardo da Vinci

Pablo Picasso

Vincent van Gogh

Salvador Dalí

What singer-songwriter’s real name is Steveland Judkins?

Phil Collins’s

Lionel Richie’s

Elton John’s

Stevie Wonder’s

What band released the hit album ‘Hysteria’ in 1987?

R.E.M.

Rammstein

Manic Street Preachers

Def Leppard

Maya Nasri’s second film Khareg ‘ala Alqanon grossed how many Egyptian pounds in its first week?

3m

9m

7m

5m

What smash hit did Maya Diab record with Lebanese star Ramy Ayach?

Ebn El Youzbashi

Tawel Balak

Habibi

Sawa

What kind of garden did country star Lynn Anderson sing about in 1971?

Lily Garden

Tulip Garden

Dandelion Garden

Rose Garden

In which of the following years did Oasis release the single ‘Morning Glory’ in the UK?

1995

1991

1999

1985

In which category did Drake win at the 2010 Soul Train Music Awards?

Best Hip-Hop Song Of The Year

Album Of The Year

Song Of The Year

Record Of The Year

What do Siobhan Magnus do for living before American Idol?

Ballet Dancer

Glass Blower

Garbage Collector

IT Professional

What kind of ‘House …’ was a hit for Madness?

Of the Rising Sun

Of Fun

Of Cards

Of Pain

In which city is the Experience Music Project which features classic rock musicians?

London, England

New York, NY

Seattle, WA

Los Angeles, CA

What subject did Bahraini singer Khaled Al Sheikh study at University?

Biology

French

Medicine

Economics

What does the Jukebox Musical use for its production?

Ballroom dances

Famous songs or albums

Rock and roll musicals

Rap songs

What instrument does Bashar El Sarhan play?

Violin

Guitar

Oud

Drum

What singer had a big hit in the 1970s with ‘Do Ya Think I’m Sexy’?

James Taylor

Rod Stewart

Elton John

James Brown

The song ‘How To Handle a Woman’ came from which stage musical?

Camelot

Okalahoma

Carousel

Kiss Me Kate

The Russian composer Alexander Borodin had which other job?

Priest

Professor

Doctor

Lawyer

What rap band is Lisa ‘Left eye’ Lopez from?

SWV

En Vogue

TLC

Destiny’s Child

What music group sings: ‘It’s fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A,’ in the chorus of one of their songs?

Toto

ABBA

Queen

Village People

Robbie Williams was on ‘The Road To ..’ where in his 2001 No.1 hit song?

Macclesfield

Milan

Mandalay

Morocco

Musician Alecia Moore goes by which stage name?

Bjorn

Pink

Lady Gaga

Fergie

What color was Katy Perry’s hair in the ‘Wide Awake’ video?

Black

Red

Blonde

Purple

Lionel Richie sang on which 1978 hit?

Mary’s Boy Child

Rivers of Babylon

Three Times a Lady

Stayin’ Alive

What is Canadian country pop singer Shania’s surname?

Lopez

Twain

Warwick

Lombardi

What rapper performed the song ‘Lollipop’?

T.I.

Ludacris

Lil Wayne

Ja Rule

Nigel Kennedy is famous for playing which instrument?

Guitar

Piano

Violin

Clarinet

What song was originally titled ‘Scrambled Eggs’?

Come Together

Let It Be

Yesterday

Revolution

Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis are members of which band?

One Direction

Maroon 5

The Wanted

Ultimate Kaos

What song features the line, ‘Oh please say to me you’ll let me be your man’?

Let It Be

I Want To Hold Your Hand

I Am The Walrus

I Saw Her Standing There

What compilation album did Algerian star Khaled release in 2009?

Cheb Khaled-Double Best

Forever King

Best of Khaled

Rebel of Rai-The Early Years

What kind of ‘… Grass’ was a 1975 novelty chart-topper?

Elephant

Marram

Whispering

Long

What nationality was the composer Gustav Holst?

English

German

French

Austrian

What is the birth name of Egyptian singer Ruby?

Melissa

Elissa

Rania

Aline

Saudi Arabia’s Abdulaziz Abdulrahman won which TV show?

Arab Idol

Studio El Fann

Star Academy

Star Search

One of the most downloaded singles of all time on iTunes is ‘Love Story’. Who made it?

Green Day

The Postal Service

Green Day

Taylor Swift

The song ‘Put It Down’, which features Drake, was by which rapper?

Kirko Bangz

Slim Thug

Pimp C

Bun B

What genre of music does Asfalt band play?

Metal

Rap

Hard Rock

Jazz

What language was Souad Massy’s song about freedom in?

French

Persian

Portuguese

Arabic

Norman Cook co-wrote which 1990 chart-topper?

World In Motion

Vogue

Killer

Dub Be Good To Me

What is the full name of singer Amer Al Khuffash?

Amer Sameh El Khuffash

Amer Ali El Khuffash

Ali Khuffash

Amer Mehmet El Khuffash

What music genre is most often associated with Donna Summer?

Disco

Rap/hip hop

Country

Jazz

What rock singer’s real name is William Bailey?

Mick Jagger’s

Jon Bon Jovi’s

Lou Reed’s

Axl Rose’s

What composer is often referred to as the father of modern music?

Franz Schubert

Richard Wagner

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Ludwig van Beethoven

What one-hit wonder is known for the 1983 song ‘The Safety Dance’?

Church

Chris DeBurgh

Men Without Hats

The Crash Test Dummies

What group or artist released the critically acclaimed album ‘The Joshua Tree’?

Jay -Z

U2

Kraftwerk

Prince

Mariah Carey was introduced by which of the following at the Live 8 concert in London?

Ruby Wax

Catherine Tate

Dawn French

Jennifer Saunders

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