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200+ Music Trivia Questions and Answers

Sam Newman
By Sam Newman
Namroud Gorguis
Sam Newman
By Sam Newman
Namroud Gorguis

Think you know everything about your favorite artists? Well, think again! We have compiled the best list of music trivia questions and can’t wait to test your knowledge. So go ahead, put on your favorite playlist and see how much of this music trivia, you know.

Music Trivia Questions

Trivia Question: What musician was deported from Japan in the 1980s for possession of marijuana?
Answer: Paul McCartney

Trivia Question: Which famous music group was formerly known as the New Yardbirds?
Answer: Led Zeppelin

Trivia Question: What was Elvis Presley’s first hit in 1956?
Answer: “Heartbreak Hotel”

Trivia Question: Rock band AC/DC actually originates from which country?
Answer: Australia

Trivia Question: Which group holds the distinction of starring in the first music video ever aired on MTV?
Answer: The Buggles

Trivia Question: Who is the lead singer of Pearl Jam?
Answer: Eddie Vedder

Trivia Question: Which singer is a godmother to Elton John’s two sons?
Answer: Lady Gaga

Trivia Question: Brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb formed which pop group in the late 1950s?
Answer: The Bee Gees

Trivia Question: The Grateful Dead’s highly-devoted fanbase is known as what?
Answer: Deadheads

Trivia Question: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is situated in what US State?
Answer: Ohio

Trivia Question: Where is Kanye West from?
Answer: Chicago, IL

Trivia Question: What is the ending of the Mac Miller lyric, “They gave me the key to the ____”?
Answer: Sky

Trivia Question: What decade is the hit single “Love Shack” by the B-52s from?
Answer: The Eighties

Trivia Question: Who is the lead singer of Smash Mouth?
Answer: Steven Harwell

Trivia Question: Which Pink Floyd album features a prism on the cover?
Answer: Dark Side Of The Moon

Trivia Question: What is Hozier’s real name?
Answer: Andrew Hozier-Byrne

Trivia Question: What band’s original name was Warsaw?
Answer: Joy Division

Trivia Question: What was the title of the autobiography Diana Ross published in 1994?
Answer: Secrets Of A Sparrow

Trivia Question: Who was the female lead singer for the band Berlin?
Answer: Terri Nunn

Trivia Question: What band had a debut album titled “Can’t Buy a Thrill”?
Answer: Steely Dan

Trivia Question: Who raps on Usher’s “Yeah”?
Answer: Ludacris

Trivia Question: What pop singer is known as “The Material Girl”?
Answer: Madonna

Trivia Question: U2’s “Angel of Harlem” was written about what singer?
Answer: Billie Holiday

Trivia Question: What instrument is used by the indigenous people of Australia to accompany ceremonial dancing and singing?
Answer: Didgeridoo

Trivia Question: What movie did Duran Duran get their name from?
Answer: Barbarella

Trivia Question: Which Beatle had dyslexia?
Answer: John Lennon

Trivia Question: Which group recorded the hit single “Karma Chameleon” in 1984?
Answer: Culture Club

Trivia Question: Ace Frehley is a member of which iconic rock band?
Answer: Kiss

Trivia Question: Which pop singer’s real name is Robyn Fenty?
Answer: Rihanna

Trivia Question: Which pop star played 27 different instruments on their debut album “For You”?
Answer: Prince

Trivia Question: The sackbut was an early form of which musical instrument?
Answer: Trombone

Trivia Question: On what date did MTV make its debut?
Answer: August 1, 1981

Trivia Question: Which of these R&B artists did the title track for the movie “Ghostbusters”?
Answer: Ray Parker, Jr.

Trivia Question: Who was Andrew Ridgeley’s partner in the group Wham!?
Answer: George Michael

Trivia Question: The Spice Girls released their debut album in 1996. What was the name of the album?
Answer: Spice

Trivia Question: Which American rapper originally went by the name Lesane Parish Crooks?
Answer: Tupac

Trivia Question: Who won the top R&B Male Artist at the Billboard Music Awards 2018?
Answer: Bruno Mars

Trivia Question: Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake turned up to the American Music Awards in 2001 wearing outfits made out of what?
Answer: Denim

Trivia Question: What Smashing Pumpkins song was originally done by Fleetwood Mac?
Answer: Landslide

Trivia Question: What pop artist recorded the hit “Tonight, Tonight”?
Answer: Hot Chelle Rae

Trivia Question: What song has the lyric “I need you more tonight, and I need you more than ever”?
Answer: “Total Eclipse Of The Heart”

Trivia Question: Elton John’s 1976 hit “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” was a duet with which vocalist?
Answer: Kiki Dee

Trivia Question: How did Otis Redding die?
Answer: Plane accident

Trivia Question: Taylor Swift was discovered in 2005 when she performed at what Nashville venue?
Answer: The Bluebird Cafe

Trivia Question: Cardi B first rose to fame in 2015 when she appeared on what TV show?
Answer: Love & Hip Hop: New York

Trivia Question: In 1985, Tina Turner won the Grammy for Record of the Year for what song?
Answer: “What’s Love Got To Do With It”

Trivia Question: What does the Italian musical term adagio mean?
Answer: Slow

Trivia Question: What Michael Jackson album achieve five chart-topping singles?
Answer: Bad

Trivia Question: The B-52’s formed in which city?
Answer: Athens, GA

Trivia Question: How many members are there in the band Rascal Flatts?
Answer: 3

Trivia Question: Who was the lead guitarist of Queen?
Answer: Brian Harold May

Trivia Question: In 1998, who won the Album of the Year Grammy for “Time Out Of Mind”?
Answer: Bob Dylan

Trivia Question: Who sang a duet with Ed Sheeran on the song “Perfect”?
Answer: Beyonce

Trivia Question: What male vocalist sings “Drop It Like It’s Hot”?
Answer: Snoop Dogg/Pharell Williams

Trivia Question: What was Kelly Clarkson’s debut song?
Answer: Miss Independent

Trivia Question: Where was Alicia Keys born?
Answer: Manhatten, NY

Trivia Question: Who sang “Express Yourself”?
Answer: N.W.A

Trivia Question: In 1967, what band released the hit song “Ruby Tuesday”?
Answer: The Rolling Stones

Trivia Question: What was Elvis Presley’s middle name?
Answer: Aaron

Trivia Question: What band is Pat Smear in?
Answer: Foo Fighters

Trivia Question: Who released the country song “Most People Are Good”?
Answer: Luke Bryan

Trivia Question: ABBA originated in which country?
Answer: Sweden

Trivia Question: What US festival hosted over 350,000 music fans in 1969?
Answer: Woodstock

Trivia Question: Tamla Records is the former name of what current record label?
Answer: Motown Records

Trivia Question: Ozzy Osbourne was the lead vocalist of which classic heavy metal band?
Answer: Black Sabbath

Trivia Question: In Taylor Swift’s music video “You Need to Calm Down,” what are her and Katy Perry dressed as?
Answer: Fries and a burger

Trivia Question: Who released the country album “Rearview Town”?
Answer: Jason Aldean

Trivia Question: What is Fergie’s real name?
Answer: Stacie Ann Ferguson

Trivia Question: Which popular singer is referred to as “the Boss”?
Answer: Bruce Springsteen

Trivia Question: Which band’s debut album was entitled “Appetite for Destruction”?
Answer: Guns N’ Roses

Trivia Question: What musician won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016?
Answer: Bob Dylan

Trivia Question: Which contemporary pop singer has a tattoo of Jesus Christ on one of his calves?
Answer: Justin Bieber

Trivia Question: Lady Gaga derived her stage name from a song performed by which band?
Answer: Queen

Trivia Question: Who sang “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” at Aretha Franklin’s funeral?
Answer: Ariana Grande

Trivia Question: Who recorded the hit single “Meet Virginia” in 2000?
Answer: Train

Trivia Question: What is the Amati family known for?
Answer: Their violins

Trivia Question: Which Beatle worked on a James Bond theme song?
Answer: Paul McCartney

Trivia Question: The song “We Are Never Getting Back Together” was allegedly written about which of Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriends?
Answer: Jake Gyllenhaal

Trivia Question: What is the name of Beyonce’s alter ego?
Answer: Sasha Fierce

Trivia Question: What show fostered young talents like Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera before they even became pop stars?
Answer: The Mickey Mouse Club

Trivia Question: What is Pink’s real name?
Answer: Alicia Moore

Trivia Question: What country is Shakira originally from?
Answer: Columbia

Trivia Question: Michael Jackson’s Thriller was produced by which music producer?
Answer: Quincy Jones

Trivia Question: Who sang “Bye Bye Love”?
Answer: The Everly Brothers

Trivia Question: Mike Posner originally wrote his hit single “Cooler Than Me” while studying at what university?
Answer: Duke

Trivia Question: What American rock band was founded as a one-person project in Seattle in 1994?
Answer: The Foo Fighters

Trivia Question: Who released the 2018 album “Graffiti U”?
Answer: Keith Urban

Trivia Question: Who is referred to as the Queen of Pop?
Answer: Madonna

Trivia Question: Who put out the hit single “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free” in 1985?
Answer: Sting

Trivia Question: Who is Sheeran’s dance partner in the “Thinking Out Loud” music video?
Answer: Brittany Cherry (from so you think you can dance)

Trivia Question: What decade is the hit single “Love Shack” by the B-52s from?
Answer: Eighties

Trivia Question: Which Elton John song did The Beach Boys record in 1991?
Answer: Crocodile Rock

Trivia Question: What artist released the song “Video Games” in 2012?
Answer: Lana Del Ray

Trivia Question: Charlie Puth sings the song “Marvin Gaye,” featuring what other artist?
Answer: Meghan Trainor

Trivia Question: Which lead singer is credited with popularizing stage diving?
Answer: Iggy Pop

Trivia Question: What artist released the song “Good Life”?
Answer: OneRepublic

Trivia Question: Who put out the hit “I Want To Know What Love Is” in 1985?
Answer: Foreigner

Trivia Question: In what country was Alanis Morissette born?
Answer: Canada

Trivia Question: Thomas Dolby released the song “She Blinded Me With…” What is the ending of this song title?
Answer: Science

Trivia Question: Elton John is known for what signature accessory?
Answer: Eyeglasses

Trivia Question: Who recorded the hit single “Car Wash” in 1977?
Answer: Rose Royce

Trivia Question: What pop artist recorded the hit “Jenny From the Block”?
Answer: Jennifer Lopez

Trivia Question: Who performed at the halftime show at Super Bowl L?
Answer: Coldplay

Trivia Question: What band had a hit with the song “Love Somebody”?
Answer: Maroon 5

Trivia Question: According to Billboard, who was the top-selling album artist of the 1970s?
Answer: Elton John

Trivia Question: Who was the first country artist to sell over 10 million copies of an album?
Answer: Garth Brooks

Trivia Question: What stringed symphonic instrument has a pedestal and a crown?
Answer: Harp

Trivia Question: What jazz trumpeter was dubbed the “Prince of Darkness”?
Answer: Miles Davis

Trivia Question: What singer changed his name from Frederick Bulsara?
Answer: Freddie Mercury

Trivia Question: What Beatles single lasted longest on the charts, lasting 19 weeks?
Answer: “Hey Jude”

Trivia Question: Whose debut song was “Shake You Down” in the 1980s?
Answer: Gregory Abbott

Trivia Question: Whose career as a solo performer was launched with the song “Careless Whisper”?
Answer: George Michael

Trivia Question: Which member of Def Leppard died in 1991?
Answer: Steve Clark

Trivia Question: What is Barbra Streisand’s middle name?
Answer: Joan

Trivia Question: Who was the original lead singer with The Supremes?
Answer: Diana Ross

Trivia Question: Justin Timberlake started his career as a member of what band?
Answer: *NSYNC

Trivia Question: The music video for “Birthday” features Katy Perry disguised as how many different characters in birthday parties?
Answer: Five

Trivia Question: Vanilla Ice’s 1991 hit “Ice Ice Baby” was used as a sample from which Queen song?
Answer: “Under Pressure”

Trivia Question: Sheryl Crow’s first big break came as a backup singer for which singer?
Answer: Michael Jackson

Trivia Question: Which Wilson Phillips group member had gastric bypass surgery?
Answer: Carnie Wilson

Trivia Question: Which band recorded the 2014 UK Singles chart-topper “She Looks So Perfect”?
Answer: 5 Seconds Of Summer

Trivia Question: Which Member of The Go-Go’s released an album titled Fur with the forgettable single “Rush Hour”?
Answer: Jane Wiedlin

Trivia Question: What group sang “I Know What Boys Like”?
Answer: The Waitresses

Trivia Question: What 80s band covered and reworked the song “Tainted Love”?
Answer: Soft Cell

Trivia Question: The band Vampire Weekend started at what United States University?
Answer: Columbia University

Trivia Question: What was the first album AC/DC released after the death of their lead singer Bon Scott?
Answer: Back in Black

Trivia Question: Blondie had a number one single in 1980; what was that song’s name?
Answer: “Call Me”

Trivia Question: Rick Springfield took what song to number one in the summer of 1981?
Answer: “Jessie’s Girl”

Trivia Question: Which song starts with these lines: “I bet you’re wondering’ how I knew, ‘About your plans to make me blue.”
Answer: “I Heard It Through the Grapevine”

Trivia Question: What are the opening lyrics for the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby?”
Answer: The night we met, I knew I needed you so

Trivia Question: Which year was the album Elvis is Back! released?
Answer: 1960

Trivia Question: Who wrote “Mama Told Me (Not To Come),” the 1970s hit for Three Dog Night?
Answer: Randy Newman

Trivia Question: Who had the hit “The Loco-Motion” in 1974?
Answer: Grand Funk

Trivia Question: Which Eagles song gave the band their first single hit of the ’70s?
Answer: “Best of My Love”

Trivia Question: Who had the 1974 number one album “Can’t Get Enough”?
Answer: Barry White

Trivia Question: Who had the 1987 UK number one hit “Star Trekkin'”?
Answer: The Firm

Trivia Question: “Kokomo” gave which group a number one hit in 1988?
Answer: The Beach Boys

Trivia Question: Which album gave The Police their first number one hit of the ’80s?
Answer: Synchronicity

Trivia Question: Who spent four weeks at number one on the US singles chart with ‘Magic” in 1980?
Answer: Olivia Newton-John

Trivia Question: Which song gave Tina Turner her first solo number-one single?
Answer: “What’s Love Got To Do With It”

Trivia Question: Which female artist released the song “Hero” in 1993?
Answer: Mariah Carey

Trivia Question: Who were the three original members of the Backstreet Boys?
Answer: AJ McLean, Howie Dorough, Nick Carter

Trivia Question: In 1999, who had a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Genie In A Bottle”?
Answer: Christina Aguilera

Trivia Question: Who sang the song”Shoe Box” in 1995?
Answer: Barenaked Ladies

Trivia Question: Who had a hit with “You Can’t Touch This”?
Answer: MC Hammer

Trivia Question: Who sings the song with the lyrics ‘Push me up against the wall, young Kentucky girl in a push-up bra’?
Answer: Red Hot Chili Peppers

Trivia Question: Who is the musical icon that released “In the Blue Light’ in 2018?
Answer: Paul Simon

Trivia Question: Who sang the hit “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” in 1978?
Answer: Rod Stewart

Trivia Question: Which upbeat song featured these lyrics: “All right stop, collaborate and listen”?
Answer: Ice Ice Baby

Trivia Question: What musical group performs on Jimmy Fallon’s talk show?
Answer: The Roots

Trivia Question: Whose first album was titled ‘Wide Open Spaces’?
Answer: The Dixie Chicks

Trivia Question: What was the Backstreet Boys’ first single in 1995?
Answer: “We’ve Got It Goin’ On.”

Trivia Question: The Four Seasons hit the charts with “December 1963,” what was the rest of its title?
Answer: “Oh, What a Night”

Trivia Question: The 2017 album “DAMN.” was released by which artist?
Answer: Kendrick Lamar

Trivia Question: Who performed “Sunrise, Sunburn, Sunset” at the 2018 CMT Music Awards?
Answer: Luke Bryan

Trivia Question: Who did Whitney Houston marry from 1992-2007?
Answer: Bobby Brown

Trivia Question: “Today is gonna be the day that I’m gonna throw it back to you” is a line from which Oasis song?
Answer: Wonderwall

Trivia Question: What decade is the hit single “November Rain” by Guns N’ Roses from?
Answer: Nineties

Trivia Question: Which artist recorded the song “The Remedy?”
Answer: Jason Mraz

Trivia Question: What hit by Nelly Furtado was number one on over 20 different music charts?
Answer: “Say It Right”

Trivia Question: Which band sings the song ‘Barbie Girl’?
Answer: Aqua

Trivia Question: What is Eminem’s album released in 2000 named?
Answer: The Marshall Mathers LP

Trivia Question: Who sings the song “Bills, Bills, Bills”?
Answer: Destiny’s Child

Trivia Question: Who had a hit with the song “The A-Team”?
Answer: Ed Sheeran

Trivia Question: Who is the artist for the album Lemonade?
Answer: Beyonce

Trivia Question: The in the song “Take Me To Church,” a lyric in the song says that his lover would “giggle at” where?
Answer: A funeral

Trivia Question: What band has Patrick Stump as lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist?
Answer: Fall Out Boy

Trivia Question: Who was in the song “4 Minutes to Save The World” with Madonna?
Answer: Justin Timberlake and Timbaland

Trivia Question: Who was the lead singer for the Scorpions?
Answer: Klaus Meine

Trivia Question: Who released the 2018 country song “Singles You Up”?
Answer: Jordan Davis

Trivia Question: Room For Squares was a CD released by which artist?
Answer: John Mayer

Trivia Question: Where was the band Genesis founded?
Answer: Surrey

Trivia Question: Who has two hits with “Thousand Miles” and “Ordinary Day”?
Answer: Vanessa Carlton

Trivia Question: What is the first name of the singer with the huge hit “Fallin”?
Answer: Alicia Keys

Trivia Question: Who is the lead singer of the group Evanescence?
Answer: Amy Lee

Trivia Question: What singer wrote and performed the song “Mean”?
Answer: Taylor Swift

Trivia Question: Who recorded the single “Only U?”
Answer: Ashanti

Trivia Question: What song is the lyric”Well this calls for a toast, so pour the champagne, pour the champagne” this from?
Answer: I Write Sins Not Tragedies

Trivia Question: What instrument does Lizzo play?
Answer: The flute

Trivia Question: Which female singer released “Rolling in the Deep?”
Answer: Adele

Trivia Question: Where was Bruce Springsteen founded?
Answer: New Jersey

Trivia Question: What song by Fergie featured her on a private plane?
Answer: “Glamorous”

Trivia Question: What hit by Rihanna featured a music video where Rihanna dresses up as a French maid?
Answer: “Umbrella”

Trivia Question: What group has hits such as “Arms Wide Open” and “One Last Breath”?
Answer: Creed

Trivia Question: Where are the members of Boyz II Men from?
Answer: Philadelphia, PA

Trivia Question: Who released the country song “All On Me”?
Answer: Devin Dawson

Trivia Question: What group has hits with “Just A Girl” and “Underneath It All”?
Answer: No Doubt

Trivia Question: Which German band had a hit single with “99 Luftballons”?
Answer: Nena

Trivia Question: Which girl group had hits with “Girl Talk” and “Hands Up”?
Answer: TLC

Trivia Question: What instrument does Jamie Foxx play?
Answer: Piano

Trivia Question: What was Salt-n-Pepa’s 1986 debut album named?
Answer: Hot, Cool & Vicious’

Trivia Question: Who sings the song ‘Desert Rose’ together with Sting?
Answer: Cheb Mami

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