Music Trivia Questions and Answers

Good music trivia questions are short, fair and fun to argue about. Below are 40 questions with answers, split into easy, medium and hard rounds, plus a few tips for running your own quiz night.

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How to Use These Questions

• Read each question aloud and give teams 20 seconds.
• Keep answers on a separate sheet so the host can’t spoil them.
• Award one point per answer and a bonus point for the exact year.
• Mix in an audio round with the guess the song game for variety.

Easy Music Trivia Questions

1. Which band was Freddie Mercury the lead singer of? Queen.
2. Which English city did The Beatles come from? Liverpool.
3. Who is known as the King of Pop? Michael Jackson.
4. Who is known as the King of Rock and Roll? Elvis Presley.
5. Which singer had a 2017 hit with “Shape of You”? Ed Sheeran.
6. Which country is the group BTS from? South Korea.
7. Who sang “All I Want for Christmas Is You” in 1994? Mariah Carey.
8. Which band’s lead singer is Chris Martin? Coldplay.
9. Which artist sang “Uptown Funk” with Mark Ronson? Bruno Mars.
10. Which singer from Jamaica made reggae famous around the world with songs like “One Love”? Bob Marley.

Medium Music Trivia Questions

1. What is the best-selling album of all time? Thriller by Michael Jackson (1982).
2. Which girl group was Beyoncé a member of before going solo? Destiny’s Child.
3. Who wrote “I Will Always Love You”, later a huge hit for Whitney Houston? Dolly Parton.
4. What is Eminem’s real name? Marshall Mathers.
5. With which song did ABBA win Eurovision in 1974? “Waterloo”.
6. Which Nirvana album includes “Smells Like Teen Spirit”? Nevermind (1991).
7. Adele’s album titles are numbers. What do they refer to? Her age when she made them (19, 21, 25 and 30).
8. Which PSY video was the first on YouTube to reach one billion views? “Gangnam Style”.
9. Which city is Drake from? Toronto.
10. What is Lady Gaga’s real first name? Stefani.

Hard Music Trivia Questions

1. What was the title of Linkin Park’s 2000 debut album? Hybrid Theory.
2. In what year did Taylor Swift release her first album? 2006.
3. Which artist recorded the 1984 album and film Purple Rain? Prince.
4. Who is the lead singer of The Rolling Stones? Mick Jagger.
5. Which band released the album Hotel California in 1976? Eagles.
6. Which 2017 Luis Fonsi hit featured Daddy Yankee? “Despacito”.
7. Who produces most of Billie Eilish’s music? Her brother, Finneas.
8. Which Queen song from 1975 runs nearly six minutes and has an opera section? “Bohemian Rhapsody”.
9. Which Madonna album from 1984 includes “Material Girl”? Like a Virgin.
10. Which K-pop group released “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du”? BLACKPINK.

Picture and Audio Round Ideas

Not every round has to be spoken. A visual or audio round keeps the energy up.

• Album cover round: show covers and ask for the artist. Our guess the album cover quiz does this for you.
• Intro round: play the first second of a song and ask for the title. Use the name that tune game.
• Artist round: play a chorus and ask who is singing, like in guess the artist.
• Year round: play a clip and ask for the release year. Song trivia has these built in.

Tips for Writing Your Own Music Trivia

• One fact per question. Avoid questions with two possible answers.
• Check years twice. Singles, albums and remasters can have different dates.
• Mix eras. Include at least one question from each decade so everyone gets a turn to shine.
• Avoid trick wording. The fun is in remembering, not in decoding the question.
• End on a fun one. Finish with an easy question everyone can shout.

Scoring Ideas for Quiz Night

• One point per correct answer.
• Two points for hard round answers.
• A bonus point for the exact year.
• Double points on a joker round each team chooses in advance.

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