Music Trivia Questions and Answers
Music trivia questions covering rock, pop, hip-hop, and the classics. Perfect for the music round at your next pub quiz night.
1 Question: What band was Freddie Mercury the lead singer of?
Answer: Queen
2 Question: Who is known as the 'King of Rock and Roll'?
Answer: Elvis Presley
3 Question: Who sang 'Rolling in the Deep'?
Answer: Adele
4 Question: What year were the Beatles formed?
Answer: 1960
5 Question: Who sang 'Shape of You'?
Answer: Ed Sheeran
6 Question: What band sang 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'?
Answer: Nirvana
7 Question: Who is the lead singer of U2?
Answer: Bono
8 Question: What ABBA song won Eurovision in 1974?
Answer: Waterloo
9 Question: How many members are in BTS?
Answer: Seven
10 Question: What instrument does Elton John primarily play?
Answer: Piano
11 Question: Who is known as the 'Queen of Pop'?
Answer: Madonna
12 Question: What does 'MTV' stand for?
Answer: Music Television
13 Question: Who sang 'Like a Rolling Stone'?
Answer: Bob Dylan
14 Question: What does 'LP' stand for in music?
Answer: Long Play
15 Question: Who sang 'Lose Yourself'?
Answer: Eminem
16 Question: Who is known as 'The Boss' in rock music?
Answer: Bruce Springsteen
17 Question: What is the name of the drummer of The Beatles?
Answer: Ringo Starr
18 Question: Who sang 'Shake It Off'?
Answer: Taylor Swift
19 Question: Who produced Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' album?
Answer: Quincy Jones
20 Question: What country does the band Coldplay come from?
Answer: England
21 Question: How many strings does a standard guitar have?
Answer: Six
22 Question: Who sang the Bond theme for 'Skyfall'?
Answer: Adele
23 Question: What year did David Bowie release 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust'?
Answer: 1972
24 Question: Who was the lead singer of The Doors?
Answer: Jim Morrison
25 Question: What singer's real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?
Answer: Lady Gaga
26 Question: What band released 'Rumours' in 1977?
Answer: Fleetwood Mac
27 Question: What rapper was born Aubrey Drake Graham?
Answer: Drake
28 Question: What is the name of Beyoncé's alter ego stage persona?
Answer: Sasha Fierce
29 Question: Who sang 'Billie Jean'?
Answer: Michael Jackson
30 Question: What country music legend is known as 'The Man in Black'?
Answer: Johnny Cash
31 Question: What year did Spotify launch?
Answer: 2008
32 Question: Who sang 'Chandelier'?
Answer: Sia
33 Question: What band is associated with the album 'Dark Side of the Moon'?
Answer: Pink Floyd
34 Question: Who was the lead singer of The Police?
Answer: Sting
35 Question: What is the highest-selling album of all time?
Answer: Thriller by Michael Jackson
36 Question: What band originally recorded 'With or Without You'?
Answer: U2
37 Question: What year did Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' album come out?
Answer: 1982
38 Question: Who sang 'Respect' in 1967?
Answer: Aretha Franklin
39 Question: What is the name of Beyoncé's 2016 visual album?
Answer: Lemonade
40 Question: What rapper was born Shawn Corey Carter?
Answer: Jay-Z
41 Question: What band recorded 'Hotel California'?
Answer: Eagles
42 Question: What is the name of Eminem's rap alter ego?
Answer: Slim Shady
43 Question: What singer-songwriter wrote 'Fast Car'?
Answer: Tracy Chapman
44 Question: Who sang 'Jolene'?
Answer: Dolly Parton
45 Question: What year did Nirvana release 'Nevermind'?
Answer: 1991
46 Question: Who sang 'Watermelon Sugar'?
Answer: Harry Styles
47 Question: What is the best-selling physical single of all time?
Answer: White Christmas
48 Question: What Beatles album features the song 'Yesterday'?
Answer: Help!
49 Question: Who sang 'Gold Digger' in 2005?
Answer: Kanye West
50 Question: What guitarist is nicknamed 'Slowhand'?
Answer: Eric Clapton
51 Question: Who sang 'Killing Me Softly' in 1973?
Answer: Roberta Flack
52 Question: What singer's real name is Abel Makkonen Tesfaye?
Answer: The Weeknd
53 Question: What is the name of Kanye West's debut album?
Answer: The College Dropout
54 Question: What rock band's classic lineup was Plant, Page, Bonham, and Jones?
Answer: Led Zeppelin
55 Question: What Taylor Swift album features 'Love Story'?
Answer: Fearless
56 Question: What rapper released 'good kid, m.A.A.d city' in 2012?
Answer: Kendrick Lamar
57 Question: Who sang 'What's Going On' in 1971?
Answer: Marvin Gaye
58 Question: What band recorded 'Mr. Brightside'?
Answer: The Killers
59 Question: What singer is known as 'The Godfather of Soul'?
Answer: James Brown
60 Question: What is the name of Lady Gaga's debut album?
Answer: The Fame
61 Question: Who sang 'Blinding Lights' in 2019?
Answer: The Weeknd
62 Question: What Beyoncé album features 'Crazy in Love'?
Answer: Dangerously in Love
63 Question: What band recorded 'Stairway to Heaven'?
Answer: Led Zeppelin
64 Question: Who was the lead singer of The Rolling Stones?
Answer: Mick Jagger
65 Question: What rapper was shot and killed in Las Vegas in 1996?
Answer: Tupac Shakur
66 Question: Who sang 'My Generation' in 1965?
Answer: The Who
67 Question: What is the name of Rihanna's cosmetics brand?
Answer: Fenty Beauty
68 Question: What country artist released 'Before He Cheats'?
Answer: Carrie Underwood
69 Question: What band sang 'Wonderwall' in 1995?
Answer: Oasis
70 Question: Who sang 'Dreams' — the song that went viral on TikTok in 2020?
Answer: Fleetwood Mac
71 Question: What rapper released 'Illmatic' in 1994?
Answer: Nas
72 Question: Who sang 'Torn' in 1997?
Answer: Natalie Imbruglia
73 Question: What is the name of Bruce Springsteen's backing band?
Answer: E Street Band
74 Question: What singer's debut single was 'Baby One More Time' in 1999?
Answer: Britney Spears
75 Question: What music festival took place on a farm in Bethel, New York in 1969?
Answer: Woodstock
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What are good music trivia questions?
Good music trivia questions span decades and genres: classic rock, pop, hip-hop, and country. "Who sang this song?", real names of famous artists, and landmark albums are reliable formats because the answers are definitive and singable.
How many trivia questions should a pub quiz have?
A standard pub quiz has between 40 and 60 questions, typically organized into 4-6 rounds of 8-10 questions each. Most trivia nights run 60-90 minutes, so 40-50 questions is the sweet spot. Each round should mix easy and harder questions so every team scores some points.
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