A collection of music quiz questions in different formats. If you’re looking to test your music trivia knowledge, you can choose from the 4 different music quiz questions rounds: name the band, mixed questions, name the artist and 1970s multiple choice music trivia.
Music Quiz Questions: Name The Band
Can you guess the name of the band based on its line-up?
Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool, Mike Dirnt, Jason White
Green Day
Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Pras Michel
Fugees
Mike Diamond, Adam Horowitz, Adam Yauch (Mike D, Ad-man, MCA)
Beasties Boys
Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams
Destiny's Child
Maxi Jazz, Rollo, Sister Bliss
Faithless
Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic
Nirvana
Michael McCary, Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman
Boyz II Men
Neil Finn, Paul Hester, Nick Seymour
Crowded House
Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, Adrian Utley
Portishead
Keith Duffy, Stephen Gately, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch
Boyzone
Music Trivia: Mixed Questions
A mix of random music quiz questions
With which instrument would you associate Billy Cobham, Hal Blaine and Sly Dunbar?
Percussion or drums
Kele Okereke is the front man on which UK rock band?
Bloc Party
'Seasons of My Soul' was the 2010 debut album of which singer?
Rummer
Cheryl James and Sandra Denton performed under which tasty pseudonym in the 1980s and 1990s?
Salt-n-Pepa
Reggae singer Fred Hibbert is better known by what name?
He is Toots of Toots and the Maytals
'The Healer' (1989) was a welcome return for which blues legend, who had been quiet for two decades?
John Lee Hooker
Which left-hander was voted Best British Male Artist as wekk as Best British Breakthrough act at the 2013 Brit Awards?
Ben Howard
What were the second and third albums from Olly Murs, which both went straight to no. 1 in the UK on realease in 2011 and 2012?
In Case You Didn't Know (2011) and Right Place, Right Time
What was Massive Attack's 1991 debut, an album that set a standard for groovy, chilled music that the ensuing decade would struggle to match?
Blue Lines
Which bassist also has a reputation as an English cheesemaker?
Alex James of Blur
Who, in 1992, broke a longstanding record by topping the US Billboard chart for 13 weeks with their first no. 1 single, 'End of the Road'?
Boyz II Men
Who was the lead man in 1980 band Orange Juice?
Edwyn Collins
Which producer was famous for the Wall of Sound production on many 1960s hits?
Phil Spector
What, in 1952, became the first weekly newspaper to feature a singles chart?
New Musical Express
Whose first UK no. 1 single was a 1982 cover of a Supremes song?
Phil Collins
'Spectrum (Say My Name)' was a 2012 no. 1 single in the UK, the first for which band?
Florence and The Machine
Who is the Canadian singer who had a massive 2011 hit with 'Call Me Maybe', reportedly on the back of a Justin Bieber tweet?
Carly Rae Jepsen
Who's first solo album was her 'Miseducation' (1998)?
Lauryn Hill
Which singer was dating Lance Armstrong from 2003-6?
Sheryl Crow
Whose debut album 'An Awesome Wave' won the 2012 Mercury Prize?
Alt-J
What was Plan B's 2012 movie sountrack which became his second UK no. 1 album?
III Manors
What was the 2011 hit for Gotye, the biggest selling single ever by an Australian artist?
'Somebody that I Used to Know'
Who comfortably heads the list of multiple Brit Award winners?
Robbie Williams
'Third Strike' was a 2010 hit album for which British artist?
Tinchy Stryder
What were Bruno Mars's first three UK solo singles, all of which went to no. 1?
Just The Way You Are, Grenade and The Lazy Song
Who, in 2012, matched Beyonce's feat of two years previously and won six Grammy awards in one night?
Adele
At what age did Kurt Kobain, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Amy Winehouse all die, regarded by some people as some sort of divine conspiracy?
27
What was Michael Jackson's best-selling single in the UK?
Earth Song
Which two Queens albums took their titles from Marx Brothers movie?
A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races
If you were listening to Matt Beringer sing live, which band would you be watching?
The National
Which 1995 single gave Simply Red their only UK no. 1 hit?
Fairground
Music Quiz Questions: Name the Artist
Here’s a list of 2016 UK hits, can you guess who sings i?t
FAST CAR
JONAS BLUE & DAKOTA
7 YEARS
LUKAS GRAHAM
ONE DANCE
DRAKE FT WIZKID & KYLA
ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME
COLDPLAY
DANCING ON MY OWN
CALLUM SCOTT
PILLOWTALK
ZAYN
LOVE YOURSELF
JUSTIN BIEBER
STITCHES
SHAWN MENDES
LUSH LIFE
ZARA LARSSON
CAN'T STOP THE FEELING
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
Music Quiz Questions: Multiple Choice 1970s Music Trivia
A "Ballroom Blitz" came from which sugary-sounding group?
Peters and who said 'Welcome Home' in 1973?
Which City Rollers had a hit with "Bye Bye Baby"?
"Bohemian Rhapsody" was recorded by which group?
Which group sang "Weer All Crazee Now"?
Which Gary was Leader of the Gang?
Who first sang with Elton John on "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"?
Who sang "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"?
Which Brotherhood has a Eurovision winner in 1976?
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