Music is a universal language that connects people across generations and genres. From pop music trivia and rock music facts to country hits and K-pop fun, our collection of music trivia questions and answers is designed to entertain, educate, and challenge fans of all ages. Whether you love legendary artists, one-hit wonders, or the latest chart-toppers, this ultimate music trivia guide has something for everyone.
Explore fun music trivia by genre, including pop, rock, country, K-pop, and world music, and test your knowledge with questions about iconic bands, legendary musicians, and chart-topping hits. Dive into number 1 hit songs, memorable movie soundtracks, and unforgettable albums from the ‘80s, ’90s, 2000s, and 2010s. You’ll also learn about famous music awards like the Grammys, musical instruments, and iconic music festivals that have shaped global music culture.
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Table of Contents
Fun Music Trivia by Genre
Pop Music Trivia Quiz
1. In which two countries did modern pop music first originate?
Answer: The United States and the United Kingdom
2. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music was closely tied to which other genre?
Answer: Rock and roll
3. What musical feature is common in pop songs that helps make them “catchy”?
Answer: Repeated choruses and hooks
4. What song structure is most typical for pop songs?
Answer: Verse–chorus structure
5. Which decade saw the rise of music television, like MTV, to promote pop stars visually?
Answer: The 1980s
6. Name two technologies or media innovations that helped spread pop music in the 20th century.
Answer: Radio (especially transistor radios) and television
7. What is “poptimism”?
Answer: A trend in music criticism that treats pop music as culturally valuable, not just commercial
8. Which two pop artists are often called the “King and Queen of Pop”?
Answer: Michael Jackson (King) and Madonna (Queen)
9. What style became dominant in pop music in the 2010s, moving the spotlight from radio to clubs?
Answer: Dance-influenced pop with electronic beats
10. What is one difference found in a study between pop music from the 1960s and more recent pop?
Answer: Modern pop used fewer pitch progressions and less varied instrumentation
11. What themes do pop song lyrics typically focus on rather than politics or ideology?
Answer: Love and romantic relationships
12. Name one subgenre or fusion style that pop music has absorbed over time.
Answer: Synth-pop, electropop, country pop, or art pop
Rock Music Trivia Challenge

13. Where did rock music originate in the late 1940s and early 1950s?
Answer: The United States
14. Which other country helped develop rock music alongside the U.S.?
Answer: The United Kingdom
15. What four main instruments typically make up a rock band?
Answer: Electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, and vocals (often with keyboards)
16. What time signature is most common in rock songs?
Answer: 4/4
17. What song structure do many rock songs use?
Answer: Verse–chorus form
18. Which famous band led the way in changing popular music by emphasizing the album instead of just singles in the mid-1960s?
Answer: The Beatles
19. What is “garage rock”?
Answer: A raw, energetic form of rock, often played by young bands in garages, with simpler production
20. What genre combines folk music with rock elements and was popularized in the 1960s?
Answer: Folk rock
21. What musical style features experimental sounds, effects, sitar, feedback, and was tied to the counterculture in the 1960s?
Answer: Psychedelic rock
22. Name one of the themes rock music lyrics often deal with besides romantic love.
Answer: Rebellion, social concerns, youth culture, or politics
23. Which rock subgenre emphasized aggressive, thick sound and heavy instruments in the late ’60s and ’70s?
Answer: Heavy metal
24. How has rock music’s mainstream popularity shifted since the 2010s?
Answer: It has declined compared to hip-hop and electronic dance music, though revival scenes continue
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Country Music Trivia Questions
25. Where did country music originate?
Answer: The Southern United States
26. What are some of the typical instruments used in country music?
Answer: Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, fiddle, banjo, harmonica, bass guitar, vocals
27. What were country music’s roots made from, besides European folk traditions?
Answer: African-American folk songs and hymns
28. By what earlier name was country music also known?
Answer: Hillbilly music
29. What major radio show beginning in 1925 helped increase country music’s audience?
Answer: The Grand Ole Opry
30. Which subgenre of country emerged with a smooth vocal style, string sections, and was aimed at a broad audience in the 1950s–1960s?
Answer: The Nashville Sound
31. What style blends country music with a pop-oriented sound and became especially popular in the 1970s?
Answer: Country pop
32. What is “outlaw country”?
Answer: A subgenre of country music with lyrics about alienation or resisting mainstream norms, often with a rougher style
33. Name a fusion genre of country that mixes country with rap.
Answer: Country rap
34. What movement of country artists in the 1980s rejected overly polished production and favored more traditional styles?
Answer: The neotraditionalist movement
35. Which female country artist’s 1997 album Come On Over became one of the best-selling albums & helped country cross into international markets?
Answer: Shania Twain
36. In the 1990s and 2000s, what trend helped country music grow beyond rural audiences and become more global?
Answer: The internationalization of country music, plus crossover hits and broader radio/record exposure
K-Pop & International Music Fun Facts
37. What does “K-pop” stand for?
Answer: Korean popular music
38. In which decade did K-pop as it’s known today first emerge?
Answer: The 1990s
39. Name one of the founding idol groups from the first generation of K-pop.
Answer: H.O.T. or S.E.S.
40. Which term describes the system where young people train under entertainment companies learning singing, dancing, language etc. before debuting?
Answer: Idol trainee system
41. What kinds of genres from outside Korea have influenced K-pop?
Answer: Hip hop, R&B, rock, electronic music (any one)
42. What are two of the “Big Three” entertainment agencies in K-pop?
Answer: SM Entertainment, YG Entertainment, or JYP Entertainment (any two)
43. What role does dance and visual performance play in K-pop?
Answer: It is very important — synchronized dance routines, formation changes, choreography & strong visual appeal are key parts of performances
44. Name a subgenre of country music that mixes rap and country styles.
Answer: Country rap
45. Which genre listed under popular music includes styles like ambient pop, danse-pop, electropop, and synth-pop?
Answer: Pop music
46. What is one of the fusion genres under electronic music that combines electronic sounds with folk elements?
Answer: Folktronica
47. Under the rock music section, what is a style that combines punk attitudes with rock music?
Answer: Punk rock
48. Which style found under popular music is known for slow tempos, chill atmosphere, and relaxed sound?
Answer: Chill-out
49. Under folk music styles, what is a genre associated with singing-songwriter tradition and personal lyrics?
Answer: Singer-songwriter
50. What genre under R&B & soul includes old styles mixed with new, modern R&B sounds?
Answer: Neo-soul
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Songs, Hits, and Soundtracks Trivia
Number 1 Hit Songs Quiz

51. Which song was the first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart when it launched?
Answer: “Poor Little Fool” by Ricky Nelson
52. Who holds the record for the most number-one songs on the Billboard Hot 100?
Answer: The Beatles
53. Which solo female artist has the most number-one hits on the Hot 100?
Answer: Mariah Carey
54. What song by Miley Cyrus was the longest-running number-one by a female artist in 2023?
Answer: “Flowers”
55. Which country singer had the year’s top Hot 100 single in 2023 with a long run at number one?
Answer: Morgan Wallen — with “Last Night”
56. What method did Billboard add to chart calculation in more recent years, besides sales and radio?
Answer: Streaming (and digital track sales)
57. Which song topped the Year-End Hot 100 chart in 2023?
Answer: “Last Night” by Morgan Wallen
58. Which artist replaced themselves at number one on the Hot 100 during 2023?
Answer: Taylor Swift
59. Which song is known for being the longest climb to number one, having charted for many years before reaching the top?
Answer: “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee (65 years from original release to hitting #1)
60. Which female singer became the oldest artist to have a Hot 100 number-one, at age 78?
Answer: Brenda Lee
61. What milestone did Taylor Swift hit in 2023 related to number-one songs?
Answer: She charted three number-one songs from three different albums in one calendar year
62. Which rapper debuted a song directly at number one in 1995, making chart history?
Answer: Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy” (she was first female to debut at #1)
One-Hit Wonders That Made History
63. Which song by Wilbert Harrison was a one-hit wonder in the U.S. with the title named after a U.S. city?
Answer: “Kansas City”
64. What novelty Halloween song by Bobby “Boris” Pickett became a one-hit wonder?
Answer: “Monster Mash”
65. “Sukiyaki” was a one-hit wonder by which artist?
Answer: Kyu Sakamoto
66. Which group had one U.S. hit with “Tequila”?
Answer: The Champs
67. What do “Sh-Boom” by The Chords and “Earth Angel” by The Penguins have in common?
Answer: They are both one-hit wonders from the 1950s.
68. What 1954 song by Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats is considered one of the earliest rock & roll one-hit wonders?
Answer: “Rocket 88”
69. Who scored a one-hit wonder with “The Ballad of Davy Crockett”?
Answer: The Voices of Walter Schumann
70. What female artist had a one-hit wonder in 1955 with “Let Me Go, Lover!”?
Answer: Joan Weber
71. What song by The Silhouettes became their one big U.S. hit?
Answer: “Get a Job”
72. Which group had a U.S. one-hit wonder with “Stay”?
Answer: Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
73. Which one-hit wonder from the 1960s starts with “Angel Baby”?
Answer: Rosie and the Originals
74. What is the tune by The Surfaris that became a surf rock one-hit wonder?
Answer: “Wipe Out”
Movie Soundtracks & Theme Songs Trivia
75. When was the list unveiled, and by whom?
Answer: June 22, 2004, by the American Film Institute.
76. How many songs were nominated before the final 100 were chosen?
Answer: 400 nominated songs.
77. Which movie has the song “Over the Rainbow” featured in the #1 spot on the list?
Answer: The Wizard of Oz.
78. Name one of the films that had three songs on the list.
Answer: Singin’ in the Rain, The Sound of Music, or West Side Story.
79. Who are tied for having the most represented singers on the list?
Answer: Judy Garland and Gene Kelly.
80. Which composer has the most songs on the list?
Answer: Richard Rodgers (6 songs).
81. Which lyricist is most represented on the list?
Answer: Oscar Hammerstein II.
82. Which #1 song on the list is from Titanic (1997)?
Answer: “My Heart Will Go On.”
83. What song listed is associated with the film Grease and features John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John?
Answer: “Summer Nights.”
84. Which song from the list is performed by Public Enemy and comes from the film Do the Right Thing?
Answer: “Fight the Power.”
85. What song from The Bodyguard made the list, sung by Whitney Houston?
Answer: “I Will Always Love You.”
Legendary Artists and Bands Trivia
Famous Music Icons Quiz

86. Which band is listed as having sold the most records worldwide?
Answer: The Beatles
87. Name one solo artist who has sold over 250 million records.
Answer: Michael Jackson
88. Which legendary rock & roll star, known as “The King,” is among the best-selling artists with claimed sales of around 500 million?
Answer: Elvis Presley
89. Which female artist, famous for songs like “Like a Virgin” and “Material Girl,” is in the 250 million+ records category?
Answer: Madonna
90. Which British rock band, famous for operatic style and hits like “Bohemian Rhapsody,” has claimed record sales over 200 million?
Answer: Queen
91. Which hard rock/blues rock band known for “Stairway to Heaven” is listed with over 200 million claimed sales?
Answer: Led Zeppelin
92. Name a contemporary artist (active in the 2000s-2010s) who has sold over 200 million records.
Answer: Taylor Swift
93. Which hip hop/rap artist in the list has claimed sales close to 300 million?
Answer: Eminem
94. Which country music star has also made the list of best-selling artists, with sales in the 100-200 million range?
Answer: Garth Brooks
95. Name the Canadian singer-songwriter who has sold over 150 million records and is on the list.
Answer: Celine Dion
96. Which band known for songs like “Paint It Black” and “Sympathy for the Devil” has over 100 million sales claimed?
Answer: The Rolling Stones
97. Which pop artist known for massive streaming success is on the list with sales over 200 million and has been active since around 2004?
Answer: Justin Bieber
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Bands That Shaped Music History
98. Which Swedish pop group is famous for hits like “Dancing Queen” and is on the Britannica list of notable bands?
Answer: ABBA
99. Which Australian rock band, known for songs like “Highway to Hell” and “Back in Black,” appears on the Britannica list?
Answer: AC/DC
100. Which band, with Freddie Mercury as lead singer, is known for blending rock, opera, and theatrical performance?
Answer: Queen
101. Which British band, with albums like Rumours, helped define the soft rock/pop rock sound of the 1970s?
Answer: Fleetwood Mac
102. Which pioneering heavy metal band, known for dark riffs and early influence on the genre, is on the list?
Answer: Black Sabbath
103. Which British rock band started as a blues-influenced group and later became famous for hits like “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction”?
Answer: The Rolling Stones
104. Which 1960s band from Liverpool revolutionized pop/rock music and has multiple entries on the Wikipedia & Britannica band lists?
Answer: The Beatles
105. Which British rock band is famous for Led Zeppelin’s name, known for blending blues, folk, and hard rock?
Answer: Led Zeppelin
106. Which band, fronted by Debbie Harry, smashed genre lines by mixing punk, pop, disco, and early rap?
Answer: Blondie
107. Which American band is considered a pioneer of rock music and was listed among Britannica’s influential rock bands?
Answer: The Who
108. Which rock band is known for combining theatrical stage presence with multi-genre songwriting, including hits like “Bohemian Rhapsody”?
Answer: Queen
109. Which American rock band, formed in the late 1980s, helped popularize the grunge / alternative rock era with their hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit”?
Answer: Nirvana
Music Awards & Grammy Trivia
110. When was the first Grammy Awards ceremony held?
Answer: May 4, 1959
111. What organization presents the Grammy Awards?
Answer: The Recording Academy
112. What is the Grammy trophy designed to look like?
Answer: A gilded gramophone
113. What is the Grammy Award given for “Album of the Year” intended to honor?
Answer: Artistic achievement, technical proficiency, overall excellence (regardless of sales or chart position)
114. What are the “General Field” categories at the Grammys (awarded every year)?
Answer: Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist
115. How many categories were there at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards?
Answer: 94 categories
116. Who hosted the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in 2025?
Answer: Trevor Noah
117. How many Grammy nominations did Beyoncé have in 2025?
Answer: 11 nominations
118. Who won the most awards at the 2025 Grammys (67th)?
Answer: Kendrick Lamar (5 awards)
119. What change was made recently to the Grammy broadcasting network?
Answer: The Grammys will move from CBS to ABC, Disney+ and Hulu under a new broadcast deal
120. What is the difference between the Grammy “Record of the Year” and “Song of the Year” awards?
Answer: Record of the Year honors the performance and production of a track; Song of the Year honors songwriting (lyrics and melody)
121. Which artist holds the record for most wins in the “Album of the Year” category?
Answer: Taylor Swift (4 wins)
Music Across the Decades
80s Music Trivia
122. What decade saw the rise of electronic dance music genres like house, techno, and freestyle?
Answer: The 1980s
123. Which artist’s Thriller was the best-selling album of the 1980s?
Answer: Michael Jackson
124. Who was the best-selling female pop artist of the decade?
Answer: Madonna
125. What new style of country music pushed back against pop influences and returned to more traditional sounds in the mid-1980s?
Answer: The “new traditionalist” movement
126. Which film’s soundtrack helped spark a boom in pop-style country music in the early 1980s?
Answer: Urban Cowboy
127. Which artist had seven consecutive number-one songs on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1980s?
Answer: Whitney Houston
128. What genre became much more popular after disco and new wave faded early in the decade?
Answer: Synth-pop and other electronic genres
129. Which movement in hip hop during the 1980s began to focus more on social issues and messages?
Answer: Socially conscious hip hop (e.g., “The Message”)
130. Name a band that helped define glam metal/hard rock in the 1980s.
Answer: Def Leppard
131. What was the dominant tool for music video exposure in the 1980s that helped many artists gain widespread fame?
Answer: MTV
132. Which two artists are mentioned as being the first African-American artists to have their videos in heavy rotation on MTV?
Answer: Michael Jackson and Prince
133. What kind of R&B combined funk, disco, and hip hop elements, becoming more danceable in the 1980s?
Answer: Contemporary R&B (and new jack swing)
90s Music Trivia
134. What style of rock became very popular in the early 1990s, especially from bands like Nirvana?
Answer: Grunge
135. Which two genres blended with urban music in the 1990s to create fusion styles like new jack swing and neo-soul?
Answer: Soul and funk (also jazz)
136. What genres rose in popularity in dance and electronic music during the 1990s, such as techno, rave, and trip hop?
Answer: Electronic dance-music genres like techno, rave, trip hop, drum and bass
137. Which rock genre came from combining alternative rock and metal in the early to mid-1990s?
Answer: Alternative metal
138. Name one band associated with the “swing revival” movement in North America during the 1990s.
Answer: Brian Setzer Orchestra
139. Which genre saw increased mainstream success in the 1990s, and often included artists like Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, and TLC?
Answer: Contemporary R&B
140. Which genre, coming from the UK, became very big in the 1990s with bands like Oasis and Blur?
Answer: Britpop
141. What happened with teen pop and dance-pop trends in the 1990s?
Answer: They continued from prior decades and remained very popular.
142. Which genre combined rap with rock and funk elements in the 1990s?
Answer: Rap metal (or funk metal)
143. What was one of the long-running #1 songs in the 1990s by Mariah Carey that broke chart records?
Answer: “One Sweet Day” with Boyz II Men
144. Which genre saw a revival that mixed horns and rock elements, such as third wave ska and swing revival?
Answer: Ska punk and swing revival
145. Who was named Billboard’s Artist of the Decade for the United States for the 1990s?
Answer: Mariah Carey
2000s Music Trivia
146. What genres built on their 1990s popularity and became very dominant in the 2000s?
Answer: Hip hop and contemporary R&B
147. Name a Southern U.S. hip hop sub-genre that was especially popular during the 2000s.
Answer: Crunk
148. Which rock styles stayed popular even though hip hop was dominating—especially toward the mid-2000s?
Answer: Alternative rock, pop punk, nu metal, emo, indie rock
149. What tool or production effect became very common in 2000s pop music, often changing the vocal sound?
Answer: Auto-Tune
150. Which electronic music forms were popular early in the 2000s in Europe?
Answer: Trance, house, Eurodance, chillout
151. What types of dance-oriented electronic subgenres became more popular toward the end of the 2000s?
Answer: Electropop, synthpop, electro house
152. Which rising country/pop artists in the 2000s managed to cross over into mainstream charts?
Answer: Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood
153. What was happening in the music industry with digital media during the 2000s?
Answer: Shift toward digital downloads, legal online music stores, decline in CD sales
154. In what way did globalization affect music markets in Asia during the 2000s?
Answer: Western pop, hip hop, and R&B influences became more common, and Western artists had greater impact
155. What Latin music genre became very definitive in Latin America during the mid-2000s?
Answer: Reggaeton
156. What rock revival movements emerged during the 2000s?
Answer: Garage rock revival and post-punk revival
157. Which factor helped more unsigned or smaller artists to share music and reach audiences in the 2000s?
Answer: Internet and online platforms
Musical Instruments Trivia Questions
158. What kind of instrument is a marimba classified as?
Answer: A pitched percussion idiophone
159. What category does the flute belong to?
Answer: Wind instruments / aerophones
160. Which instrument is both a stringed instrument and played via keyboard (hammer-struck strings)?
Answer: Piano
161. What kind of drums are called membranophones?
Answer: Drums that produce sound via vibrating stretched membranes
162. What is a “steelpan” and where is it from?
Answer: A pitched percussion idiophone from Trinidad & Tobago
163. The violin, guitar, and cello belong to what broad instrument family?
Answer: Stringed instruments or chordophones
164. What type of instrument is the tambourine?
Answer: A frame drum idiophone / percussion instrument
165. Name an aerophone instrument from Asia listed (not string or percussion).
Answer: Bansuri (Indian flute)
166. What voice-based instrument is included under aerophones?
Answer: Human voice
167. What kind of instrument is a waterphone (one that uses water inside)?
Answer: An “Other percussion instrument” / experimental idiophone
168. What is the difference between an idiophone and a membranophone?
Answer: Idiophones produce sound from the body of the instrument itself (like cymbals), while membranophones use a vibrating membrane (like drums)
169. Which instrument family uses free reeds, like the harmonica or accordion?
Answer: Aerophones (free reed instruments)
Music Festivals, Fads, and Viral Hits
Iconic Music Festivals Around the World
170. Can music festivals be charitable or cause-based?
Answer: Yes, some are organized for profit, while others are benefits for specific charitable causes.
171. What is one purpose of music festivals in education?
Answer: To provide a platform for amateur musicians to perform, learn, and grow, often with judges giving feedback.
172. What is one of the largest music festivals in terms of attendance?
Answer: Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which draws between about 800,000 and 1,000,000 people annually.
173. Which long-running UK music festival is known for having “fallow years” every few years?
Answer: The Glastonbury Festival.
174. What is the oldest annual dedicated pop music festival in the world?
Answer: Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands.
175. Which festival has been running since 1719 and is one of the oldest music festivals?
Answer: The Three Choirs Festival in the UK.
176. What is the name of the music festival held in Rabat, Morocco, that draws millions of attendees?
Answer: Mawazine Festival.
177. Which European festival is held on an island in Budapest and has very large attendance with many performances?
Answer: Sziget Festival.
178. What kind of music festival is Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC)?
Answer: An electronic dance music festival
179. Who organizes the Electric Daisy Carnival?
Answer: Insomniac
180. In which U.S. city is the flagship EDC event held?
Answer: Las Vegas, Nevada
181. Around how many people attended EDC over three days in 2024?
Answer: 525,000
182. What visual and interactive features are part of EDC besides music performances?
Answer: Colorful glow-in-the-dark environments, LED-lit flora and fauna, art installations, carnival rides, free-roaming performers
183. When did the Identity Festival first take place?
Answer: 2011
184. What was the main idea behind Identity Festival?
Answer: It was a touring electronic music festival in North America meant to give fans a “full electronic music experience” with popular electronic music artists
Music Fads & Viral Trends Quiz
185. What major global event caused many music tours, festivals, and shows to be canceled or postponed in the early 2020s?
Answer: The COVID-19 pandemic
186. Which social media / video platform has become really influential in discovering new songs and artists in the 2020s?
Answer: TikTok
187. What term is used to describe music that doesn’t stick strictly to one genre, and has become more common in the 2020s?
Answer: Genreless music
188. Which pop star had a number-one hit in 2020 with “Watermelon Sugar”?
Answer: Harry Styles
189. What unusual record did Harry Styles’ album Harry’s House achieve on the Billboard Hot 100?
Answer: It had a single, “As It Was,” that stayed at number one for 15 nonconsecutive weeks
190. Which singer released Midnights in 2022, an album influenced by older musical styles like vintage synthesizers?
Answer: Taylor Swift
191. What electronic-pop subgenre, combining experimental sounds and pop-style songwriting, has gained popularity in niche communities in the 2020s?
Answer: Hyperpop
192. Which female R&B artist’s album SOS in 2022 spent 10 weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 and had 23 of its tracks chart on the Hot 100?
Answer: SZA
193. What is the name of SZA’s hit single that reached number one on the Hot 100?
Answer: “Kill Bill”
194. What growing trend in music marketing involves collaborations with viral creators, hashtag challenges, and licensed music in user-made videos?
Answer: Using TikTok creators / viral videos to promote songs
195. What format of recorded music beat out CDs in sales for the first time since the mid-1980s in the U.S. during the 2020s?
Answer: Vinyl LPs
196. Can you name one of the artists frequently mentioned as leading figures in the music scene of the early 2020s?
Answer: (Any one of) Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Olivia Rodrigo, The Weeknd, Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Morgan Wallen, or Doja Cat
Easy and Fun Music Trivia for Kids
197. What song award did Miley Cyrus win at the 66th Grammy Awards for 2024?
Answer: Record of the Year for “Flowers”
198. Which artist won Album of the Year at the 66th Grammy Awards in 2024?
Answer: Taylor Swift for Midnights
199. What was significant about 21 Savage’s American Dream album released in 2024?
Answer: It was his first solo studio album in nearly six years.
200. What band was announced in January 2024 to perform at Coachella after teasing a reunion show?
Answer: No Doubt
201. Which pop-rock band released their first studio album in nearly four years in January 2024 called Saviors?
Answer: Green Day
202. What sadly happened to country singer Toby Keith in February 2024?
Answer: He died from stomach cancer at age 62.
203. Which iconic band cancelled their “Peace Out: The Farewell Tour” in 2024 due to the lead singer’s vocal cord damage?
Answer: Aerosmith
204. In 2024, which artist released their first solo studio album in seven years titled Everything I Thought It Was?
Answer: Justin Timberlake
205. What major music awards ceremony was held on April 1, 2024 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles?
Answer: The 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards
206. Which legendary band released what is billed as their final album, Ghost Stories, in April 2024?
Answer: Blue Öyster Cult
207. What happened to the band Linkin Park in November 2024 concerning a new album?
Answer: They released From Zero, their first studio album in seven years, with a new co-lead singer Emily Armstrong.
208. Which famous music producer died at age 91 in November 2024?
Answer: Quincy Jones
Miscellaneous Music Trivia Questions
209. What album did Tremonti release in January 2025, his first studio album in four years?
Answer: The End Will Show Us How
210. Which band released a posthumous album called Balloonerism in January 2025?
Answer: Mac Miller
211. Who performed the national anthem at the College Football Playoff National Championship in Atlanta in 2025, and who performed at the halftime show?
Answer: Coco Jones sang the national anthem; Travis Scott performed at halftime.
212. Which founding member of Bowling for Soup announced his retirement in January 2025 after over 30 years with the band?
Answer: Chris Burney
213. What event occurred with the band Coin in January 2025?
Answer: Coin broke up following allegations of misconduct against their drummer and guitarist.
214. Which artist released their first solo studio album in nearly five years, titled Mayhem, in March 2025?
Answer: Lady Gaga
215. What happened to Mastodon’s co-founder and lead guitarist Brent Hinds in 2025?
Answer: He announced his departure from the band and was later killed in a traffic collision on August 20.
216. What music awards ceremony took place on March 17, 2025, in Los Angeles?
Answer: The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards
217. Which artist released Tha Carter VI in June 2025, their first studio album in five years?
Answer: Lil Wayne
218. Which co-founder of The Doobie Brothers died in 2025 at age 82?
Answer: Brian Wilson
219. What album did Slick Rick release in 2025, marking his first studio album in 26 years?
Answer: Victory
220. Which band released Walk This Road in 2025, their first studio album in four years?
Answer: The Doobie Brothers
FAQ
Answer: You’ll find a wide mix of trivia covering genres like pop, rock, hip-hop, country, jazz, K-pop, and even classical music. The questions range from easy, fun facts to challenging ones for true music lovers.
Answer: Yes! The questions are written in a simple, engaging style, making them perfect for group activities, trivia nights, classroom fun, or just challenging your friends and family.
Answer: Absolutely. Our trivia covers music from the 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, and even the latest 2020s hits, so there’s something for every generation of music fans.
Answer: Yes, you can easily turn them into a quiz for school events, office games, or online challenges. The questions and answers are structured to be ready-to-use.
Answer: Of course! You’ll find questions about legendary artists like The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, and many more, along with fun facts about iconic songs and albums.

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