MusicTrivia Questions & Answers
26 music trivia questions, each with the correct answer and a short explanation.
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1. Which singer is nicknamed 'Queen B'?
Answer: Beyoncé. Beyoncé is widely known as Queen B.
2. Who sings the hit song 'Shape of You'?
Answer: Ed Sheeran. Ed Sheeran released 'Shape of You' in 2017.
3. Taylor Swift's re-recorded albums are subtitled with which phrase?
Answer: Taylor's Version. She re-records albums as '(Taylor's Version)' to own her masters.
4. What dance is associated with the song 'Y.M.C.A.' by the Village People?
Answer: Spelling letters. Fans spell out the letters Y-M-C-A with their arms.
5. Which rock band recorded the album 'The Dark Side of the Moon'?
Answer: Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd released 'The Dark Side of the Moon' in 1973.
6. Who composed the iconic two-note theme for 'Jaws'?
Answer: John Williams. John Williams composed the famous 'Jaws' theme.
7. Which band released the album 'Abbey Road'?
Answer: The Beatles. The Beatles released 'Abbey Road' in 1969.
8. Who sang the James Bond theme 'Goldfinger'?
Answer: Shirley Bassey. Shirley Bassey recorded 'Goldfinger' in 1964.
9. Which band's frontman was Freddie Mercury?
Answer: Queen. Freddie Mercury was the lead singer of Queen.
10. Which singer-songwriter recorded 'Like a Rolling Stone' and won a Nobel Prize in Literature?
Answer: Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.
11. Who is the legendary guitarist behind 'Purple Haze'?
Answer: Jimi Hendrix. Jimi Hendrix wrote and performed 'Purple Haze'.
12. Which Beatles member was known as 'the quiet Beatle'?
Answer: George Harrison. George Harrison was nicknamed 'the quiet Beatle'.
13. Which artist released the album 'Purple Rain'?
Answer: Prince. Prince released 'Purple Rain' in 1984.
14. Who composed the score for 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'?
Answer: Ennio Morricone. Ennio Morricone composed the iconic Western score.
15. Which band released the concept album 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' in 1967?
Answer: The Beatles. The Beatles released 'Sgt. Pepper's' in 1967.
16. Which musician was a founding member of The Velvet Underground and recorded 'Walk on the Wild Side'?
Answer: Lou Reed. Lou Reed co-founded The Velvet Underground and recorded the solo hit.
17. Which jazz trumpeter recorded the influential album 'Kind of Blue' in 1959?
Answer: Miles Davis. Miles Davis recorded 'Kind of Blue', one of jazz's best-selling albums.
18. Which composer wrote the scores for 'Star Wars', 'Indiana Jones', and 'Jurassic Park'?
Answer: John Williams. John Williams composed all three iconic scores.
19. Who composed the soaring theme music for the 1985 film 'Back to the Future'?
Answer: Alan Silvestri. Alan Silvestri composed the orchestral score for 'Back to the Future'.
20. Which artist's 1982 album 'Thriller' is the best-selling album of all time?
Answer: Michael Jackson. Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' remains the best-selling album in history.
21. Which singer is known as the 'Queen of Soul'?
Answer: Aretha Franklin. Aretha Franklin earned the title 'Queen of Soul'.
22. Which composer wrote the music for 'Psycho', including its shrieking string cues?
Answer: Bernard Herrmann. Bernard Herrmann composed the all-strings score for 'Psycho'.
23. Which Italian composer wrote the score for the 1988 film 'Cinema Paradiso'?
Answer: Ennio Morricone. Ennio Morricone, with his son Andrea, scored 'Cinema Paradiso'.
24. Which film's score was composed by Ennio Morricone and features a whistle melody he wrote before the film was even shot?
Answer: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Morricone composed The Good, the Bad and the Ugly's iconic whistle theme before filming; Leone played it on set to set the actors' rhythm and pacing.
25. In 'Pulp Fiction', what band's song plays when Mia and Vincent dance at Jack Rabbit Slim's?
Answer: Chuck Berry. They dance to Chuck Berry's 'You Never Can Tell,' which Tarantino chose to reflect the film's retro diner setting.
26. Which composer scored both 'Psycho' (1960) and Chaplin's 'Limelight' (1952)?
Answer: Bernard Herrmann. Bernard Herrmann composed the iconic strings score for 'Psycho'; he also scored Hitchcock's other major films of that era.
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