Do you know why everybody loves to play a music trivia game? Because you can participate in it without being a musician or even having a good musical ear. Not everyone has musical talent or can show off their skills, but most people still love music in one form or another, and a music quiz can bring everyone together.
Music trivia goes way beyond just song trivia. Of course, release dates and albums, details in the lyrics, and dedications are all great things to ask your players, but pop quiz questions can also be about interesting facts from musicians’ lives, band histories, iconic performances, and so much more.
You can choose to make your game general or focus it around a specific genre, or even one artist if, for example, all the participants are big fans of said artist. No matter which option you choose, make sure you prepare lots of fun music trivia questions and answers (you shouldn’t ask questions that you don’t know the answers to) and make the game about having fun and spending good time with your friends.
To help you organize the quiz, we collected some trivia about music in the form of questions and answers. Hope you enjoy playing with your friends! Let us know in the comments if there was something new you learned from these questions.
#44
What American rock band was founded as a one-person project in Seattle in 1994?
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#45
Which lead singer popularized stage diving?
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#46
What was the first album AC/DC released after the death of their lead singer Bon Scott?
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#47
In 2017 Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee topped the chart in 47 countries with which song?
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#48
Michael Jackson debuted his trademark moonwalk during which song in 1983?
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#49
What was Willie Nelson’s job before he became a famous Country & Western singer?
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#50
What is the name of the late Italian composer who not only wrote more than 400 scores for film and TV, and went on to win the Oscar for his score to Tarantino’s Hateful Eight, but also influenced the likes of Metallica, Dire Straits, and Radiohead?
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#51
The Barenaked Ladies wrote and performed the theme-song for which television series?
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#54
What rock icon was the founder of The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-haired Men?
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#57
Eminem's 8 Mile is named after a road in which city?
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#58
Paul McCartney credits which artist with teaching him everything he knows?
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#59
Believe it or not, Jimi Hendrix only had one Top 40 hit. Which song was it?
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#60
Who is the only country artist to have a Top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for six straight decades?
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