100 Questions & Answers

100 Music Trivia Questions and Answers

Here's a full 100-question music trivia set covering every genre — pop, rock, classical, jazz, country, hip-hop, electronic, and world music. Use it at a party, on the way to a pub quiz, or as a warm-up before a Yabaleli multiplayer session.

Answers are hidden below each question — tap a question to reveal. The set moves from easier crowd-pleasers at the top to deep-cut expert questions at the end.

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Pop Music

  1. 1. Who is known as the 'King of Pop'? expand_more
    Answer: Michael Jackson.
  2. 2. Which artist has won the most Grammy Awards overall? expand_more
    Answer: Beyoncé.
  3. 3. What was Madonna's first number-one single in the US? expand_more
    Answer: 'Like a Virgin' (1984).
  4. 4. Which pop star's real name is Stefani Germanotta? expand_more
    Answer: Lady Gaga.
  5. 5. Which boy band released 'I Want It That Way'? expand_more
    Answer: Backstreet Boys.
  6. 6. Who sang 'Shape of You'? expand_more
    Answer: Ed Sheeran.
  7. 7. What Taylor Swift album won Album of the Year at the 2021 Grammys? expand_more
    Answer: 'Folklore'.
  8. 8. Who is the lead vocalist of Coldplay? expand_more
    Answer: Chris Martin.
  9. 9. Which K-pop group broke YouTube's 24-hour view record in 2020? expand_more
    Answer: BTS, with 'Dynamite'.
  10. 10. Who recorded 'Blinding Lights' in 2019? expand_more
    Answer: The Weeknd.

Rock & Roll

  1. 11. Which band released 'Abbey Road'? expand_more
    Answer: The Beatles.
  2. 12. Who is the lead singer of The Rolling Stones? expand_more
    Answer: Mick Jagger.
  3. 13. What was Queen's debut album called? expand_more
    Answer: 'Queen' (1973).
  4. 14. Which rock band released 'The Dark Side of the Moon'? expand_more
    Answer: Pink Floyd.
  5. 15. Who composed the solo for 'Stairway to Heaven'? expand_more
    Answer: Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin.
  6. 16. Which band was David Bowie's 1970s persona 'Ziggy Stardust' fronted with? expand_more
    Answer: The Spiders from Mars.
  7. 17. Who recorded 'Purple Haze'? expand_more
    Answer: Jimi Hendrix.
  8. 18. Which grunge band's frontman was Kurt Cobain? expand_more
    Answer: Nirvana.
  9. 19. What year did the Beatles break up? expand_more
    Answer: 1970.
  10. 20. Which Rolling Stones song begins 'I can't get no…'? expand_more
    Answer: '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction'.

Classical

  1. 21. Who composed 'The Four Seasons'? expand_more
    Answer: Antonio Vivaldi.
  2. 22. Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 is in which key? expand_more
    Answer: C minor.
  3. 23. Which composer went deaf but kept composing? expand_more
    Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven.
  4. 24. Who wrote 'The Magic Flute'? expand_more
    Answer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
  5. 25. What nationality was Frédéric Chopin? expand_more
    Answer: Polish.
  6. 26. Which ballet did Tchaikovsky compose, featuring 'The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy'? expand_more
    Answer: 'The Nutcracker'.
  7. 27. Whose ninth symphony is often called the 'Choral' Symphony? expand_more
    Answer: Beethoven's.
  8. 28. Who wrote the opera 'La Traviata'? expand_more
    Answer: Giuseppe Verdi.
  9. 29. Which keyboard instrument preceded the modern piano? expand_more
    Answer: The harpsichord.
  10. 30. What is the Italian term for 'very loud' in music? expand_more
    Answer: Fortissimo (ff).

Jazz & Blues

  1. 31. What instrument did John Coltrane play? expand_more
    Answer: The saxophone.
  2. 32. Who is known as the 'First Lady of Song'? expand_more
    Answer: Ella Fitzgerald.
  3. 33. Which city is considered the birthplace of jazz? expand_more
    Answer: New Orleans.
  4. 34. Who recorded 'Kind of Blue'? expand_more
    Answer: Miles Davis.
  5. 35. Which pianist composed 'Rhapsody in Blue'? expand_more
    Answer: George Gershwin.
  6. 36. Who was known as 'Satchmo'? expand_more
    Answer: Louis Armstrong.
  7. 37. Which blues guitarist's signature guitar was called 'Lucille'? expand_more
    Answer: B. B. King.
  8. 38. What style of jazz emerged in the 1940s emphasising fast tempos and complex chords? expand_more
    Answer: Bebop.
  9. 39. Who wrote 'Take the A Train'? expand_more
    Answer: Billy Strayhorn (composed for Duke Ellington).
  10. 40. Which jazz vocalist won 13 Grammys and was known for scat singing? expand_more
    Answer: Ella Fitzgerald.

Hip-Hop & R&B

  1. 41. Which city is considered the birthplace of hip-hop? expand_more
    Answer: New York City (the Bronx).
  2. 42. Who released 'The Marshall Mathers LP'? expand_more
    Answer: Eminem.
  3. 43. Which rapper founded Roc-A-Fella Records? expand_more
    Answer: Jay-Z (with Damon Dash and Kareem 'Biggs' Burke).
  4. 44. Who is the artist behind 'Lemonade'? expand_more
    Answer: Beyoncé.
  5. 45. Which Kendrick Lamar album won the Pulitzer Prize in 2018? expand_more
    Answer: 'DAMN.'.
  6. 46. Who is the lead member of OutKast known for 'Hey Ya!'? expand_more
    Answer: André 3000 (with Big Boi).
  7. 47. Which R&B singer released 'Thriller'? expand_more
    Answer: Michael Jackson.
  8. 48. What was Tupac Shakur's final studio album released during his lifetime? expand_more
    Answer: 'All Eyez on Me'.
  9. 49. Who performed 'No Scrubs'? expand_more
    Answer: TLC.
  10. 50. Who is known as 'Queen Bey'? expand_more
    Answer: Beyoncé.

Country & Folk

  1. 51. Who is widely known as the 'Queen of Country'? expand_more
    Answer: Reba McEntire.
  2. 52. Which country singer wrote 'Ring of Fire'? expand_more
    Answer: June Carter Cash (with Merle Kilgore); famously performed by Johnny Cash.
  3. 53. Who sang 'Jolene'? expand_more
    Answer: Dolly Parton.
  4. 54. Which band released 'Take Me Home, Country Roads'? expand_more
    Answer: John Denver (with Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert).
  5. 55. Who is the 'Man in Black'? expand_more
    Answer: Johnny Cash.
  6. 56. Which country music city is nicknamed 'Music City USA'? expand_more
    Answer: Nashville, Tennessee.
  7. 57. Who sang 'Cruise'? expand_more
    Answer: Florida Georgia Line.
  8. 58. Which folk singer wrote 'Blowin' in the Wind'? expand_more
    Answer: Bob Dylan.
  9. 59. Who is known for the song 'The Wind Beneath My Wings'? expand_more
    Answer: Bette Midler.
  10. 60. Which country duo performed 'Islands in the Stream'? expand_more
    Answer: Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers.

Music Videos & Awards

  1. 61. What was the first music video played on MTV? expand_more
    Answer: 'Video Killed the Radio Star' by The Buggles (1981).
  2. 62. Which award is considered the biggest in the music industry in the US? expand_more
    Answer: The Grammy Award.
  3. 63. What is the name of the annual UK music awards ceremony? expand_more
    Answer: The BRIT Awards.
  4. 64. What prestigious award did Bob Dylan receive in 2016? expand_more
    Answer: The Nobel Prize in Literature.
  5. 65. Who hosted 'The Ed Sullivan Show' when the Beatles made their US debut? expand_more
    Answer: Ed Sullivan.
  6. 66. Which year did MTV launch? expand_more
    Answer: 1981.
  7. 67. Which children's song music video crossed 10 billion YouTube views in 2020 to become the most-viewed video on the platform? expand_more
    Answer: 'Baby Shark Dance'.
  8. 68. Which singer's music video for 'Thriller' is considered one of the greatest? expand_more
    Answer: Michael Jackson.
  9. 69. Who won the Grammy Album of the Year in 2024? expand_more
    Answer: Taylor Swift, for 'Midnights'.
  10. 70. Which music festival took place in 1969 in upstate New York? expand_more
    Answer: Woodstock.

World Music & Electronic

  1. 71. Which Latin rhythm is associated with Jamaica? expand_more
    Answer: Reggae.
  2. 72. Who is known as the 'King of Reggae'? expand_more
    Answer: Bob Marley.
  3. 73. What is the name of the Indian classical instrument Ravi Shankar played? expand_more
    Answer: The sitar.
  4. 74. Which French artist is known as the 'Godfather of ambient house'? expand_more
    Answer: Jean-Michel Jarre (or Brian Eno in ambient).
  5. 75. Which genre emerged in Detroit in the 1980s? expand_more
    Answer: Techno.
  6. 76. What instrument is central to bagpipes? expand_more
    Answer: The chanter (reed).
  7. 77. Which DJ was known for 'Levels' and 'Wake Me Up'? expand_more
    Answer: Avicii.
  8. 78. What music genre originated in Argentina? expand_more
    Answer: Tango.
  9. 79. Which duo produced 'One More Time' and 'Get Lucky'? expand_more
    Answer: Daft Punk.
  10. 80. Which African country is Fela Kuti, the inventor of Afrobeat, from? expand_more
    Answer: Nigeria.

Instruments & Theory

  1. 81. How many strings does a standard guitar have? expand_more
    Answer: Six.
  2. 82. What is the highest female singing voice? expand_more
    Answer: Soprano.
  3. 83. Which musical term means 'gradually getting louder'? expand_more
    Answer: Crescendo.
  4. 84. How many keys does a standard piano have? expand_more
    Answer: 88.
  5. 85. Which instrument has pedals, strings, and a keyboard? expand_more
    Answer: The piano (or harpsichord).
  6. 86. What is the name of the symbol that tells a musician to play a note very short? expand_more
    Answer: Staccato.
  7. 87. What brass instrument is conical and played with a mouthpiece and valves? expand_more
    Answer: The trumpet.
  8. 88. What note is the highest in a standard musical scale? expand_more
    Answer: In the C major scale, B.
  9. 89. What is a group of four singers called? expand_more
    Answer: A quartet.
  10. 90. What does 'allegro' mean in music? expand_more
    Answer: Fast (and lively).

Expert Music Trivia

  1. 91. Which Pink Floyd album stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for over 900 weeks? expand_more
    Answer: 'The Dark Side of the Moon'.
  2. 92. Who is the only artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times? expand_more
    Answer: Eric Clapton (as solo, Yardbirds, Cream).
  3. 93. Which Taylor Swift re-recording became the longest song ever to top the Billboard Hot 100 in 2021? expand_more
    Answer: 'All Too Well (Taylor's Version)' (10 minutes).
  4. 94. Which Beatles album's cover photo was taken outside their recording studio? expand_more
    Answer: 'Abbey Road'.
  5. 95. Who composed the score for 'Star Wars'? expand_more
    Answer: John Williams.
  6. 96. What is a 'Picardy third'? expand_more
    Answer: Ending a minor-key piece with a major chord.
  7. 97. Which album has been at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 the longest? expand_more
    Answer: 'Thriller' by Michael Jackson.
  8. 98. Who wrote the lyrics to 'We Are the Champions'? expand_more
    Answer: Freddie Mercury of Queen.
  9. 99. What is 'enharmonic equivalence'? expand_more
    Answer: Two notes that sound the same but are written differently (e.g., F# and Gb).
  10. 100. Which band's drummer John Bonham died in 1980, leading the band to dissolve? expand_more
    Answer: Led Zeppelin.

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