100 Music Trivia Questions

Here are 100 music trivia questions with answers:

1. What year was Metallica formed?
   Answer: 1981.
2. Who composed the famous “Moonlight Sonata”?
   Answer: Ludwig van Beethoven.
3. Who is the lead singer of the rock band Aerosmith?
   Answer: Steven Tyler.
4. What famous American musician died in a plane crash in 1959?
   Answer: Buddy Holly.
5. What was the name of Metallica’s first album?
   Answer: “Kill ‘Em All”.
6. Who wrote the hit song “Uptown Funk”?
   Answer: Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars.
7. Which artist won the most Grammy Awards in a single night in 2012?
   Answer: Adele.
8. What famous song by Queen was released in 1975?
   Answer: “Bohemian Rhapsody”.
9. What genre of music is associated with Louis Armstrong?
   Answer: Jazz.
10. Who is known as the “Queen of Soul”?
    Answer: Aretha Franklin.
11. What is the name of the lead singer of Guns N’ Roses?
    Answer: Axl Rose.
12. What was the first music video ever played on MTV?
    Answer: “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles.
13. Who wrote the song “Imagine”?
    Answer: John Lennon.
14. What is the highest note a classical guitar can play?
    Answer: E6.
15. Who is the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers?
    Answer: Anthony Kiedis.
16. What instrument does Yo-Yo Ma play?
    Answer: Cello.
17. What was the name of David Bowie’s alter ego?
    Answer: Ziggy Stardust.
18. What is the name of Taylor Swift’s debut album?
    Answer: “Taylor Swift”.
19. What is the name of the lead singer of Nirvana?
    Answer: Kurt Cobain.
20. Who is the lead singer of Coldplay?
    Answer: Chris Martin.
21. What is Dr. Dre’s real name?
    Answer: Andre Romelle Young.
22. What famous musician performed at Woodstock in 1969?
    Answer: Jimi Hendrix.
23. Who is known as the “King of Pop”?
    Answer: Michael Jackson.
24. What was the name of Prince’s backing band?
    Answer: The Revolution.
25. What is the name of the lead singer of the Rolling Stones?
    Answer: Mick Jagger.
26. Who is the lead guitarist of the band Led Zeppelin?
    Answer: Jimmy Page.
27. Who wrote the song “Stairway to Heaven”?
    Answer: Led Zeppelin.
28. What is the name of the lead singer of AC/DC?
    Answer: Brian Johnson.
29. What was the name of Elvis Presley’s estate?
    Answer: Graceland.
30. Who wrote the song “Bridge Over Troubled Water”?
    Answer: Simon & Garfunkel.
31. What was the name of the Beatles’ first album?
    Answer: “Please Please Me”.
32. Who wrote the song “My Heart Will Go On”?
    Answer: James Horner.
33. What is the name of the lead singer of Fleetwood Mac?
    Answer: Stevie Nicks.
34. What was the name of the first rap group to win a Grammy Award?
    Answer: The Sugarhill Gang.
35. What is the highest-selling album of all time?
    Answer: “Thriller” by Michael Jackson.
36. What is the name of the lead singer of Queen?
    Answer: Freddie Mercury.
37. What is the title of Adele’s debut album?
    Answer: “19”.
38. What is the full name of Shakira?
    Answer: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll.
39. What was the name of Michael Jackson’s first solo album as an adult?
    Answer: “Off the Wall”.
40. Who composed the famous opera “The Barber of Seville”?
    Answer: Gioachino Rossini.
41. Which FIFA World Cup did Shakira perform the official song for?
    Answer: 2010 FIFA World Cup.
42. Who is known as the “Queen of Pop”?
    Answer: Madonna.
43. What is the name of the lead singer of the band System of a Down?
    Answer: Serj Tankian.
44. In which country was Shakira born?
    Answer: Colombia.
45. What is the name of the lead singer of the band Tool?
    Answer: Maynard James Keenan.
46. What is the name of the famous hip-hop artist known for his hit songs “Empire State of Mind” and “99 Problems”?
    Answer: Jay-Z.
47. What was the name of the Beatles’ final album?
    Answer: “Let It Be”.
48. Who wrote the song “Like a Rolling Stone”?
    Answer: Bob Dylan.
49. Linkin Park’s breakthrough hit single “In the End” won a Grammy Award. In which year did it win the Grammy?
    Answer: 2002.
50. What is Beyoncé’s full name?
    Answer: Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter.
51. What was the name of Nirvana’s second studio album?
    Answer: “In Utero”
52. Who wrote the song “Sweet Child O’ Mine”?
    Answer: Guns N’ Roses.
53. What is the name of the lead singer of the band Metallica?
    Answer: James Hetfield.
54. Who is known as the “Prince of Pop”?
    Answer: Justin Timberlake.
55. What was the name of the first album released by The Rolling Stones?
    Answer: “The Rolling Stones”.
56. Who wrote the song “Purple Haze”?
    Answer: Jimi Hendrix.
57. What is the name of the lead singer of the band Disturbed?
    Answer: David Draiman.
58. Who is known as the “King of Country”?
    Answer: George Strait.
59. What was the name of Whitney Houston’s most successful album?
    Answer: “The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album”.
60. Who wrote the song “Don’t Stop Believin'”?
    Answer: Journey.
61. What is the name of the lead singer of the band Korn?
    Answer: Jonathan Davis.
62. Who is known as the “Queen of Jazz”?
    Answer: Ella Fitzgerald.
63. What was the name of Michael Jackson’s ranch in California?
    Answer: Neverland Ranch.
64. Who wrote the song “Yesterday”?
    Answer: The Beatles.
65. Who is the drummer of Three Days Grace?
    Answer: The drummer of Three Days Grace is Neil Sanderson.
66. Who is known as the “Queen of Disco”?
    Answer: Donna Summer.
67. What is the name of Eiffel 65’s second studio album, released in 2001?
    Answer: Contact!
68. Who wrote the song “Billie Jean”?
    Answer: Michael Jackson.
69. What is the name of the lead singer of the band The Doors?
    Answer: Jim Morrison.
70. Who is known as the “King of Rock and Roll”?
    Answer: Elvis Presley.
71. What was the name of the lead singer of the band Queen?
    Answer: Freddie Mercury.
72. Who wrote the song “Livin’ on a Prayer”?
    Answer: Bon Jovi.
73. What is the name of the lead singer of the band Pearl Jam?
    Answer: Eddie Vedder.
74. Who is known as the “Queen of Tejano”?
    Answer: Selena.
75. Beyoncé has won numerous Grammy Awards throughout her career. How many Grammy Awards has she won?
    Answer: 28 Grammy Awards.
76. Who wrote the song “Hotel California”?
    Answer: Eagles.
77. What is the name of the lead singer of the band Soundgarden?
    Answer: Chris Cornell.
78. Who is known as the “King of the Blues”?
    Answer: B.B. King.
79. What was the name of the lead singer of the band The Smiths?
    Answer: Morrissey.
80. Who wrote the song “Sweet Home Alabama”?
    Answer: Lynyrd Skynyrd.
81. What is the most-streamed song on Spotify as of 2023?
    Answer: “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran.
82. Who is known as the “Empress of the Blues”?
    Answer: Bessie Smith.
83. What was the name of the lead singer of the band The Police?
    Answer: Sting.
84. Who wrote the song “American Pie”?
    Answer: Don McLean.
85. What is the name of the lead singer of the band Journey?
    Answer: Arnel Pineda.
86. Who is known as the “Godfather of Soul”?
    Answer: James Brown.
87. What was the name of the lead singer of the band Van Halen?
    Answer: David Lee Roth.
88. What is Kygo’s real name?
    Answer: Kyrre Gørvell-Dahll.
89. What is the name of the lead singer of the band Black Sabbath?
    Answer: Ozzy Osbourne.
90. Who is known as the “Queen of Rock and Roll”?
    Answer: Tina Turner.
91. What was the name of the lead singer of the band R.E.M.?
    Answer: Michael Stipe.
92. Who wrote the song “Every Breath You Take”?
    Answer: The Police.
93. What is the name of the lead singer of the band Iron Maiden?
    Answer: Bruce Dickinson.
94. Who is known as the “Queen of Country Pop”?
    Answer: Shania Twain.
95. What was the name of the lead singer of the band The Who?
    Answer: Roger Daltrey.
96. Who wrote the song “Back in Black”?
    Answer: AC/DC.
97. What is the name of the lead singer of the band The Smashing Pumpkins?
    Answer: Billy Corgan.
98. Who wrote the song “Purple Rain”?
    Answer: Prince.
99. Which singer-songwriter is known for the song “Blowin’ in the Wind”?
    Answer: Bob Dylan.
100. What is the name of the band formed by Thom Yorke, the lead singer of Radiohead?
     Answer: Atoms for Peace.