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Pop Music Trivia

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  • Which song is often sung on birthdays all around the world?
    “Happy Birthday to You.”
  • Who sang “Wonderwall”?
    Oasis
  • Which city is known as the home of jazz music?
    New Orleans
  • What kind of music do people often dance to at Brazilian carnivals?
    samba
  • Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl was formerly a drummer of which famous grunge band?
    Nirvana
  • Name the red-headed British singer who released the 1987 song “Never Gonna Give You Up.
    Rick Astley
  • Eminem‘s 8 Mile is named after a road in which city?
    Detroit
  • Which Celine Dion song won Best Original Song at the 1998 Oscars?
    “My Heart Will Go On”
  • What one-hit band is behind “Barbie Girl”?
    Aqua
  • The song “We Are the World” was written for what purpose?
    for charity
  • Who, to date, has won the most Grammys of all time?
    Beyoncé
  • What Rolling Stones song title is also a restaurant chain?
    “Ruby Tuesday”
  • The lyric “I wish I was special” is from what 1992 Radiohead song?
    “Creep”
  • The Spice Girls had a No. 1 hit in 1997. What was the name of the song?
    “Wannabe”
  • What is the national instrument of Ireland?
    harp
  • Jared Leto is the frontman of what band?
    30 Seconds to Mars
  • What legendary pop group got their name from “Brothers Gibb”?
    The Bee Gees
  • Jack and Meg White are the principle musicians in what Indie band?
    The White Stripes
  • What was Freddie Mercury‘s real name?
    Farrokh Bulsara
  • What pop song was used by Saddam Hussein’s political campaign?
    Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You”
  • What was Elvis Presley‘s first No. 1 hit in the United States?
    “Heartbreak Hotel”
  • What famous guitarist was left-handed but played a right-handed guitar flipped upside down
    Jimi Hendrix
  • “The Day the Music Died” refers to the tragic deaths of which artists?
    Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper
  • Which song became the most streamed song in Spotify history?
    “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd