🧠

Music Quiz

Music · Expert

20 questions · Unlimited attempts · Free online practice

Music is a universal language - a fundamental form of human expression that spans every culture, era, and geography. From ancient drumbeats and folk melodies to classical symphonie...

Playing as a guest

You can play free without an account. Create one to save scores and resume later.

Create account Log in Continue as guest

All 20 questions in this Music quiz

How many strings does a cello have?
- A. 5
- B. 4
- C. 6
- D. 3
Which artist won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature 'for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition'?
- A. Joan Baez
- B. Leonard Cohen
- C. Bob Dylan
- D. Paul Simon
Which legendary musician was known for his mastery of the Fender Stratocaster and his 1984 film and soundtrack 'Purple Rain'?
- A. Jimi Hendrix
- B. Prince
- C. Stevie Ray Vaughan
- D. Eric Clapton
Known as the 'Godfather of Soul,' which artist was famous for his high-energy performances and songs like 'Papa's Got a Brand New Bag'?
- A. Little Richard
- B. James Brown
- C. Chuck Berry
- D. Wilson Pickett
Which film composer is famous for his partnership with Steven Spielberg, creating the scores for 'Jaws,' 'Star Wars,' and 'Indiana Jones'?
- A. Hans Zimmer
- B. John Williams
- C. Ennio Morricone
- D. Danny Elfman
Elvis Presley's first professional recordings were made in 1954 at which legendary studio in Memphis?
- A. Abbey Road
- B. Sun Studio
- C. Motown Records
- D. Capitol Records
The 1977 album 'Rumours,' which spent 31 weeks at number one, was famously recorded amidst the internal breakups of which band?
- A. ABBA
- B. Fleetwood Mac
- C. The Mamas & the Papas
- D. Heart
Which Giacomo Puccini opera, set in ancient China, contains the famous tenor aria 'Nessun Dorma'?
- A. Madama Butterfly
- B. La Bohme
- C. Turandot
- D. Tosca
Released in 1967, which Beatles album is often cited as the first 'concept album' to revolutionize studio production?
- A. Revolver
- B. Rubber Soul
- C. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- D. Abbey Road
Which Eminem song from the film '8 Mile' became the first hip-hop track to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song?
- A. The Real Slim Shady
- B. Stan
- C. Lose Yourself
- D. Without Me
Which Canadian singer-songwriter's 1971 album 'Blue' is frequently ranked as one of the greatest albums ever made?
- A. Leonard Cohen
- B. Neil Young
- C. Joni Mitchell
- D. Celine Dion
Which musical era includes Mozart and Haydn?
- A. Modern
- B. Classical
- C. Romantic
- D. Baroque
Which 'Queen of Tejano Music' became the first Tejano artist to win a Grammy before her tragic death in 1995?
- A. Gloria Estefan
- B. Shakira
- C. Selena Quintanilla
- D. Jennifer Lopez
Which pop star was known as the 'Material Girl' after her hit song and music video in 1984?
- A. Cyndi Lauper
- B. Janet Jackson
- C. Madonna
- D. Whitney Houston
The electronic music duo Daft Punk, known for their robot personas, originated in which country?
- A. Germany
- B. France
- C. Sweden
- D. Netherlands
Which American rock band's lead singer, Jim Morrison, was known as the 'Lizard King' and for his poetic but controversial lyrics?
- A. The Velvet Underground
- B. The Doors
- C. The Stooges
- D. Jefferson Airplane
Which Bob Marley and the Wailers album, featuring the song 'One Love,' was named the 'Album of the Century' by TIME Magazine in 1999?
- A. Legend
- B. Burnin'
- C. Exodus
- D. Uprising
Which teenage artist made history in 2020 by winning all four major Grammy categories in a single year for 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?'
- A. Lorde
- B. Olivia Rodrigo
- C. Billie Eilish
- D. Halsey
Which Irish rock band's 1987 album 'The Joshua Tree' addressed the group's fascination with America and became a global multi-platinum success?
- A. Thin Lizzy
- B. The Cranberries
- C. U2
- D. The Pogues
'The Four Seasons' is a set of four violin concertos composed in 1723 by which Baroque master?
- A. Johann Sebastian Bach
- B. George Frideric Handel
- C. Antonio Vivaldi
- D. Claudio Monteverdi

Music Quiz

Music · Expert

Time is up! Quiz Complete!

How many strings does a cello have?

Which artist won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature 'for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition'?

Which legendary musician was known for his mastery of the Fender Stratocaster and his 1984 film and soundtrack 'Purple Rain'?

Known as the 'Godfather of Soul,' which artist was famous for his high-energy performances and songs like 'Papa's Got a Brand New Bag'?

Which film composer is famous for his partnership with Steven Spielberg, creating the scores for 'Jaws,' 'Star Wars,' and 'Indiana Jones'?

Elvis Presley's first professional recordings were made in 1954 at which legendary studio in Memphis?

The 1977 album 'Rumours,' which spent 31 weeks at number one, was famously recorded amidst the internal breakups of which band?

Which Giacomo Puccini opera, set in ancient China, contains the famous tenor aria 'Nessun Dorma'?

Released in 1967, which Beatles album is often cited as the first 'concept album' to revolutionize studio production?

Which Eminem song from the film '8 Mile' became the first hip-hop track to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song?

Which Canadian singer-songwriter's 1971 album 'Blue' is frequently ranked as one of the greatest albums ever made?

Which musical era includes Mozart and Haydn?

Which 'Queen of Tejano Music' became the first Tejano artist to win a Grammy before her tragic death in 1995?

Which pop star was known as the 'Material Girl' after her hit song and music video in 1984?

The electronic music duo Daft Punk, known for their robot personas, originated in which country?

Which American rock band's lead singer, Jim Morrison, was known as the 'Lizard King' and for his poetic but controversial lyrics?

Which Bob Marley and the Wailers album, featuring the song 'One Love,' was named the 'Album of the Century' by TIME Magazine in 1999?

Which teenage artist made history in 2020 by winning all four major Grammy categories in a single year for 'When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?'

Which Irish rock band's 1987 album 'The Joshua Tree' addressed the group's fascination with America and became a global multi-platinum success?

'The Four Seasons' is a set of four violin concertos composed in 1723 by which Baroque master?