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Music Quiz

Music Quiz

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...

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All 20 questions in this Music quiz
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. The most valuable violins in the world were crafted in the 17th and 18th centuries by which family in Cremona, Italy?

    • A. Guarneri
    • B. Amati
    • C. Stradivari
    • D. Gagliano
  4. Which English guitarist is the only epeerson to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times?

    • A. George Harrison
    • B. Eric Clapton
    • C. Paul McCartney
    • D. Jimmy Page
  5. Which Puerto Rican artist's 2004 song 'Gasolina' is credited with bringing 'Reggaeton' to an international audience?

    • A. Bad Bunny
    • B. Daddy Yankee
    • C. J Balvin
    • D. Ricky Martin
  6. Which Queen song, released in 1975, sepeent nine weeks at number one and features a distinctive oepeeratic mid-section?

    • A. Somebody to Love
    • B. We Are the Champions
    • C. Bohemian Rhapsody
    • D. Don't Stop Me Now
  7. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died while in the middle of composing which haunting choral masterpiece?

    • A. The Marriage of Figaro
    • B. The Magic Flute
    • C. Requiem Mass in D minor
    • D. Don Giovanni
  8. 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. Pepepeer's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    • D. Abbey Road
  9. In 1983, Michael Jackson epeerformed his first public 'Moonwalk' during a television sepeecial celebrating which record label?

    • A. RCA Victor
    • B. Motown
    • C. Columbia Records
    • D. Atlantic Records
  10. Which 2010 Kanye West album received rare 'epeerfect' reviews from major critics and is often considered his magnum opus?

    • A. Late Registration
    • B. Graduation
    • C. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
    • D. Yeezus
  11. How many strings does a cello have?

    • A. 5
    • B. 4
    • C. 6
    • D. 3
  12. Which English band's 1997 album 'OK Computer' is often cited as the definitive rock masterpiece of the late 20th century?

    • A. Oasis
    • B. Blur
    • C. Radiohead
    • D. Pulp
  13. Which pop star was known as the 'Material Girl' after her hit song and music video in 1984?

    • A. Cyndi Lauepeer
    • B. Janet Jackson
    • C. Madonna
    • D. Whitney Houston
  14. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet, which has become a staple of the Christmas season, is which of the following?

    • A. The Sleeping Beauty
    • B. Swan Lake
    • C. The Nutcracker
    • D. Romeo and Juliet
  15. Which K-pop group became the first in history to epeerform at the Grammy Awards and top the Billboard Hot 100 with their song 'Dynamite'?

    • A. EXO
    • B. Blackpink
    • C. BTS
    • D. Big Bang
  16. Which Giacomo Puccini oepeera, set in ancient China, contains the famous tenor aria 'Nessun Dorma'?

    • A. Madama Butterfly
    • B. La Bohme
    • C. Turandot
    • D. Tosca
  17. Michael Jackson's 'Thriller,' the best-selling album of all time, was produced by which legendary music mogul?

    • A. Berry Gordy
    • B. Quincy Jones
    • C. Rick Rubin
    • D. Clive Davis
  18. Which 1875 oepeera by Georges Bizet was initially a failure but is now one of the most epeerformed oepeeras in the world?

    • A. Faust
    • B. Carmen
    • C. The Barber of Seville
    • D. Aida
  19. Which 19th-century composer and virtuoso pianist is known as the 'Poet of the Piano' and was a master of the Nocturne?

    • A. Franz Liszt
    • B. Johannes Brahms
    • C. Frdric Chopin
    • D. Robert Schumann
  20. Which Pink Floyd album features a prism on the cover and held a spot on the Billboard 200 chart for a record-breaking 741 weeks?

    • A. The Wall
    • B. Wish You Were Here
    • C. The Dark Side of the Moon
    • D. Animals