🎵 Quick Start: Easy Pop Questions (Perfect Warm-Up)
Start your quiz night with these crowd-pleasers that'll get everyone singing along:
🏆 Which artist holds the record for most Grammy wins by any artist? Answer: Beyoncé (32 Grammys)
🎤 What does "P!nk" spell when you say it out loud? Answer: Pink
🌟 Which pop star is known as the "Queen of Pop"? Answer: Madonna
💃 "Shake It Off" was a massive hit for which blonde pop superstar? Answer: Taylor Swift
🎯 Justin Timberlake was a member of which famous boy band? Answer: *NSYNC
🏅 Which artist sang "Rolling in the Deep"? Answer: Adele
🎊 "Uptown Funk" was a collaboration between Bruno Mars and which producer? Answer: Mark Ronson
🎸 Ed Sheeran is from which country? Answer: England (United Kingdom)
👑 Which pop star's real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta? Answer: Lady Gaga
🌈 "Firework" was a hit single from which Katy Perry album? Answer: Teenage Dream
Getting warmed up? Great! These next questions will separate the pop music fans from the true superfans...
80s Pop Music Quiz Questions and Answers
- Which 80s star is recognised by Guinness World Records as the best-selling female recording artist of all time? Madonna
- Who encouraged the world to 'Get Down on It' in 1981? Kool and the Gang
- Depeche Mode had their first major U.S hit in 1981 with which song? Just Can't Get Enough
- Who claimed that 'I'm Still Standing' in 1983? Elton John
- David Bowie appeared in what cult film in 1986? Labyrinth
- 'Walk Like an Egyptian' was a hit song for which group in 1986? The Bangles
- Huey, from Huey Lewis and the News, played which instrument? Harmonica
- Which country do the iconic pop trio A-ha come from? Norway
- In what 80s year did Queen inform everyone that another one had bitten the dust? 1980
- Michael Jackson debuted his trademark moonwalk during which song in 1983? Billie Jean
- Annie Lennox is the most famous of the Eurythmics duo. Who was the other member? Dave Stewart
- Human League had a Christmas number one in 1981 with what song? Don't You Love Me
- Which The Cure album features the song 'Fascination Street'? Disintegration
- In what year of the 80s did Madness split, eventually reforming as The Madness? 1988
- Which female singer won a Grammy for Best New Artist in 1985? Cyndi Lauper
- Which of U2's members started the band in Dublin when he was just 14? Larry Mullen Jr.
- Who broke out of a duo to go solo in 1987 and found immediate success with his song 'Faith'? George Michael
- Starting in 1981, Duran Duran have released how many albums to date? 14
- The most awarded female act of all time goes to... which 80s sensation? Whitney Houston
- Welcome to the Pleasuredome was the debut studio album of which band? Frankie goes to Hollywood
- What number do you get if you subtract the amount of Nena's luftballons from the name of Prince's 5th studio album? 1900
- Which fruit-themed band scored a Billboard no.1 in 1986 with 'Venus'? Bananarama
- From 1982 to 1984, Robert Smith was the guitarist of two bands: The Cure and who else? Siouxsie and the Banshees
- What are the first names of the Kemp brothers from the '80s new wave band Spandau Ballet? Gary and Martin
- Alison Moyet and Depeche Mode's Vince Clark were in what electropop band together in 1981? Yazoo
90s Pop Music Quiz Questions and Answers
- How old was Britney Spears when her hit song 'Baby One More Time' came out in 1998? 17
- R Kelly "don't see nothing wrong with a little..." what? Bump 'n' Grind
- What is the other language that Celine Dion regularly sang in throughout the 90s? French
- Which tool-themed MC won best rap video and best dance video at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards? MC Hammer
- Who disrupted Michael Jackson's performance of Earth Song at the 1996 Brit Awards by mooning on stage? Jarvis Cocker
- Which 90s girl group is the second-best-selling in history after the Spice Girls? TLC
- Which member of Destiny's Child was the group's manager? Beyoncé
- Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin and others contributed to which musical movement in the late 90s? The Latin Explosion
- Everyone knows 'Kiss from a Rose', but what was Seal's second biggest hit of the 90s? Killer
- Which 90s boy band's name was the amalgamation of the last letters of each of the 5 members' surnames? NSYNC
- Starting in 1997, who had an unprecedented 71-week run on the Billboard R&B chart with 'U Make me Wanna'? Usher
- Who was the only member of the Spice Girls with a name that was actually a spice? Ginger Spice/Geri Halliwell
- Jamiroquai's 1998 hit 'Deeper Underground' featured in which poorly-rated Hollywood movie? Godzilla
- The 1992 comedy hit Wayne's World was a revival for which 1975 song? Bohemian Rhapsody
- Who won a Grammy for best reggae album in 1995 with Boombastic? Shaggy
- What was the name of Lighthouse Family's 6-times platinum album released in 1995? Ocean Drive
- Sean John Clothing was the fashion venture of which 90s icon, launched in 1998? P Diddy/Puff Daddy
- Robbie Williams began a famous solo career after leaving which band in 1995? Take That
- Which is the only country to have won 3 Eurovision Song Contests in a row (1992, 1993 and 1994)? Ireland
- Zac Hanson, the youngest brother of Hanson, was how old when the trio's classic Mmmbop was released in 1997? 11
- It took Mariah Carey 15 minutes to write which holiday hit in 1994? All I Want for Christmas is You
- What was the name of the genre invented by indie bands in Britain in the mid 90s? Britpop
- What was, by a considerable margin, the best-selling single of the 90s? Candle in the Wind (Elton John)
- The 1997 race to Christmas number 1 was between the Spice Girls and who? The Teletubbies
- Often known as 'That Thing', what was the actual title of Lauryn Hill's 1998 hit? Doo-Wop
The 2000s: Pop Goes Digital
- We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. was which artist's highest selling album because of the 2008 song 'I'm Yours'? Jason Mraz
- 'Man Eater' and 'Promiscuous' were 2006 hits for which artist? Nelly Furtado
- After a decade of writing Spanish songs, which artist reached international fame from 2001 onwards with English ones? Shakira
- Which artist released 3 prison-themed albums called Trouble, Konvicted and Freedom throughout the 00s? Akon
- In what year did Fergie, of Black Eyed Peas fame, make her first solo album The Dutchess? 2006
- Eminem released his eponymous album (named after himself) in 2000, what was it called? The Marshall Mathers LP
- Paramount Pictures bought the rights to which 2003 Avril Lavigne song in order to make a movie, one which never materialised? Sk8r Boi
- James Blunt owns the best-selling album of the 00s. What is it called? Back to Bedlam
- 3 of the top 15 best-selling albums of the 00s belong to which 4-piece band? Coldplay
- Which artist won The X Factor in 2006 and remains the best-selling act from the show? Leona Lewis
- Which band refused a 2001 Mercury Prize nomination, saying the award is "like carrying a dead albatross around your neck for eternity"? Gorillaz
- After being named Puffy, Puff Daddy, P Diddy, Diddy and P Diddy (again), the artist who cannot be named settled on which name in 2008? Sean John
- Maroon 5 released their solo album in 2002 titled Songs About...who? Jane
- British garage legends So Solid Crew had how many members when they released their first album in 2001? 19
- Who released their first debut album Love. Angel. Music. Baby in 2004? Gwen Stefani
- Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong is the real name of which 00s icon? Dido
- Which album from Snow Patrol won an Ivor Novello award in 2007? Final Straw
- Which duo released the 2003 album Speakerboxxxx/The Love Below? OutKast
- Vanessa Carlton became a one-hit wonder for which 2001 song? A Thousand Miles
- Katy Perry's first big hit 'I Kissed a Girl' came out in what year? 2008
- The 2001 debut album of Alicia Keys was called Songs In...what? A Minor
- Which artist got his name from his producer claiming that he "sees music like it's the Matrix"? Ne-Yo
- After a decade of successful 90s hits, Mary J Blige started her reign in the 00s with which 2001 album? No More Drama
- Justin Timberlake wrote what 2002 hit after breaking up with Britney Spears? Cry me a River
- Rolling Stone Magazine's number 1 hit of the 2000s was 'Crazy', by who? Gnarls Barkley
- What is the name of the fictional high school in the TV show "Glee"? William McKinley High School
- Who played the character of Katniss Everdeen in the film adaptation of "The Hunger Games"? Answer: Jennifer Lawrence
- What is the name of the iconic dance move popularized by Beyoncé in her hit single "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"? Answer: The "Single Ladies" dance or "The Beyoncé Dance"
- Which artist had the most-streamed song on Spotify in the 2010s? Answer: Ed Sheeran ("Shape of You")
- Which app became synonymous with 15-second music clips and viral dances? Answer: TikTok (Musical.ly originally)
- "Someone Like You" spent five weeks at #1 in the UK for which powerhouse vocalist? Answer: Adele
- Which former Disney star released "Wrecking Ball" in 2013? Answer: Miley Cyrus
- "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd spent how many weeks at #1? Answer: 4 weeks (but 88 weeks on the chart!)
- Which artist released folklore and evermore as surprise albums? Answer: Taylor Swift
- "Good 4 U" by Olivia Rodrigo samples which classic rock band? Answer: Paramore (specifically "Misery Business")
Name That Song Quiz Questions
- "Is this the real life, is this just fantasy..." Answer: "Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality" (Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody")
- "I get by with a little help from..." Answer: "my friends" (The Beatles)
- "Don't stop believin', hold on to..." Answer: "that feelin'" (Journey)
- "Just a small town girl, livin' in a..." Answer: "lonely world" (Journey - "Don't Stop Believin'")
- "Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play..." Answer: "And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate" (Taylor Swift - "Shake It Off")
- "I got my peaches out in Georgia, I get my..." Answer: "weed from California" (Justin Bieber - "Peaches")
- "Baby, you're a firework, come on..." Answer: "let your colors burst" (Katy Perry - "Firework")
20 K-Pop Quiz Questions
- Which Kpop boy band debuted in 2025 under HYBE? Answer: Cortis
- What is the name of the Korean boy band known as the "Kings of K-pop"? Answer: BIGBANG
- What is the name of the Korean girl group that performed the hit song "Gee"? Answer: Girls' Generation
- What is the name of the popular K-pop group that includes members J-Hope, Suga, and Jungkook? Answer: BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan)
- What is the name of the K-pop group that debuted with the song "Firetruck"? Answer: NCT 127
- Which K-pop group features the members T.O.P, Taeyang, G-Dragon, Daesung, and Seungri? Answer: BIGBANG
- Which K-pop group debuted with the song "La Vie En Rose" in 2018? Answer: IZ*ONE
- Who is the youngest member of the K-pop group Blackpink? Answer: Lisa
- What is the name of the K-pop group that includes members Hongjoong, Mingi, and Wooyoung? Answer: ATEEZ
- What is the name of the K-pop group that debuted with the song "Adore U" in 2015? Answer: Seventeen
- What is the name of the K-pop group that debuted in 2020 with the song "Black Mamba"? Answer: aespa
- Which K-pop group debuted in 2018 with the song "I Am"? Answer: (G)I-DLE
- Which K-pop group debuted in 2019 with the song "Bon Bon Chocolat"? Answer: EVERGLOW
- Which K-pop group includes members Hwasa, Solar, Moonbyul, and Wheein? Answer: Mamamoo
- Which K-pop group debuted in 2019 with the song "Crown"? Answer: TXT (Tomorrow X Together)
- Which K-pop group debuted in 2020 with the song "Pantomime"? Answer: PURPLE KISS
- What is the name of the K-pop group that includes members Yeonjun, Soobin, Beomgyu, Taehyun, and Huening Kai? Answer: TXT (Tomorrow X Together)
- Which K-pop group debuted in 2020 with the song "DUMDi DUMDi"? Answer: (G)I-DLE
- Which K-pop group debuted in 2020 with the song "WANNABE"? Answer: ITZY
- Which K-pop group includes members Lee Know, Hyunjin, Felix, and Changbin? Answer: Stray Kids
