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Popular Music Trivia

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Popular music trivia tests knowledge of global chart-topping songs, iconic music videos, and award-winning soundtracks. Questions cover various genres, famous artists, and cultural themes prevalent in modern music. This section is ideal for improving general knowledge for state level exams and trivia competitions.

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Popular Music Trivia Questions

Multiple choice

Which electronic music track features a robotic voice repeating the phrase 'I feel love' and is considered a pioneering track in the genre?

  1. I Feel Love

  2. Blue Monday

  3. Daft Punk Is Playing at My House

  4. Sandstorm
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A Correct answer
Explanation

I Feel Love, released in 1977 by Donna Summer, is a landmark track in electronic music, known for its use of synthesizers and drum machines, and is often cited as one of the first disco songs to fully embrace electronic sounds.

Multiple choice

Which electronic music track is known for its catchy melody and is often considered one of the most recognizable electronic dance music tracks of all time?

  1. Levels

  2. Sandstorm

  3. One More Time

  4. Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Sandstorm, released in 2000 by Darude, is a trance music track that became a global hit and is known for its distinctive melody and energetic rhythm.

Multiple choice

Which musical is known for its iconic song "Tea for Two"?

  1. No, No, Nanette

  2. The Student Prince

  3. The Desert Song

  4. Show Boat
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Explanation

No, No, Nanette is a 1925 musical comedy with music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach. It was a huge success on Broadway and was adapted into several films.

Multiple choice

Which musical is set in the Arizona desert?

  1. The Desert Song

  2. Rose-Marie

  3. The Vagabond King

  4. Rio Rita
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Explanation

The Desert Song is a 1926 operetta with music by Sigmund Romberg and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and Otto Harbach. It is set in the Arizona desert and tells the story of a love triangle between a French soldier, an Arab chieftain, and an American girl.

Multiple choice

Which musical is known for its song "I'll See You Again"?

  1. Good News

  2. Funny Face

  3. Follow Thru

  4. The Little Show
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Explanation

Good News is a 1927 musical comedy with music by Ray Henderson, lyrics by Buddy DeSylva and Lew Brown, and book by Laurence Schwab and Buddy DeSylva. It is set in a college and tells the story of a group of students who are trying to put on a successful football game.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the song that is sung at the end of the musical "The Three Musketeers"?

  1. All for One

  2. One for All

  3. The Three Musketeers

  4. Vive la France
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Explanation

The Three Musketeers is a 1928 musical with music by Rudolf Friml and lyrics by Clifford Grey and P.G. Wodehouse. It is based on the novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas. The song "All for One" is sung at the end of the musical and is a rousing anthem about the power of friendship.

Multiple choice

Which musical is known for its song "My Heart Stood Still"?

  1. The Vagabond King

  2. Rio Rita

  3. The New Moon

  4. Rose-Marie
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The Vagabond King is a 1925 operetta with music by Rudolf Friml and lyrics by Brian Hooker and W.H. Post. It is based on the novel If I Were King by Justin Huntly McCarthy. The song "My Heart Stood Still" is one of the most popular songs from the musical.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the song that is sung at the end of the musical "The New Moon"?

  1. Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise

  2. One Kiss

  3. The New Moon

  4. Lover, Come Back to Me
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The New Moon is a 1928 musical with music by Sigmund Romberg and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on the novel The New Moon by C.V. Jamison. The song "Lover, Come Back to Me" is sung at the end of the musical and is a beautiful ballad about lost love.

Multiple choice

Which musical is known for its song "The Song of the Vagabonds"?

  1. The Vagabond King

  2. Rio Rita

  3. The New Moon

  4. Rose-Marie
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Explanation

The Vagabond King is a 1925 operetta with music by Rudolf Friml and lyrics by Brian Hooker and W.H. Post. It is based on the novel If I Were King by Justin Huntly McCarthy. The song "The Song of the Vagabonds" is one of the most popular songs from the musical.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the song by Lauryn Hill that became an anthem for women's empowerment and self-love?

  1. Doo Wop (That Thing)

  2. Ex-Factor

  3. Miseducation

  4. Everything Is Everything
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Explanation

Lauryn Hill's song 'Doo Wop (That Thing)' was released in 1998 and became an anthem for women's empowerment and self-love, with its powerful lyrics and message of self-acceptance.

Multiple choice

Which film won the Best Original Song Award at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival Awards Ceremony 2022?

  1. No Time to Die (Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell)

  2. Dos Oruguitas (Lin-Manuel Miranda)

  3. Be Alive (Beyoncé)

  4. Down to Joy (Van Morrison)
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Explanation

No Time to Die won the Best Original Song Award for Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell's song of the same name at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival Awards Ceremony 2022.

Multiple choice

In the opening scene of "The Graduate", what song is playing on the radio?

  1. Mrs. Robinson

  2. Scarborough Fair

  3. The Sound of Silence

  4. Bridge Over Troubled Water
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Explanation

The 1967 film "The Graduate" opens with the song "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel playing on the radio.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the song that plays during the opening credits of "Star Wars"?

  1. The Imperial March

  2. Main Title

  3. Duel of the Fates

  4. The Force Theme
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The opening credits of "Star Wars" are accompanied by the iconic "Main Title" theme composed by John Williams.

Multiple choice

In the final scene of "Titanic", what song is playing as the ship sinks?

  1. My Heart Will Go On

  2. Nearer, My God, to Thee

  3. Ave Maria

  4. The Rose
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Explanation

The 1997 epic romance film "Titanic" ends with the song "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion playing as the ship sinks.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the song that plays during the closing credits of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"?

  1. Into the West

  2. Concerning Hobbits

  3. The Grey Havens

  4. The Breaking of the Fellowship
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Explanation

The closing credits of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" are accompanied by the song "Into the West" by Annie Lennox.