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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

What is the name of the song that is often played during the mother-son dance at a wedding?

  1. My Boy

  2. A Song for My Son

  3. Unchained Melody

  4. Can't Help Falling in Love
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Explanation

The song "My Boy" by Elvis Presley is a popular choice for the mother-son dance at weddings.

Multiple choice

Which wedding song contains the lyrics, "I wanna love you forever"?

  1. I Do

  2. Marry You

  3. All of Me

  4. A Thousand Years
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Explanation

The song "I Do" by Colbie Caillat contains the lyrics, "I wanna love you forever".

Multiple choice

Which song won the first Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1934?

  1. The Continental

  2. Lullaby of Broadway

  3. One Night of Love

  4. Stay
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Explanation

The Continental, from the film "The Gay Divorcee", was the first song to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Multiple choice

Which song from the film "Titanic" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1998?

  1. My Heart Will Go On

  2. Nearer, My God, to Thee

  3. Southampton

  4. Rose
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Explanation

The song "My Heart Will Go On" from the film "Titanic" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1998.

Multiple choice

Which song from the film "The Wizard of Oz" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1940?

  1. Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  2. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead

  3. If I Only Had a Brain

  4. We're Off to See the Wizard
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Explanation

The song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" from the film "The Wizard of Oz" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1940.

Multiple choice

Which song from the film "Beauty and the Beast" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1992?

  1. Beauty and the Beast

  2. Be Our Guest

  3. Gaston

  4. Belle
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Explanation

The song "Beauty and the Beast" from the film of the same name won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1992.

Multiple choice

Which song from the film "The Lion King" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1995?

  1. Can You Feel the Love Tonight

  2. Hakuna Matata

  3. Circle of Life

  4. I Just Can't Wait to Be King
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Explanation

The song "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" from the film "The Lion King" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1995.

Multiple choice

Which song from the film "Frozen" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2014?

  1. Let It Go

  2. Do You Want to Build a Snowman?

  3. For the First Time in Forever

  4. Love Is an Open Door
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Explanation

The song "Let It Go" from the film "Frozen" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2014.

Multiple choice

Which song from the film "La La Land" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2017?

  1. City of Stars

  2. Another Day of Sun

  3. Someone in the Crowd

  4. Planetarium
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Explanation

The song "City of Stars" from the film "La La Land" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2017.

Multiple choice

Which song from the film "Black Panther" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2019?

  1. All the Stars

  2. Pray for Me

  3. King's Dead

  4. Black Panther
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Explanation

The song "All the Stars" from the film "Black Panther" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2019.

Multiple choice

Which song from the film "Soul" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2021?

  1. It's All Right

  2. Just Us

  3. Speak

  4. Wind Beneath My Wings
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The song "It's All Right" from the film "Soul" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2021.

Multiple choice

Which song from the film "Encanto" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2022?

  1. We Don't Talk About Bruno

  2. Surface Pressure

  3. Dos Oruguitas

  4. What Else Can I Do?
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The song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from the film "Encanto" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2022.

Multiple choice

Which song from the film "Everything Everywhere All at Once" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2023?

  1. This Is a Life

  2. Nobody Like U

  3. Applause

  4. The Way I Am
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Explanation

The song "This Is a Life" from the film "Everything Everywhere All at Once" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2023.

Multiple choice

Which song from the film "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2023?

  1. Ciao Papa

  2. The Woodcarver

  3. I Wanna Be a Real Boy

  4. Your Father Would Be Proud
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The song "Ciao Papa" from the film "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2023.

Multiple choice

Which musical's original Broadway cast recording sold over 1 million copies in its first year of release?

  1. Hamilton

  2. Wicked

  3. The Lion King

  4. Rent
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Hamilton's original Broadway cast recording, released in 2015, sold over 1 million copies in its first year, making it the fastest-selling Broadway cast album in history.