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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 song by Mariah Carey spent 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

  1. Vision of Love

  2. One Sweet Day

  3. Hero

  4. Without You
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

One Sweet Day, a duet with Boyz II Men, was released in 1995 and held the top spot for 14 weeks.

Multiple choice

Which song was the first to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

  1. Poor Little Fool by Ricky Nelson

  2. Hound Dog by Elvis Presley

  3. Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets

  4. The Twist by Chubby Checker
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Poor Little Fool by Ricky Nelson was the first song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart when it was launched in 1958.

Multiple choice

Which song by Whitney Houston spent 11 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

  1. I Will Always Love You

  2. Saving All My Love for You

  3. Greatest Love of All

  4. Where Do Broken Hearts Go
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

I Will Always Love You, a cover of Dolly Parton's song, was released in 1992 and held the top spot for 11 weeks.

Multiple choice

Which song by Boyz II Men spent 13 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

  1. End of the Road

  2. I'll Make Love to You

  3. On Bended Knee

  4. It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

End of the Road was released in 1992 and held the top spot for 13 weeks.

Multiple choice

Which song by Usher spent 11 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

  1. Yeah!

  2. Burn

  3. Confessions Part II

  4. My Boo
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Yeah! was released in 2004 and held the top spot for 11 weeks.

Multiple choice

Which song by Rihanna spent 10 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

  1. Umbrella

  2. Disturbia

  3. Only Girl (In the World)

  4. We Found Love
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Umbrella, featuring Jay-Z, was released in 2007 and held the top spot for 10 weeks.

Multiple choice

Which song by Katy Perry spent 9 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

  1. Firework

  2. California Gurls

  3. Teenage Dream

  4. Roar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Firework was released in 2010 and held the top spot for 9 weeks.

Multiple choice

Which song by Adele spent 10 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

  1. Rolling in the Deep

  2. Someone Like You

  3. Set Fire to the Rain

  4. Hello
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Rolling in the Deep was released in 2010 and held the top spot for 10 weeks.

Multiple choice

Which song by Taylor Swift spent 10 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

  1. Shake It Off

  2. Blank Space

  3. Bad Blood

  4. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Shake It Off was released in 2014 and held the top spot for 10 weeks.

Multiple choice

Which song by Ed Sheeran spent 13 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

  1. Shape of You

  2. Perfect

  3. Thinking Out Loud

  4. Photograph
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Shape of You was released in 2017 and held the top spot for 13 weeks.

Multiple choice

Which song by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee spent 16 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

  1. Despacito

  2. Échame la Culpa

  3. No Me Conoce

  4. Calma
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Despacito, featuring Justin Bieber, was released in 2017 and held the top spot for 16 weeks.

Multiple choice

Which song by Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin spent 13 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

  1. I Like It

  2. Bodak Yellow

  3. Girls Like You

  4. Taki Taki
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

I Like It was released in 2018 and held the top spot for 13 weeks.

Multiple choice

Which song by Lil Nas X spent 19 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

  1. Old Town Road

  2. Panini

  3. Rodeo

  4. Industry Baby
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Old Town Road, featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, was released in 2019 and held the top spot for 19 weeks.

Multiple choice

Which song by The Smiths is about the Falklands War?

  1. This Charming Man

  2. How Soon Is Now?

  3. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

  4. The Queen Is Dead
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The song's lyrics include references to the Falklands War, such as 'The Queen is dead, she never said a word' and 'The final nail in England's coffin.'

Multiple choice

Which song by Nirvana is about the Gulf War?

  1. Smells Like Teen Spirit

  2. Come As You Are

  3. Lithium

  4. In Bloom
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The song's lyrics include references to the Gulf War, such as 'He's the one who likes all our pretty songs and he likes to sing along and he likes to shoot his gun' and 'The world is a vampire, sent to drain.'