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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 musical film features the iconic song "Purple Rain"?

  1. Purple Rain

  2. Sign o' the Times

  3. 1999

  4. Little Red Corvette
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Purple Rain is a musical film that features the iconic song of the same name.

Multiple choice

Which song won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1962?

  1. Moon River

  2. The Second Time Around

  3. Bachelor in Paradise

  4. Pocketful of Miracles
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Moon River, composed by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1962.

Multiple choice

Who won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1963?

  1. Days of Wine and Roses

  2. Call Me Irresponsible

  3. Charade

  4. So Little Time
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Days of Wine and Roses, composed by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1963.

Multiple choice

Which song won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1964?

  1. Call Me Irresponsible

  2. Charade

  3. So Little Time

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

Call Me Irresponsible, composed by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1964.

Multiple choice

Who won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1965?

  1. Charade

  2. So Little Time

  3. More

  4. Where Love Has Gone
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Charade, composed by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1965.

Multiple choice

Which song won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1966?

  1. So Little Time

  2. More

  3. Where Love Has Gone

  4. The Ballad of Cat Ballou
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

So Little Time, composed by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1966.

Multiple choice

Who won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1967?

  1. More

  2. Where Love Has Gone

  3. The Ballad of Cat Ballou

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

More, composed by Riz Ortolani and Nino Oliviero, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1967.

Multiple choice

Which song won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1968?

  1. Where Love Has Gone

  2. The Ballad of Cat Ballou

  3. Born Free

  4. If I Were a Rich Man
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Ballad of Cat Ballou, composed by Mack David and Jerry Livingston, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1968.

Multiple choice

Who won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1969?

  1. Born Free

  2. If I Were a Rich Man

  3. Talk to the Animals

  4. Windmills of Your Mind
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Born Free, composed by John Barry and Don Black, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1969.

Multiple choice

Which song won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1970?

  1. If I Were a Rich Man

  2. Talk to the Animals

  3. Windmills of Your Mind

  4. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head, composed by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1970.

Multiple choice

Who won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1971?

  1. Talk to the Animals

  2. Windmills of Your Mind

  3. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

  4. For All We Know
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

For All We Know, composed by Fred Karlin, Robb Wilson, and Arthur James, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1971.

Multiple choice

Which song won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1972?

  1. Windmills of Your Mind

  2. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

  3. For All We Know

  4. Theme from Shaft
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Theme from Shaft, composed by Isaac Hayes, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1972.

Multiple choice

Who won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1973?

  1. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head

  2. For All We Know

  3. Theme from Shaft

  4. The Morning After
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Morning After, composed by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1973.

Multiple choice

Which song won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1974?

  1. For All We Know

  2. Theme from Shaft

  3. The Morning After

  4. I Feel Love
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

I Feel Love, composed by Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, and Pete Bellotte, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1974.

Multiple choice

Who won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1975?

  1. Theme from Shaft

  2. The Morning After

  3. I Feel Love

  4. I'm Easy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

I'm Easy, composed by Keith Carradine, won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1975.