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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 is known for its iconic song "Don't Rain on My Parade"?

  1. A Chorus Line

  2. Chicago

  3. Funny Girl

  4. Cabaret
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Funny Girl is a musical based on the life of comedian Fanny Brice, and the song "Don't Rain on My Parade" is one of its most famous numbers.

Multiple choice

Which musical is known for its catchy songs and its story of a group of cats who are trying to decide who will ascend to the Heaviside Layer?

  1. Cats

  2. The Phantom of the Opera

  3. Les Misérables

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

Cats is a musical based on the poetry of T.S. Eliot, and it tells the story of a group of cats who are trying to decide who will ascend to the Heaviside Layer.

Multiple choice

Which musical is known for its iconic song "Aquarius"?

  1. Hair

  2. Grease

  3. Rent

  4. In the Heights
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hair is a musical set in the 1960s that tells the story of a group of hippies who are trying to change the world.

Multiple choice

Which musical is a hip-hop musical that tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States?

  1. Hamilton

  2. The Book of Mormon

  3. Avenue Q

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

Hamilton is a hip-hop musical that tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

Multiple choice

Which song by The Beatles mentions tea?

  1. Strawberry Fields Forever

  2. A Day in the Life

  3. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

  4. Help!
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The line "He blew his mind out in a car, he didn't notice that the lights had changed, a crowd of people stood and stared, they'd seen his face before, nobody was really sure if he was from the House of Lords" is from the song "A Day in the Life" by The Beatles.

Multiple choice

Which song by Queen mentions coffee?

  1. Bohemian Rhapsody

  2. We Will Rock You

  3. Another One Bites the Dust

  4. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The line "I said, 'What about breakfast at Tiffany's, she said, 'I think I remember the film, and as I recall, I think we both kinda liked it'" is from the song "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen.

Multiple choice

Which song by The Who mentions coffee?

  1. My Generation

  2. Who Are You

  3. Baba O'Riley

  4. Won't Get Fooled Again
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The line "Teenage wasteland, feels like days, I'm wastin' away, I know it's my own mind that is to blame" is from the song "Baba O'Riley" by The Who.

Multiple choice

Which song by The Doors mentions coffee?

  1. Light My Fire

  2. Riders on the Storm

  3. Break on Through (To the Other Side)

  4. The End
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The line "Riders on the storm, into this house we're born, into this world we're thrown" is from the song "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors.

Multiple choice

Which song by The Kinks mentions tea?

  1. Waterloo Sunset

  2. You Really Got Me

  3. Lola

  4. All Day and All of the Night
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The line "Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station, every Friday night" is from the song "Waterloo Sunset" by The Kinks.

Multiple choice

Which song by The Byrds mentions coffee?

  1. Mr. Tambourine Man

  2. Turn! Turn! Turn!

  3. Eight Miles High

  4. So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The line "Eight miles high and when you touch down, you'll find that it's stranger than known" is from the song "Eight Miles High" by The Byrds.

Multiple choice

Which song by The Beach Boys mentions tea?

  1. Good Vibrations

  2. Wouldn't It Be Nice

  3. God Only Knows

  4. California Girls
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The line "Wouldn't it be nice if we were older, then we wouldn't have to wait so long" is from the song "Wouldn't It Be Nice" by The Beach Boys.

Multiple choice

Which song by The Mamas & the Papas mentions coffee?

  1. California Dreamin'

  2. Monday, Monday

  3. Creeque Alley

  4. I Saw Her Again
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The line "All the leaves are brown, and the sky is gray, I've been for a walk on a winter's day" is from the song "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas & the Papas.

Multiple choice

Which song is a parody of the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine"?

  1. We All Live in a Yellow Submarine

  2. We All Live in a Pizza Submarine

  3. We All Live in a Taco Submarine

  4. We All Live in a Hamburger Submarine
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The song "We All Live in a Pizza Submarine" is a parody of the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine", with lyrics about living in a pizza submarine.

Multiple choice

Which song is a parody of the Beach Boys' "Kokomo"?

  1. Kokomo

  2. Nacho Nacho

  3. Taco Taco

  4. Burrito Burrito
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The song "Nacho Nacho" is a parody of the Beach Boys' "Kokomo", with lyrics about eating nachos.

Multiple choice

Which song is a parody of the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"?

  1. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

  2. (I Can't Get No) Pizza Satisfaction

  3. (I Can't Get No) Taco Satisfaction

  4. (I Can't Get No) Burrito Satisfaction
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The song "(I Can't Get No) Pizza Satisfaction" is a parody of the Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", with lyrics about wanting pizza.