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Pop music trivia questions and answers

Test your pop knowledge with our fun music trivia questions and answers!

If you’re a popular music expert, prove it by trying out these pop music trivia questions and answers.

Are you a lover of pop music? Do you seem to know every song that comes on the radio, no matter what year it’s from?

Then take our free pop music trivia quiz and see if you’re as good as you think you are!

Question 1
Which singer changed their name to an unpronounceable symbol, known as the “Love Symbol”, during a contract dispute with their record label in 1993?
View Answer
Prince.
Question 2
Who duetted with Aretha Franklin on the 1987 smash hit single, “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)”?
View Answer
George Michael.
Question 3
What was the first Jackson 5 song to hit the number one spot on the US Billboard Hot 100?
View Answer
I Want You Back.
Question 4
What was the last single released by Elvis Presley before his death in 1977?
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Way Down.
Question 5
Whose first solo album, released in June 2003, was called “Dangerously in Love”?
View Answer
Beyonce.
Question 6
Adam Levine is the lead singer of which pop group?
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Maroon 5.
Question 7
Which English singer/songwriter collaborated with Enimem on his hit single “Stan”?
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Dido.
Question 8
Who had a number one hit single in both the US and the UK in 2017, with the single “Perfect”?
View Answer
Ed Sheeran.
Question 9
Which pop singer won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for the song “Where Are U Now”?
View Answer
Justin Bieber.
Question 10
Which DJ wrote and produced the hit song “We Found Love” for Rihanna?
View Answer
Calvin Harris.
Question 11
Which classic 1964 single became The Temptations first U.S. number one?
View Answer
My Girl.
Question 12
Which former lead singer of the band Genesis had a number one hit single in both the U.S. and the U.K. in 1986 with the song “Sledgehammer”?
View Answer
Peter Gabriel.
Question 13
Which song became The Beatles first U.S. number one hit single in 1964?
View Answer
I Want to Hold Your Hand.
Question 14
Which former member of the boyband NSYNC had a hit single with “Cry Me a River”?
View Answer
Justin Timberlake.
Question 15
Who was “Walking in Memphis” in 1991?
View Answer
Marc Cohn.
Question 16
Which British new wave band had U.S. hit singles in the 1980s with the songs “Hungry Like the Wolf”, “The Reflex” and “The Wild Boys”?
View Answer
Duran Duran.
Question 17
Which band’s third album “X&Y”, released in 2005, spawned the hit singles “Fix You” and “Speed of Sound”?
View Answer
Coldplay.
Question 18
Which group had hits in the sixties with songs such as “Fun, Fun, Fun”, “I Get Around” and “Barbara Ann”?
View Answer
The Beach Boys.
Question 19
Which pop band had a worldwide number one smash hit single with “Dancing Queen” in 1976?
View Answer
ABBA.
Question 20
Which girl band burst onto the scene with their debut single “Wannabe” in 1996?
View Answer
Spice Girls.
Question 21
Which former family group member had a solo hit single with “Puppy Love” in 1972?
View Answer
Donny Osmond.
Question 22
Which boyband had a 1997 hit record with “Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)”?
View Answer
Backstreet Boys.
Question 23
Who said they’d be watching you “Every Breath You Take” in 1983?
View Answer
The Police.
Question 24
Who had a number one hit in the U.S. in 1976 with “I Write the Songs” (although they didn’t write that particular song!)?
View Answer
Barry Manilow.
Question 25
Which brother and sister duo were feeling on “Top of the World” in 1973?
View Answer
The Carpenters.
Question 26
With which girl group did Diana Ross rise to fame before she embarked on her solo career?
View Answer
The Supremes.

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