Best Musicians/Bands trivia quiz questions

Test your knowledge of the world's best singers, songwriters, and bands!

Which musician's real name is Paul David Hewson?
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Bono
Which band released the album 'Hysteria' in 1987?
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Def Leppard
Which band released the album 'Siamese Dream' in 1993?
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The Smashing Pumpkins
Who was the lead singer of the rock band Queen?
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Freddie Mercury
Which band released the album 'Disintegration' in 1989?
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The Cure
Which band released the album 'Ten' in 1991?
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Pearl Jam
Who is the lead vocalist of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers?
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Anthony Kiedis
Which American rock band released the album 'Californication'?
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
Which band released the album 'OK Computer' in 1997?
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Radiohead
Which musician is known for his song 'Imagine'?
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John Lennon
Which band released the album 'Appetite for Destruction'?
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Guns N' Roses
Which band's original line-up consisted of Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, and Steven Adler?
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Guns N' Roses
Which musician was born with the name Robert Allen Zimmerman?
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Bob Dylan
Who is the lead singer of Fleetwood Mac?
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Stevie Nicks
Which musician won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016?
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Bob Dylan
What nickname was given to Louis Armstrong?
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Satchmo
Who is the lead singer of Queen?
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Freddie Mercury
Which band released the album 'The Joshua Tree' in 1987?
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U2
What is the real name of rapper Eminem?
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Marshall Bruce Mathers III
Which composer created the music for the film 'Star Wars'?
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John Williams
Which band released the album 'Nevermind'?
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Nirvana
Which musician is known for his song 'Thriller'?
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Michael Jackson
What was the name of ABBA's 1974 Eurovision-winning song?
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Waterloo
Which musician's real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?
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Lady Gaga
Who is the lead singer of Metallica?
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James Hetfield
Which band had a hit with the song 'Bohemian Rhapsody'?
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Queen
What instrument did jazz musician Miles Davis play?
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Trumpet
What was the original name of The Beatles?
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The Quarrymen
Which famous composer became deaf later in life?
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Which musician is known for his song 'Wonderwall'?
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Noel Gallagher
Which musician is known for his song 'Livin' on a Prayer'?
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Jon Bon Jovi
Who is the lead singer of Aerosmith?
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Steven Tyler
Which band released the song 'Stairway to Heaven'?
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Led Zeppelin
Which pianist-composer was called the 'Poet of the Piano'?
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Frédéric Chopin
Who is the lead vocalist of the band Soundgarden?
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Chris Cornell
Who is the lead singer of Soundgarden?
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Chris Cornell
Which band released the album 'Ten'?
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Pearl Jam
Which musician is known for his song 'All Along the Watchtower'?
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Jimi Hendrix
Which band released the album 'Abbey Road'?
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The Beatles
What was Freddie Mercury's birth name?
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Farrokh Bulsara
Who is the lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers?
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Anthony Kiedis
Which musician's real name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight?
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Elton John
Who is known as the 'King of Pop'?
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Michael Jackson
Which band released the album 'The Joshua Tree'?
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U2
Which musician's real name is Michael Peter Balzary?
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Flea
Which musician's real name is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner?
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Sting
Who is the lead vocalist of the band Pearl Jam?
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Eddie Vedder
Which band recorded the album 'Dark Side of the Moon'?
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Pink Floyd
Who composed the opera 'Carmen'?
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Georges Bizet
Who is the lead vocalist of the band Guns N' Roses?
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Axl Rose
Who is the lead singer of Guns N' Roses?
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Axl Rose
Who is the lead singer of Journey?
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Steve Perry
Who is the 'Queen of Pop'?
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Madonna
Which musician is known for his song 'Rocket Man'?
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Elton John
Which musician's real name is David Robert Jones?
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David Bowie
Which band released the album 'Rumours'?
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Fleetwood Mac
Which musician is known for her song 'I Will Always Love You'?
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Whitney Houston
Which musician is known for her song 'Like a Virgin'?
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Madonna
Who is the lead singer of The Rolling Stones?
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Mick Jagger
Which band released the album 'Abbey Road' in 1969?
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The Beatles
Which band released the album 'Highway to Hell' in 1979?
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AC/DC
Which musician's real name is Farrokh Bulsara?
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Freddie Mercury
What was the title of Nirvana's first studio album?
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Bleach
Which musician is known as 'The Boss'?
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Bruce Springsteen
Which band released the album 'Hysteria'?
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Def Leppard
Which musician's real name is Vincent Damon Furnier?
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Alice Cooper
Which country is the origin of reggae music?
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Jamaica
Which composer wrote the ballet 'Swan Lake'?
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Which band released the album 'Back in Black' in 1980?
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AC/DC
Who was the lead singer of the band The Doors?
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Jim Morrison
Who is the lead singer of U2?
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Bono
Which musician's real name is Brian Hugh Warner?
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Marilyn Manson
Who was the lead guitarist of the band Led Zeppelin?
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Jimmy Page
Who is the lead vocalist of the band Coldplay?
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Chris Martin
Which band released the album 'The Wall' in 1979?
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Pink Floyd
Which classical composer wrote the 'Moonlight Sonata'?
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Which band is known for their album 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'?
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The Beatles
Which musician's real name is William Michael Albert Broad?
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Billy Idol
Who is the lead singer of the band Coldplay?
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Chris Martin
Who is the lead vocalist of the band Queen?
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Freddie Mercury
Who is the lead vocalist of the band U2?
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Bono
What was Michael Jackson's best-selling album?
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Thriller
Which female artist released the album 'Lemonade' in 2016?
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Beyoncé
Who was the drummer for The Beatles?
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Ringo Starr
Which musician is known for his song 'Sweet Child O' Mine'?
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Slash
Which band wrote and performed the song 'Stairway to Heaven'?
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Led Zeppelin
Which band released the album 'Dark Side of the Moon'?
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Pink Floyd
What was the name of Freddie Mercury's band?
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Queen
Who is the lead singer of Bon Jovi?
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Jon Bon Jovi
Which band released the album 'Hotel California'?
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The Eagles
Which musician is known for his song 'Purple Rain'?
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Prince
Which rapper starred in the movie '8 Mile'?
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Eminem
Who is the lead singer of Coldplay?
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Chris Martin
Which band released the album 'Back in Black'?
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AC/DC
Which guitarist is known for playing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at Woodstock?
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Jimi Hendrix
Which composer wrote 'The Nutcracker' ballet?
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Which musician is known as the 'Father of the Symphony'?
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Joseph Haydn

Best Musicians/Bands trivia quiz questions

Which musician's real name is Paul David Hewson?

Which band released the album 'Hysteria' in 1987?

Which band released the album 'Siamese Dream' in 1993?

Who was the lead singer of the rock band Queen?

Which band released the album 'Disintegration' in 1989?

Which band released the album 'Ten' in 1991?

Who is the lead vocalist of the band Red Hot Chili Peppers?

Which American rock band released the album 'Californication'?

Which band released the album 'OK Computer' in 1997?

Which musician is known for his song 'Imagine'?

Which band released the album 'Appetite for Destruction'?

Which band's original line-up consisted of Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, and Steven Adler?

Which musician was born with the name Robert Allen Zimmerman?

Who is the lead singer of Fleetwood Mac?

Which musician won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016?

What nickname was given to Louis Armstrong?

Who is the lead singer of Queen?

Which band released the album 'The Joshua Tree' in 1987?

What is the real name of rapper Eminem?

Which composer created the music for the film 'Star Wars'?

Which band released the album 'Nevermind'?

Which musician is known for his song 'Thriller'?

What was the name of ABBA's 1974 Eurovision-winning song?

Which musician's real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?

Who is the lead singer of Metallica?

Which band had a hit with the song 'Bohemian Rhapsody'?

What instrument did jazz musician Miles Davis play?

What was the original name of The Beatles?

Which famous composer became deaf later in life?

Which musician is known for his song 'Wonderwall'?

Which musician is known for his song 'Livin' on a Prayer'?

Who is the lead singer of Aerosmith?

Which band released the song 'Stairway to Heaven'?

Which pianist-composer was called the 'Poet of the Piano'?

Who is the lead vocalist of the band Soundgarden?

Who is the lead singer of Soundgarden?

Which band released the album 'Ten'?

Which musician is known for his song 'All Along the Watchtower'?

Which band released the album 'Abbey Road'?

What was Freddie Mercury's birth name?

Who is the lead singer of Red Hot Chili Peppers?

Which musician's real name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight?

Who is known as the 'King of Pop'?

Which band released the album 'The Joshua Tree'?

Which musician's real name is Michael Peter Balzary?

Which musician's real name is Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner?

Who is the lead vocalist of the band Pearl Jam?

Which band recorded the album 'Dark Side of the Moon'?

Who composed the opera 'Carmen'?

Who is the lead vocalist of the band Guns N' Roses?

Who is the lead singer of Guns N' Roses?

Who is the lead singer of Journey?

Who is the 'Queen of Pop'?

Which musician is known for his song 'Rocket Man'?

Which musician's real name is David Robert Jones?

Which band released the album 'Rumours'?

Which musician is known for her song 'I Will Always Love You'?

Which musician is known for her song 'Like a Virgin'?

Who is the lead singer of The Rolling Stones?

Which band released the album 'Abbey Road' in 1969?

Which band released the album 'Highway to Hell' in 1979?

Which musician's real name is Farrokh Bulsara?

What was the title of Nirvana's first studio album?

Which musician is known as 'The Boss'?

Which band released the album 'Hysteria'?

Which musician's real name is Vincent Damon Furnier?

Which country is the origin of reggae music?

Which composer wrote the ballet 'Swan Lake'?

Which band released the album 'Back in Black' in 1980?

Who was the lead singer of the band The Doors?

Who is the lead singer of U2?

Which musician's real name is Brian Hugh Warner?

Who was the lead guitarist of the band Led Zeppelin?

Who is the lead vocalist of the band Coldplay?

Which band released the album 'The Wall' in 1979?

Which classical composer wrote the 'Moonlight Sonata'?

Which band is known for their album 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'?

Which musician's real name is William Michael Albert Broad?

Who is the lead singer of the band Coldplay?