QuizzesEntertainmentJAN 5, 2026

From Timeless Classics To Today’s Biggest Hits: 42 Music Questions Only True Fans Can Answer

Do you have what it takes to ace this music quiz? 🎶

These 42 surprising questions will take you on a journey through decades of hits - from classic Rolling Stones anthems to 2010s chart-toppers. It’s time to put your memory to the test, prove your music knowledge, and see if you truly are a music wizard.

From completing lyrics to guessing the original names of famous bands, there’s something for everyone in this quiz.

And now…let’s see how many songs & artists you can guess!

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Trivia•Test Your General Music Knowledge: Part 3

OK Computer album cover by British rock band Radiohead with an orange background featuring a large white question mark.

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1.Which British rock band released the hit album "OK Computer" in 1997?

Performer playing flute in a theatrical production inspired by the composer of the opera The Magic Flute.

Neil Mackenzie / NZOpera

2.Which composer wrote the opera "The Magic Flute"?

Close-up of sheet music pages showing musical notes and the term for gradually slowing down in music notation.

Pixabay

3.What is the musical term for gradually slowing down?

Black vinyl record isolated on white background, showcasing grooves and a blank center label for general music knowledge.

Miguel Á. Padriñán

4."Back to Black" was a hit album by which British singer?

5.The song "Let It Go" is featured in which movie?

Pop star lead role in Burlesque 2010 movie poster with two women, red lips, and vertical glowing title letters.

Screen Gems & De Line Pictures

6.Which pop star played the lead role in the movie Burlesque (2010)?

Black cassette tape on reflective surface, symbolizing general music knowledge and jazz characterized by improvisation and swing rhythms.

Markus Spiske

7.This type of music is characterized by improvisation and swing rhythms. What is it called?

Coldplay band members holding hands on stage during a concert, testing general music knowledge lead singer quiz.

Raph_PH

8.Who is the lead singer of the band Coldplay?

Gingerbread man with white frosting beard standing angrily outside a candy decorated gingerbread house in a snowy candy land.

9.Name the pop star who had a 2010 hit called "California Gurls":

The Rolling Stones

10.Which song by The Rolling Stones starts with these lyrics?

11.Who immortalized the song "(You Make Me Feel Like a) Natural Woman"?

12.Who is the British singer behind the 2011 hit "Someone Like You"?

Moonlit lake scene with a grand piano and pianist reflecting on music knowledge and French composer Clair de Lune.

uDiscover Music

13."Clair de Lune" was written by which French composer?

Two performers playing piano together, focusing on sheet music in a cozy room setting for general music knowledge test.

cottonbro studio

14.A composition written for two performers is...

Young woman holding microphone with band playing instruments behind her in outdoor music setting for general music knowledge quiz.

RDNE Stock project

15.Which pop singer released the 2007 hit "Girlfriend"?

Two people blending into a geometric painted background, testing your general music knowledge with fill in the blanks.

16.Fill in the blanks: "This iconic video was recorded for _'s song _."

Woman playing oboe in a classical music ensemble, demonstrating woodwind instrument family in a dimly lit room.

cottonbro studio

17.Which instrument family does the oboe belong to?

Band members standing arm in arm on stage after a performance for a general music knowledge quiz about naming the band

Raph_PH

18.Name the band:

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19.Which of these was a 2014 hit by songwriter and singer Sia?

Three women dancing in a music video with lyrics to test your general music knowledge displayed on screen.

Bored Panda

20.Complete the lyrics:

Scene from the Take On Me music video showing a man drawn in sketch style and a woman in a doorway.

21."Take On Me" is a hit by which band?

Album cover for Synchronicity by a band featured in general music knowledge quiz part 3 asking which band released it

22.Which band released this album?

Cyndi Lauper

23.Name some of Cyndi Lauper's biggest hits, besides "Girls Just Want to Have Fun":

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24.According to the title of a Rolling Stones hit, what color was the Little Rooster?

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25.Which composer is known for "The Four Seasons"?

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Eurythmics

26.Complete the lyrics:

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Morten Skovgaard

27.Ozzy Osbourne gained fame as the lead singer of which band?

White soundwave graphic on black background representing a band’s iconic 2013 album cover test general music knowledge.

28.Which band released this iconic 2013 album?

Bryan Adams

29.In one of his iconic songs, Bryan Adams sings about the summer of which year?

Jimi Hendrix

30.Name the song Jimi Hendrix famously played at Woodstock:

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31.Who sang "Wonderwall"?

32.Robert Zimmerman was the real name of which singer?

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33.The album "The Dark Side of the Moon" stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for over 18 years. Which band released this album?

Spice Girls

34.Which Spice Girls hit song, released in 1996, begins with the lyrics "Yo, I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want"?

Backstreet Boys

35.Which Backstreet Boys song, released in 1999, became one of their biggest hits and is often remembered for this line?

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36.This band wrote their hit song "Zombie". What is the name of the band?

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Wikipedia

37.Who wrote the famous orchestral work "Carmina Burana"?

Whitney Houston

38.The iconic hit "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston was actually written by...

The Beatles

39.There's a Beatles song where they sing that all you need is...

Lana Del Rey

40.Lana Del Rey's real name is actually...

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Peppermint Motel

41."I Wanna Be Your Man" by The Rolling Stones was actually written by...

Group of men and women singing from sheet music in a dark room, practicing general music knowledge about song speed or pace.

Thirdman

42.In music terminology, what is a song's speed or pace called?

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