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Test your trivia knowledge or become a quiz master with these challenging Music Trivia questions with answers. Music is a universal language that can bring people from different walks of life together. Everyone will know something or everything about bands, musicians, songs, compositions, and concerts. Be prepared for conflict and controversy as music lovers tend to take great pride in their knowledge of the smallest details about their favorites. Keep track of your trivia references as this is one of the topics that tend to fuel feuds among family and friends.

Which was the first band to have performed on all 7 continents?

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Metallica.

In 2013, Metallica set a Guinness world record after performing in Antarctica for 120 scientists and competition winners. In the same calendar year, they played in North and South America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.

What horror musical short film did Michael Jackson star in?

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Michael Jackson's Ghosts

This film was co-written by horror writer Stephen King and Mick Garris. It was also released with limited editions of the movie “Thinner.”

Name the Canadian singer-songwriter behind “Jagged Little Pill.”

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Alannis Morissette.

“Jagged Little Pill” was actually the third album by this artist but the first that was released internationally. The album included hits such as “Ironic,” and “Hand in My Pocket.”

What song by Roxette was on the soundtrack of “Pretty Woman?”

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It Must have been Love.

This power ballad was written by Per Gessle and performed by Swedish pop duo Roxette after EMI Germany asked for an intelligent Christmas single. It was not released internationally until 1997 when the duo re-released their album “Pearls of Passion.”

Which of the Twenty-One Pilots’ family members are featured on the cover of their album “Vessel”?

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Their grandfathers.

The Twenty-One Pilots are an American music duo from Ohio. They received a Grammy award for “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance” at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.

What is the real name of EDM artist “Marshmello”?

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Christopher Comstock.

Marshmello gained international recognition by releasing remixes of famous American DJs. He then released a few singles that ended up in the top 30 of the “Billboard Hot 100” and is now acclaimed worldwide.

Which famous Canadian musician had four studio albums before he turned 23?

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Justin Bieber.

Justin Bieber was discovered through his Youtube covers of pop songs. His debut EP, released in 2009 was “My World,” which earned him the distinction of the first artist to have seven songs on a debut album chart on the Billboard Hot 100. He was only 15.

Which iconic musician was named David Robert Jones in real life?

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David Bowie.

David Bowie is one of the most influential musicians with a career that spanned four decades and 25 studio albums, including “Outside,” “Earthling,””Reality,” and “The Next Day.” “Blackstar” was his final album, which was released shortly before his death from cancer.

Which song repeats the catchy lyrics, “pa rum pum pum pum”?

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Little Drummer Boy.

The lyrics to the famous Christmas song “Little Drummer Boy”, originally known as “Carol of the Drum”, was written om 1941 by the American classical music composer and teacher Katherine Kennicott Davis. The lyrics consist of no less than 21 “rum pum pum pum”.

Which band released the 80s hit song “Always Something There to Remind Me?”

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Naked Eyes.

“Always Something There to Remind Me” was originally performed and released by Burt Bacharach. Naked Eyes was a new-wave band formed by British performers Pete Byrne and Rob Fisher. Other hits include “Promises, Promises” and “(What) In the Name of Love.”

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Music Trivia Questions and Quizzes

Which was the first band to have performed on all 7 continents?

What horror musical short film did Michael Jackson star in?

Name the Canadian singer-songwriter behind “Jagged Little Pill.”

What song by Roxette was on the soundtrack of “Pretty Woman?”

Which of the Twenty-One Pilots’ family members are featured on the cover of their album “Vessel”?

What is the real name of EDM artist “Marshmello”?

Which famous Canadian musician had four studio albums before he turned 23?

Which iconic musician was named David Robert Jones in real life?

Which song repeats the catchy lyrics, “pa rum pum pum pum”?

Which band released the 80s hit song “Always Something There to Remind Me?”

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