Can You Hit The Right Note And Get Every Answer Right On This Music Quiz?

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Question 1

What is the name of this singer and Academy Award winning actress, who got her start as part of a singing act with her husband Sonny?

  • A
    Dolly Parton
  • B
    Cher
  • C
    Diana Ross
  • D
    Madonna

Question 2

"Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive." Sound familiar? Who sang this timeless tune?

  • A
    The Who
  • B
    Bee Gees
  • C
    Styx
  • D
    Yes

Question 3

What is the name of the Mississippi born rock 'n' roll icon, who in 1956, had his first number 1 single with "Heartbreak Hotel," and signed a movie contract with Paramount Pictures?

  • A
    Elvis Costello
  • B
    Bing Crosby
  • C
    Elvis Presley
  • D
    Roy Orbison

Question 4

Steve Winwood graced us with the hit "Higher Love" Can you finish these lyrics? "I could light the night up with my soul on fire. I could make the sun shine from pure _____."

  • A
    admire
  • B
    desire
  • C
    rage
  • D
    backfire

Question 5

Jon Bon Jovi taught us that money isn't the key to happiness with his hit song "Livin' On A Prayer". Think you can fill in the lyrics to this glorious sing-along tune? "Tommy used to work on the ____, union's been on strike. He's down on his luck, it's tough, so tough."

  • A
    boats
  • B
    docks
  • C
    blocks
  • D
    cars

Question 6

What beloved pop icon touched the hearts of a nation when she exclaimed "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"?

  • A
    Madonna
  • B
    Tina Turner
  • C
    Cyndi Lauper
  • D
    Pat Benatar

Question 7

In 1983, the British new wave music duo Eurythmics taught us what sweet dreams are really made of. Can you name the missing word in these lyrics? "Sweet dreams are made of this. Who am I to ______?"

  • A
    disapprove
  • B
    wake up
  • C
    never be
  • D
    disagree

Question 8

This early '90s rapper told us (over and over) that he was "Ice Ice Baby." What flavor was he?

  • A
    Cherry Ice
  • B
    Marshmallow Ice
  • C
    Lemon Ice
  • D
    Vanilla Ice

Question 9

Which English singer/songwriter said "no, no, no" to rehab in 2006?

  • A
    Lily Allen
  • B
    Amy Winehouse
  • C
    Adele
  • D
    Ed Sheeran

Question 10

What song won the 1994 Grammy Award for Record of the Year?

  • A
    I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston
  • B
    The River of Dreams by Billy Joel
  • C
    If I Ever Lose My Faith in You by Sting
  • D
    A Whole New World by Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle

Question 11

Who sang the upbeat tune with these timeless lyrics: "If you'll be my bodyguard, I can be your long lost pal. I can call you Betty, and Betty, when you call me, you can call me Al"?

  • A
    James Taylor
  • B
    Paul Simon
  • C
    Peter Gabriel
  • D
    Duran Duran

Question 12

Name the winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Song for 1997.

  • A
    Journey to the Past from Anastasia
  • B
    Miss Misery from Good Will Hunting
  • C
    My Heart Will Go On from Titanic
  • D
    Go the Distance from Hercules

Question 13

"Very superstitious, Writing's on the wall, Very superstitious, Ladders 'bout to fall." Who sang this hit song?

  • A
    Stevie Wonder
  • B
    Marvin Gaye
  • C
    Ray Charles
  • D
    Lionel Richie

Question 14

Pat Benatar was a bold artist who put out some of our favorite '80s hits! What famous Pat Benatar song features the line: "Well you're a real tough cookie with a long history of breaking little hearts like the one in me"?

  • A
    Hit Me with Your Best Shot
  • B
    Love is a Battlefield
  • C
    Shadows of the Night
  • D
    All Fired Up

Question 15

What American hard rock band made us want to jump with these lyrics: "And I know, baby, just how you feel. You got to roll with the punches and get to what's real"?

  • A
    AC/DC
  • B
    Van Halen
  • C
    Def Leppard
  • D
    Mötley Crüe

Question 16

What well-known band produced the karaoke song of the century with the lyrics "Just a small town girl. Living in a lonely world. She took the midnight train. Going anywhere"?

  • A
    Guns N' Roses
  • B
    a-ha
  • C
    Journey
  • D
    AC/DC

Question 17

The American rock band formed in 1977 L.A., Toto, blew our mind with the release of "Africa". Finish this line: "As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the _____."

  • A
    Mikumi
  • B
    Serengeti
  • C
    Statue of Liberty
  • D
    Victoria

Question 18

Which '70s song was written about Rod Stewart's first sexual encounter with a woman?

  • A
    Reason To Believe
  • B
    The Killing Of Georgie
  • C
    Maggie May
  • D
    The First Cut Is The Deepest

Question 19

In their beautiful 1977 song, who responded "Yes, I feel wonderful tonight" when asked if they felt alright?

  • A
    Billy Joel
  • B
    Elton John
  • C
    Eric Clapton
  • D
    Jimmy Buffett

Question 20

What eccentric '80s band sang the song "Hungry Like the Wolf" with these lyrics: "Burning the ground I break from the crowd. I'm on the hunt down I'm after you"?

  • A
    a-ha
  • B
    Wham!
  • C
    The Police
  • D
    Duran Duran

Question 21

What question is Meatloaf begged to answer in "Paradise By The Dashboard Lights"?

  • A
    Will you love me forever?
  • B
    Will you dance with me?
  • C
    Can you open the door?
  • D
    Can I hold your hand?

Question 22

Who sang these seductive lyrics: "Baby, I'm hot just like an oven. I need some lovin'. And baby, I can't hold it much longer. It's getting stronger and stronger"?

  • A
    Stevie Wonder
  • B
    Marvin Gaye
  • C
    James Brown
  • D
    Diana Ross

Question 23

What kind of love was the subject of synthpop duo Soft Cell's top-selling 1981 single?

  • A
    Unrequited
  • B
    Tainted
  • C
    Poisoned
  • D
    Deep

Question 24

Which celebrated singer, songwriter, and actress has a poker face that can't be read?

  • A
    Madonna
  • B
    Katy Perry
  • C
    Lil' Kim
  • D
    Lady Gaga

Question 25

Which band's groundbreaking 1985 music video for "Take On Me" enjoyed massive MTV airplay?

  • A
    oh-no
  • B
    a-ha
  • C
    uh-huh
  • D
    ha-ha

Question 26

What Australian rock band blessed us with the eccentric lyrics "Buying bread from a man in Brussels. He was six-foot-four and full of muscles. I said, 'do you speak-a my language?' He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich"?

  • A
    Tears for Fears
  • B
    Midnight Oil
  • C
    Simple Minds
  • D
    Men at Work

Question 27

They say in heaven, love comes first - Which '80s beauty sang the iconic song "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"?

  • A
    Joan Jett
  • B
    Kim Wilde
  • C
    Belinda Carlisle
  • D
    Cher

Question 28

The 'Rocky' movies made "Eye of the Tiger" a worldwide sensation. Finish this iconic lyric: "It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the _____."

  • A
    dance
  • B
    night
  • C
    hunt
  • D
    fight

Question 29

Queen changed the game with their strangely beautiful melodies and eccentric style as seen in the song "Bohemian Rhapsody". What other beloved song includes these lyrics: "Steve walks warily down the street with the brim pulled way down low. Ain't no sound but the sound of his feet, machine guns ready to go"?

  • A
    Don't Stop Me Now
  • B
    Another One Bites The Dust
  • C
    Somebody To Love
  • D
    We Are The Champions

Question 30

Can you fill in the lyrics to this 1976 Boston tune: "When I'm tired and thinking cold. I hide in my music, forget the day. And dream of a girl I used to know. I closed my eyes ___ ___ ___ ___"?

  • A
    and she walked away
  • B
    to live another day
  • C
    and she slipped away
  • D
    and we're going away

Question 31

Danish dance-pop group Aqua's 1997 song about this Mattel character ruffled some feathers at the toy giant, due to lyrics such as: “make me walk, make me talk, do whatever you please, I can act like a star, I can beg on my knees."

  • A
    She-Ra
  • B
    Ken
  • C
    Barbie
  • D
    Polly Pocket

Question 32

"It seemed like the real thing but I was so blind. Mucho mistrust, love's gone behind." Which hit '70s Blondie song are these lyrics from?

  • A
    Heart of Glass
  • B
    Rip Her To Shreds
  • C
    One Way Or Another
  • D
    Sunday Girl

Question 33

Who did Dexys Midnight Runners tell to "Come On" in their 1982 hit single?

  • A
    Elaine
  • B
    Eileen
  • C
    Francesca
  • D
    Amy

Question 34

"How You Remind Me", "Gotta Be Somebody", and "Far Away" are all hit 2000s songs by which rock band?

  • A
    Creed
  • B
    Nickelback
  • C
    3 Doors Down
  • D
    Imagine Dragons

Question 35

What was the first music video ever played on MTV?

  • A
    "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles
  • B
    "One Step Ahead" by Split Enz
  • C
    "You Better You Bet" by The Who
  • D
    "Hold On Loosely" by .38 Special

Question 36

Name the Michael Jackson song that sent shockwaves around the world with its catchy dance moves and memorable lyrics including these: "And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike."

  • A
    Thriller
  • B
    Beat It
  • C
    Billy Jean
  • D
    Man in the Mirror

Question 37

Which artist is responsible for the 1988 ear worm "Don’t Worry, Be Happy"?

  • A
    Bobby McPherson
  • B
    Bobby McFerrin
  • C
    Bobby Darin
  • D
    Frank Applebaum

Question 38

During the 2000s, Linkin Park was a standout rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Can you finish these lyrics: "I tried so hard. And got so far. But in the end. ___ ___ ___ ___"?

  • A
    That's not what matters
  • B
    I don't even care
  • C
    It doesn't even matter
  • D
    I didn't even make it

Question 39

In 2002, Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil' Kim, and Mya joined forces in an iconic music video for which song?

  • A
    Genie In A Bottle
  • B
    Lady Marmalade
  • C
    Just Give Me A Reason
  • D
    My Love Is Like... Wo

Question 40

Who was "too sexy for their shirt" in a 1991 dance hit?

  • A
    Right Said Ed
  • B
    Wrong Said Dave
  • C
    Right Said Fred
  • D
    Fight Said Ned

Question 41

Which pop princess sang "I am beautiful. No matter what they say. Words can't bring me down"?

  • A
    Britney Spears
  • B
    Jessica Simpson
  • C
    Christina Aguilera
  • D
    Mandy Moore

Question 42

Which hip hop duo was responsible for the line: "Shake it like a Polaroid picture"?

  • A
    Goodie Mob
  • B
    The Black Eyed Peas
  • C
    Organized Noize
  • D
    OutKast

Question 43

Which of the following groups is in the music video "No More 'I Love You's'" by Annie Lennox?

  • A
    Children dressed in animal costumes
  • B
    Drag queens in ballerina costumes
  • C
    Pregnant women dressed as men
  • D
    Ducks dressed as chickens

Question 44

Travis Barker is the drummer for which iconic California rock band with hits such as "All the Small Things" and "I Miss You"?

  • A
    Sum 41
  • B
    Blink-182
  • C
    Green Day
  • D
    The Offspring

Question 45

Which 1990s Seattle rapper sang the praises of his thick sistas in the Billboard #1 single—and perennial dance floor favorite—"Baby Got Back"?

  • A
    Vanilla Ice
  • B
    Sir Mix-A-Lot
  • C
    LL Cool J
  • D
    Tone Loc

Question 46

Deep Purple is a band that's spanned the decades and considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock. Which of these is NOT one of their groundbreaking songs?

  • A
    Strange Kind Of Woman
  • B
    Soldier Of Fortune
  • C
    Never Before
  • D
    Love Train

Question 47

Which early '90s hip hop teen group hit it big with "Jump"?

  • A
    ABC (Another Bad Creation)
  • B
    Kris Kross
  • C
    Public Enemy
  • D
    Da Youngstas

Question 48

Which song celebrates womanly curves with the line "Thirty-six, twenty-four, thirty-six oh what a winning hand"?

  • A
    You Are So Beautiful
  • B
    Get Up Off Of That Thing
  • C
    Brick House
  • D
    Ladies Night

Question 49

Guns N' Roses vocalist, Axl Rose, was the strawberry-blonde hottie with the big voice whose songs took over the '80s. How did Axl finish this line: "We are the people that can find whatever you may need. If you got the money, honey we got your _____."

  • A
    recipe
  • B
    masterpiece
  • C
    tickets
  • D
    disease

Question 50

English rock band The Rolling Stones dubbed themselves "The World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band" in the late '60s. Which of these is NOT one of The Rolling Stones hit '70s songs?

  • A
    Tumbling Dice
  • B
    Angie
  • C
    You're My Best Friend
  • D
    Beast Of Burden

Question 51

What did alternative rockers Marcy Playground "smell" in their chart-topping 1997 single?

  • A
    Rock Candy
  • B
    Sexy Candy
  • C
    Sex and Candy
  • D
    Cake and Candy

Question 52

What female musician recorded the 1996 song "Because You Loved Me"?

  • A
    Mariah Carey
  • B
    Christina Aguilera
  • C
    Toni Braxton
  • D
    Celine Dion

Question 53

Elton John's "Bennie and The Jets" is the karaoke jam of the century. Do you think you can finish these lyrics without the teleprompter? "Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful. Oh Bennie she's really ___."

  • A
    mean
  • B
    keen
  • C
    lean
  • D
    green

Question 54

We've all heard "Play That Funky Music" by Wild Cherry at some point or another. Can you finish these lyrics: "And everything around me, yeah. Got to stop to feelin' so low. And I decided quickly, yes I did. To disco down and ___ ___ ___ ___."?

  • A
    check out the show
  • B
    roll in the snow
  • C
    headline the show
  • D
    stop feeling so low

Question 55

There are few songs that we want to sing out loud more than the 1988 wonder "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers. Finish these lyrics: "If I get drunk, well I know I'm gonna be. I'm gonna be the man who ___ ____ ____ ___ ____."

  • A
    gets drunk next to you
  • B
    picks a fight with you
  • C
    calls a taxi for you
  • D
    passes out next to you

Question 56

T.I.'s hit 2008 single "Live Your Life" featured which Grammy Award-winning artist?

  • A
    Rihanna
  • B
    Beyoncé
  • C
    Katy Perry
  • D
    Mariah Carey

Question 57

This member of the Wu-Tang Clan has found success in both music and acting. What is the name of this performer who won a Grammy for his performance of "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" with Mary J. Blige?

  • A
    Ghostface Killah
  • B
    Method Man
  • C
    André 3000
  • D
    RZA

Question 58

Which album, containing the hit song "7 Things", did Miley Cyrus release in 2008?

  • A
    Breakthrough
  • B
    Breakout
  • C
    Bangerz
  • D
    The Pride of Oklahoma 1999

Question 59

With what was Thomas Dolby blinded in his chart-topping 1982 single?

  • A
    Love
  • B
    Science
  • C
    Lightning
  • D
    Daggers

Question 60

Which dark and angsty rock band sang "Teenagers", "I'm Not Okay", and "Welcome to the Black Parade"?

  • A
    My Chemical Romance
  • B
    The Clash
  • C
    Sum 41
  • D
    Ramones

Question 61

Taylor Swift has become a global phenomenon with a knack for creating tasteful music surrounding her personal life. Which country legend was Taylor's first hit song named after?

  • A
    Luke Bryan
  • B
    Keith Urban
  • C
    Blake Shelton
  • D
    Tim McGraw

Question 62

At the dawn of the new millenium, one question was on everyone's mind: "Who Let the Dogs Out?" Where did the Baha Men's band name come from?

  • A
    Bahaha (internet slang)
  • B
    Baja, California
  • C
    Baha'i Faith
  • D
    Bahamas

Question 63

Prince dazzled with his thoughtful lyrics and unique fashion choices. What classic Prince song contains the lyrics "You don't have to be rich to be my girl. You don't have to be cool to rule my world"?

  • A
    Let's Go Crazy
  • B
    Purple Rain
  • C
    Kiss
  • D
    When Doves Cry

Question 64

Which song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for 1995?

  • A
    Dead Man Walkin' from Dead Man Walking
  • B
    Moonlight from Sabrina
  • C
    Colors of the Wind from Pocahontas
  • D
    Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? from Don Juan DeMarco

Question 65

Name the winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Song for 1999.

  • A
    Blame Canada from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
  • B
    Save Me from Magnolia
  • C
    Music of My Heart from Music of the Heart
  • D
    You'll Be in My Heart from Tarzan

Question 66

According to the Billboard Hot 100, which Lynyrd Skynyrd song ranked the highest, peaking at #8 on October 26, 1974?

  • A
    Free Bird
  • B
    Simple Man
  • C
    Gimme Three Steps
  • D
    Sweet Home Alabama

Question 67

Sum 41's 2001 hit song "Fat Lip" states: "I don't want to waste my time. Become another ___ ___ ___." Can you finish the verse?

  • A
    casualty of humanity
  • B
    casualty of conformity
  • C
    casualty of society
  • D
    loss of society

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Too many questions!

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Really enjoyed testing my knowledge of music. Brought back great memories!

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It was pretty good to think about some of the groups you haven’t heard in a long time.

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It was pretty cool

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I like the quiz but if time is a factor…I want a redo…I started the quiz while son was waking up from surgery…I had about a good hour or more away.

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Easy great quiz Love anything and everything about music

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Great quiz

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Love it, not too easy and not too hard I'm already a music nut

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Music is my thing!

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I kicked this quiz ass!😂

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Easy peazy .. should have had 65 but screen scrolled as I tapped my answer. Cant touch this.😜

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" Got lucky on a few! "

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I knew more than I thought I would, just got stumped on the ones I never heard before

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That was alot of fun 😄

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You can tell a lot about me by what I don’t know.

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I thought it was fun 👏🏼

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I really enjoyed the quiz , thank you very much my friends.

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I did better than i thought i would only miss two both had two answer i thought were right and I picked the wrong one both times oh well 97% not bad

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