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Pop Music of the 1950s

Multiple choice quiz questions on the pop musicians and songs from the 1950s.

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Who released the song 'Great Balls of Fire' in 1957?

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Which artist had a hit with the song 'Blueberry Hill'?

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Which female singer had a hit with the song 'Peggy Sue'?

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Which duo sang the hit song 'All I Have to Do Is Dream'?

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Which song by Chuck Berry became an anthem for a generation of rebellious youth?

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Which artist had a hit with the song 'Summertime Blues'?

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Which artist was known for hits like 'That'll Be the Day' and 'Peggy Sue'?

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Who was known as the 'Queen of Rock and Roll'?

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Who was known as the 'King of Rock and Roll'?

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Who released the song 'Jailhouse Rock' in 1957?

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Which artist had a hit with the song 'Rock Around the Clock'?

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Who was the lead singer of The Platters, known for hits like 'Only You' and 'The Great Pretender'?

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The average score is 89%

Pop Music of the 1960s

Quiz questions on 1960s pop music.

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Which group released the iconic song 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' in 1963?

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What was the title of Elvis Presley's comeback television special in 1968?

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Which British Invasion band released the hit single 'I Can't Get No Satisfaction' in 1965?

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Which artist had a hit with the song 'Respect' in 1967?

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Who was known as the 'King of Pop' in the 1960s?

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Which band released the hit song 'Hey Jude' in 1968?

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Which girl group had a hit with the song 'Be My Baby' in 1963?

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Which artist famously performed at Woodstock in 1969 and sang 'Piece of My Heart'?

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What was the name of Bob Dylan's famous 1965 Newport Folk Festival performance where he went electric?

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Who was known as the 'Queen of Soul' in the 1960s?

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What was the Beatles' first single to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the 1960s?

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Which band released the hit song 'California Dreamin'' in 1965?

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The average score is 89%

Pop Music of the 1970s

Quiz questions on 1970s pop music.

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Which artist had a hit with the song 'Imagine' in 1971?

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What was the best-selling album of the 1970s?

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Which artist had a hit with the song 'Hotel California' in 1977?

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What was the name of the pop duo consisting of Karen and Richard Carpenter?

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Which group released the album 'Rumours' in 1977?

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Which artist released the album 'Born to Run' in 1975?

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Who had a hit with the song 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' in 1973?

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Which artist had a hit with 'Stayin' Alive' in 1977?

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Who released the hit song 'Dancing Queen' in 1976?

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Which artist released the hit 'Layla' in 1970?

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Who sang the hit song 'Bohemian Rhapsody' in 1975?

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What was the name of the Swedish pop group that dominated the charts in the 1970s?

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Pop Music of the 1980s

Quiz questions on 1980s pop music.

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What was the first music video to air on MTV in 1981?

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Which female artist released the album 'Like a Virgin' in 1984?

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What was the theme song for the 1984 film 'Ghostbusters'?

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Which band sang 'Every Breath You Take' in 1983?

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Which artist released the hit song 'Billie Jean' in 1983?

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Who was known as the 'Queen of Pop' in the 1980s?

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What was the best-selling album of the 1980s?

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What was the debut single of the band Guns N' Roses released in 1987?

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Which artist sang 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)' in 1987?

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Which band released the hit song 'Take On Me' in 1985?

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Which British band released the album 'Rio' in 1982?

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Which artist sang 'Like a Prayer' in 1989?

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The average score is 100%

Pop Music of the 1990s

Quiz questions on 1990s pop music.

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Who had a hit with the song 'I Want It That Way' in 1999?

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Which group released the hit song 'Waterfalls' in 1995?

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Who sang the hit song 'Genie in a Bottle' in 1999?

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Who sang the hit song 'Smooth' with Rob Thomas in 1999?

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Which female singer released the album 'Jagged Little Pill' in 1995?

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Who won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1998 for 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill'?

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Which boy band released the album 'No Strings Attached' in 2000?

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Who sang the hit song 'Baby One More Time' in 1998?

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Who had a hit with the song 'Torn' in 1997?

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Which band released the album 'Nevermind' in 1991?

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Which artist released the album 'CrazySexyCool' in 1994?

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What was the first single released from Mariah Carey's album 'Daydream' in 1995?

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Pop Music 2000-2025

Quiz questions on 21st century pop music so far.

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Who won the first season of American Idol in 2002?

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What was the debut single of Rihanna in 2005?

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Which boy band released the album 'No Strings Attached' in 2000?

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Which artist holds the record for the most streamed song on Spotify?

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Which song by Britney Spears was released in 2000?

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Which artist won the most Grammys in one night in 2016?

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Which artist released the album 'The Fame' in 2008?

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Which artist released the album 'Fearless' in 2008?

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Which song holds the record for most weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart?

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Which song was the first to reach 1 billion views on YouTube?

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Who won the first season of The Voice in 2011?

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What was the debut single of Katy Perry in 2008?

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Which artist won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2012?

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What was the best-selling album of 2015?

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Who had a hit with the song 'Baby One More Time' in 1999?

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Which artist won the most MTV Video Music Awards in the 2010s?

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Who sang the hit song 'Beautiful' in 2002?

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Who headlined the halftime show at the Super Bowl in 2014?

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Which artist had the most number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 2010s?

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Which artist had the most top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 2010s?

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Who won the Billboard Music Award for Top Artist in 2013?

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Who sang the hit song 'Hollaback Girl' in 2005?

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Which group released the album 'Elephunk' in 2003?

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What was the first single released by Justin Timberlake as a solo artist in 2002?

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The average score is 38%

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