Pop - Rock Music Trivia and Answers

Challenge yourself with a Pop - Rock Music Trivia Quiz!

Hard

Lady Gaga derived her stage name from a song performed by which legendary band?

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Answer: Queen
Queen's 1984 song "Radio Ga Ga", about the rising dominance of television over radio, is where Stefani Germanotta, aka Lady Gaga, derived her stage name from.

Hard

Actor Keanu Reeves was a founding member of the band Dogstar. What position did he play in the band?

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Answer: Bassist
Dogstar released albums in 1996 and 2000 with Keanu Reeves serving primarily the role of bassist.

Medium

Which of the following rock legends died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound?

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Answer: Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain of Nirvana fame committed suicide at the age of 27 in 1994. Although his career was very brief, he established himself as one of the greatest rockers in modern history.

Medium

Michael Jackson's 1982 album "Thriller" featured a duet with which other legendary artist?

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Answer: Paul McCartney
The only duet featured on the entirety of "Thriller" is Jackson's classic duet with Paul McCartney on the song "The Girl Is Mine".

Medium

The late Michael Jackson is widely known as the "King of Pop". But who is considered the "Queen of Pop"?

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Answer: Madonna
Madonna's influence on American and indeed global music is undeniable, thus earning her the generally-accepted title of "Queen of Pop".

Easy

The Grateful Dead's highly-devoted fanbase are known as what?

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Answer: Deadheads
Rock musicians are known for having the most-loyal fanbases of all genres of music, and amongst these none are more distinguishable than the Grateful Dead's Deadheads, who were known to travel from city-to-city following the band.

Medium

Which famous contemporary pop singer has a tattoo of Jesus Christ on one of his calves?

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Answer: Justin Bieber
Amongst Justin Bieber's numerous tattoos is a pretty-large depiction of Jesus' face on his left calve.

VeryHard

The classic dance song "Electric Boogie" (aka Electric Slide) was written by which iconic songwriter?

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Answer: Bunny Wailer
Neville "Bunny Wailer" Livingston's songwriting skills extend beyond just reggae, as he also penned the hit American dance song "Electric Boogie".

VeryHard

The theme song to the 1990's Fox Network television sitcom Get a Life was performed by which band?

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Answer: R.E.M.
The opening sequence to the hilarious Get a Life featured the memorable rock song "Stand" by R.E.M.

VeryHard

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is situated in which US State?

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Answer: Ohio
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame sits on the shores of Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio.



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