Pop - Rock Music Trivia and Answers

At TriviaQN we have a sweet spot for music in general. The pop and rock music we have all lived through has expressed the signs o' the times and we have loved it for it. We'll always love it for providing the soundtrack of our day to day. But, in addition to the soundtrack this music has also provided a huge amount of its back stages as trivia for us to marvel and to sometimes be shocked at. We are confident you know all of it. Or at least most of it. Don't you?

Challenge yourself with a Pop - Rock Music Trivia Quiz!

Hard

In 2000, which artist(s) tied Michael Jackson's 1984 record of winning eight Grammys in a single year?

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Answer: Santana
Latin supergroup Santana won eight Grammy Awards in 2000, tying the record set by Michael Jackson, which as of 2019 has yet to be broken.

Medium

Which rock band made a brief yet memorable appearance in The Simpsons Movie (2007)?

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Answer: Green Day
Green Day performed - and then perished - at the beginning of this animated movie based on the long-running television show by the same name.

Hard

As of the first 35 years of the existence of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1983 - 2018), who is the only artist to have been inducted on three separate occasions?

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Answer: Eric Clapton
As of 2018 Eric Clapton is the only artist to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times - once as a member of the Yardbirds (1992), another as a member of Cream (1993) and finally as a solo artist in 2000.

Hard

Which hardcore-rock bad boy is known for taking ballet lessons?

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Answer: Mick Jagger
Not only does the Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger regularly practice ballet to keep fit for his stage routines - which require him covering miles during his performances - but his most recent child was born to ballerina Melanie Hamrick, whom he is currently developing a Rolling Stones'-based ballet with.

VeryHard

Musician Peter Tork died on 21 February 2019. Which band was he a part of?

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Answer: The Monkees
Peter Tork was a founding member of the Monkees, a 1960's band that is famous for producing hit music as well as starring in a very-popular television show.

Medium

International music sensation ABBA originate from which European country?

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Answer: Sweden
ABBA, hailing from Sweden, is one of the most-successful groups in music history.

Hard

Which prominent British singer was declared a baron of an independent state in 2012?

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Answer: Ed Sheeran
The highly-successful Ed Sheeran was declared Baron of Sealand, an independent state comprised of an oil rig off the coast of England, in December of 2012.

Medium

Bruno Mars' dad nicknamed him "Bruno" because he resembled an athlete from which sport?

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Answer: Wrestling
Bruno Mars' dad, Peter Hernandez, started calling him "Bruno" at the age of two due to a perceived resemblance to Bruno Sammartino (1935 - 2018), a former WWF wrestler.

Medium

Which music group holds the record for the best-selling album in United Kingdom history?

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Answer: Queen
Selling over six-million copies, Queen's 1981 "Greatest Hits" album is the top seller in UK history.

Medium

Which of the following pop music sensation hails from the African nation of Nigeria?

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Answer: Sade
Sade Adu hails from the city of Ibadan, located in the West African country of Nigeria.



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