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Free music pub quiz questions and answers.
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Music quiz round
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01Music · EasyWhich band released the album Rumours in 1977?Show answer+
Rumours became one of the best-selling albums of all time.
02Music · MediumWhat was David Bowie’s real surname?Show answer+
He performed as David Bowie to avoid confusion with Davy Jones of The Monkees.
03Music · EasyWhich singer’s debut album was titled 19?Show answer+
Adele named her first three studio albums after the age she was while making them.
04Music · TrickyWhich instrument has 47 strings and seven pedals in its concert form?Show answer+
A modern concert grand harp typically has 47 strings.
05Music · EasyFreddie Mercury was the lead singer of which band?Show answer+
Mercury fronted Queen from the band’s formation until his death in 1991.
06Music · EasyWho was the drummer in The Beatles?Show answer+
Ringo Starr joined The Beatles in 1962.
07Music · MediumWhich woodwind instrument usually uses a single reed?Show answer+
A clarinet makes sound using one reed attached to its mouthpiece.
08Music · EasyWho recorded the hit Rolling in the Deep?Show answer+
Rolling in the Deep opened Adele’s album 21.
09Music · MediumHow many keys does a standard modern piano have?Show answer+
A standard piano keyboard has 52 white keys and 36 black keys.
10Music · EasyWhich musical symbol raises a note by one semitone?Show answer+
A sharp sign raises a written pitch by one semitone.
11Music · EasyWho composed The Four Seasons?Show answer+
Antonio Vivaldi published the four violin concertos in 1725.
12Music · MediumThe Glastonbury Festival is held in which English county?Show answer+
The festival takes place at Worthy Farm near Pilton in Somerset.
13Music · EasyWhich artist released the album Purple Rain?Show answer+
Purple Rain was released in 1984 as the soundtrack to the film of the same name.
14Music · EasyWhat is the highest standard female singing voice?Show answer+
Soprano is the highest commonly recognised female classical vocal range.
15Music · EasyWhat surname is shared by Oasis brothers Liam and Noel?Show answer+
Liam and Noel Gallagher formed the core of Oasis’s best-known line-up.
16Music · EasyWhich country won Eurovision with ABBA’s Waterloo in 1974?Show answer+
Waterloo gave Sweden its first Eurovision Song Contest victory.
17Music · EasyWho sang Billie Jean?Show answer+
Billie Jean appears on Michael Jackson’s 1982 album Thriller.
18Music · MediumLive Aid’s 1985 London concert was staged at which stadium?Show answer+
The London half of Live Aid was held at the original Wembley Stadium.
19Music · EasyWhich band recorded Stairway to Heaven?Show answer+
Stairway to Heaven appeared on Led Zeppelin’s untitled fourth album in 1971.
20Music · EasyWhich singer was nicknamed the Material Girl?Show answer+
Madonna released Material Girl as a single in 1985.
21Music · EasyTo which instrument family does a trumpet belong?Show answer+
Trumpets produce sound from the vibration of a player’s lips through a brass mouthpiece.
22Music · EasyHow many strings does a standard ukulele have?Show answer+
The most common ukulele tuning uses four strings: G, C, E and A.
23Music · MediumWho composed the ballet Swan Lake?Show answer+
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed Swan Lake in the 1870s.
24Music · EasyWhat was Victoria Beckham’s Spice Girls nickname?Show answer+
Victoria Beckham was known as Posh Spice in the group.
25Music · EasyWhich instrument is cellist Yo-Yo Ma famous for playing?Show answer+
Yo-Yo Ma began performing the cello in public as a child.