Pop Music Trivia
Meredith and Olivia are two of the cats owned by what popular singer born in 1989? The pets are named after leading ladies from Grey's Anatomy and Law & Order: SVU.
Taylor Swift
Which musician was the first in history to sweep the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts following the October 21st release of her most recent album? Songs off this album include "Bejeweled" and "You're on Your Own, Kid."
Taylor Swift
Winning her first for "Fearless" and her most recent for "folklore", which American pop singer is the only solo female artist to have won three Grammy Awards for Album of the Year?
Taylor Swift
"Burn," "U Got It Bad," and "Yeah!" are number-one hits by what one-named singer whose stage name is also a role that might be played by friends or family at a wedding?
Usher
Known for tunes like "U Got It Bad" and "Yeah!," what R&B artist also came out with a Mastercard debit card named after him in 2004?
Usher
The BTS member with the shortest stage name uses what single letter that served as the name of the titular anarchist in a 2005 Natalie Portman film?
V
What song was allegedly written after lead singer Freddie Mercury saw the Tour de France from a hotel window?
"Bicycle Race"
Also the solo singer of "Oh Sherrie" and "Foolish Heart," Steve Perry is probably best known as the sometime frontman of what "Don't Stop Believin'" band?
"Journey"
What rapper refers to the "red bottoms" of pricey Christian Louboutin shoes in her 2018 hit, "Bodak Yellow?"
Cardi B
The bassist of the iconic punk funk band Red Hot Chili Peppers crossed across hobbies when he ran both the 2011 and 2012 Los Angeles Marathons while raising funds for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music. He even finish in an impressive 3 hours and 41 minutes. Who is this insect-like musician?
Flea
What singer is nicknamed "The Chairman of the Board"?
Frank Sinatra
In 2008, a certain pop singer moved to Los Angeles and set up her own creative team named "Haus of ______." The team was modeled on Andy Warhol's Factory and they focused on extreme and provocative artistic choices. A year later, a debut album was released by this singer, reaching No. 1 in many countries. What word fills in the blank?
Gaga
Home to luxury shopping, a handbag museum, and the Trade Tower skyscraper, what upscale district in Seoul was made famous worldwide in a 2012 song by PSY?
Gangman
Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, and Ray Wilson have all served as lead singer of what British rock band?
Genesis
Hey, this isn't about optometry at all! "I just want you to know who I am" gets whined repeatedly at the end of "Iris," a '90s hit by what childish alt rock band?
Goo Goo Dolls
Mika released a hit song in 2007 named after which '50s Hollywood starlet who later became the Princess of Monaco?
Grace Kelly
What Pharrell Williams song was released on his 2014 album "Girl", and was heavily featured on the soundtrack for "Despicable Me 2?"
Happy
Formed in 2005, Nick, Joe, and Kevin form what family pop rock band that rose to popularity on the Disney Channel?
Jonas Brothers
What band of brothers songs include "X", "Leave Before You Love Me", and "Sucker"?
Jonas Brothers
"Little Oblivions" is a 2021 rock album by the female singer/songwriter Julien ______.
Julien Baker
In 2001, the American pop-rock band Train released a hit single about a girl with drops of which planet in her hair?
Jupiter
"My World" was the 2009 debut EP of which Canadian teen pop idol who was certainly not "Sorry" that his mega-hit "Baby" got permanently lodged in your brain?
Justin Bieber
Who appeared dressed as a cheeseburger in Taylor Swift's 2019 "You Need to Calm Down" video as a complement to Taylor's French fries, in a seeming end to a longstanding feud?
Katy Perry
Known for his rich, languid saxophone solos and easy-listening lounge music, what is the stage name of the Seattle musician who reached commercial success with his 1986 album "Duotones"?
Kenny G
What man won "Top Rap Song" at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards for his song "Rockstar" featured on his album "Beerbongs & Bentleys"?
Post Malone
What artist, with nicknames including "His Royal Badness" and "The High Priest of Pop," passed away in 2016?
Prince
What color is Prince often associated with?
Purple
What band's song "Bicycle Race" was released as a B-side in 1978?
Queen
In the 2020 Disney-Pixar film "Soul," the list of voice actors includes Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, and Ahmir Khalib Thompson among others. By what name is that last voice actor better known? This Philadelphia-born man has featured as the drummer and co-frontman for The Roots since the 1990s.
Questlove
"Georgia On My Mind" is, unsurprisingly, the state's official song and was written by what singer/songwriter who was born in Albany, GA in 1930?
Ray Charles
The 2022 Grammy nominations notably did not include a Best R&B or Pop Album nod for what Beyonce album, which was released in July - not during the 15th or 16th century- and includes the song "Break My Soul?"
Renaissance
A female Swedish singer born in 1979 had two U.S. Top 10 singles on her debut album: "Do You Know (What It Takes)" and "Show Me Love." Her first name is also a homophone for red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae. Who is this singer?
Robyn
Named after a 1950 blues song by Muddy Waters and a 1965 Bob Dylan hit, what magazine's list of "The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time" includes these top three selections: Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles?
Rolling Stone
Name one of the girls in Lou Bega's "Mambo #5" who have a name starting with the letter M.
Mary or Monica
Born Megan Jovon Ruth Pete in Texas in 1995, what rapper and singer's stage name comes in part from her tall height as a child? She's currently 5' 10" and had her first No. 1 Billboard hit with the song "Savage" in 2020.
Megan Thee Stallion
Antonia Christina Basilotta (Toni Basil) is an American singer and choreographer that choreographed famous videos for the Talking Heads and David Bowie before she reached the top of the charts with a No. 1 hit in 1982 with a cheerleader-themed music video that was one of the first mega-popular MTV videos. What is the one-word title of this song?
Mickey
What's the name of Taylor Swift's 10th studio album, which includes tracks like "Lavendar Haze," "Anti-Hero," and "Maroon?"
Midnights
Including "Baby Don't Forget My Number", what German and French R&B duo created three No. 1 Billboard in the 1980s before their lip-synching scandals led to their downfall?
Milli Vanilli
On their 1964 "Christmas Album," The Beach Boys sang a song about Santa Claus called "Little Saint ______."
Nick
Hitting number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 2022, "Super Freaky Girl" is the latest smash song from what "Anaconda" rapper?
Nicki Minaj
Singer-songwriter Adam Young founded an electronica project in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota that reached fame two years later with the six-times-platinum single "Fireflies." What was the aviary-urban name of this musical project?
Owl City
What album, the debut for Olivia Rodrigo released in 2021, contains such songs as "Brutal", "Deja Vu", and "Drivers License?" Despite its one-word name, there are no songs about grapefruit or SweeTARTS.
SOUR
What sweet dessert is also the name of the Sacramento-based rock band fronted by lead singer John McCrea?
Cake
Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse and Jim Morrison all died at what "cursed" age?
27
Born in Cincinnati, brothers Nick and Drew Lachey were half of the lineup of what "hot" boy band?
98 degrees
Which musical group became famous with the 1985 hit song "Take On Me?"
A-Ha
In 2000, which preteen pop star (the little brother of a Backstreet Boy) had a hit with his cover of The Strangelove's '60s bop, "I Want Candy?
Aaron Carter
The 2012 song "Skyfall" was written and recorded for the James Bond film of the same name. It won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song, as well as the Brit Award for British Single of the Year. What singer co-wrote and performed the track?
Adele
Who is the only singer to win the Grammy Awards for Album, Record, and Song of the Year twice? Both of the winning albums had titles that were two-digit numbers.
Adele
What 1982 Toto song experienced a resurgence in popularity in 2018 when Weezer covered the song?
Africa
"Jagged Little Pill" is the international debut album by what Canadian singer born in Ottawa in 1974?
Alanis Morisette
Due to having parents from the Balkan Peninsula, pop stars Dua Lipa, Bebe Rexha, Ava Max, and Rita Ora all speak what A-word Eastern European language?
Albanian
What Christmas song released in 1994 finally hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019, setting a record for the longest time between a song's release and its arrival at the top of the chart?
All I Want for Christmas is You" (Mariah Carey)
What pop singer was, somewhat predictably, asked by TIME in an interview whether she always ordered a grande size at Starbucks? She responded with: "No, sometimes I get that venti, you know? Some days that's what you need in your life... I love soy lattes. Obviously I don't have dairy because I'm a vegan, but they taste out of this world to me."
Ariana Grande
They're out of this world - the winners of an MTV Video Music Award (VMA) receive a 12-inch statuette depicting someone of what occupation?
Astronaut
What Cuban pop sensation, who first rose to prominence as part of the girl group Fifth Harmony from "The X Factor" TV show, has produced such recent hits as "Don't Go Yet", "Senorita", and "Havana?"
Camila Cabello
Puerto Rican-born rapper Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, whose hits include "MIA" and "Dakiti," is better known by what evil, leporine stage name?
Bad Bunny
The Puerto Rican Benito singer and rapper born Antonio Martínez Ocasio in 1994 is better known by what two-word stage name? Another way to describe this name could be a nefarious hare. His highest-charting songs are "I Like It" and "Mia."
Bad Bunny
Daniel Powter is a Canadian singer-songwriter that rose to fame as his song spent five weeks atop the Billboard charts in 2005. The song featured prominently in video montages of American Idol contestants who were eliminated from the show. What was Powter's two-word smash hit?
Bad Day
Though the awards are split between her solo work and work as part of a group, which American singer has been awarded the highest number of VMAs, the highest number of Grammys awarded to a woman, and in 2022 performed her nomination for Best Song, "Be Alive", at the Academy Awards ceremony?
Beyonce
Originally planned for release in November 2020, the James Bond movie "No Time to Die" features a theme song by what Grammy awardee who can't legally order a martini in the U.S. until the end of 2022?
Billie Eilish
What 17-year old musical artist's 2019 debut album "When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?" made her the first artist born in the 2000s to have a number-one album in the United States?
Billie Eilish
What adolescently-named lead singer was the front man for the 1980s pop group Culture Club?
Boy George
What Philadelphian R&B group spent over 50 cumulative weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 charts with their iconic style of emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies?
Boy II Men
In the year 2000, Kentwood, Louisiana opened a museum dedicated to which 18-year-old songstress who, along with her siblings Bryan and Jamie Lynn, calls the town home?
Britney Spears
The sister of what iconic pop singer starred on the Nickelodeon series "Zoey 101?"
Britney Spears
What chart-topping male singer describes his stage name as a combination of his childhood nickname and the missing word from the following explanation? "I didn't have [any] pizzazz, and a lot of girls say I'm out of this world, so I was like I guess I'm from ______."
Bruno Mars
BTS is having a smash hit with a song about what household item, which they claim to be as smooth as, "like a criminal undercover?"
Butter
'NSYNC members Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone are seen running atop a moving train in the iconic video for what repetitively titled 2000 hit song?
Bye Bye Bye
The lead single from Taylor Swift's 2020 album "Folklore" was described by Wikipedia as "slow-burning ... with stripped-down instrumentals of tender piano, clopping drums and melancholic violins." The song also shares its name with a piece of autumnal and winter apparel. What is the name of the song or piece of apparel?
Cardigan
Her fellow cast members on the Mickey Mouse Club were Ryan Gosling, Keri Russell, and Justin Timberlake. Her first self-titled debut album in 1999 spawned three U.S. number-one singles: "Genie in a Bottle," "What a Girl Wants," and "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)." Who is she?
Christina Aguilera
Because she was disparagingly called a "cheerleader" by the former lead vocalist of the alternative rock band Hole, Gwen Stefani released "Hollaback Girl" as a diss track to what singer formerly married to Kirk Cobain?
Courtney Love
What was the one-word title of Jennifer Paige's 1998 international hit single?
Crush
What pop singer's birth name was Demetria before she shortened it to only four letters for her first name on stage?
Demi Lovato
Jimmy Brooks was the character that what future world-conquering rapper played on the TV show Degrassi?
Drake
Name this mystery fruit. It's known as the "king of fruits" in some regions. It's known for its strong odor and thorn-covered rind. If you removed one letter from this fruit's name and repeated yourself, you'd have the name of a mega-successful 80s band.
Durian
In a 2021 hit song, Adele asks the listener to go "______ On Me."
Easy On Me
What 28-year-old British man's "Divide" tour in 2019 set the all-time record for the highest-grossing tour?
Ed Sheeran
"Last Train to Memphis" is a biography of what norm-shattering 20th century singer whose fame peaked in the 1950s?
Elvis Presley
Kris Wu was a member of what three letter K-Pop band and it's spin-off, ______-M, until leaving in 2014 to pursue an acting career? Its name is also a scientific prefix used for something that happens outside a system, the opposite of "-endo."
Exo
His album "AstroWorld" is a helpful hint that rapper Travis Scott calls what major American city home?
Houston
Katy Perry has revealed that actress Scarlett Johansson was an inspiration for which 2008 hit?
I Kissed A Girl
According to André 3000 in the OutKast song "Hey Ya!", what's cooler than being cool?
Ice cold
Who is the 'Shallow' singer who won received a Golden Globe nod for Best Actress in 2018 on top of their musical accolades?
Lady Gaga
An artist born Montero Lamar Hill had a breakout single in 2019 that remained No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for 19 weeks. By what name is this artist better known?
Lil Nas X
In 2019 what 5-letter Minnesota rap & R&B artist had the "Juice" to be nominated for Best New Artist at the VMAs?
Lizzo
In May 2021, a New Zealander pop star announced her first album in four years named "Solar Power" and shortly thereafter released the titular first single from the same album. Who is this mononym singer?
Lorde
What British pop singer/songwriter had a hit in 2007 with the song "Foundations", and its album, "Made Of ______." Fill in the one word blank, a "B" plural of a clay building block often used in foundations.
Made of Bricks
Famed for her five-octave vocal range, which American pop singer is known as "Songbird Supreme", "Queen of Melisma", and "Queen of Christmas?"
Mariah Carey
In 2014, viewers of Lifetime's "Dance Moms" were no longer the only people to know Maddie Ziegler's name. At just 11 years old, she literally took the leap to stardom after being featured in the music video for "Chandelier" by which Australian singer-songwriter?
Sia
In 1999, "All Star" was the first single off which American rock band's sophomore album, "Astro Lounge," which also featured even more hits like "Walking on the Sun" and "Then the Morning Comes"?
Smash Mouth
Kimbra already had a top five album in New Zealand when she teamed up with Gotye for what 2012 multi-national chart-topping single?
Somebody That I Used To Know
Who is the solo singer of "Oh Sherrie" and "Foolish Heart," and also sometimes frontman of the band "Journey"?
Steve Perry
What one-named pop star and former frontman of The Police got his name from a habit of wearing yellow-and-black-striped sweaters in his youth?
Sting
Despite only recording three albums as a group, you could still call them "well-seasoned." With over 100 million record sales, what musical act is the best-selling girl group of all time?
The Spice Girls
What artist holds several chart records including being the first to simultaneously hold the top three positions on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart with "Can't Feel My Face", "Earned It," and "The Hills?"
The Weeknd
What is the stage name of the Canadian musician born Abel Makkonen Tesfay?
The Weeknd
"With a taste of a poison paradise," what 2003 hit song was originally written with Janet Jackson, not Britney Spears, in mind?
Toxic
There's a close-up of a bust of Napoleon Bonaparte at the beginning of the ABBA video for what song whose title namedrops a battle won by the namesake of New Zealand's capital?
Waterloo
What 2013 Miley Cyrus song claims she came in like the titular construction item, and swings on the same item in the music video?
Wrecking Ball
