Which singer recorded the country hit ‘Crazy’, written by Willie Nelson?
Answer
Patsy Cline
83042 Easy Trivia Questions
83042 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which country singer was known as the ‘Man in Black’?
Answer
Johnny Cash
Which singer released the 1959 country album ‘Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs’?
Answer
Marty Robbins
Which jazz festival, founded in 1954, is held in Newport, Rhode Island?
Answer
Newport Jazz Festival
What was Nina Simone’s birth name?
Answer
Eunice Kathleen Waymon
Which pianist led the trio on Bill Evans’s 1961 album Waltz for Debby?
Answer
Bill Evans
What was Dizzy Gillespie’s birth name?
Answer
John Birks Gillespie
What nickname is most associated with jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald?
Answer
First Lady of Song
Which 1959 Miles Davis album is widely regarded as the best-selling jazz album?
Answer
Kind of Blue
What instrument did Charlie Parker famously play in jazz?
Answer
Alto saxophone
In which city was jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong born?
Answer
New Orleans
Which 1990 MC Hammer album became the first hip-hop album certified diamond by the RIAA?
Answer
Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em
Which record label did Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin co-found in 1984?
Answer
Def Jam Recordings
Who became the first hip-hop artist to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music?
Answer
Kendrick Lamar
Which 1988 album by N.W.A made “Straight Outta Compton” a landmark of gangsta rap?
Answer
Straight Outta Compton
Which Bronx DJ hosted the August 11, 1973 party often cited as hip hop’s birth?
Answer
DJ Kool Herc
Which song won Record of the Year at the 1971 Grammy Awards?
Answer
Bridge over Troubled Water
On what date were the first Grammy Awards presented?
Answer
May 4, 1959
Which performer won a record eight Grammys at the 1984 Grammy Awards?
Answer
Michael Jackson
Who became the youngest Album of the Year winner at the Grammys in 2020?
Answer
Billie Eilish
Which album won the first Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1959?
Answer
The Music from Peter Gunn
What was the name of MTV’s hip-hop program that premiered in 1988?
Answer
Yo! MTV Raps
Which music video won MTV’s first Video of the Year award at the 1984 Video Music Awards?
Answer
You Might Think
Who directed Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video?
Answer
John Landis
What was the first music video broadcast on MTV when the channel launched on August 1, 1981?
Answer
Video Killed the Radio Star
In which Jamaican village was Bob Marley born in 1945?
Answer
Nine Mile
On what date did Bob Marley die?
Answer
11 May 1981
What was Bob Marley’s birth name?
Answer
Nesta Robert Marley
Which song ended Queen's set at Live Aid in 1985?
Answer
We Are the Champions
In which place was Queen singer Freddie Mercury born?
Answer
Zanzibar
Which Queen song was written by John Deacon and became a worldwide disco-influenced hit in 1980?
Answer
Another One Bites the Dust
Which Queen member played drums and sang on the band’s records?
Answer
Roger Taylor
Which Queen member wrote the stadium anthem “We Will Rock You”?
Answer
Brian May
What was Beyoncé’s first solo U.S. number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100?
Answer
“Crazy in Love”