Perfect Pop
Perfect Pop Quiz
Test your knowledge of popular music through the decades with the Perfect Pop Quiz! From Elvis to Dua Lipa, this quiz covers iconic hits and artists across eras, making it ideal for music lovers.
Challenge yourself with questions about:
- Famous songs and their history
- Influential artists
- Hit singles and their milestones
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A quiz by Matt Thurgood for Reading Borough Libraries. Please feel free to share on Twitter, Facebook etc. By copying and pasting this link:
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By Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. - http://www.doctormacro.com/Images/Presley,%20Elvis/Annex/Annex%20-%20Presley,%20Elvis%20(Jailhouse%20Rock)_01.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15679730
"Heartbreak Hotel" was a million-selling hit for Elvis Presley in 1956. How long did it take to write?
One hour
One day
One week
One month
By General Artists Corporation (management)/photographer: "Bruno of Hollywood" aka Bruno Bernard - eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18229272
Bobby Darin had a hit in 1959 with "Mack the Knife". What is the character MacHeath described as wearing?
Fancy gloves
Shiny shoes
Trilby hat
Crimson tie
By United Press International, photographer unknown. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4532407
When Paul McCartney started writing "Yesterday" in 1964, it had a different title. What was it?
Scrambled Eggs
Fish and Chips
Pie and Mash
Beans on Toast
By Capitol Records - ebayfrontback, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=65240401
"Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys (1966) was the most expensive single made at the time. What was the estimated cost?
$50,000
$5,000
$10,000
$25,000
By Motown Records - eBay itemphoto back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22535008
"Superstition" by Stevie Wonder was the lead single from which 1972 album?
Talking Book
Music of My Mind
Innervisions
Songs in the Key of Life
By Carl Lender, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5927836
Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" was a Christmas hit in 1975. How long is the song?
5:55
3:55
4:55
6:55
By Yves Lorson from Kapellen, Belgium - Prince, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4171922
Where is Prince at the start of the video for his 1984 hit "When Doves Cry"?
In the bath
On a motorbike
Under a balcony
In a forest
By chrisweger - Madonna Rebel Heart Tour 2015 - Stockholm, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=52196466
Madonna had the most number one singles of the 1980s in the UK. In which year did she release "Like a Prayer"?
1989
1987
1988
1990
By Ailura - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25257755
In the 1990 video for "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode, what unusual object does Dave Gahan (singer) carry?
A deckchair
A ladder
An umbrella
A sceptre
By ger1axg - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1958822
In 1997, All Saints won British Single of the Year at the Brit Awards. What was the song?
Never Ever
I Know Where It's At
Under the Bridge
Bootie Call
By D.S.B - Christina Aguilera, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6581078
Christina Aguilera released "Beautiful" in 2002. Who was the song originally written for?
Pink
Kelly Clarkson
Lindsay Lohan
Avril Lavigne
By Utoks - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3252783
Which actress is mentioned in the lyrics of OutKast's 2003 hit "Hey Ya!"?
Lucy Liu
Halle Berry
Penélope Cruz
Scarlett Johansson
By Photo: Harry Wad, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12299065
Robyn had a hit in 2010 with "Dancing on My Own". What nationality is she?
Swedish
Norwegian
Danish
Icelandic
By OML Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. - OML Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=71504417
"Uptown Funk" (2014) by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars uses a musical style associated with which American city?
Minneapolis
Memphis
Chicago
Philadelphia
By Justin Higuchi from Los Angeles, CA, USA - Dua Lipa 02/08/2018 #15, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=67353483
Dua Lipa's "Don't Start Now" (2019) holds a record for the number of weeks spent in the UK top 10 by a female artist. How many?
25
20
30
35
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