2010s Music Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A playlist displays the lyric “We found love in a hopeless place.” Which song should be playing?
We Found Love
Only Girl (In the World)
Where Have You Been
Stay
2. In which language is most of the original hit version of “Despacito” performed?
Portuguese
Italian
English
Spanish
3. Who provides the lead vocals on Mark Ronson’s hit “Uptown Funk”?
The Weeknd
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake
Pharrell Williams
4. Which artist released the 2018 song “This Is America”?
Kendrick Lamar
Childish Gambino
Frank Ocean
Chance the Rapper
5. A DJ set includes Avicii’s “Wake Me Up.” Whose voice is heard singing the lead vocal?
John Legend
Calvin Harris
Sam Smith
Aloe Blacc
6. Which Beyoncé project was released as a visual album in 2016?
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Beyoncé
Homecoming: The Live Album
Lemonade
7. Which album should you select to hear Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” in its original album context?
good kid, m.A.A.d city
DAMN.
To Pimp a Butterfly
The Life of Pablo
8. A café playlist begins with the lyric “The club isn’t the best place to find a lover.” Who is performing?
Shawn Mendes
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Niall Horan
9. Which song opens with Rihanna singing, “Just gonna stand there and watch me burn”?
Love the Way You Lie
Love on the Brain
Stay
The Monster
10. You are arranging these songs by release date. Which one belongs earliest in the 2010s timeline?
Royals
Rolling in the Deep
Shape of You
Thank U, Next
11. Which song contains Sia’s lyric “I’m gonna swing from the chandelier”?
Elastic Heart
Cheap Thrills
Chandelier
Titanium
12. Which singer released the albums “21” and “25” during the 2010s?
Sia
Lorde
Adele
Florence Welch
13. Which 2010s hit became the first music video to reach one billion views on YouTube?
Gangnam Style
Roar
Sorry
Sugar
14. You hear Taylor Swift sing that the “players gonna play.” Which song is this?
Blank Space
Bad Blood
Shake It Off
Look What You Made Me Do
15. A song’s narrator gives someone a phone number after meeting them and playfully asks for a call. Which 2010s hit fits that scene?
Call Me Maybe
Teenage Dream
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
What Makes You Beautiful
16. Which hit would best represent the decade’s country-trap crossover and includes a remix featuring Billy Ray Cyrus?
Meant to Be
Cruise
The Git Up
Old Town Road