Guess the Intro Music Quiz

1. Which Beyoncé hit announces itself with a prominent brass hook sampled from the Chi-Lites' “Are You My Woman (Tell Me So)”?

2. A Deep Purple recording opens with a slow, blocky electric-guitar riff before the drums and bass join. Which song are you hearing?

3. A high, repeating Slash guitar figure plays alone before the rest of Guns N' Roses enters. Which song has this intro?

4. The famous low riff sounds like a bass guitar, but Jack White recorded it on a guitar processed with an octave effect. Which song uses it?

5. A track begins with layered, unaccompanied voices questioning whether events are real or imagined before any instruments enter. Which Queen song is it?

6. The recording starts with a crisp drum pattern; a shaker and one of pop's most recognizable bass lines then enter. Which Michael Jackson song fits this intro?

7. A recording opens with an explosive snare hit, followed by guitar and organ before Bob Dylan's vocal enters. Which song is it?

8. Which Smash Mouth song starts with the words “Somebody once told me”?

9. Which Earth, Wind & Fire song opens by asking whether the listener remembers the 21st night of a particular month?

10. Which Coldplay song is immediately recognizable from its repeating, high-register piano pattern?

11. An opening verse introduces a small-town girl and a city boy who take a midnight train. Which song has begun?

12. A sparse piano figure grows into a tense guitar-backed beat in this signature song associated with the film 8 Mile. Which track is it?

13. The first vocal line is “Hello darkness, my old friend.” Which song is this?

14. Which Beatles song begins with a famous dense guitar-and-piano chord, immediately followed by its title phrase?

15. An Adele track starts with a clipped acoustic-guitar pulse and lead vocal, with heavier percussion building afterward. Which song is it?

16. A distorted four-chord guitar pattern is answered by a forceful full-band entrance; quieter verses come later. Which Nirvana track is this?