Pop Music Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Only one of these pop song and artist pairings is correct. Which one?
“Rolling in the Deep” — Adele
“Complicated” — P!nk
“Firework” — Lady Gaga
“Since U Been Gone” — Miley Cyrus
2. Which band performed the 1980s pop hit “Take on Me”?
Duran Duran
a-ha
Depeche Mode
Tears for Fears
3. Which of these songs was released in the 2010s rather than the 2000s or 2020s?
“Espresso” by Sabrina Carpenter
“Flowers” by Miley Cyrus
“Hung Up” by Madonna
“Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen
4. Who released the 2021 pop hit “drivers license”?
Sabrina Carpenter
Olivia Rodrigo
Billie Eilish
Tate McRae
5. A mashup combines “Poker Face” and “Bad Romance.” Which artist links the two songs?
Kesha
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
6. A playlist contains “Billie Jean,” “Beat It,” and “Thriller.” Which artist should appear as the primary performer for all three tracks?
Lionel Richie
Prince
George Michael
Michael Jackson
7. Which singer connects the hits “Umbrella” and “Diamonds”?
Beyoncé
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Jennifer Lopez
8. A themed playlist requires every song title to contain the name of a city. Which option qualifies?
“Stay” by The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber
“Levitating” by Dua Lipa
“Flowers” by Miley Cyrus
“Havana” by Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug
9. Which singer is associated with the lyric phrase “Hit me baby one more time”?
Britney Spears
Christina Aguilera
Mandy Moore
Jessica Simpson
10. Which Katy Perry song takes its title from the line “Baby, you're a firework”?
“Roar”
“California Gurls”
“Firework”
“Teenage Dream”
11. Which former member of One Direction released the solo hit “As It Was”?
Niall Horan
Harry Styles
Louis Tomlinson
Zayn Malik
12. “Can't Stop the Feeling!” was recorded for the soundtrack of which animated film?
Sing
Frozen
The Lego Movie
Trolls
13. You are arranging these songs from earliest to latest. Which one belongs first?
“Dancing Queen” by ABBA
“Like a Prayer” by Madonna
“…Baby One More Time” by Britney Spears
“Crazy in Love” by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z
14. A trivia round asks teams to identify the girl group. Which answer fits that category?
Backstreet Boys
One Direction
Spice Girls
Maroon 5
15. Which credited pairing correctly matches the hit “Uptown Funk”?
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars
Calvin Harris featuring Justin Timberlake
David Guetta featuring The Weeknd
Pharrell Williams featuring Ed Sheeran
16. A playlist incorrectly labels “Shake It Off” as a Katy Perry song. Which artist should replace her name?
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Miley Cyrus
Selena Gomez