FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Swifty Challenge Trivia Quiz

A Taylor Swift quiz for Swifties by a Swifty.

A multiple-choice quiz by Benneml. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
Benneml

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
419,614

Updated
Apr 26 25

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
70

Last 3 plays: louisehaim (10/10), Guest 153 (8/10), clevercatz (3/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

1. What musician was Taylor named after? Hint

James Taylor

Roger Taylor

Taylor Dayne

Mick Taylor

NEXT>

2. Which American state was Taylor born in? Hint

Massachusetts

Tennessee

Pennsylvania

Texas

NEXT>

3. How old was Taylor when she released her first album? Hint

NEXT>

4. What single was Taylor's first UK number one? Hint

Bad Blood

Lover

Shake It Off

Look What You Made Me Do

NEXT>

5. Which album did Taylor re-record and release as "Taylor's Version" first? Hint

Speak Now

Fearless

1989

Red

NEXT>

6. What is the title of the song Taylor recorded for the "Cats" movie? Hint

Only The Young

I Don't Wanna Live Forever

Beautiful Ghosts

Carolina

NEXT>

7. In 2009 Taylor appeared in which popular, long-running US TV show? Hint

Glee

Parks & Recreation

NCIS

CSI

NEXT>

8. At the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009 Taylor was infamously interrupted by Kanye West during her acceptance speech after winning which award? Hint

Best Female Video

Video Of The Year

Best Pop Video

Breakthrough Video

NEXT>

9. What film features Taylor's movie debut? Hint

Cats

Valentine's Day

The Lorax

The Giver

NEXT>

10. What is the name of Taylor's character from her cameo in the sitcom "New Girl"? Hint

Stephanie

Emma

Elaine

Rosemary

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Most Recent Scores

Today : louisehaim: 10/10
May 26 2025 : Guest 153: 8/10
May 21 2025 : clevercatz: 3/10
May 19 2025 : Guest 24: 2/10
May 14 2025 : Guest 163: 5/10
May 13 2025 : Guest 174: 5/10
May 12 2025 : Guest 81: 9/10
May 12 2025 : Guest 116: 5/10
May 11 2025 : Guest 174: 1/10

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What musician was Taylor named after?

Answer: James Taylor

Taylor was born to Scott and Andrea Swift on December 13th 1989. Her parents were big James Taylor fans and thought that giving her a gender neutral name would help in her career.

2. Which American state was Taylor born in?

Answer: Pennsylvania

More specifically, she was born in West Reading, which is a borough in Berks County. It celebrated its centenary year in 2007. To help with Taylor's burgeoning music career, the family relocated to Hendersonville, Tennessee, near to Nashville, when she was 14 years old.

3. How old was Taylor when she released her first album?

Answer: 16

Her eponymous first album was released in the USA on 24th October 2006. Five singles were released from the album."Tim McGraw" was released June 19, 2006, followed by "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Our Song", "Picture to Burn" and "Should've Said No".

4. What single was Taylor's first UK number one?

Answer: Look What You Made Me Do

"Look What You Made Me Do" was the lead single from the album "Reputation" and reached number one on the UK singles chart on September 1st 2017. "Right Said Fred", the band best known for the early 90s song "I'm Too Sexy", received royalties from "Look What You Made Me Do" due to their song being interpolated.

5. Which album did Taylor re-record and release as "Taylor's Version" first?

Answer: Fearless

"Fearless (Taylor's Version)" was released on April 9th 2021. Taylor was encouraged to re-record her albums released by her previous record label (Big Machine Records) by a Tweet from Kelly Clarkson following the dispute with Big Machine Records, its founder Scott Borchetta, and new owner Scooter Braun, over the master recordings of her back catalog.

6. What is the title of the song Taylor recorded for the "Cats" movie?

Answer: Beautiful Ghosts

The song was a collaboration between Taylor and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Taylor is famously a cat lover and jumped at the chance to play the character Bombalorina in the movie. Unfortunately the movie itself was not a great success but the song itself was nominated for both a Golden Globe and Grammy award.

7. In 2009 Taylor appeared in which popular, long-running US TV show?

Answer: CSI

She appeared in the season 9 episode 16 titled "Turn Turn Turn". The episode was originally aired on April 28th 2009 in the US. Taylor also wrote and performed music for the episode.

8. At the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009 Taylor was infamously interrupted by Kanye West during her acceptance speech after winning which award?

Answer: Best Female Video

Taylor won the award for the video to "You Belong With Me". Kanye's protest was that Beyoncé should have won for her song "Single Ladies". Later in the evening Beyoncé's song did win the "Video Of The Year" award.

9. What film features Taylor's movie debut?

Answer: Valentine's Day

"Valentine's Day" was released in 2010 and distributed by "Warner Bros Studio". She played Felicia Miller alongside a star studded cast including Bradley Cooper, Anne Hathaway and Jamie Foxx. The soundtrack included two Taylor Swift songs, "Today Was A Fairytale" and "Jump Then Fall".

10. What is the name of Taylor's character from her cameo in the sitcom "New Girl"?

Answer: Elaine

It was the season 2 finale titled "Elaine's Big Day" after her character. Taylor and Taylor's songs were mentioned many times during the entire series of "New Girl" and showrunner Elizabeth Meriwether has admitted she was star struck when meeting Taylor for the first time.
The episode was the 25th of the second season of "New Girl" and was originally broadcast on May 14th 2013.

Source: Author Benneml

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor agony before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.