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Music Word Play Trivia Quizzes

286 quizzes and 4,004 trivia questions.

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Before and After (26 quizzes)

Cryptic Music (22)

Fractured Music (14)

Hidden Words (6)

Jukebox Music Mix (53)

Music Anagrams (8)

Music in Other Words (108)

1973 Music Titles In Opposite Words great trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

The titles of these 1973 songs have been changed to the complete opposite of the original titles. Figure out the title and match it to the band or artist. Example: "Kitten Hate" would be "Puppy Love" by Donny Osmond.

Average, 10 Qns, bigjohnsludge, Apr 03 23

Average
bigjohnsludge
Apr 03 23
308 plays

1975 Song Titles In Opposite Words best quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

The titles of these 1975 songs have been changed to the complete opposite of the original titles. Figure out the title and match it to the band or artist. Example: "Kitten Hate" would be "Puppy Love" by Donny Osmond.

Average, 10 Qns, bigjohnsludge, Apr 06 23

Average
bigjohnsludge
Apr 06 23
304 plays

1974 Song Titles In Opposite Words popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

The titles of these 1974 songs have been changed to the complete opposite of the original titles. Figure out the title and match it to the band or artist. Example: "Kitten Hate" would be "Puppy Love" by Donny Osmond.

Average, 10 Qns, bigjohnsludge, Apr 05 23

Average
bigjohnsludge
Apr 05 23
291 plays

1972 Music Title Opposites best quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

The titles of these 1972 songs have been changed to the comlpete opposite of the original titles. Figure out the title and match it to the band or artist. Example: "Kitten Hate" would be "Puppy Love" by Donny Osmond.

Average, 10 Qns, bigjohnsludge, Mar 31 23

Average
bigjohnsludge
Mar 31 23
175 plays

Musical Double Definitions best quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

In this quiz, I will give you two possible definitions, and you tell me which song title fits both definitions.

Average, 10 Qns, guitargoddess, Sep 08 22

Average
guitargoddess

Sep 08 22
9055 plays

Musical Maladies II best quiz

- 10 questions - 4 mins

If you listen to too much of a certain song or group, you just might come down with something. Match the musical malady with the musical symptoms and causes.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, bigjohnsludge, Apr 10 22

Very Easy
bigjohnsludge
Apr 10 22
347 plays

Mixed Up Music - 1980s Edition great trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

The titles of two songs by each of ten artists have been mixed up - for example, "Yellow Jude" and "Hey Submarine" un-mix to "Yellow Submarine" and "Hey Jude" by The Beatles. Can you correctly match up the mixed-up pairs?"

Very Easy, 10 Qns, ClarkyB, Nov 18 21

Very Easy
ClarkyB
Nov 18 21
1147 plays

Musical Maladies great trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 4 mins

If you listen to too much of a certain song or group, you just might come down with something. Match the music malady with the symptoms.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, bigjohnsludge, Apr 09 22

Very Easy
bigjohnsludge
Apr 09 22
411 plays

Musical Maladies III popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 4 mins

If you listen to too much of a certain song or group, you just might come down with something. Match the musical malady with the musical symptoms.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, bigjohnsludge, Apr 11 22

Very Easy
bigjohnsludge
Apr 11 22
339 plays

10.

Songs Of 1980 In Other Words II popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

The titles to these songs of 1980 have been re-worded. Your mission, if you decide to accept it, is to decipher the song titles and match them to the actual artists that did them. All songs reached their peak positions on 1980 charts.

Easier, 10 Qns, bigjohnsludge, Dec 10 22

Easier
bigjohnsludge
Dec 10 22
228 plays

Quick Question

An old house visited on Halloween might be thought to be what?

From Quiz "Don't Forget Your Lines"

11.

Mixed Up Music - 10 questions - 3 mins

Easier, 10 Qns, ClarkyB, Jul 22 17

Easier
ClarkyB
Jul 22 17
974 plays

12.

In the Out Door top quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

Today, 22nd September, I have made a Classic Rock playlist on all the number ones on this date from the Billboard 200 Chart. When proofreading my playlist, I appear to have left a word out of every title. Can you help me find the missing words?

Easier, 10 Qns, 1nn1, Mar 05 22

Easier
1nn1

Mar 05 22
774 plays

13.

Say What You See - 10 questions - 8 mins

Using the pictures and the accompanying clues provided in each question, can you work out the following ten music singles? Let's play and find out! [Please note that all pictures were created by me, using only MS Paint.]

Tough, 10 Qns, poshprice, Jul 20 14

Tough
poshprice
1121 plays

14.

More Mixed Up Music popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

Easier, 10 Qns, ClarkyB, Jul 27 17

Easier
ClarkyB
Jul 27 17
796 plays

15.

Who's In The Mix? great trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

I have combined parts of three song titles by each artist to try to make a coherent sentence. Read them carefully and try to match the artist to the correct mixed titles.

Easier, 10 Qns, kino76, Oct 22 22

Easier
kino76

Oct 22 22
754 plays

16.

What Elvis Song Am I? popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 5 mins

I'm going to give you words to a song by Elvis. You have to figure out each clue to arrive at the final answer on question #10. Good luck and have fun with this!

Average, 10 Qns, linkan, Sep 19 14

Average
linkan

7358 plays

17.

Wordwise Songs Test Your Knowledge popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 5 mins

Can you work out the names for these well known songs which have been given to you in Wordwise form? Say what you see to arrive at each answer. Have fun.

Easier, 10 Qns, Creedy, Dec 22 17

Easier
Creedy

Dec 22 17
694 plays

18.

Quay of Sea - 10 questions - 3 mins

Were you ever forced to learn music or to play an instrument? Particularly when you'd rather have done something else? It's been said that a bad day fishing is better than a good day working. Let's put those ideas together and see what happens.

Very Easy, 10 Qns, psnz, May 16 20

Very Easy
psnz

May 16 20
333 plays

19.

Another One Bites the Duck popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 3 mins

DJ Magic Mike works at a radio station in London, and specializes in hits from the '60s and '70s. But, he likes to mix things up a bit. Let's listen in and see what songs he has chosen to play today - and see if we remember the UK artists and their hits!

Easier, 10 Qns, beergirllaura, May 30 13

Easier
beergirllaura
567 plays

20.

What's Their Theme Song? popular trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 8 mins

Ten different organizations have hired bands to perform a theme song at their annual conference, all held at the Quizzyland Hotel. Fill in the theme song for each group!

Difficult, 10 Qns, crisw, Nov 06 02

Difficult
crisw

10271 plays

21.

I Could Have Danced All Night - 10 questions - 5 mins

To the tunes of these musical instruments. Solve this mixed bag of puzzles to find ten different types of musical instruments. Play on!

Easier, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Nov 11 12

Easier
zorba_scank

696 plays

22.

Stitched Up - 10 questions - 3 mins

My song list got shredded and I have made a hash of putting it back together. Can you help me decipher the bands from their two merged song titles?

Easier, 10 Qns, kino76, Nov 29 16

Easier
kino76

Nov 29 16
361 plays

23.

Keep Your Composer! editor best quiz

- 10 questions - 6 mins

The answer to each clue is a composer's name that sounds a little like something else. See if you can get it from the clue! (Last name only)

Average, 10 Qns, LeoDaVinci, Jan 03 22

Average
LeoDaVinci editor

Jan 03 22
176 plays

24.

Don't Forget Your Lines great trivia quiz

- 10 questions - 4 mins

How quickly could you think of a song title if you had to? I'll give you some hints for words to a song. You figure out the clues and name the song in the final question. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, CmdrK, Oct 26 14

Average
CmdrK

583 plays

25.

Engelbert's Words: Music Edition - 15 questions - 9 mins

How many music-related terms can you find in this Pop star's name?

Average, 15 Qns, Catreona, Aug 15 15

Average
Catreona

207 plays

26.

Clssc Rck Mssng Lttrs - Nmbr 1 - 10 questions - 7 mins

The aim of this quiz is to identify the titles of the works selected. The vowels have all been removed in the majority of the questions and most have a British slant to them. I hope that you enjoy this quiz!

Average, 10 Qns, SisterSeagull, Jan 08 16

Average
SisterSeagull

266 plays

27.

Letters From A 70s Rock Band - 10 questions - 4 mins

Take the first letter from your first answer, second letter from your second answer, third from third and on until you spell out a best selling album from the 70s as answer ten.

Average, 10 Qns, 480154st, May 25 20

Average
480154st

May 25 20
197 plays

28.

A Rebus of Hit Singles - 10 questions - 5 mins

Have a stab at ten hit singles in Rebus form. A mixture of different artists/bands dating from 1963-1988 (all well-known songs). Year of release is in brackets. Good Luck.

Average, 10 Qns, navaho56, Jul 24 10

Average
navaho56
794 plays

29.

There's a Bad Spoon on the Rise - 10 questions - 4 mins

This is a quiz containing spoonerisms of the titles of hit singles from the 1950s through the 2000s.

Average, 10 Qns, workisboring, Jun 01 14

Average
workisboring

716 plays

30.

Letters From A Prog Rock Band - 10 questions - 4 mins

Answer the questions on these prog rock albums. Take the first letter from the first answer, second letter from the second answer, third letter from the third answer and so on until you spell out a prog metal classic as the answer to question ten.

Average, 10 Qns, 480154st, May 19 20

Average
480154st

May 19 20
100 plays

31.

Oh No!...I Dropped My Instrument - 10 questions - 5 mins

O.K...I didn't drop the whole instrument, just the vowels. Can you figure out which instruments these are? Just add the missing vowels to get the correct answer. Look at the letter count for clues.

Average, 10 Qns, dcpddc478, Jun 10 12

Average
dcpddc478
981 plays

32.

Rebus of Hit Singles 2 - 10 questions - 6 mins

Welcome to this my second attempt at a music quiz. Take your time and have a stab at it. Old Chinese proverb "Say what you see" (Roy "Confused" Walker).

Average, 10 Qns, navaho56, Sep 04 10

Average
navaho56
581 plays

33.

Musical Fruit: The Parody - 10 questions - 4 mins

As a follow-up to my earlier "Musical Fruit" quiz I have come up with some fictional music groups or artists that have some sort of fruit in their names. I'll give you the name of the group - you tell me the name of their fictional hit song. Have fun!

Average, 10 Qns, BAMBOOMANIA, Nov 02 17

Average
BAMBOOMANIA
Nov 02 17
278 plays

34.

Songs With One Word Titles - 10 questions - 6 mins

Can you identify these songs that are all one word titles from the clues given? Example: Small vegetable (pea) + not push (pull) = 1964 Barbra Streisand song ("People")

Average, 10 Qns, ramonesrule, Jan 14 21

Average
ramonesrule

Jan 14 21
197 plays

35.

Broken Melodies - 10 questions - 6 mins

These musical instruments, considered to be important symbols of their countries, can't work without their consonants. See if you can repair them with the hints given, so they can proudly play again.

Average, 10 Qns, ponycargirl, May 27 17

Average
ponycargirl editor

May 27 17
232 plays

36.

We Are Young - 10 questions - 8 mins

All the artists in this quiz had hit singles while they were still in their teens. Can you figure out some of their hit songs by solving these wordwise puzzle clues?

Tough, 10 Qns, zorba_scank, Aug 14 12

Tough
zorba_scank

388 plays

37.

Sending Out an SOS popular trivia quiz

- 15 questions - 7 mins

The same code is used throughout this puzzle about the names of classic rock bands and single artists. To get you started, I've provided a clue for the first band. Good luck!

Average, 15 Qns, Coonielady, Nov 11 13

Average
Coonielady
206 plays

38.

Multiple Choice Quiz about Wordwise Songs - 10 questions - 8 mins

This quiz contains ten wordwised songs from my MP3! Solve each wordwise to discover the kind of music I listen to!

Difficult, 10 Qns, salami_swami, Nov 06 08

Difficult
salami_swami

794 plays

39.

Add and Subtract In Popular Music - 10 questions - 3 mins

For this quiz, simply determine the numbers based on the clues, then add or subtract them to come up with the final answer. All answers are rounded to the nearest whole number. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, Trivia_Fan54, Aug 19 18

Average
Trivia_Fan54

Aug 19 18
311 plays

40.

Christmas Gifts Mentioned in Song - 15 questions - 11 mins

These gifts are all things you often hear about around Christmas time if you listen to the radio. How many of them do you know?

Difficult, 15 Qns, DrLoveGun, Dec 17 18

Difficult
DrLoveGun
Dec 17 18
87 plays

41.

Musical Spelling Bee - 10 questions - 4 mins

The answers in this quiz are made up of words using the names of musical notes. The clues are given in the form of different types of music theory.

Average, 10 Qns, Ogh, Nov 04 12

Average
Ogh
338 plays

42.

Two Words In One Bands Pt. 1 - 10 questions - 6 mins

Can you identify the two meanings and put it together to produce band titles comprising of two words in a single word?

Average, 10 Qns, Earthboy, May 06 16

Average
Earthboy
305 plays

43.

Don't Tell Me - 10 questions - 7 mins

Starting with the 2000 Madonna song "Don't Tell Me", words in a song title will be added or dropped until the title of a 1985 Madonna song appears.

Average, 10 Qns, workisboring, Aug 24 14

Average
workisboring

241 plays

44.

Classical Composer Rebuses - 10 questions - 6 mins

The answer is the word that can be sounded out by the separate words. It will usually be the first and last name of the composer. For example: LOOT WIG VAN BAY TOE VAN is Ludwig van Beethoven. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, klavierstueck, Jul 13 10

Average
klavierstueck
431 plays

45.

Foxgap's 1960's Music Wordwise Quiz - 10 questions - 6 mins

For those old enough to remember, the 1960's music was great. With over a 120,000 players, I can see thousands of perfect 10/10 scores. Take my challenge, have some fun, and see if you can be among them.

Tough, 10 Qns, foxgap, Apr 13 10

Tough
foxgap
2528 plays

46.

Two Words In One Bands Pt. 2 - 15 questions - 9 mins

Same as the first part - identify the two meanings and put them together to produce band titles comprising two words in a single word. Quiz has a hard rock/metal bias.

Tough, 15 Qns, Earthboy, May 06 16

Tough
Earthboy
180 plays

47.

Musical Rebuses - 10 questions - 6 mins

The premise is simple: Read the rebuses carefully, then think of a musical symbol, term, or instrument. For example: PEE AN OH would be Piano. Enjoy!

Tough, 10 Qns, klavierstueck, Jul 12 10

Tough
klavierstueck
276 plays

48.

Musical Numbers - 10 questions - 6 mins

You have to do simple arithmetic using numbers from song titles and lyrics. Should be easy enough if you know the songs. Some are British and the Beatles figure prominently.

Difficult, 10 Qns, dyve, Jun 12 11

Difficult
dyve
1239 plays

49.

Inflationary Music - 10 questions - 9 mins

A clue about a song will be given. You need to figure out the song, and inflate it (for inflation instructions, see "An Introduction To Inflationary Language" in Brain Teasers: Word Play: Something In Common). Good luck!

Impossible, 10 Qns, asutbone, Oct 13 07

Impossible
asutbone
1881 plays