1.

  The Stones, The Songs, The Stories    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In their storied careers, the Rolling Stones have created some of the most inspired music in rock history. This quiz covers the stories that provided this inspiration.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Jun 05 07

Category: Rolling Stones

Average
stuthehistoryguy
4512 plays

2.

  Were Those Songs Really That Old? Finis!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Our last quiz of the series... I think. Join me as we review those really old songs that debuted in the golden olden days and resurfaced during the rock era (another golden era... now).

Average, 10 Qns, maddogrick16, Feb 19 12

Category: Remakes, Covers & Rereleases

Average
maddogrick16
3687 plays

3.

  Simon and Garfunkel Lyrics    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

How well do you remember the words to 15 Simon and Garfunkel songs?

Average, 15 Qns, CellarDoor, Sep 22 20

Category: Simon and Garfunkel

Average
CellarDoor
Sep 22 20
11046 plays

4.

  KISS : First 3 Albums    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is a quiz about the first three Kiss albums. If you are a true fan like me, this should be a piece of cake.

Tough, 10 Qns, agentcooper1, Sep 25 07

Category: KISS

Tough
agentcooper1
1953 plays

5.

  Woodstock: Spirit of '69    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The first Woodstock music festival: these questions look at some of those who headlined the bill on those glorious days of August 1969.

Easier, 10 Qns, darksplash, Aug 01 15

Category: Woodstock

Easier
darksplash
2154 plays

6.

  1967 and the Summer of Love    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Slip on your kaftans and tie-dye t-shirts. Adorn yourself with flowers and beads. Let's light-up some joss-sticks, "ban the bomb" and "make love not war!" Welcome to the "Summer of Love".

Easier, 10 Qns, musicmonkeyman, Nov 12 18

Category: Music from 1967

Easier
musicmonkeyman
11517 plays

7.

  Song by Song: "House of the Rising Sun"    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

This quiz explores the origins, lyrics, and various versions (from folk and country to blues and hard rock) of this famous traditional song.

Average, 20 Qns, skylarb, Jul 04 22

Category: Traditional Folk Songs and Shanties

Average
skylarb
Jul 04 22
666 plays

8.

  I Can Make It On My Own    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

All these performers were once part of a successful musical group and left for an equally or sometimes more successful solo career. They span the 50s through the 80s. I'll give you the solo artist, and you select their original group. Good luck to all.

Average, 20 Qns, fredsixties, Dec 07 15

Category: Supergroups and Artist Movement

Average
fredsixties
5247 plays

9.

  Santa Claus: A Musical Biography    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Santa Claus is famously cheerful and a generous giver to children - but how much do we really know about his life? Perhaps the many songs about him will give us some clues ...

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Dec 14 10

Category: Christmas Music

Average
CellarDoor
12045 plays

10.

  Songstresses of the Seventies    

Match Quiz

 15 Qns

Can you match these female artists with their hit songs that reached number one on the U.S. "Billboard Hot 100" charts in the 1970s?

Easier, 15 Qns, PDAZ, May 02 17

Category: 1970s Music

Easier
PDAZ
2223 plays

11.

  The Songs of Johnny Mathis    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is the first - the only for now - quiz on the songs we love to hear Johnny sing. I'll give you a line, you tell me the title of the song. Happy humming! Please rate the quiz when you finish! Most lyrics from www.completealbumlyrics.com.

Average, 10 Qns, CariM0952, May 19 07

Category: Mathis, Johnny

Average
CariM0952
744 plays

12.

  The Top Hits of 1963    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

1963 was an interesting year on the Billboard Hot 100; almost all the big hits were performed by relative newcomers to the charts and foreign language songs were surprise hits. The big transition would occur in 1964!

Average, 20 Qns, maddogrick16, Aug 13 24

Category: Music from 1963

Average
maddogrick16
Aug 13 24
6903 plays

13.

  Billboard Number One Songs of 1971    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Chart information is from "Billboard Book of Number One Hits".

Average, 10 Qns, shanteyman, Jul 23 14

Category: Music from 1971

Average
shanteyman
6906 plays

14.

  Green Submarine    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

That's not right - the Beatles sang about a yellow one. All my song titles have turned green. Can you match each of the resulting titles with the color found in the original?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, May 28 21

Category: Color Songs

Very Easy
looney_tunes
May 28 21
1083 plays

15.

  It's Finger Lickin' Good!    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

In music, a lick is progression or pattern of notes put together, like a riff. While there is a difference between the two, for the purposes of this quiz, I'll ask you to identify ten songs with great, recognizable guitar lines.

Average, 10 Qns, guitargoddess, Jul 14 16

Category: Name the Song

Average
guitargoddess
1584 plays

16.

  Anatomy of a Song: "Piano Man"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Just how much do you know about Billy Joel's classic "Piano Man"? Pit yourself against 10 questions about the song and/or associated facts. Song #4 in the 'Anatomy' series.

Easier, 10 Qns, FussBudget, Jun 10 12

Category: Joel, Billy

Easier
FussBudget
9492 plays

17.

  Anatomy of a Song: "Sweet Home Alabama"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Just how much do you know about Lynyrd Skynyrd's immortal "Sweet Home Alabama"? Pit yourself against 10 questions about the song and/or associated facts.

Average, 10 Qns, FussBudget, Feb 27 05

Category: Lynyrd Skynyrd

Average
FussBudget
8130 plays

18.

  Words to Popular Hymns    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

How well do you remember the words to popular hymns? I'll give you a line from the hymn, and you choose the next line in that hymn from the available choices. The lyrics come from the cyberhymnal site.

Average, 10 Qns, nilknarf710, Sep 17 10

Category: Hymns and Sacred Music

Average
nilknarf710
4995 plays

19.

  Into That Guild Night: Sir George Martin    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light." ~ Dylan Thomas ~ Sir George Martin passed away March 8, 2016. This first quiz in our series will look at songs produced or influenced by "The Fifth Beatle".

Average, 10 Qns, agony, Apr 18 16

Category: Songs by The Beatles

Average
agony
888 plays

20.

  Big 500 Countdown, 2005 Version - Part 2    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

My local radio station, Oldies 1150 (CKOC Hamilton), has published this year's version of the Big 500 Countdown, compiled from listeners' votes. Can you guess the names of these songs, released in the '60s, that made the list?

Easier, 10 Qns, skunkee, Aug 19 24

Category: 1960s Lyrics

Easier
skunkee
Aug 19 24
7125 plays

21.

  Operatic Madness    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Some have called opera itself a "demented" art form. Certainly, the subject of madness is a recurrent theme in many operas, particularly the ones featured here. Good Luck!

Difficult, 10 Qns, jouen58, Sep 23 16

Category: Opera

Difficult
jouen58
1566 plays

22.

  In the Beginning - 1960s Song Lyrics    

Match Quiz

 10 Qns

Just match the band or artist to the opening lines from one of their best known songs. What could be easier?

Average, 10 Qns, bruins1956, Dec 30 17

Category: 1960s Lyrics

Average
bruins1956
858 plays

23.

  Axl Rose    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

See how much you know about the enigmatic frontman of Guns N' Roses.

Tough, 10 Qns, pagiedamon, Apr 01 21

Category: Guns n Roses

Tough
pagiedamon
Apr 01 21
1923 plays

24.

  Anatomy of a Song: "The Joker"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

All about the lyrics to "The Joker", by the Steve Miller Band.

Easier, 10 Qns, guitargoddess, Jun 04 07

Category: Miller, Steve

Easier
guitargoddess
5034 plays

25.

  Whose Line Was It Anyway? US Number One Hits 1959    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Big changes in music this decade, Crooners, Rock'n'Roll, Comedy and Instrumentals to name but a few music styles. Can you name the artists that had, or the songs that were, US number one hits in 1959.

Average, 10 Qns, shipyardbernie, Jan 22 11

Category: Music from 1959

Average
shipyardbernie
837 plays

26.

  Oldies 1150, Big500 Countdown Part 5    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Every year my local oldies radio station (CKOC in Hamilton, Ontario) compiles a countdown of the top 500 oldies, based on listeners' votes. Here is a sampling of some of the songs from the '70s that made the 2004 list (not counted down in order).

Easier, 10 Qns, skunkee, Dec 15 12

Category: 1970s Lyrics

Easier
skunkee
8976 plays

27.

  The Top Hits of 1974 - Volume I    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Did you know that 35 different songs hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974? We've engaged the randomizer... most of the hits included will be chart toppers but a few other classics will also be included. Are you ready for the challenge?

Average, 10 Qns, maddogrick16, Jan 04 21

Category: Music from 1974

Average
maddogrick16
Jan 04 21
7674 plays

28.

  Assorted Lyrics (3)    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

Each question gives you some lyrics from a song. Pick out the singer or band who sang it. The photo clue may help. Music from the 1980s and later, although there is one from 1975.

Easier, 10 Qns, suomy, Jun 13 25

Category: Who Sang This

Easier
suomy
Jun 13 25
732 plays

29.

  Beatles' Three-Word Song Titles    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Here is another quiz on some great Beatles' songs. Good luck and enjoy!

Tough, 10 Qns, mrgrouchy, Jun 25 09

Category: Songs by The Beatles

Tough
mrgrouchy
4134 plays

30.

  The Top Hits of 1968    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

We'll recap the Billboard Hot 100 hits for 1968 based on their chart performance. From the biggest song of the decade to records you never hear anymore, we cover the gamut!

Average, 20 Qns, maddogrick16, Nov 01 15

Category: Music from 1968

Average
maddogrick16
8166 plays

31.

  Is There Any Truth to that Song?    

Photo Quiz

 10 Qns

Some songs are good 'story songs' and many story songs are based on real events. Here are ten; can you place them?

Average, 10 Qns, CmdrK, Jul 25 13

Category: History in Songs

Average
CmdrK
2331 plays

32.

  Anatomy of a Song: "California Dreamin'"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Just how much do you know about The Mamas and the Papas' classic "California Dreamin'"? Pit yourself against ten questions about the song and/or associated facts. Song #36 in the 'Anatomy' series. And quiz #100 for this author!

Average, 10 Qns, FussBudget, Jan 04 17

Category: Mamas and Papas

Average
FussBudget
3162 plays

33.

  Billboard Number 1 Songs of 1967    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Chart information for this quiz about the "Summer of Love" year is from the "Billboard Book of Number One hits."

Easier, 10 Qns, Shanteyman, Sep 09 10

Category: Music from 1967

Easier
Shanteyman
5199 plays

34.

  Songs for the Soul    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

You might say that being a Beatles fan was my main pastime between 1964 and 1970. Join me on a trip down memory lane to recall some of the songs featured in Beatles' performances, live and filmed.

Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Nov 29 15

Category: Beatles Something in Common

Average
looney_tunes
2361 plays

35.

  "A Day In The Life": Words and Background    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

"A Day In The Life" is my all-time favorite Beatles song. Because the lyrics are so introspective and personal, it is also one of their least covered songs. I humbly offer this quiz in celebration of those beautifully written, very profound lyrics.

Average, 10 Qns, gretas, Jun 13 25

Category: Songs by The Beatles

Average
gretas
Jun 13 25
10245 plays

36.

  Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A quiz on Springsteen's first album, a sorely underrated classic of urban songwriting.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Jul 25 20

Category: Springsteen, Bruce

Average
stuthehistoryguy
Jul 25 20
1605 plays

37.

  The Doobie Brothers Decade    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

The Doobie Brothers band created some great music between 1971 and 1980. Please take this quiz, listen to the music, and have some fun.

Average, 10 Qns, mrgrouchy, Feb 25 16

Category: Doobie Brothers, The

Average
mrgrouchy
870 plays

38.

  Jazz Styles    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A quiz on the major movements of America's music.

Average, 10 Qns, stuthehistoryguy, Mar 31 26

Category: Jazz

Average
stuthehistoryguy
Mar 31 26
1401 plays

39.

  "Signature Songs" of Singers or Groups    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

Many great singers have recorded one particular tune with which they will long be associated. I'm going to give you the titles of fifteen songs and see if you can identify the singer or singers most popularly known for singing it.

Easier, 15 Qns, paulmallon, Aug 26 13

Category: Signature Songs

Easier
paulmallon
4833 plays

40.

  Boston to Berkeley: American Musical Protests    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Civil rights, the Vietnam War, nuclear power... a guy trapped on a public transit system. Test your knowledge of America's music of dissent in the mid-twentieth century.

Average, 10 Qns, Uglybird, Dec 16 16

Category: USA Music

Average
Uglybird
4668 plays

41.

  Big & Rich's "8th of November"    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

This is Big Kenny and John Rich's tribute to Niles Harris and his "Sky Trooper" brothers of the 173rd Airborne, who were attacked by 1,200 Viet Cong in 1965.

Average, 10 Qns, JuniorTheJaws, Jun 29 08

Category: Big & Rich

Average
JuniorTheJaws
843 plays

42.

  Popular Songs Used in Movies    

Match Quiz

 15 Qns

Many songs became popular hits because they were written for and used in movies, while many songs were hits before they were used on the big screen. Songs with the name of the movie in the title have been avoided.

Very Easy, 15 Qns, skunkee, Aug 04 23

Category: Music from TV and Movies

Very Easy
skunkee
Aug 04 23
729 plays

43.

  Double-Sided Hit Singles    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

A quiz about recordings released as singles that had a hit on both sides of the record.

Average, 10 Qns, shanteyman, Jun 07 09

Category: B Sides

Average
shanteyman
807 plays

44.

  Classical Country Music Stars    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

A lot of classical country music stars lead lives similar to the songs they performed. As Hank Williams Jr. said in the song "Family Tradition": "Why do you act out the songs that you wrote?" See if you can identify the artist from the information given.

Average, 15 Qns, Big-Al1st, May 26 25

Category: Classic Country

Average
Big-Al1st
May 26 25
7593 plays

45.

  Loretta Lynn's 'Coal Miner's Daughter' Lyrics    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

This quiz is about the 'Queen Of Country's' song dedication to her parents. All you have to do is choose the correct word or words. Some are multiple choice and some are fill in the blanks. Have fun and good luck!

Average, 15 Qns, JuniorTheJaws, Aug 18 25

Category: Lynn, Loretta

Average
JuniorTheJaws
Aug 18 25
7110 plays

46.

  The Top Hits of 1966    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

Here's a recap of the best songs 1966 had to offer based on their performance on the Billboard Hot 100. A pretty good variety of tunes it was!

Average, 20 Qns, maddogrick16, Apr 21 24

Category: Music from 1966

Average
maddogrick16
Apr 21 24
8589 plays

47.

  Subsets of ELP    

Multiple Choice

 10 Qns

Consider the set of members of Emerson, Lake, and Palmer. Interestingly enough, each subset were members of a distinct band. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, rodney_indy, Dec 15 18

Category: Emerson, Lake and Palmer

Average
rodney_indy
702 plays

48.

  Grammy Hall of Fame Awards    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

The Grammy Hall of Fame Awards began in 1973 to honor historical and significant recordings over 25 years old. This quiz deals with some of the winners in a variety of genres since the awards began.

Average, 20 Qns, shanteyman, Feb 15 09

Category: Grammy Awards

Average
shanteyman
1074 plays

49.

  Classic Country Music    

Multiple Choice

 15 Qns

A mixture of questions about songs and the artists that make Classical Country Music unique.

Tough, 15 Qns, Big-Al1st, Nov 01 23

Category: Classic Country

Tough
Big-Al1st
Nov 01 23
5769 plays

50.

  For the "Love" of U2    

Multiple Choice

 20 Qns

Over their 13 albums released through 2000, U2 has had a lot to say about love. Take this quiz and see if you listened.

Tough, 20 Qns, CellarDoor, May 30 20

Category: U2

Tough
CellarDoor
May 30 20
6360 plays