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General Knowledge - 73 questions

 

1. What is the name of the lead singer of the band Queen?

Answer: Freddie Mercury

2. Who wrote the iconic song 'Imagine'?

Answer: John Lennon

3. What is the name of Beyoncé's first solo album?

Answer: Dangerously in Love

4. Who is known as the 'King of Pop'?

Answer: Michael Jackson

5. Which British band is often credited with popularizing the genre of heavy metal?

Answer: Black Sabbath

6. What is the name of the guitarist for the rock band AC/DC?

Answer: Angus Young

7. Who is the lead singer of the band U2?

Answer: Bono

8. Which musician wrote and performed the hit song 'Purple Haze'?

Answer: Jimi Hendrix

9. Who is the lead singer of the band Maroon 5?

Answer: Adam Levine

10. What is the name of Taylor Swift's debut album?

Answer: Taylor Swift

11. Which famous singer was known as the 'Queen of Soul'?

Answer: Aretha Franklin

12. What is the name of the English singer-songwriter who rose to fame with the single 'Shape of You'?

Answer: Ed Sheeran

13. Who is the lead singer of the band Coldplay?

Answer: Chris Martin

14. What is the name of the band that Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., and Adam Clayton are all members of?

Answer: U2

15. Who is the lead singer of the band Green Day?

Answer: Billie Joe Armstrong

16. Who is known as the 'King of Rock and Roll'?

Answer: Elvis

17. Who wrote the iconic song 'Bohemian Rhapsody'?

Answer: Freddie Mercury

18. What is the name of the American pop group that features siblings Kevin, Nick, and Joe Jonas?

Answer: Jonas Brothers

19. What is the name of the bassist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers?

Answer: Flea (real name Michael Peter Balzary)

20. Who is the lead singer of the band Imagine Dragons?

Answer: Dan Reynolds

21. What was the first Beatles album released in the United States?

Answer: Introducing... The Beatles

22. Who is known as the 'Material Girl'?

Answer: Madonna

23. What is the name of the lead singer of the band Guns N' Roses?

Answer: Axl Rose

24. Who wrote and performed the album 'Born in the U.S.A.'?

Answer: Bruce Springsteen

25. What is the name of the Canadian singer-songwriter with the hit song 'Sorry'?

Answer: Justin Bieber

26. Who is the lead singer of the band Metallica?

Answer: James Hetfield

27. Who wrote and performed the hit song 'Dream On'?

Answer: Aerosmith

28. Who is known as the 'Godmother of Punk'?

Answer: Patti Smith

29. What is the name of the lead singer of the band Nirvana?

Answer: Kurt Cobain

30. Who wrote and performed the hit song 'Livin' on a Prayer'?

Answer: Bon Jovi

31. What is the name of the band that Robert Plant and John Paul Jones are both members of?

Answer: Led Zeppelin

32. Who is the lead singer of the band The Rolling Stones?

Answer: Mick Jagger

33. What is the name of the Irish school that Bono, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr., and Adam Clayton all attended?

Answer: Mount Temple Comprehensive School

34. Who is known as the 'Queen of Pop'?

Answer: Madonna

35. What is the name of the lead singer of the band Aerosmith?

Answer: Steven Tyler

36. Who wrote and performed the classic song 'Hotel California'?

Answer: Eagles

37. What is the name of the band that John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr all belonged to?

Answer: The Beatles

38. Who is the lead singer of the band Linkin Park?

Answer: Chester Bennington (before his death in 2017)

39. What is the name of the English musician who rose to fame with the album 'Ziggy Stardust'?

Answer: David Bowie

40. Who wrote and performed the hit song 'Billie Jean'?

Answer: Michael Jackson

41. What is the name of the lead singer of the band The Beach Boys?

Answer: Mike Love

42. Who is known as the 'Queen of Country'?

Answer: Dolly Parton

43. What is the name of the guitarist for the rock band Led Zeppelin?

Answer: Jimmy Page

44. Who is the lead singer of the band The Police?

Answer: Sting

45. What is the name of the band that Dave Grohl played drums for before starting Foo Fighters?

Answer: Nirvana

46. Who wrote and performed the iconic song 'Sweet Child O' Mine'?

Answer: Guns N' Roses

47. What is the name of the lead singer of the band The Who?

Answer: Roger Daltrey

48. Who is known as the 'Queen of Rock and Roll'?

Answer: Tina Turner

49. What is the name of the band that Jimi Hendrix was a member of?

Answer: The Jimi Hendrix Experience

50. Who is the lead singer of the band Queen after Freddie Mercury's death?

Answer: Adam Lambert

51. Who is the lead singer of the band The Eagles?

Answer: Don Henley

52. Who wrote and performed the hit song 'I Will Always Love You'?

Answer: Dolly Parton (although it was made famous by Whitney Houston)

53. What is the name of the Canadian singer-songwriter who rose to fame with the hit song 'Havana'?

Answer: Camila Cabello

54. Who is known as the 'Prince of Pop'?

Answer: Justin Timberlake

55. What is the name of the band that Tom Petty was a member of?

Answer: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

56. Who is the lead singer of the band Bon Jovi?

Answer: Jon Bon Jovi

57. What is the name of the Italian opera singer who is considered one of the greatest tenors of all time?

Answer: Luciano Pavarotti

58. Who wrote and performed the hit song 'Stairway to Heaven'?

Answer: Led Zeppelin

59. Who is known as the 'King of Reggae'?

Answer: Bob Marley

60. Who is known as the 'Queen of Hip-Hop Soul'?

Answer: Mary J. Blige

61. What is the name of the female lead singer of the band Fleetwood Mac?

Answer: Stevie Nicks

62. Who wrote and performed the hit song 'Nothing Compares 2 U'?

Answer: Prince (although it was made famous by Sinéad O'Connor)

63. Who wrote and performed the hit song 'Hey Jude'?

Answer: The Beatles

64. What is the name of the lead singer of the band Soundgarden?

Answer: Chris Cornell (before his death in 2017)

65. What is the name of the band that David Bowie was a member of?

Answer: Tin Machine

66. Who is known as the 'Queen of Soul' in France?

Answer: Édith Piaf

67. What is the name of the band that Mick Jagger and Keith Richards are both members of?

Answer: The Rolling Stones

68. Who wrote and performed the hit song 'Tears in Heaven'?

Answer: Eric Clapton

69. What is the name of the American singer-songwriter who rose to fame with the album '21'?

Answer: Adele

70. Who is the lead singer of the band AC/DC after Bon Scott's death?

Answer: Brian Johnson

71. What is the name of the British singer-songwriter who rose to fame with the album '21st Century Breakdown'?

Answer: Billie Joe Armstrong

72. Who is known as the 'Empress of the Blues'?

Answer: Bessie Smith

73. Who wrote and performed the hit song 'Hallelujah'?

Answer: Leonard Cohen

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