180+ Music Trivia Questions and Answers From Old to New Hits

If you enjoy learning through fun facts, we have compiled music trivia questions and answers that will keep you entertained.

Music plays a big role in how we connect, celebrate, and learn. To truly value it, we need to know the stories and moments behind it. One simple way to appreciate music’s history is through learning music trivias; with it, we learn both in a fun and engaging way.

Below, you’ll find over 180 music trivia questions with their answers covering a wide span of music topics. From music eras, genres, and famous artists to major awards, these will bring both the timeless and the modern together. 

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180+ music trivia questions and answers for you

Now, let’s run through the music trivia, with fun and friendly questions and answers spanning the timeless classics to today’s hits. The sections cover famous artists, major awards, eras, and genres, giving you a broad way to enjoy and share.

Famous music artists

♫ Rock & roll legends

1. Before becoming a rock icon, he had a brief, unsuccessful career as a folk singer and even a mime.
   Answer: David Bowie
   
   
2. Which legendary frontman of Queen holds a degree in art and design, and he also created the band’s iconic crest logo?
   Answer: Freddie Mercury
   
   
3. Which band was Kurt Cobain of Nirvana a huge fan of? He was so nervous when he met lead singer Michael Stipe that he reportedly hid in the bathroom.
   Answer: R.E.M.
   
   
4. He is a member of The Rolling Stones and briefly studied at the London School of Economics before committing to a full-time music career.
   Answer: Mick Jagger
   
   
5. He was a paratrooper in the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division before he was honorably discharged due to a back injury.
   Answer: Jimi Hendrix
   
   
6. A member of the band The Beatles, who got his stage name for the habit of wearing numerous rings?
   Answer: Ringo Starr
   
   
7. He is a member of Black Sabbath and once worked at a slaughterhouse before finding fame as the “Prince of Darkness.”
   Answer: Ozzy Osbourne
   
   
8. A stage name of Reginald Kenneth Dwight. He created his stage name by combining the names of two members of his band: Elton Dean and John Baldry.
   Answer: Elton John

♫ Pop icons

9. Her famous stage name was inspired by the Queen song “Radio Ga Ga.”
   Answer: Lady Gaga

10. An artist who briefly worked at a Dunkin’ Donuts in Times Square before her career took off. She was reportedly fired on her first day for squirting jelly at a customer.
    Answer: Madonna

11. This is Michael Jackson’s iconic dance move that was not invented by him. He adapted it from a street dancer he saw. The move was originally called “the backslide.”
    Answer: Moonwalk

12. Which female pop star, who rose to fame in the late 1990s, was a member of the Mickey Mouse Club alongside Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, and Ryan Gosling?
    Answer: Britney Spears

13. She has a five-octave vocal range and is famous for her signature “whistle register,” which is the highest register of the human voice.
    Answer: Mariah Carey

14. She is the first and only artist in Grammy history to win the Album of the Year award four times, for her albums: (1) Fearless, (2) 1989, (3) Folklore, and (4) Midnights.
    Answer: Taylor Swift 

15. Before becoming a solo artist, he was a successful songwriter and producer, co-writing hit songs for artists like Flo Rida and CeeLo Green.
    Answer: Bruno Mars
    

♫ Hip-hop, R&B, and soul stars

16. His original stage name was Snoop Doggy Dogg, which his mother gave him because he loved the cartoon character Snoopy.
    Answer: Snoop Dogg or Calvin Broadus Jr.
    

17. His stage name is a tribute to his mentor and producer Jaz-O. It also refers to the J/Z subway line that passes through his neighborhood in Brooklyn.
    Answer: Jay-Z
    

18. This rapper’s name comes from the first two letters of his first and last name: Marshall Mathers (M.M.).
    Answer: Eminem
    

19. She was a professional flutist and studied classical flute in college. She often plays her flute, named Sasha Flute, in her live shows.
    Answer: Lizzo or Melissa Viviane Jefferson
    

20. She was discovered by a Def Jam talent scout, who brought her to New York to audition for Jay-Z. Jay-Z then immediately signed her to a record deal.
    Answer: Rihanna
    

21. He was the frontman of the popular ’90s R&B group Goodie Mob before he formed the pop duo Gnarls Barkley with Danger Mouse.
    Answer: CeeLo Green
    

♫ Country and folk legends

22. She wrote her classic hit “Jolene” and her other famous song, “I Will Always Love You,” on the same night in 1973.
    Answer: Dolly Parton
    

23. He got his famous nickname “The Man in Black” because he always wore black to protest social injustice.
    Answer: Johnny Cash
    

24. He owns this signature guitar, “Trigger,” which has a giant hole worn through it from his years of playing.
    Answer: Willie Nelson
    

25. His birth name was Robert Zimmerman, but he later changed it after being inspired by the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.
    Answer: Bob Dylan
    

26. They helped bring folk music to the mainstream with songs like “Tom Dooley.”
    Answer: The Kingston Trio
    

♫ Producers, songwriters, and composers

27. He is a legendary producer who co-founded Def Jam Records, famously produced Johnny Cash’s late-career albums, bringing the country icon back to the mainstream.
    Answer: Rick Rubin
    

28. Which famous music producer is credited with inventing the “Wall of Sound” production technique, which involved layering dozens of instruments to create a massive, symphonic sound?
    Answer: Phil Spector
    

29. Which renowned film composer was the keyboard player for The Buggles, the group that sang “Video Killed the Radio Star,” the first-ever music video to air on MTV?
    Answer: Hans Zimmer
    

30. She’s one of the most prolific songwriters of all time. She is responsible for dozens of mega-hits, including “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” (Aerosmith) and “Un-Break My Heart” (Toni Braxton).
    Answer: Diane Warren
    

♫ Funny music questions

31. What was Elvis Presley an avid fan of? He even held a black belt in karate.
    Answer: Martial arts
    

32. Who is the legendary jazz trumpeter with a unique hobby? He loved writing and collecting collages, and sending them to friends and celebrities.
    Answer: Louis Armstrong
    

33. He is a famous singer and actor who has the nickname “Ol’ Blue Eyes.” This nickname was given to him due to his distinctively colored eyes, a trait he inherited from his mother.
    Answer: Frank Sinatra
    

34. Her real name is Elizabeth Grant, and she chose her stage name to “remake” herself in a way that fit her style.
    Answer: Lana Del Rey
    

35. She is famous for hiding her face. She has stated that she prefers to remain anonymous and not have her image be associated with her music.
    Answer: Sia
    

36. She holds Guinness World Records for being the first female with two singles and two albums in the UK Top 5 simultaneously (2011) and the first UK artist to reach one million digital sales in the US (2012).
    Answer: Adele
    

37. A singer-songwriter with a brief cameo as a Lannister soldier in an episode of the TV show “Game of Thrones.”
    Answer: Ed Sheeran
    

38. A New Zealand singer-songwriter whose stage name was inspired by her fascination with royalty and the aristocracy.
    Answer: Lorde’s
    

39. He created his famous clothing line, Billionaire Boys Club, to go along with his album In My Mind.
    Answer: Pharrell Williams
    

Music awards

♫ Grammy awards

40. The Grammy Awards were created to honor achievements in the music industry, similar to how the Oscars and Emmys recognize film and television. Originally, what were the Grammys called?
    Answer: Gramophone Awards
    

41. The name “Grammy” was chosen through a mail-in contest. But which musician inspired the alternative name “Eddie”?
    Answer: Thomas Edison
    

42. The Grammy trophy, a gold-plated gramophone, is handcrafted each year from which zinc alloy?
    Answer: Grammium
    

43. In which year was the first broadcast of the Grammy Awards live on television?
    Answer: 1971
    

44. Who was the second artist to win the “Big Four” Grammys (Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist) on the same night, after Christopher Cross in 1981?
    Answer: Billie Eilish
    

45. Which rappers boycotted the 1989 Grammy ceremony after the Best Rap Performance award was not televised?
    Answer: Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff
    

46. He is the only person to ever win a Grammy and refuse to accept it, boycotting the 1991 ceremony to protest the music industry’s commercialism.
    Answer: Sinead O’Connor
    

47.  She currently holds the record for the most Grammy wins of all time with 32 awards.
    Answer: Beyoncé
    

48. He holds the record for the most Grammy wins in a single night with eight awards in 1984 for his album Thriller.
    Answer: Michael Jackson

49. In which year was the Grammy Award for Best Music Video first introduced?
    Answer: 1982
    

50. He is a conductor who holds the record for the most Grammys won by a classical artist with 31 awards.
    Answer: Sir Georg Solti
    

♫ American Music Awards (AMAs)

51. Who created the American Music Awards in 1973 to compete with the Grammy Awards after they moved to CBS?
    Answer: Dick Clark
    

52. Unlike the Grammys, which are voted on by industry professionals, the AMA winners are determined by what?
    Answer: Public and fan votes
    

53. She holds the record for the most AMA wins of all time with 40 awards.
    Answer: Taylor Swift
    

54. The “Artist of the Decade” award at the AMAs has only been given out two times. To whom has it been given?
    Answer: Garth Brooks and Taylor Swift
    

♫ Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs)

55. The Beatles hold the record for the most No. 1 hits in Billboard Hot 100 history, with how many songs reaching the top spots?
    Answer: 20 songs
    

56. The Billboard Music Awards are unique because finalists are determined not by votes but by what metrics? Criteria include album and digital song sales, streaming, and radio airplay.
    Answer: Performance metrics
    

57. Who has the most BBMA wins with 49 awards?
    Answer: Taylor Swift
    

♫ MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs)

58. Where were the first MTV Video Music Awards held in 1984 in New York City?
    Answer: Radio City Music Hall 
    

59. Which provocative Madonna performance at the 1984 VMAs featured her rolling on the floor in a wedding dress?
    Answer: Like a Virgin
    

60. Who holds the record for the most VMA wins ever, with 30 awards?
    Answer: Taylor Swift
    

61. Which band won the first MTV Video of the Year award in 1984 for “You Might Think”?
    Answer: The Cars
    

62. Which artist performed with a live python at the VMAs 2001, and is one of the most memorable and talked-about moments in the show’s history?
    Answer: Britney Spears’
    

Music eras

♫ 1950s and 1960s classics

63. Which song was Elvis Presley’s first single, recorded in 1954 in just one take?
    Answer: That’s All Right
    

64. A Beatles single from 1965 holds the record for the most covered song in history, with over 2,200 recorded versions.
    Answer: Yesterday
    

65. Which term, first coined by The Daily Mirror in 1963, described the intense fan frenzy surrounding The Beatles?
    Answer: Beatlemania
    

66. Which song of the Beach Boys took 10 months to record and cost more than $50,000, making it one of the most expensive singles of the 1960s?
    Answer: Good Vibrations
    

♫ 1970s disco and rock

67. “Disco” is a shortened form of what French word?
    Answer: discothèque
    

68. When did Paul McCartney announce in a press release that he would no longer be working with John Lennon, marking the official breakup of The Beatles?
    Answer: April 10, 1970
    

69. He is the drummer of the Trammps and is credited with the disco beat, known as the four-on-the-floor kick drum pattern.
    Answer: Earl Young
    

70. Which trend saw U.S. discos skyrocket from 1,500 to 45,000 between 1977 and 1979?
    Answer: Disco craze or disco fever
    

71. Which rock band released the 1980 album Back in Black as a tribute to their late singer, Bon Scott, who died just months before its release?
    Answer: AC/DC
    

72. Which artist, having the album “The Dark Side of the Moon”, stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for over 14 years?
    Answer: Pink Floyd
    

♫ 1980s pop and glam

73. What was the first music video ever played on MTV in 1981, performed by The Buggles? The song is a fitting title for a new era of music consumption.
    Answer: Video Killed the Radio Star
    

74. This is Michael Jackson’s best-selling album, selling over 65 million copies worldwide. It was the first album with five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100.
    Answer: Thriller
    

75. In 1984, Michael Jackson’s hair famously caught fire while filming a commercial for which brand? He had to undergo surgery to treat the burns on his scalp.
    Answer: Pepsi commercial
    

76. She became the first and only music artist to earn seven consecutive number-one songs on the Billboard Hot 100.
    Answer: Whitney Houston
    

♫ 1990s grunge and hip hop

77. Which female pop group’s 1996 debut album, Spice, became the best-selling album by a female group in history, with over 31 million copies sold?
    Answer: Spice Girls
    

78. Which music genre was brought to mainstream audiences by Nirvana’s hit “Smells Like Teen Spirit”?
    Answer: Grunge genre
    

79. Which Tupac Shakur song was added to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry in 2010 for its cultural, artistic, and historical significance?
    Answer: Dear Mama
    

80. This Spice Girls’ debut single hit No. 1 in 37 countries by the end of 1997.
    Answer: Wannabe
    

81. Which Dr. Dre album is credited with popularizing G-funk and West Coast rap?
    Answer: The Chronic
    

♫ 2000s and 2010s hits

82. Which music genres dominated the 2000s?
    Answer: R&B and Hip-hop
    

83. Which artist wore the famous meat dress at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards to protest the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy?
    Answer: Lady Gaga
    

84. Which Adele album, named after her age when it was recorded, was released in 2011 and became the UK’s best-selling album of the 21st century?
    Answer: 21
    

85. Which Psy music video became the first to reach one billion views on YouTube in 2012, breaking the site’s view counter and forcing an update?
    Answer: Gangnam Style
    

86. Which song by Gnarls Barkley became the first to reach #1 on the UK charts in 2006 based on digital downloads alone?
    Answer: Crazy
    

87. In what year did Apple launch the iTunes Store, fueling single-track sales and marking the shift from CDs to digital music?
    Answer: 2003
    

88. Which 2010 Katy Perry album became the second in history to score five number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, after Michael Jackson’s “Bad”?
    Answer: Teenage Dream
    

89. Which 2019 song by The Weeknd became the first in history to reach five billion streams on Spotify?
    Answer: Blinding Lights
    

90. Which Eminem album became the fastest-selling solo album in U.S. history in 2000, selling nearly 2 million copies in its first week?
    Answer: The Marshall Mathers LP
    

91. A female artist who scored 14 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits in less than a decade.
    Answer: Rihanna

♫ Current chart-toppers

92. Who sang the oldest Hot 100 topper in 2023, 65 years after its release, titled “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”? The artist of this song was 79 at that time, making her the oldest person ever to have hit #1
    Answer: Brenda Lee
    

93. Which Taylor Swift concert tour became the highest-grossing ever, surpassing Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour?
    Answer: Eras Tour
    

94. Which app is now a primary force in breaking new artists and songs?
    Answer: TikTok
    

95. Which artist’s song “Lose Control” became the longest-charting hit in Billboard Hot 100 history by September 2025, with 100 weeks on the chart and still climbing?
    Answer: Teddy Swims
    

96. Which Harry Styles song was the most-streamed worldwide on Spotify in 2022?
    Answer: As It Was
    

97. He was Spotify’s most-streamed artist worldwide for three years (2020–2022).
    Answer: Bad Bunny
    

98. The YouTube channel of this K-pop group is the most-subscribed music channel globally.
    Answer: BLACKPINK
    

99. He became the first artist to surpass 75 billion streams on Spotify.
    Answer: Drake
    

Band and group trivia

100. What were the Beatles called initially? They famously changed their name, a playful nod to Buddy Holly and the Crickets.
Answer: The Quarrymen

101. Which Eagles’ famous song is one of the few songs to have won a Grammy for Record of the Year that wasn’t a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100?
     Answer: Hotel California
     

102. Which R&B group set a Billboard Hot 100 record in the 1990s with three different songs each spending over 10 weeks at No. 1?
     Answer: Boyz II Men
     

103. What famous Spice Girls slogan began as a personal joke between the members but soon became a defining mantra for the group and their fans?
     Answer:  Girl Power!
     

104. This band was originally called “Kara’s Flowers” and was a grunge band before they rebranded with their signature pop-rock sound.
     Answer: Maroon 5
     

105. Which band was named after Hayley Williams’s friend’s last name? The friend later found out the name meant “secret lover” in French.
     Answer: Paramore

106. What name were the Jonas Brothers originally going to use before deciding against it?
     Answer: Sons of Jonas

107. On which British reality TV show in 2010 was One Direction formed, after all five members auditioned as solo artists?
     Answer: The X Factor

108. Which boy band partnered with UNICEF for the “Love Myself” campaign against violence toward youth?
     Answer: BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan)

109. Which Lumineers song, released in 2012, became their breakout hit with the shout-along chorus “Ho hey”?
     Answer: Ho Hey

110. This is a viral hit by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. It was originally a single from their 2012 album “The Heist” and became a global sensation due to its quirky music video.
     Answer: Thrift Shop

111. This is a pop duo that got their name from a play by Arthur Miller called “All My Sons”, about a man who knowingly sold faulty airplane parts, causing the death of 21 pilots.
     Answer: Twenty One Pilots

112. Which American rock band chose their name as an anagram for a phrase they made up, but never publicly revealed the original phrase?
     Answer: Imagine Dragons

113. Which artist performs under the name Florence + The Machine, and where is “The Machine” her backing band?
     Answer: Florence Welch

114. Which group was the first rock band to win the Grammy for Song of the Year since 2007, for their hit “We Are Young” in 2013?
     Answer: Fun 

115. On which platform did the band 5 Seconds of Summer begin posting cover song videos before gaining a global following?
     Answer: YouTube

116. What does the band name R.E.M. stand for, referring to the sleep phase where dreaming occurs?
     Answer: Rapid Eye Movement

117. Which band’s stage personas were heavily inspired by comic book heroes and horror villains? The band members even had to pass a “costume test” to make sure their outfits suited their on-stage characters.
     Answer: KISS

118. This band wrote their hit song “Zombie” as a protest response to a bombing in England that killed two children.
     Answer: The Cranberries

119. Which band took their name from a children’s book: “Good Charlotte: The Girls of Good Day Orphanage” by Carol Beach York.
     Answer: Good Charlotte

120. Which was the first all-female rap group to win a Grammy Award group category in 1995?
     Answer: Salt-N-Pepa

121. Which band gets its name from the dog in the children’s novel The Wizard of Oz?
     Answer: Toto

122. Which 1990s boy band originally wrote their mega-hit “MMMBop” as a slow-tempo song before reworking it into the upbeat version we know today?
     Answer: Hanson

Music by region

123. Which city is home to Sun Records, the birthplace of rock and roll, where Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis launched their careers?
     Answer: Memphis, Tennessee
     

124. In which city did The Beatles, the best-selling band of all time, form in 1960?
     Answer: Liverpool
     

125. Which country is known for experimental and ethereal music, with artists like Björk and Sigur Rós gaining worldwide acclaim?
     Answer:  Iceland
     

126. In which city did U2, one of the world’s most successful rock bands, form in 1976?
     Answer:  Dublin
     

127. Which city, often called the “City of Music,” was home to classical composers like Mozart, Beethoven, and Strauss?
     Answer: Vienna
     

128. Which country is a global force in pop music, producing acts like ABBA and songwriters such as Max Martin?
     Answer: Sweden
     

129. Which island nation gave the world son, mambo, and salsa, shaping global music culture?
     Answer: Cuba
     

130. Which island is the birthplace of reggae and home to Bob Marley, a global icon of the genre?
     Answer: Jamaica
     

131. Which country is known for tango, a music and dance style that emerged in the late 19th century in Buenos Aires?
     Answer: Argentina
     

132. Which African country is celebrated for its blues-influenced music and artists like Ali Farka Touré and Tinariwen?
     Answer: Mali
     

133. Which country is the birthplace of Afrobeat, pioneered by Fela Kuti, blending traditional sounds with jazz and funk?
     Answer: Nigeria
     

134. Which African nation gave rise to soukous, a style of dance music that spread across the continent?
     Answer:  Democratic Republic of Congo
     

135. Which country has a music scene spanning from traditional Koto music to modern J-Pop and rock?
     Answer: Japan
     

136. Which U.S. city, nicknamed “Music City,” is the hub of country music and home to the Grand Ole Opry?
     Answer:  Nashville, Tennessee
     

137. Which U.S. city is the birthplace of jazz, blending African, Caribbean, and European musical traditions?
     Answer:  New Orleans, Louisiana
     

138. Which city is highlighted in Lou Reed’s song Take a Walk on the Wild Side, with lyrics referencing famous people, places, and the Warhol Factory?
     Answer: New York
     

Music genres

♫ Rock and roll and its subgenres

139. Which genre did DJ Alan Freed help popularize in the 1950s by calling “rock and roll”?

Answer: Rock and roll

140. The phrase “heavy metal thunder” from Steppenwolf’s “Born to Be Wild” inspired the name of which genre?

Answer: Heavy metal

141. Which genre, born in Seattle in the late 1980s, mixed punk and heavy metal with distorted guitar riffs?

Answer: Grunge

142. What genre blends rock and roll with country and got its name from the words “rock” and “hillbilly”?

Answer: Rockabilly

143. Which genre emerged in the mid-1970s as a reaction to mainstream rock, known for fast, politically charged songs?

Answer: Punk rock

144. Which genre was named in the 1960s for the raw sound of bands playing in suburban garages?

Answer: Garage rock

♫ Pop music

145. Which sub-genre of pop in the late 1960s targeted pre-teens with catchy, cheerful songs?
     Answer: Bubblegum pop

146. Which genre is the most commercially successful worldwide due to its accessible melodies and hooks?
     Answer: Pop music

147. Which sub-genre of pop dominated the late 1990s and early 2000s with Britney Spears and Backstreet Boys?
     Answer: Teen pop

148. Which genre is known for its “idol” system, where young artists train for years before debuting?
     Answer: K-pop

♫ Hip-hop and rap

149. Which genre began in the Bronx in the 1970s as a movement of breakdancing, DJing, graffiti, and MCing?
     Answer: Hip-hop

150. “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang in 1979 was the first commercial success for which genre?
     Answer: Rap

151. Which style of rap originally meant rhyming with no set theme rather than improvising on the spot?
     Answer: Freestyle rap

152. Which sub-genre of hip-hop rose in the 1980s and 1990s with N.W.A.’s confrontational lyrics?
     Answer: Gangsta rap

153. Which DJ term describes the art of using turntables as a musical instrument
     Answer: Turntablism

154. Which era of hip-hop, the mid-1980s to mid-1990s, is praised for diversity and innovation?
     Answer: Golden age hip-hop

♫ Country and folk

155. Which genre was called “hillbilly music” before the 1940s?
     Answer: Country music

156. Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys inspired the name of which acoustic country genre?
     Answer: Bluegrass

157. Which 1970s sub-genre rebelled against polished country with themes of defiance and outlaw life?
     Answer: Outlaw country

158. Which genre revival in the 1960s was tied closely with the Civil Rights Movement?
     Answer: Folk music

159. Which genre mixes folk, country, blues, and R&B into one American roots style?
     Answer: Americana

♫ Jazz and blues

160. Which genre came from African American work songs and spirituals and is named for “the blues”?
     Answer: Blues

161. Which genre was born in New Orleans in the early 20th century, built on improvisation?
     Answer: Jazz

162. Which fast, complex sub-genre of jazz from the 1940s contrasted with swing?
     Answer: Bebop

163. Which genre is the 12-bar song form most strongly linked to?
     Answer: Blues

♫ Electronic and dance

164. House and techno came from Chicago and Detroit, but both are part of which wider genre?
     Answer: Electronic music

165. Which genre was named after Chicago’s Warehouse club, where Frankie Knuckles DJed?
     Answer: House music

166. Which genre was coined in Detroit for a futuristic style of electronic beats?
     Answer: Techno

167. Which genre from London in the 2000s is famous for wobble bass and heavy sub-bass?
     Answer: Dubstep

168. Which genre gets its name from repetitive, hypnotic melodies that create a trance-like state?
     Answer: Trance music

♫ Global and other genres

169. Which music genre from Jamaica in the 1960s is known for off-beat rhythms and social lyrics?
     Answer: Reggae

170. Which genre from late 1950s Jamaica combined mento, jazz, and R&B before reggae?
     Answer: Ska

171. Which genre refers to music from 1600–1750, named for elaborate Baroque art?
     Answer: Baroque Music

172. Which classical sub-genre, born in Italy around 1600, literally means “work” in Italian?
     Answer: Opera

173. Which Brazilian genre blends samba with jazz for smooth, relaxed rhythms?
     Answer: Bossa Nova

174. Which Argentine genre and dance began in Buenos Aires in the late 19th century?
     Answer: Tango

175. Which Latin genre’s name means “sauce” in Spanish, showing its mix of styles?
     Answer: Salsa

176. Which traditional Mexican genre was named a UNESCO cultural heritage in 2011?
     Answer: Mariachi

177. Which traditional music from Ireland and Scotland uses fiddles, bagpipes, and harps?
     Answer: Celtic Music

178. Which Christian genre grew out of African-American churches in the early 20th century?
     Answer: Gospel Music

179. Which R&B genre is known for vocal harmonies and nonsense syllables?
     Answer: Doo-Wop

180. Which 1980s–90s jazz blend with R&B and pop became commercially successful?
     Answer: Smooth Jazz

181. Which metal sub-genre is known for guttural vocals and violent themes?
     Answer: Death Metal

182. Which genre’s name comes from independent record labels?
     Answer: Indie Music

183. Which rock sub-genre got its name from musicians staring at their pedals?
     Answer: Shoegaze

184. Which genre intentionally uses raw, low-quality sound for nostalgia?
     Answer: Lo-Fi Music

185. Which sub-genre of metal uses orchestras, choirs, and operatic vocals?
     Answer: Symphonic Metal

186. Which genre mixes jazz, funk, soul, and hip-hop with groovy instrumentals?
     Answer: Acid Jazz

187. Which punk rock sub-genre is known for emotional, introspective lyrics?
     Answer: Emo

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