2010s Music Trivia

2010s Music Trivia

6th - 12th Grade

30 Qs

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2010s Music Trivia

2010s Music Trivia

Assessment

Quiz

Fun, Other

6th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RI.11-12.8, RI.11-12.9, RI.6.7

+7

Standards-aligned

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This quiz comprehensively covers contemporary popular music from the 2010s decade, focusing on chart-topping hits, major artists, and significant cultural moments in music history. Designed for middle and high school students in grades 6-12, the content requires knowledge of mainstream pop, hip-hop, R&B, and rock artists who dominated the Billboard charts and social media during this transformative period in music. Students need to demonstrate factual recall of specific songs, albums, collaborations, and career milestones, as well as understanding of how music intersects with other media like film soundtracks and television. The questions assess cultural literacy around artists such as Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber, and Drake, requiring students to connect songs to movies, identify real names behind stage personas, and recognize significant achievements like chart records and award wins. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying contemporary music and popular culture in grades 6-12. The assessment serves as an engaging tool for building cultural connections and shared knowledge among students while developing their understanding of how music reflects and shapes social trends. Teachers can effectively use this quiz as a fun warm-up activity to energize classes, as a brain break between more intensive academic work, or as a review tool when studying units on contemporary culture, media literacy, or the music industry. The format works particularly well for formative assessment in music appreciation courses, social studies units on recent decades, or English language arts classes examining popular culture's influence on society. This type of trivia-based assessment aligns with standards that emphasize cultural literacy, critical thinking about media influences, and understanding artistic expression in contemporary society.

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30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In early 2019, Ariana Grande held the top three spots on the Billboard Hot 100. Who is the only other artist/band to have achieved this feat prior to her?

Michael Jackson

The Beatles

Beyonce

The Rolling Stones

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who won top R&B Male Artist at the Billboard Music Awards in 2018?

Bruno Mars

John Legend

Frank Ocean

Usher

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the song "Prefect," who did Ed Sheeran sing with?

Sam Smith

Beyonce

Lady Gaga

John Legend

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The song "Happy" by Pharrell Williams was written for which animated film?

Minions

Toy Story 2

Frozen

Despicable Me

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Finish the lyric to the song "Old Town Road" by Lil Naz


I got the horses in the back

Horse tack is attached

Hat is matte black

Got the ___________________

socks that mix and match

lunch bag in my sack

boots that's black to match

reins and pull them back

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who co-wrote Billie Eilish's song "Bellyache?"

Taylor Swift

Lewis Capaldi

Brian May (from Queen)

Her brother, Finneas

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What musician won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016?

Adele
Ed Sheeran
Phil Collins
Bob Dylan

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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