Names of Instruments
Pop Music
Musical Terms
Rock / Metal
Hip-Hop / R&B
100

An instrument with black and white keys, playing it is sometimes called "Tinkling the ivories"

What is the piano?

100

This highly prolific popstar's last name is a synonym for fast.

Who is Taylor Swift?

100

The name of a note-length, 1 sound on 1 beat.

What is Ta? What is a crotchet?

100

This Australian rockband shares it's name with an electrical term.

Who is ACDC?

100
One of the most streamed hip-hop artist of 2025/26, this artist from the West Coast has songs like "Not Like Us" and "Like That".

Who is Kendrick Lamar?

200

An instrument with 6 strings, often used to play chords and support a vocalist.

What is the guitar?

200
This is what Lady Gaga fans are affectionately called.

What are little monsters?

200

The highness or lowness of a musical sound.

What is pitch?

200

This metal band is well-known for it's large size, with 9 performers in the group.

What is Slipknot?

200

This wellknown R&B artist with versatile vocal control, is known for songs like "Snooze" and "All The Stars".

Who is SZA?

300

An instrument with only 5 strings often played in country, bluegrass and old-time jazz music.

What is the banjo?

300

This is Post-Malone's favourite fast-food/restaurant.

What is Olive Garden?

300
A steady, underlying pulse in any piece of music.

What is the beat?

300

This foundational band in heavy metal, formed in the 1980's, has over 32 million monthly streams.

What is Metallica?

300

This rapper's song "8 Mile", was written after a road in the city of Detroit.

Who is Eminem?

400

The lowest instrument in an orchestra, made from metal and played with valves instead of keys.

What is the tuba?

400

This well known popstar has written for many other popstars, including Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Britney Spears.

Who is Kesha?

400

The musical term for changes in volume in a musical context.

What are dynamics?

400

This band included the Foo-Fighter's frontman Dave Grohl on drums, before the Foo Fighters was formed.

What is Nirvana?

400

The city where Tupac Shakur was born.

What is East Harlem, New York City?

500

A traditional chinese instrument, similar to the European Violin.

What is an Erhu?

500

This pop artist has won the most Grammys of all time.

Who is Beyonce?

500

The musical element related to how many instruments are playing at the same time.

What is texture?

500

Van Halen famously banned this specific colour M&M from their rider, backstage at their concerts.

What is brown M&Ms?

500

This was the first rap single to hit Billboard Top 40, on the verge of 1980.

What is Rapper's Delight?