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This 2016 Music Quiz Bangs!

Are you a music expert from the year 2016? Dive into pop music history with this tricky trivia quiz!

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Beano Quiz Team • Updated August 19th 2024

Music was just better in the old days! Was it? Well if you count 2016 as the old days then... maybe! Take this fiendish pop music quiz and let's see how much you can remember about the pop stars of 2016!

Good luck, time traveller!

1/10 A big show

Which one of these artists was biggest in 2016?

2/10
Glastonbury Festival | BBC

Which of these acts was NOT a headliner at Glastonbury in 2016?

3/10 Not this kind of pilot!

In 2016, Twenty-One Pilots were... what?

4/10 A pop star who looks a bit like Sia

"Cheap Thrills" was by Sia and... who?

5/10 An oldschool mobile phone

Which of these is a song from Drake popular in 2016?

6/10
@Vogue | Youtube

In the charts, Love Yourself by Justin Bieber did better than Hello by Adele. True or false?

7/10
@Vogue | Youtube

Which Ariana Grande song was big in 2016?

8/10 A grumpy looking elephant

Which Taylor Swift video had an elephant in it?

9/10 Clean feet in a bath

What part of his body could The Weeknd not feel?

10/10
Trolls Band Together | Dreams Animation | Universal Pictures | Gina Shay | Walt Dohrn

Which song by Justin Timberlake was used in the movie Trolls?

Drake | Aubrey Graham Paul Jefferies Timmy Thomas | OVO | Director X

Oh dear. This is not your best work! Drake is very upset about this... you'd better have another go before he throws a big strop! Better luck next time, 2016 music fan! But if you want to return to the present, we have lots of more up to date music quizzes, by the way!

Drake | Aubrey Graham Paul Jefferies Timmy Thomas | OVO | Director X

Pretty good! Don't be fooled by Drake's sour expression - he always looks like that. This is actually a pretty good result! You know a good amount about 2016's music - but you didn't get them all right. Fancy another go and seeing if you can score a bit higher next time?

Drake | Aubrey Graham Paul Jefferies Timmy Thomas | OVO | Director X

Great! Drake is very pleased! This is a really good score! You didn't quite get 100% but never mind - 2016 was a long time ago! Do you think you could beat this score on a different music quiz? Sure you can! Give it a go!

Drake | Aubrey Graham Paul Jefferies Timmy Thomas | OVO | Director X

Amazing! Drake is super impressed! You got every single question right! Well done! Are you actually a time traveller from the distant past? Amazing work - do you think you can match this score on a different music quiz? We have loads more!