From soul queens to opera kings, put your ears to the test and find out how well you know the world's greatest singers!
Which legendary singer is crowned the "Queen of Soul"?
Whitney Houston
Aretha Franklin
Diana Ross
Tina Turner
R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Aretha Franklin earned the title with hits like "Respect" and was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Not quite! It's Aretha Franklin, whose powerhouse hits like "Respect" made her soul royalty and the first woman in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Freddie Mercury belted out hits as the frontman of which band?
Queen
The Who
Led Zeppelin
Genesis
Bohemian-rhapsodically correct! Freddie Mercury led Queen, and his four-octave range is still the stuff of legend.
Close, but the answer is Queen! Freddie Mercury's huge range powered classics like "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Are the Champions".
Mariah Carey hits dog-alerting high notes using which vocal register?
Chest voice
Vocal fry
Baritone
Whistle register
Spot on! Mariah's whistle register lets her hit notes so high they sound almost like a whistle—hence the name.
Not this time! It's the whistle register, the very highest part of the voice, which Mariah Carey made famous in songs like "Emotions".
Whose 1992 cover of "I Will Always Love You" became one of the best-selling singles ever?
Celine Dion
Mariah Carey
Toni Braxton
And I-ee-I will always love this answer! Whitney Houston recorded it for The Bodyguard—the song was originally written by Dolly Parton.
Nice try! It was Whitney Houston, for the film The Bodyguard. Fun twist: Dolly Parton wrote and first released the song in 1974.
Adele's albums are called 19, 21, 25 and 30. What do the numbers mean?
Number of tracks
Her age at the time
London street numbers
Weeks spent recording
Hello, genius! Each album is named after Adele's age during the period it was written, like a musical diary.
Rolling in the wrong direction! The numbers reflect Adele's age at the time, making her albums a kind of musical diary.
Which crooner was nicknamed both "The Voice" and "Ol' Blue Eyes"?
Frank Sinatra
Dean Martin
Bing Crosby
Tony Bennett
You did it your way—and got it right! Frank Sinatra earned both nicknames with his smooth phrasing and piercing blue eyes.
Fly me to the right answer: it's Frank Sinatra! His silky phrasing earned him "The Voice", and his eyes did the rest.
Which album is widely cited as the best-selling album of all time?
Back in Black
The Bodyguard
Bat Out of Hell
Thriller
Thrilling! Michael Jackson's 1982 album Thriller is estimated to have sold around 70 million copies worldwide.
Beat it, wrong answer! It's Michael Jackson's Thriller (1982), with estimated sales of about 70 million copies.
Before global superstardom, Celine Dion won Eurovision 1988 for which country?
Canada
France
Switzerland
Belgium
Your heart will go on knowing this! The Canadian star sang "Ne partez pas sans moi" for Switzerland and won.
Surprise! It was Switzerland. Though Canadian, Celine Dion represented the Swiss and won with "Ne partez pas sans moi".
Beyoncé first rose to fame as part of which group?
Destiny's Child
TLC
En Vogue
Fifth Harmony
Say your name—you're a winner! Beyoncé led Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups ever, before going solo.
Not quite, but don't be bootylicious-ly sad! It was Destiny's Child, the girl group that launched Beyoncé's career.
Opera icon Luciano Pavarotti was famous for which voice type?
Tenor
Bass
Countertenor
Bravissimo! Pavarotti was a tenor, and his "Nessun dorma" became a global hit after the 1990 World Cup.
Encore, please—it's tenor! Pavarotti's soaring high notes made "Nessun dorma" famous worldwide during the 1990 World Cup.
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