Welcome to this marvelous Motown trivia quiz! This isn’t just any trivia, it’s a smash hit from ‘Hitsville’, packed with questions that will make your brain want to do the Twist! It’s time to “Reach Out” and test your Motown smarts!
So, are you ready to shake and shimmy your way through our trivia? Let’s hope your memory isn’t “Just a Mirage”!
Get ready, ’cause here we come!
1. Name the founder of the Motown record label?
2. In which year was Motown founded?
3. Which city in Michigan is considered the birthplace of Motown?
4. Which song by the Miracles is considered the first commercial success of Motown?
5. Which Motown single by The Marvelettes was the label’s first number 1 hit on the Billboard pop charts?
6. What was the name of Motown’s in-house band?
7. Name the Motown female group that had 12 number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100.
8. Who wrote most of The Supremes’ hit songs?
9. Who is the Motown artist known as the “Prince of Soul”?
10. What controversial subject did Marvin Gaye’s album “What’s Going On” tackle?
11. Name the child prodigy signed by Motown that was dubbed a “Little Wonder”
12. Which album won Stevie Wonder a Grammy for Album of the Year in 1974?
13. Which musical group was David Ruffin a member of?
14. Which song by Martha and the Vandellas became a de facto anthem for the Civil Rights movement?
15. Which Supremes member left the Motown label in 1981 and had a successful solo career?
16. Why did Berry Gordy move Motown from Detroit to Los Angeles in the 1970s?
17. Name the Billie Holiday bipoic that starred Diana Ross and was produced by Motown.
18. What was the first Motown song to win a Grammy award?
19. What was the name of Motown’s jazz subsidiary?
20. What’s the original address of the Motown Museum?
21. Which song by the Temptations tells about a man day dreaming about being in a relashionship with his crush?
22. Name the 1983 television special that celebrated Motown’s 25th anniversary.
23. Who was the youngest artist signed by Motown?
24. True or false: Boyz II Men signed with Motown in the 90s.
25. In what year did Motown sell to MCA Records and Boston Ventures?
26. Which song by The Supremes was the first to hit UK No.1 charts?
27. Which Motown song has the line “Wherever he laid his hat was his home”?
28. Who had more Top Ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100: The Beatles or Motown’s top artists combined?
29. Who replaced David Ruffin as the lead singer of The Temptations in 1968?
30. Who was the first white solo artist signed by Motown?
31. Who was fondly called ‘Motown’s First Lady’?
32. Which Motown artist’s life was portrayed in the biopic “What’s Love Got to Do With It”?
33. Who made history by winning four Grammy awards in one night in 1974?
34. Name the group behind the hit “Working My Way Back to You”.
35. Which group left Motown to form their own record label called T-Neck?
36. On which TV special did Michael Jackson debut his moonwalk?
37. Who sang “Money (That’s What I Want)”, Motown’s first hit?
38. What was the title of The Jackson 5’s debut single?
39. True or false: Rick James was one of Motown’s artists.
40. What was the name of Motown’s British Invasion response project?
41. Which group released the hit song “Do You Love Me” in 1962?
42. Who was the lead singer of the Motown group “The Four Tops”?
43. What famous songwriting trio was responsible for Motown’s early success?
44. Which Motown artist was known as “The Queen of Motown”?
45.What was the name of the studio where most of the Motown hits were recorded?
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Valerie Dumas says
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