MMAD Trivia For Musicians Making A Difference Day

Musicians Making A Difference Day inspires the nation to get behind the cause that transforms young lives through music.

For a light bit of fun, we’ve put together some trivia questions for you. We know what you’re thinking… “What’s stopping us from cheating?” Absolutely nothing, just have fun!

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MMAD Trivia

ALIAS BINGO

1. What American rapper also goes by the name Marshall Mathers?
2. What is Lana Del Rey’s real name?
3. Best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of rock band U2, what is Bono’s real name?
4. This anagram was used by which internationally loved band for Global Citizen’s 2018 festival “Yo2LPAC81ODL”
5. Which international DJ used the alias Jack Back for the release of his 12 track mixtape back in 2018?
6. His Royal Badass and Gemini are just two of the aliases that this singer songwriter used back in the 80’s.Who is it?
7. She’s recently broken into the music industry with her debut singles Johnny Run Away and Dance Monkey but what is Tones and I real name?
8. International star, Halsey performed at the 2019 ARIA’s, but what her real name is a hella lot loger. What is it?
9. How many times has Snoop Dog officially changed his name. BONUS points for naming 2 of his other names?
10. Baker Boy is an Aboriginal Australian rapper, dancer, artist, and actor who is known for performing original hip-hop songs incorporating both English and Yolŋu Matha. But what is his real name?

WHO SAID IT?

1. Which notably outspoken rapper once said: “I feel like I’m too busy writing history to read it.”
2. Which goddess of pop once said: “My mom said to me, ‘One day you should settle down and marry a rich man.’ I said, ‘Mom, I am a rich man.'”
3. Well known for documenting their personal life, which artist once said of her situation: “I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative, one that I have never asked to be a part of, since 2009.”
4. “Damn right I like the life I live, cause I went from negative to positive.” Is a line from which song and artist?
5. Which Aussie band famously quoted: “We’re a rock group. We’re noisy, rowdy, sensational and weird.”
6. Once married to Christine Brinkley, this singer songwriter once said: “I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.”
7. This critically acclaimed band of the 90’s once said: “We will be as big as the Beatles, if not bigger.” What band said it?
8. “I’d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.”
9. “Some call it arrogant / I call it confident.” Is a line from which song and artist?

MUSICIANS THAT MADE A DIFFERENCE

1. What famous international artist has plans to build a city in Africa, powered by their own cryptocurrency?
2. Who was the first lady of rock n roll?
3. Live Aid and Live 8 were a string of benefit concerts that took place to raise money for famine relief in Africa. Who sarted it?
4. What year was the charity single “We Are The World” released? Bonus point for why it was released
5. “Which Indigenous Australian artist wrote the powerful track ‘Treaty’ in 1991?”
6. What year did Midnight Oil release ‘Beds Are Burning’?
7. What female artist from Barbados hosts the annual charity event ‘Diamond Ball’?
8. The 2012 track “Same Love” was unofficially adopted as an anthem by supporters of same-sex marriage. Which Hip Hop duo wrote it?
9. Why did The Whitlams write the song ‘Blow Up The Pokies’?