Music Festivals Quiz

Question 1

Glastonbury Festival is held on a farm in which English county?

Accepted Answer

Somerset

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Dorset

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Devon

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Wiltshire

Question 2

Woodstock 1969 was described as 'Three Days of Peace and Music'. Approximately how many people attended?

Accepted Answer

400,000

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100,000

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250,000

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500,000+

Question 3

Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is held in the desert near which California city?

Accepted Answer

Palm Springs / Indio

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Los Angeles

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San Diego

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Joshua Tree

Question 4

Live Aid (1985) was a dual-venue benefit concert for famine relief in Ethiopia. Where were the two venues?

Accepted Answer

Wembley Stadium (London) and JFK Stadium (Philadelphia)

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New York and Paris

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London and New York

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Hyde Park (London) and Madison Square Garden (New York)

Question 5

Which festival in Tennessee is one of the oldest and most respected American music festivals, focused on country, bluegrass, and Americana?

Accepted Answer

Newport Folk Festival

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Bonnaroo

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Austin City Limits

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Merlefest

Question 6

Burning Man is an annual event held in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. It is unique because:

Accepted Answer

It operates as a temporary city based on radical self-reliance and gifting — no commerce and no spectators, only participants

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It is the only festival with no music

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It features only classical music performances

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It is run entirely by artificial intelligence

Question 7

Which music festival in Belgium is one of Europe's largest electronic music festivals?

Accepted Answer

Tomorrowland

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Ultra Europe

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Awakenings

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Creamfields

Question 8

The Isle of Wight Festival in 1970 is remembered as 'Woodstock of the UK'. How many people attended?

Accepted Answer

600,000+

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100,000

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300,000

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400,000

Question 9

Lollapalooza was founded in 1991 by which musician as a farewell tour before its evolution into a festival?

Accepted Answer

Perry Farrell (Jane's Addiction)

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Kurt Cobain

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Dave Navarro

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Anthony Kiedis

Question 10

Which legendary performance at Live Aid is widely considered the greatest live rock performance of all time?

Accepted Answer

Queen — their 21-minute Wembley set

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David Bowie — 'Heroes'

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U2 — 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'

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Freddie Mercury's solo piano performance

Question 11

The Reading and Leeds Festivals are annual twin events in the UK. What genre of music are they primarily associated with?

Accepted Answer

Rock and alternative music

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Electronic and dance music

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Jazz and blues

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Folk and acoustic music

Question 12

Coachella 2012 featured a hologram of which deceased rapper as a surprise guest appearance?

Accepted Answer

Tupac Shakur

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Biggie Smalls

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Eazy-E

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Big Pun

Question 13

SXSW (South by Southwest) is an annual festival and conference held in which US city?

Accepted Answer

Austin, Texas

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Nashville, Tennessee

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New Orleans, Louisiana

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Portland, Oregon

Question 14

Fyre Festival (2017) became infamous for what reason?

Accepted Answer

It was a fraudulent, disastrously organised event that collapsed — stranding thousands of paying guests

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A stage collapsed injuring hundreds

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The music lineup cancelled en masse

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It was permanently shut down by the FBI on day one

Question 15

Which annual Japanese music festival, one of Asia's largest, is held on an island and features Japanese and international acts?

Accepted Answer

Fuji Rock Festival

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Summer Sonic

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Ultra Japan

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Rock in Japan

Question 16

Altamont (1969), a free concert billed as 'Woodstock West', turned catastrophic due to what?

Accepted Answer

The Hells Angels used as security stabbed and killed an audience member; multiple deaths occurred

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A stage collapse killing 12 performers

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A wildfire swept through the venue

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Poisoned water supply at the festival

Question 17

What was the significance of the first ever Glastonbury Festival in 1970?

Accepted Answer

1,500 people paid £1 each and received free milk from the farm — Michael Eavis losing money

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It was the UK's first outdoor festival ever

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Led Zeppelin headlined, making it immediately famous

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It was broadcast live on BBC television

Question 18

Ultra Music Festival, a premier electronic music event, was founded in 1999 in which US city?

Accepted Answer

Miami

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Los Angeles

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New York

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Las Vegas

Question 19

Benicàssim (FIB) is a popular international music festival on the Mediterranean coast of which country?

Accepted Answer

Spain

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France

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Italy

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Portugal

Question 20

Which iconic moment at a music festival involved Bob Dylan controversially 'going electric' in 1965?

Accepted Answer

Newport Folk Festival

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Woodstock

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Monterey Pop Festival

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The Isle of Wight Festival