67 Best Music Trivia Team Names (Curated & Ranked) + Generator
Music has been an integral part of life and a form of expression for centuries.
The earliest musical instruments date back at least 35,000 years,1 and vocal music might even predate human speech!2
Recorded music has also been around for well over 100 years, with the first playable sound record invented by Thomas Edison in the 1870s.3
Music provides the soundtrack to your life, so whether your taste is pure pop or more eccentric, you should be able to find plenty of inspiration for a music trivia team name.
We have 67 options on our list below, plus tips to help you brainstorm names that perfectly fit your tastes.
Music Trivia Team Names
Red Hot Trivia Peppers4
a play on Red Hot Chili Peppers
Crank up The Volume
Smartley Crue5
Smells Like Team Spirit6
reference to the Nirvana song “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
The Watermelon Sugars
reference to the Harry Styles song
Never Gonna Quiz You Up7
reference to the Rick Astley song “Never Gonna Give You Up”
Fleetwood Macbook5
Perfect Harmony
Destiny's Children8
On Pitch
We Will Rock You9
reference to the Queen song
Quizteama Aguilera4
a play on Christina Aguilera
TeaMMMBop
reference to the Hanson song “MMMBop”
Silky Symphonies
All the Single Ladies
reference to the Beyonce song
Hit Singles
Insane In the Brain8
A Tribe Called Quiz
play on A Tribe Called Quest
Billie Jean's Lovers
reference to the Michael Jackson song “Billie Jean”
We Started the Fire9
reference to the Billy Joel song “We Didn’t Start the Fire”
Twisted Quizter5
a play on Twisted Sister
Learned Skynyrd5
a reference to Lynyrd Skynyrd
Quizee Rascals4
a play on Dizzee Rascal
Jethro Tull Us the Answer5
Thin Quizzie4
Have You Ever Seen the Brain5
a reference to “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Beyonce Know-Alls7
a play on Beyonce Knowles
Champagne Supernoggins
a brainy twist on the Oasis song “Champagne Supernova”
Back In Black
reference to the AC/DC song
The Tone-Deaf Rangers
Grateful Brain Dead5
Quizzin' Jiggy Wit It6
reference to the Will Smith song “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It”
The Abbey Roads
reference to the Beatles album
E=MC Hammer7
You Oughta Know8
a reference to the Alanis Morissette song
Jason Waterfalls6
reference to the popular misheard lyric in TLC’s “Waterfalls”
Frank Quiznatra
a reference to Frank Sinatra
The Bad Guys
reference to the Billie Eilish song
The Major Keys
The Crying Doves
reference to the Prince song “When Doves Cry”
The B Flats4
Quizzy Pop4
a play on Iggy Pop
The Great Balls of Fire
reference to the Jerry Lee Lewis song
The Octet
for an eight-person team; references a piece of music written for eight performers
Holy Divers
reference to the song and album of the same name by Dio
The Jungle
reference to the Guns N’ Roses song “Welcome to the Jungle”
Barbie Girls8
Andante, Andante
reference to songs played at a walking pace or the ABBA song of the same name
Crazy Train Passengers
reference to the Ozzy Osbourne song “Crazy Train”
Quiztown Funk
a play on Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk”
A-Listers
The Brown Eyed Girls
reference to the Van Morrison song
The Ballads
The Cryin' Hound Dogs
reference to the Elvis Presley song
Team Pop Stars
Bass Boosters
Guitar Smashers
Jazz Hands
Nightingales
Foot Tappers
Techno Torrents
Cassette Tape Collectives
Hip Hop Harmony
Backstreet Babes
reference to the Backstreet Boys
The Crescendos
Star Spangled Banter
a play on “The Star Spangled Banner”
Show Choir Showoffs
Music Trivia Team Name Generator
How to Create Your Own Music Trivia Team Names
Keep the following tips in mind to generate your own music trivia team name options:
- Make a list of your team’s favorite songs. A list will give you several options so you can find one that your whole team likes. You might even want to take one song suggestion from each team member when making your list. While not all song titles are easily adaptable, this is usually an easy way to find a title or lyric that works perfectly for your team!
- Get inspiration from your listening history. Look at your music library or favorite streaming app. If your team can’t agree on a list of favorite songs, find options from your recently played list or top songs of the year. Sometimes songs that we consider favorites aren’t the ones we listen to the most, so you could find some surprising options this way!
- Make a pun based on an artist’s name. Our list includes examples like “Beyonce Know-Alls” and “Quizteama Aguilera.” Substitute a trivia-related word into the artist’s name for a funny option that will be recognizable even to teams that don’t share your music taste!
- Use technical music terms. Perhaps your team has eccentric taste, or you’d prefer a less specific name. Turn to musical terminology rather than song titles, lyrics, and artists for inspiration. Terms like “cadence,” “ballad,” “sharp,” and “major” can help you form your team name. You could even name your team after an instrument!
- https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/behavior/art-music[↩]
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2017.00008/full[↩]
- https://time.com/5084599/first-recorded-sound/[↩]
- Quiz Coconut, "Top 100 Quiz Team Names"[↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩]
- r/trivia, "Classic Rock Trivia Team Name?"[↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩][↩]
- r/90s, "90s Music Trivia"[↩][↩][↩]
- Quiz Coconut, "Top 160 Quiz & Trivia Team Names of All Time"[↩][↩][↩]
- Sporcle, "20 Danceworthy 90s Music Trivia Team Names"[↩][↩][↩][↩]
- Quora, "I've got a music trivia quiz night this weekend. What are some good team names that are based off rock bands or rock songs?"[↩][↩]
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