Billy Joel Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 Which Billy Joel song famously chronicles decades of historical events in rapid-fire lyrics?

A. Pressure

B. We Didn't Start the Fire

C. Allentown

2 What is the title of Billy Joel’s debut studio album?

A. Cold Spring Harbor

B. Turnstiles

C. The Stranger

3 Who produced Billy Joel’s breakthrough album The Stranger (1977)?

A. Rick Rubin

B. Quincy Jones

C. Phil Ramone

4 In which New York City borough was Billy Joel born?

A. The Bronx

B. Queens

C. Brooklyn

5 Which Billy Joel song includes the characters Brenda and Eddie?

A. My Life

B. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

C. Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)

6 Which 1980 album features the No. 1 hit “It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me”?

A. The Nylon Curtain

B. An Innocent Man

C. Glass Houses

7 What is the title of the 1993 Billy Joel album featuring the hit single “The River of Dreams”?

A. Storm Front

B. An Innocent Man

C. River of Dreams

8 What is the name of Billy Joel’s 2001 album of classical piano compositions?

A. Fantasies & Delusions

B. Nocturnes & Etudes

C. Classical Joel

9 At which venue did Billy Joel launch a historic monthly concert residency in 2014?

A. Radio City Music Hall

B. Carnegie Hall

C. Madison Square Garden

10 Which Billy Joel song opens with a distinctive harmonica intro?

A. New York State of Mind

B. She’s Always a Woman

C. Piano Man

11 For which album did Billy Joel win the Grammy Award for Album of the Year?

A. Glass Houses

B. 52nd Street

C. The Nylon Curtain

12 Which Billy Joel song is a heartfelt ode to his home state, written after he returned from Los Angeles?

A. New York State of Mind

B. Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)

C. Say Goodbye to Hollywood

13 Which band did Billy Joel form as a heavy organ-and-drum duo before his solo breakthrough?

A. The Rascals

B. Attila

C. The Hassles

14 Which supermodel did Billy Joel marry in 1985?

A. Cindy Crawford

B. Elle Macpherson

C. Christie Brinkley

15 Billy Joel’s song “Goodnight Saigon” is about which war?

A. The Vietnam War

B. The Gulf War

C. The Korean War