Q1. What is the full birth name of the musician known as Sting?
A. Gordon Matthew Sumner
B. Gordon Thomas Sumner
C. Matthew Gordon Sumner
D. Thomas Gordon Sumner
Answer: A. Gordon Matthew Sumner
Q2. In which year and location was Sting born?
A. 1950, Newcastle upon Tyne
B. 1951, Wallsend, Northumberland
C. 1952, Coventry
D. 1949, London
Answer: B. 1951, Wallsend, Northumberland
Q3. What was Sting’s father’s occupation?
A. Hairdresser
B. School teacher
C. Engineer and milkman
D. Jazz musician
Answer: C. Engineer and milkman
Q4. Where did Sting receive his nickname “Sting” from?
A. A childhood pet
B. A black and yellow hooped jumper
C. A role in a school play
D. A tattoo on his arm
Answer: B. A black and yellow hooped jumper
Q5. What profession did Sting pursue before fully committing to music?
A. Construction worker
B. Tax officer
C. Primary school teacher
D. Bus conductor
Answer: C. Primary school teacher
Q6. Which university did Sting briefly attend before dropping out?
A. University of Oxford
B. University of Warwick
C. Northumbria University
D. University of London
Answer: B. University of Warwick
Q7. In what year was The Police band formed?
A. 1974
B. 1975
C. 1976
D. 1977
Answer: D. 1977
Q8. Who were the original members of The Police before Andy Summers joined?
A. Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Henry Padovani
B. Sting, Andy Summers, and Miles Copeland
C. Stewart Copeland, Henry Padovani, and Gordon Sumner
D. Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Eric Clapton
Answer: A. Sting, Stewart Copeland, and Henry Padovani
Q9. What was the debut album of The Police, released in 1978?
A. Reggatta de Blanc
B. Zenyatta Mondatta
C. Outlandos d’Amour
D. Ghost in the Machine
Answer: C. Outlandos d’Amour
Q10. Which 1979 Police album featured the instrumental hit “Message in a Bottle”?
A. Outlandos d’Amour
B. Reggatta de Blanc
C. Zenyatta Mondatta
D. Synchronicity
Answer: B. Reggatta de Blanc
Q11. Name the 1981 Police album that included the song “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.”
A. Ghost in the Machine
B. Synchronicity
C. Zenyatta Mondatta
D. Reggatta de Blanc
Answer: A. Ghost in the Machine
Q12. What was The Police’s final studio album, released in 1983?
A. Zenyatta Mondatta
B. Ghost in the Machine
C. Synchronicity
D. Outlandos d’Amour
Answer: C. Synchronicity
Q13. Which Police song, from their 1983 album, won Song of the Year at the Grammys?
A. Roxanne
B. Message in a Bottle
C. King of Pain
D. Every Breath You Take
Answer: D. Every Breath You Take
Q14. During which event did Sting decide to leave The Police in 1983?
A. A Grammy Awards show
B. A concert at Shea Stadium
C. The Live Aid benefit
D. An Amnesty International gig
Answer: B. A concert at Shea Stadium
Q15. In what year did The Police officially disband after their hiatus?
A. 1984
B. 1985
C. 1986
D. 1987
Answer: C. 1986
Q16. What was Sting’s debut solo album, released in 1985?
A. …Nothing Like the Sun
B. The Dream of the Blue Turtles
C. The Soul Cages
D. Ten Summoner’s Tales
Answer: B. The Dream of the Blue Turtles
Q17. Which single from Sting’s 1987 album “…Nothing Like the Sun” became a jazz-influenced hit?
A. Englishman in New York
B. Russians
C. We’ll Be Together
D. Be Still My Beating Heart
Answer: A. Englishman in New York
Q18. Name the 1991 solo album by Sting that won a Grammy for Best Rock Song with “The Soul Cages.”
A. Ten Summoner’s Tales
B. Mercury Falling
C. The Soul Cages
D. Brand New Day
Answer: C. The Soul Cages
Q19. Which 1993 Sting album featured the hit “Fields of Gold”?
A. Sacred Love
B. Ten Summoner’s Tales
C. Mercury Falling
D. The Last Ship
Answer: B. Ten Summoner’s Tales
Q20. What 1999 Sting album included a collaboration with Cheb Mami on “Desert Rose”?
A. Brand New Day
B. Sacred Love
C. 57th & 9th
D. My Songs
Answer: A. Brand New Day
Q21. Which 2016 solo album by Sting was inspired by his walking tour across America?
A. The Bridge
B. 57th & 9th
C. The Last Ship
D. Duets
Answer: B. 57th & 9th
Q22. What 2021 Sting album featured the single “If It’s Love”?
A. My Songs
B. Duets
C. The Bridge
D. The Last Ship
Answer: C. The Bridge
Q23. With which artist did Sting collaborate on the 2018 album 44/876?
A. Eric Clapton
B. Shaggy
C. Annie Lennox
D. Mary J. Blige
Answer: B. Shaggy
Q24. In what Broadway musical, inspired by his hometown shipyards, did Sting write the music and lyrics in 2014?
A. The Last Ship
B. The Phantom of the Opera
C. Cats
D. Evita
Answer: A. The Last Ship
Q25. How many Grammy Awards has Sting won in total, including those with The Police?
A. 10
B. 13
C. 17
D. 20
Answer: C. 17
