Billy Joel Quiz Questions
1. What is Billy Joel’s most famous song?
(a) We Didn’t Start the Fire
(b) Uptown Girl
(c) Piano Man
(d) It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me
2. In what year was Billy Joel born?
(a) 1949
(b) 1959
(c) 1969
(d) 1979
3. What was the name of Billy Joel’s first band?
(a) The Echoes
(b) The Losers
(c) The E Street Band
(d) The Echoes
4. How many Grammy Awards has Billy Joel won?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
5. What is the name of the Long Island town Billy Joel sings about in “Piano Man”?
(a) Freeport
(b) Hicksville
(c) Huntington
(d) Islip
6. Which Billy Joel song features the iconic line, “You may be right, I may be crazy, but I’m still gonna share some whiskey with you”?
(a) Just the Way You Are
(b) She’s Always a Woman
(c) You May Be Right
(d) Only the Good Die Young
7. What instrument is Billy Joel most known for playing?
(a) Guitar
(b) Drums
(c) Piano
(d) Saxophone
8. Billy Joel’s nickname is “The…”
(a) Rocket Man
(b) Piano Man
(c) Uptown Boy
(d) Ballad King
9. Which Billy Joel song features a harmonica solo?
(a) My Life
(b) Big Shot
(c) We Didn’t Start the Fire
(d) It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me
10. What is Billy Joel’s real name?
(a)Joel William Martin
(b)William Martin Joel
(c)William Joel Martin
(d)Martin William Joel
11. Which album by Billy Joel has sold the most copies?
(a) Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II
(b)Glass Houses
(c)52nd Street
(d)The Stranger
12. Which Billy Joel song reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart?
(a)”It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me”
(b)”Movin’ Out
(c)”Just The Way You Are”
(d)”She’s Always A Woman”
13. How many Grammy Awards has Billy Joel won?
(a) 3
(b) 6
(c) 12
(d) 9
14. What year was Billy Joel welcomed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
(a) 1999
(b) 2001
(c) 2006
(d) 1992
15. What is the name of Billy Joel’s 1973 signature song?
(a) “Just The Way You Are”
(b) “She’s Always A Woman”
(c) “Movin’ Out
(d) “Piano Man”
16. Where was Billy Joel born?
(a) Brooklyn, New York City
(b) Bronx, New York City
(c) Queens, New York City
(d) Staten Island, New York City
17. In 1988, in which animated movie did Billy Joel lend his voice for a character?
(a) The Little Mermaid
(b) Aladdin
(c) Beauty And The Beast
(d) Oliver & Company
18. What is the music industry’s nickname for Billy Joel?
(a) The Guitar Man
(b) The Piano Man
(c) The Drummer Boy
(d) The Violin Virtuoso
19. What was the title of Billy Joel’s album in 2001 that included classical music compositions?
(a) Storm Front
(b) The Bridge
(c) River Of Dreams
(d) Fantasies And Delusions
20. How many self-penned Top 40 hits did Billy Joel produce across the 20 years of his solo career?
(a) 25
(b) 33
(c) 20
(d) 30
Billy Joel Quiz Questions with Answers
1. What is Billy Joel’s most famous song?
(c) Piano Man
2. In what year was Billy Joel born?
(a) 1949
3. What was the name of Billy Joel’s first band?
(d) The Echoes
4. How many Grammy Awards has Billy Joel won?
(c) 6
5. What is the name of the Long Island town Billy Joel sings about in “Piano Man”?
(b) Hicksville
6. Which Billy Joel song features the iconic line, “You may be right, I may be crazy, but I’m still gonna share some whiskey with you”?
(c) You May Be Right
7. What instrument is Billy Joel most known for playing?
(c) Piano
8. Billy Joel’s nickname is “The…”
(b) Piano Man
9. Which Billy Joel song features a harmonica solo?
(c) We Didn’t Start the Fire
10. What is Billy Joel’s real name?
(b)William Martin Joel
11. Which album by Billy Joel has sold the most copies?
(a) Greatest Hits – Volume I & Volume II
12. Which Billy Joel song reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart?
(a)”It’s Still Rock And Roll To Me”
13. How many Grammy Awards has Billy Joel won?
(b) 6
14. What year was Billy Joel welcomed into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
(a) 1999
15. What is the name of Billy Joel’s 1973 signature song?
(d) “Piano Man”
16. Where was Billy Joel born?
(b) Bronx, New York City
17. In 1988, in which animated movie did Billy Joel lend his voice for a character?
(d) Oliver & Company
18. What is the music industry’s nickname for Billy Joel?
(b) The Piano Man
19. What was the title of Billy Joel’s album in 2001 that included classical music compositions?
(d) Fantasies And Delusions
20. How many self-penned Top 40 hits did Billy Joel produce across the 20 years of his solo career?
(b) 33
