Music geography quiz
Where were they born? Where did they form? Find it on the map
GeoMusic is a daily music geography quiz. Each day you get five clues about a real place in music history and drop a pin where you think it is. The closer you land, the more you score, with a perfect round worth 1000 points.
Six kinds of questions
These sample clues have already appeared in past daily rounds.
Where was this artist born?
Hometown and birthplace questions, from superstars to cult heroes.
"Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in a two-room house in this Mississippi town." Answer: Tupelo, Mississippi.
Where did this band form?
The city, the school or the garage where a band first came together.
"U2 formed in 1976 after Larry Mullen Jr. posted a notice at his school in this city." Answer: Dublin, Ireland.
Where was this album recorded?
Legendary studios and the records made there.
"Prince built this studio complex in a Minneapolis suburb in 1987." Answer: Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota.
Where was this genre born?
The block parties, clubs and neighborhoods where new sounds started.
"Hip hop is traced to a 1973 back-to-school party DJ Kool Herc threw at this apartment building." Answer: 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, the Bronx.
Where did this label start?
Record labels that shaped a sound, from dorm rooms to mansions.
"Def Jam Recordings was founded in 1984 in Rick Rubin's dorm room at this university." Answer: NYU, New York.
Where is this legendary venue?
Clubs, halls and festival fields where history was made on stage.
"The Beatles played nearly 300 times at this cellar club." Answer: The Cavern Club, Liverpool.
Why play it on a globe?
A multiple-choice quiz only asks whether you remember one fact. A map asks how close you are, so you get credit for knowing the region, the country or the coast. It also makes you notice things: how many soul labels sat a few hundred miles apart, or how far a sound travelled from the neighborhood where it started.
More on the format in our music trivia game and how scoring works.
FAQ
What is a music geography quiz?
A quiz about where music happened: the hometowns of artists, the cities where bands formed, the studios where albums were recorded and the places where genres were born. In GeoMusic you answer by dropping a pin on a globe instead of picking from a list.
Do I need to know the exact city?
No. Every guess scores by distance, up to 100 points a clue. Knowing a band is "from somewhere in the north of England" still earns points, so half-remembered facts count.
How many questions are there?
Five new clues every day, the same for everyone. Past rounds, rounds by genre and an endless shuffle mode are available with GeoMusic Pro.
Which artists and countries are covered?
Music from every continent: rock, pop, hip-hop, R&B, soul, jazz, blues, country, metal, electronic, classical, K-pop, Latin, reggae, Afrobeat and more.
Is the quiz free?
Yes. The daily quiz is free and needs no account.